Top 100 Verbs You Should Know for English
Verbs are probably the most important English language words that an English speaker must know. In every type of sentence, you must use at least one verb to make a coherent sentence. Non-native English speakers face many problems as they often are unable to identify and change the forms of verbs.
That’s why we are going to discuss, ‘The Top 100 Verbs You Should Know for English’, and their Past and Past Participle form in this article. Furthermore, we are going to learn whether the verb is Irregular or not.
What is a Verb?
Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing.
Example: I drive a white car. She is going to the market.
Here, the verbs are drive and is going. They are describing what the subjects, I and She are doing respectively.
Verbs are often described as the ’doing’ words. This signifies that verbs are the part of the sentence that explains what is happening. Verbs and nouns are the main part of a sentence. In fact, you cannot construct a proper sentence without a verb. For example, even in the most simple sentences, I am; Lily jumps; have a verb. Every verb has three forms, they are Present Form, Past Form and Past Participle Form.
Regular and Irregular Verb
There are two types of verbs.
Regular Verb
Regular verbs form their past form and past participle form by adding ‘ed’ at the end of the base verb. If the verb ends with an ‘e’ then simply a ‘d’ is added at the end of the base verb.
Call → Called → Called;
Report → Reported → Reported;
Like → Liked → Liked.
Irregular verb
Irregular verbs form their past and past participle forms in different ways. You cannot simply add an ‘ed’ or a ‘d’ at the end of the base word to form the past and past participle forms. In case of irregular verbs either all the verb forms are same or two of the three forms are same or all the forms are different.
Put → Put → Put;
Drink → Drank → Drunk;
Sit → Sat → Sat.
Top 100 English Verbs:
PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE REGULAR/ IRREGULAR
- Be Were Been Irregular
- Have Had Had Irregular
- Do Did Done Irregular
- Say Said Said Irregular
- Go Went Gone Irregular
- Get Got Got/Gotten Irregular
- Make Made Made Irregular
- Know Knew Known Irregular
- Think Thought Thought Irregular
- Take Took Taken Irregular
- See Saw Seen Irregular
- Come Came Come Irregular
- Find Found Found Irregular
- Give Gave Given Irregular
- Tell Told Told Irregular
- Feel Felt Felt Irregular
- Become Became Become Irregular
- Leave Left Left Irregular
- Put Put Put Irregular
- Mean Meant Meant Irregular
- Keep Kept Kept Irregular
- Let Let Let Irregular
- Begin Began Begun Irregular
- Show Showed Shown Irregular
- Run Ran Run Irregular
- Hold Held Held Irregular
- Bring Brought Brought
Irregular - Sit Sat Sat Irregular
- Stand Stood Stood Irregular
- Lose Lost Lost Irregular
- Pay Paid Paid Irregular
- Write Wrote Written Irregular
- Meet Met Met Irregular
- Speak Spoke Spoken Irregular
- Read Read Read Irregular
- Set Set Set Irregular
- Learn Learnt/Learned Learnt/Learned Irregular
- Lead Led Led Irregular
- Understand Understood Understood Irregular
- Spend Spent Spent Irregular
- Grow Grew Grown Irregular
- Win Won Won Irregular
- Buy Bought Bought Irregular
- Send Sent Sent Irregular
- Build Built Built Irregular
- Fall Fell Fallen Irregular
- Cut Cut Cut Irregular
- Sell Sold Sold Irregular
- Awake
Awoke
Awoken Irregular - Look
Looked
Looked
Regular - Use
Used
Used
Regular - Work
Worked
Worked
Regular - Call
Called
Called
Regular - Try
Tried
Tried
Regular - Ask
Asked
Asked
Regular - Need
Needed
Needed
Regular - Seem
Seemed
Seemed
Regular - Help
Helped
Helped
Regular - Talk
Talked
Talked
Regular - Turn
Turned
Turned
Regular - Start
Started
Started
Regular - Hear
Heard
Heard
Regular - Play
Played
Played
Regular - Move
Moved
Moved
Regular - Like
Liked
Liked
Regular - Live
Lived
Lived
Regular - Believe
Believed
Believed
Regular - Include
Included
Included
Regular - Continue
Continued
Continued
Regular - Happen
Happened
Happened
Regular - Provide
Provided
Provided
Regular - Watch
Watched
Watched
Regular - Follow
Followed
Followed
Regular - Stop
Stopped
Stopped
Regular - Create
Created
Created
Regular - Change
Changed
Changed
Regular - Offer
Offered
Offered
Regular - Remember
Remembered
Remembered
Regular - Love
Loved
Loved
Regular - Consider
Considered
Considered
Regular - Appear
Appeared
Appeared
Regular - Allow
Allowed
Allowed
Regular - Add
Added
Added
Regular - Wait
Waited
Waited
Regular - Serve
Served
Served
Regular - Open
Opened
Opened
Regular - Walk
Walked
Walked
Regular - Require
Required
Required
Regular - Report
Reported
Reported
Regular - Decide
Decided
Decided
Regular - Pull
Pulled
Pulled
Regular - Kill
Killed
Killed
Regular - Remain
Remained
Remained
Regular - Suggest
Suggested
Suggested
Regular - Raise
Raised
Raised
Regular - Pass
Passed
Passed
Regular - Die
Died
Died
Regular - Expect
Expected
Expected
Regular - Stay
Stayed
Stayed
Regular - Reach
Reached
Reached
Regular
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