Hey everyone, time for a small lesson about the verb to ache. You can use this verb to talk about any body part that has a low level constant paint, meaning it does not hurt so much but it hurts for a long period of time.
My aching back~!
Aww man do my muscles ache! I shouldn't have worked out so much!
My legs ache, I guess I walked too much today.
BUT the verb to ache is also used to turn some words into nouns:
1 - stomachache
2 - headache
3 - backache
4 - earache
5 - toothache
These words are all NOUNS not verbs so you must use the verb HAVE with them.
I have a toothache maybe I should go see a dentist.
Yesterday, I had a reall bad stomachache so I couldn't go to school.
These are fairly standard uses of to ache, please do not try to make a new noun with other body parts as it will sound VERY strange~!
I have a legache! ----> DO NOT SAY THIS it is incorrect~!
My legs ache. ----> This is correct ^_^
Any ideas for my next lesson?
Phil
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