You can learn and master 1000 most common English verbs in all tenses.
First let’s talk about verbs…
In English verbs are action parts of the sentence. A verb describe an action, state of beingor occurrence in different forms.
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Verbs has basically three different forms: base form, past form, past participle form. We can add this list also -s/es/ies and -ing form.
Some irregular verbs (like cut,hit,put,run) have different base, the 3rd person singular perfect tense (-S) form, the present (-ing) and gerund form. Their past tense and the past participle forms are the same as the simple forms.
Example:
the simple form: run
the -ing participle form: running
the past participle: run
the past tense:ran
the third person present tense (-s) form: runs
The verb ‘be’
There are many different forms of verb ‘be‘. It has a simple, an -ing participle, a past participle, a first person singular present tense form, a third person present tense (-s) form, a plural present tense form, a singular past tense form, and a plural past tense form:
the simple form: be
the -ing participle form: being
the past participle: been
the first person singular present tense form: am
the third person present tense (-s) form: is
the plural present tense form: are
the singular past tense form: was
the plural past tense form: were
Knowing how to use verbs is important part of speaking and writing proper English.
Following list is intended to give you most common 1000 English verbs and their forms.
You can study and master English verbs and tenses easily.
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REGULAR VERBS | IRREGULAR VERBS |
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Base Form / Past Simple / Past Participle Verb / Verb + ed / Verb + ed work / worked / worked Verbs ending in ‘Y’ Verb / Verb + ied / Verb + ied study / studied / studied | These are ALL different! Please see below and memorize them! |
V1 Base Form of Verb | V2 Past Simple | V3 Past Participle |
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be (is, am,are) | was, were | been |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bet | bet | bet |
bid | bid | bid |
bite | bit | bitten |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
bring | brought | brought |
build | built | built |
burn | burned/burnt | burned/burnt |
buy | bought | bought |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
cut | cut | cut |
dig | dug | dug |
dive | dove | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamed/dreamt | dreamed/dreamt |
drive | drove | driven |
drink | drank | drunk |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fly | flew | flown |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | gotten |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grow | grew | grown |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
pay | paid | paid |
put | put | put |
read | read | read |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
show | showed | shown |
shut | shut | shut |
sing | sang | sung |
sit | sat | sat |
sleep | slept | slept |
speak | spoke | spoken |
spend | spent | spent |
stand | stood | stood |
swim | swam | swum |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
understand | understood | understood |
wake | woke | woken |
wear | wore | worn |
win | won | won |
write | wrote | written |
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English Common Irregular Verbs
The most common irregular verbs in English
A → Irregular verbs in the table
B → Affirmative phrase → 1st person singular
C → Affirmative phrase → 3rd person singular
D → Negative phrase → 1st person singular
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E → Negative phrase → 3rd person singular
go – went – gone
infinitive | simple past | past participle | |
---|---|---|---|
A | to go | went | gone |
B | I go | I went | I havegone |
C | he goes | he went | he hasgone |
D | I don'tgo | I didn'tgo | I haven'tgone |
E | he doesn'tgo | he didn'tgo | he hasn'tgone |
Table of the most common irregular verbs
infinitive | simple past | past participle |
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be | was/were | been |
I am | I was | I have been |
he is | he was | he has been |
we are | we were | we have been |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bet* | bet | bet |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
bring | brought | brought |
build | built | built |
burst | burst | burst |
buy | bought | bought |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
cut | cut | cut |
deal | dealt | dealt |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fly | flew | flown |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | got, gotten |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grow | grew | grown |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie** | lay | lain |
light* | lit | lit |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
pay | paid | paid |
put | put | put |
read | read | read |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
shake | shook | shaken |
steal | stole | stolen |
shine | shone | shone |
shoot | shot | shot |
show* | showed | shown |
shut | shut | shut |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
speak | spoke | spoken |
spend | spent | spent |
spring | sprang | sprung |
stand | stood | stood |
stick | stuck | stuck |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweep | swept | swept |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
understand | understood | understood |
wake* | woke | woken |
wear | wore | worn |
weave | wove | woven |
win | won | won |
write | wrote | written |
* regular form (+ -ed) also possible.
The trend, in English, and especially in American English, is to standardize the irregular verbs. We do not foresee all the irregular verbs ever being standardized, but some of the more minor variations in less commonly used words will probably disappear in the next genration or two.
The following English irregular verbs are now obsolete and use the standard past and participle forms (-ed).
infinitive | simple past | past participle |
---|---|---|
burn | burnt | burnt |
dream | dreamt | dreamt |
learn | learnt | learnt |
smell | smelt | smelt |
spell | spelt | spelt |
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AdvertisementsThis list gives the 50 most frequent verbs in English in alphabetical order. Understanding how to use these verbs is a high priority for any English learner. Mastering verbs is a cornerstone of a strong English vocabulary because it allows you to describe actions and states of being. Verbs are powerful vocabulary words because they can be conjugated to discuss the past or the future, hypothetical situations or possibilities. Even with just 50 common verbs in your toolbox, as well as some other types of words, you can communicate many things in English.
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