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 | |
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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 / gotten | 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 |
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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 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 |
See also: irregular verbs list
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 nine0013 Open - 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
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
300 English verbs - English SchoolContents
- 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 nine0013 Happen - happen
- 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 nine0013 I nterest - interest
- 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 nine0013 K iss - kiss
- 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 nine0013 L ike — like
- 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 nine0013 M eddle - inquire
- 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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