Do you know your verbs? In English, verbs are one of the most important parts of speech. They can be used to describe an action, indicate a state of being, or express an idea. There are thousands of verbs in the English language, but we’ve compiled a list of 50 common ones to get you started. Learn the different forms each verb can take and practice using them in sentences. With this helpful guide, you’ll be conjugating verbs like a pro in no time!
50 Verbs in English, Verb 1 2 3 Words
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
| think | thought | thought |
| hang | hung | hung |
| know | knew | known |
| hear | heard | heard |
| lead | led | led |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| grow | grew | grown |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
| buy | bought | Bought |
| feed | fed | fed |
| burn | burnt | burnt |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| strike | struck | struck |
| burst | burst | burst |
| bend | bent | bent |
| breed | bred | bred |
| grind | ground | ground |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| teach | taught | taught |
| sting | stung | stung |
| tell | told | told |
| have | had | had |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| do | did | done |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| lay | laid | laid |
| strive | strove | striven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| bring | brought | brought |
| feel | felt | felt |
| bear | bore | born |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt |
| string | strung | strung |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| swim | swam | swum |
| abide | abode | abode |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| tear | tore | torn |
| drive | drove | driven |
| lean | leant | leant |
| be | was/were | been |
| build | built | built |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| swing | swung | swung |
| hit | hit | hit |
| keep | kept | kept |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| hold | held | held |
| beget | begot | begotten |
| begin | began | begun |
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A List of Verbs in English
| Emphasize | Find | Destroy |
| Relieve | Remember | Pretend |
| Swell | Taste | Supply |
| Consent | Cost | Confirm |
| Examine | Explain | Doubt |
| Include | Invest | Imagine |
| Ride | Sanction | Remind |
| Assure | Attempt | Arrive |
| Can/Could | Change | Burst |
| Extend | Fit | Establish |
| Paint | Peel | Melt |
| Repair | Risk | Remain |
| Require | See | Receive |
| Spend | Spit | Shut |
| Calculate | Communicate | Bring |
| Investigate | Justify | Intend |
| Resist | Retire | Replace |
| Concern | Criticize | Cling |
| Hope | Identify | Hear |
| Serve | Sing | Satisfy |
| Win | Afford | Threaten |
| Begin | Belong | Assume |
| Freeze | Hang | Forbid |
| Roast | Set | Refuse |
| Break | Build | Bounce |
| Dislike | Eat | Discuss |
| Mix | Observe | Mention |
| Volunteer | Will | Survive |
| Beg | Borrow | Bathe |
| Lay | Manage | Know |
| Swim | Throw | Struggle |
| Achieve | Adapt | Wish |
| Demand | Discover | Cut |
| Rid | Run | Retain |
| Take | Tolerate | Submit |
| Compete | Contain | Carry |
| Must | Negotiate | Meet |
| Understand | Vary | Tiptoe |
| Announce | Apply | Adore |
| Entail | Fight | Drop |
| Proceed | Protect | Practice |
| Swing | Tend | Sweep |
| Accept | Acquire | Write |
| Introduce | Iron | Imply |
| Measure | Miss | Maintain |
| Quit | Read | Prepare |
| Believe | Bow | Attend |
| Promise | Pull | Possess |
| Solve | Spread | Slide |
| Succeed | Surprise | Study |
| Approve | Become | Allow |
| Encourage | Enhance | Earn |
| Recommend | Rely | Prefer |
| Adjust | Admit | Think |
| Have | Hop | Fry |
| Settle | Shoot | Scrub |
| Claim | Come | Choose |
| Develop | Distribute | Deserve |
| Get | Hurt | Fly |
| Regret | Relate | Recall |
| Aim | Argue | Accuse |
| Complain | Create | Catch |
| Experiment | Fail | Engage |
| Punch | Pursue | Postpone |
| Anticipate | Arise | Add |
| Learn | Mean | Kick |
| Overcome | Prevent | Operate |
| Refer | Shake | Realize |
| Creep | Depend | Complete |
| Lack | Lose | Kiss |
| Value | Wake | Swear |
| Convince | Deal | Consider |
| Need | Order | Mow |
| Sell | Shine | Rise |
| Bear | Beat | Ask |
| Feed | Go | Exist |
| Propose | Reflect | Plan |
| Bite | Burn | Be |
| Explore | Finish | Enter |
| Should | Snore | Shed |
| Follow | Forgive | Feel |
| Knit | Listen | Keep |
| Perform | Play | Neglect |
| Walk | Whip | Tell |
| Decide | Deliver | Dance |
| Participate | Point | Occur |
| Stir | Suggest | Spell |
| Forget | Grind | Expand |
| Might | Open | Light |
| Wait | Want | Talk |
| Acknowledge | Appear | Wave |
| Differ | Enjoy | Desire |
| Organize | Own | Offer |
| Disagree | Dream | Cry |
| Fold | Give | Fall |
| Lead | Lie (in bed) | Jump |
| Shall | Show | Seem |
| Buy | Commit | Breed |
| Involve | Leap | Incorporate |
| Relax | Represent | Reduce |
| Attract | Awake | Approach |
| Indicate | Kneel | Improve |
| Squat | Stretch | Slice |
| Consult | Count | Celebrate |
| Recollect | Resent | Qualify |
| Stand | Strike | Stack |
| Translate | Try | Teach |
| Advise | Bake | Admire |
| Dry | Enable | Drink |
| Send | Sew | Say |
| Wash | Would | Vacuum |
| Avoid | Bet | Arrange |
| Hold | Hug | Hide |
| Put | React | Push |
| Ensure | Expect | Drive |
| Hurry | Install | Hesitate |
| Matter | Mind | Love |
| Suppose | Tear | Slip |
| Bend | Bind | Behave |
| Continue | Delay | Compare |
| Look | Make | Like |
| Smell | Specify | Sleep |
| Cook | Crawl | Consist |
| Lean | May | Laugh |
| Ski | Speak | Ring |
| Adopt | Appreciate | Weigh |
| Happen | Hate | Grow |
| Pour | Prove | Ought to |
| Chop | Climb | Care |
| Ignore | Inform | Generate |
| Start | Sting | Spill |
| Defer | Determine | Dare |
| Overtake | Pinch | Obtain |
| Watch | Wear | Warn |
| Astonish | Attach | Apologize |
| Boil | Broadcast | Blow |
| Impress | Leave | Hit |
| Sink | Sit | Shrink |
| Dive | Drag | Deny |
| Insist | Jog | Illustrate |
| Stop | Suffer | Stick |
| Do | Drill | Describe |
| Pay | Persuade | Owe |
| Steal | Stink | Sow |