Lists of verbs in english

100 Most Common English Verbs List

This is a list of the 100 most common verbs in English. If you are learning English it would be useful to learn these popular verbs first. Click though to see full conjugation tables of each verb.

Irregular verb forms are in red

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No.	Verb	Simple Past	Past Participle
1	to be	were	been	Conjugate
2	to have	had	had	Conjugate
3	to do	did	done	Conjugate
4	to say	said	said	Conjugate
5	to go	went	gone	Conjugate
6	to get	got	got	Conjugate
7	to make	made	made	Conjugate
8	to know	knew	known	Conjugate
9	to think	thought	thought	Conjugate
10	to take	took	taken	Conjugate
11	to see	saw	seen	Conjugate
12	to come	came	come	Conjugate
13	to want	wanted	wanted	Conjugate
14	to look	looked	looked	Conjugate
15	to use	used	used	Conjugate
16	to find	found	found	Conjugate
17	to give	gave	given	Conjugate
18	to tell	told	told	Conjugate
19	to work	worked	worked	Conjugate
20	to call	called	called	Conjugate
21	to try	tried	tried	Conjugate
22	to ask	asked	asked	Conjugate
23	to need	needed	needed	Conjugate
24	to feel	felt	felt	Conjugate
25	to become	became	become	Conjugate

Regular Verbs List | Vocabulary

There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of some 600 of the more common regular verbs. Note that there are some spelling variations in American English (for example, practise becomes practice in American English).

accept add admire admit advise afford agree alert allow	amuse analyse (BrE) analyze (AmE) announce annoy answer apologise appear	applaud appreciate approve argue arrange arrest arrive ask	attach attack attempt attend attract avoid
back bake balance ban bang bare bat bathe battle beam	beg behave belong bleach bless blind blink blot blush boast	boil bolt bomb book bore borrow bounce bow box brake	branch breathe bruise brush bubble bump burn bury buzz
calculate call camp care carry carve cause challenge change charge chase cheat check cheer chew	choke chop claim clap clean clear clip close coach coil collect colour comb command communicate	compare compete complain complete concentrate concern confess confuse connect consider consist contain continue copy correct	cough count cover crack crash crawl cross crush cry cure curl curve cycle
dam damage dance dare decay deceive decide decorate delay delight	deliver depend describe desert deserve destroy detect develop disagree disappear	disapprove disarm discover dislike divide double doubt drag drain dream	dress drip drop drown drum dry dust
earn educate embarrass employ empty encourage	end enjoy enter entertain escape examine	excite excuse exercise exist expand expect	explain explode extend
face fade fail fancy fasten fax fear fence	fetch file fill film fire fit fix flap	flash float flood flow flower fold follow fool	force form found frame frighten fry
gather gaze glow glue	grab grate grease greet	grin grip groan guarantee	guard guess guide
hammer hand handle hang happen harass	harm hate haunt head heal heap	heat help hook hop hope hover	hug hum hunt hurry
identify ignore imagine impress improve include	increase influence inform inject injure instruct	intend interest interfere interrupt introduce invent	invite irritate itch
jail jam	jog join	joke judge	juggle jump
kick kill	kiss kneel	knit knock	knot
label land last laugh launch	learn level license lick lie	lighten like list listen live	load lock long look love

man manage march mark marry match mate	matter measure meddle melt memorise mend mess up	milk mine miss mix moan moor mourn	move muddle mug multiply murder
nail name	need nest	nod note	notice number
obey object observe	obtain occur offend	offer open order	overflow owe own
pack paddle paint park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform permit	phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish pop	possess post pour practise (BrE) practice (AmE) pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend	prevent prick print produce program promise protect provide pull pump punch puncture punish push
question	queue
race radiate rain raise reach realise receive recognise record reduce reflect	refuse regret reign reject rejoice relax release rely remain remember remind	remove repair repeat replace reply report reproduce request rescue retire return	rhyme rinse risk rob rock roll rot rub ruin rule rush
sack sail satisfy save saw scare scatter scold scorch scrape scratch scream screw scribble scrub seal search separate serve settle shade share shave shelter	shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap slip slow smash smell smile smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak	soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp stare start stay steer step stir stitch	stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer suggest suit supply support suppose surprise surround suspect suspend switch
talk tame tap taste tease telephone tempt terrify test thank	thaw tick tickle tie time tip tire touch tour tow	trace trade train transport trap travel treat tremble trick trip	trot trouble trust try tug tumble turn twist type
undress unfasten	unite unlock	unpack untidy	use
vanish	visit
wail wait walk wander want warm warn wash	waste watch water wave weigh welcome whine whip	whirl whisper whistle wink wipe wish wobble wonder	work worry wrap wreck wrestle wriggle
x-ray
yawn	yell
zip	zoom

55 English verbs you need to know to "survive"

This collection will be extremely useful for everyone who starts learning English on their own, and for those whose level of knowledge of the language is somewhere at the initial step. I tried to choose the most necessary English verbs. Of course, this list can and should be expanded, but that's a completely different story. Everything has its time.

My task was to prepare for you a list of English verbs for "survival" - ie. to help you understand basic English. nine0003

If you are just starting to learn English, this list will be more than ever helpful. All verbs are given in their initial form - the infinitive. Many verbs have more than one meaning, so I give only the very first one, you can look up the rest of the meanings in the dictionary if you are interested.

Fundamental English verbs

Be – be
Have - have
Do - do
Make - make
Get - get
Take - take
Try - try
Know - know
Think - think
Feel - feel
See
Give - give
Bring - bring
Buy - buy
Cost - cost (about the price)
Break - destroy
Put
Eat - eat (eat)
Sleep - sleep
Drink - drink
Understand
Write - write
Read
Speak
Tell - tell
Meet - meet
Teach - teach
Learn
Send – send

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Forget - forget
Dream - dream
Pay - pay
Sell - sell
Call - call
Play – play
Drive - drive a car
Travel - travel
Start - start
Stop - stop
Need
Use - use
Can - to be able (to be able)
Clean - clean
Help - help
Run - run
Cook - cook food

Open

Close
Move – move
Sing - sing
Swim - swim
Dance - dance
Work - work

Having learned these English verbs and set phrases, you will be able to understand everyday English in an elementary way, that is, you will need these basic knowledge at first. Further it is worth deepening knowledge and learning more English verbs. nine0003

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Necessary stable phrases

Start the car - start the car

Speak fluently - speak fluently (in some language)

Do best - do your best

Get drunk - get drunk

Work hard - to work (hard and work hard)

There are times when self-study of a language comes to a standstill, you simply cannot force yourself to sit down and open a book, or some material remains incomprehensible.

In this case, I advise you to contact tutors who know how to help you learn a new language, give you the right direction, explain complex material.

Learning never exhausted the mind. nine0003

Leonardo Da Vinci

By the way, if you have a question about English, feel free to write to me and I will be happy to give you an answer.

Good luck!

300 English verbs - English School

Contents

1 Irregular verbs
2 Regular verbs

Vocabulary is half of your success! The more words you recognize in the speech of the interlocutor, the more natural your dialogues will be. However, learning all the words in the dictionary in a row is inefficient, since you will easily forget those words that are rarely used in normal communication. nine0003

In order to easily communicate with any person on everyday topics, usually a few hundred words are enough, and among them the most important place is occupied by verbs. Let's list the most popular English verbs in everyday speech .

Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs are verbs whose tenses do not correspond to the rules of the English language. It is impossible to trace the single meaning of the conjugation of irregular verbs; their forms simply need to be memorized, like a multiplication table. Here we present only the present tense. nine0003

Become - become
Be - to be
Bite - bite
Break - break
Blow - exhale
Build - build
Buy - buy
Do - do
Drink - drink
Come - come
Drive - drive
Draw - draw
Eat
Feel - feel
Fight - fight
Fall - fall
Find - find
Freeze - freeze
Forgive - to forgive
Forget - forget
Fly - fly
Get - receive
Give - give
Go - go
Grow - grow
Hear - hear
Hide - hide
Have - have
Hit - hit
Hold - hold
Hurt - injure
Know - know
Lay - put
Lend - lend
Leave - leave
Lead - lead
Let - let
Light - illuminate
lie - lie
Lose - lose
Make - make
Meet - meet
Put - put
Pay - pay
Read - read
Ring - call
Ride - ride
Run - run
Rise - get up
Say - say
Seek - look for
See - see
Set - set
Send - send
Shake - shake
Shine - shine
Shut - close
Shoot - shoot
Sink - sink
Sing - sing
Sit - sit
Sleep - sleep
Spend - spend
Speak - speak
Strike - hit
Steal - steal
Stick
Swear - swear
Sweep - revenge
Swim - swim
Take - take
Teach - to teach
Tell - to tell
Tear - tear
Throw - throw
Think - think
Wake - wake up
Wear - to wear (clothes)
Write - write

Regular verbs

Regular verbs are conjugated according to all the rules, and you do not need to memorize all their forms. It is enough to remember their meanings.

Agree
Ask - ask
Answer - answer
Believe - believe
Borrow - occupy
Copy - copy
Cook - cook
Close - close
Change - change
Call - call
Carry - wear
Decide - Decide
Explain - to explain
Cry - scream
Grip - grab
Glow - glow
Handle - manage
I magine
I mprove - improve
I mpress - impress
I nfluence - influence
I nclude - include
I ncrease - increase
I nform notify
I njure - bruise
I nject — inject

nterest

I nvite - invite
I ntroduce - represent
I rritate - resent
J oin - bind
J oke - joke
J uggle - deceive
J udge
J ump — jump
K ill - kill
K ick - kick

iss

K nock — knock
K nit - knit
K not - knot
L abel - label
L ast - last
L augh — laugh
L evel - align
L icense - allow
L ie - lie
L isten — listen to

ike

L ive — live
L ook — see
L ock - lock
L ong - wish
L ove — love
M anage - drive
M arch - border
M arry - marry
M atter - means
M easy - measure

eddle

M emorize - remember
M elt - dissolve
M end - repair
M iss - fail
M ilk - milk
M ix - mix
M ultiply - increase
M uddle - stir

The listed verbs are necessary for every person studying the language.
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