100 Common English Verbs List with Conjugation

Common English Verbs List

Introduction

Verbs are essential in English because they express actions, states, and occurrences. Below is a categorized list of 100 commonly used English verbs along with their definitions and conjugations in simple present, simple past, past participle, and present participle.

Common English Verbs

This is a list of the most common verbs in English.

Note: These lists of common English verbs are organized according to their shared meanings. Definitions and conjugation are included. The verb conjugation starts with the present simple forms, then the simple past, present participle, and past participle forms. Enjoy learning!

Let’s start our common English verbs with the basic action verbs category!

100 Most Common English Verbs in English
Most Common English Verbs in English

1. Basic Action Verbs

These verbs describe common everyday actions.

#VerbDefinitionConjugation
1GoTo move from one place to anotherGo/Goes, Went, Gone, Going
2ComeTo move towards a placeCome/Comes, Came, Come, Coming
3TakeTo grab or carry somethingTake/Takes, Took, Taken, Taking
4GiveTo hand something to someoneGive/Gives, Gave, Given, Giving
5MakeTo create or produce somethingMake/Makes, Made, Made, Making
6DoTo perform an actionDo/Does, Did, Done, Doing
7GetTo receive or obtainGet/Gets, Got, Got/Gotten, Getting
8PutTo place something somewherePut/Puts, Put, Put, Putting
9BringTo carry something towards a placeBring/Brings, Brought, Brought, Bringing
10LeaveTo go away from a placeLeave/Leaves, Left, Left, Leaving

2. Communication Verbs

The second set of the most common English verbs in English is related to speaking, writing, and conveying messages.

#VerbDefinitionConjugation
11SayTo express words verballySay/Says, Said, Said, Saying
12TellTo give informationTell/Tells, Told, Told, Telling
13AskTo pose a questionAsk/Asks, Asked, Asked, Asking
14SpeakTo talk using wordsSpeak/Speaks, Spoke, Spoken, Speaking
15TalkTo have a conversationTalk/Talks, Talked, Talked, Talking
16CallTo communicate via phone or voiceCall/Calls, Called, Called, Calling
17ShoutTo say something loudlyShout/Shouts, Shouted, Shouted, Shouting
18WhisperTo speak softlyWhisper/Whispers, Whispered, Whispered, Whispering
19ExplainTo make something clearExplain/Explains, Explained, Explained, Explaining
20AnswerTo respond to a questionAnswer/Answers, Answered, Answered, Answering

3. Thinking and Feeling Verbs

These verbs describe cognitive and emotional states.

#VerbDefinitionConjugation
21KnowTo have informationKnow/Knows, Knew, Known, Knowing
22ThinkTo use one’s mindThink/Thinks, Thought, Thought, Thinking
23BelieveTo accept as trueBelieve/Believes, Believed, Believed, Believing
24UnderstandTo comprehend somethingUnderstand/Understands, Understood, Understood, Understanding
25FeelTo experience an emotionFeel/Feels, Felt, Felt, Feeling
26WantTo desire somethingWant/Wants, Wanted, Wanted, Wanting
27NeedTo require somethingNeed/Needs, Needed, Needed, Needing
28LoveTo have deep affectionLove/Loves, Loved, Loved, Loving
29LikeTo enjoy somethingLike/Likes, Liked, Liked, Liking
30HateTo strongly dislikeHate/Hates, Hated, Hated, Hating

4. Movement and Position Verbs

These verbs describe actions related to movement and position.

#VerbDefinitionConjugation
31RunTo move quickly on footRun/Runs, Ran, Run, Running
32WalkTo move on foot at a slow paceWalk/Walks, Walked, Walked, Walking
33SitTo be seatedSit/Sits, Sat, Sat, Sitting
34StandTo be upright on feetStand/Stands, Stood, Stood, Standing
35LieTo be in a horizontal positionLie/Lies, Lay, Lain, Lying
36JumpTo push oneself into the airJump/Jumps, Jumped, Jumped, Jumping
37ClimbTo move upwardsClimb/Climbs, Climbed, Climbed, Climbing
38FallTo drop downwardFall/Falls, Fell, Fallen, Falling
39TurnTo change directionTurn/Turns, Turned, Turned, Turning
40MoveTo change positionMove/Moves, Moved, Moved, Moving

5. Common State and Helping Verbs

These verbs describe states of being or assist other verbs.

#VerbDefinitionConjugation
41BeTo existAm/Is/Are, Was/Were, Been, Being
42HaveTo possess or ownHave/Has, Had, Had, Having
43CanTo be able toCan, Could, Could, –
44MayTo be allowed toMay, Might, Might, –
45MustTo be necessaryMust, Had to, Had to, –
46ShouldTo indicate obligationShould, Should have, Should have, –
47WouldTo indicate possibilityWould, Would have, Would have, –
48ShallTo indicate future intentionShall, Should, Should, –
49WillTo indicate future tenseWill, Would, Would, –
50DoTo perform an actionDo/Does, Did, Done, Doing

6. Additional Verbs

These verbs add variety and richness to English communication.

#VerbDefinitionConjugation
51BuildTo construct somethingBuild/Builds – Built – Built – Building
52BreakTo separate into partsBreak/Breaks – Broke – Broken – Breaking
53OpenTo uncover or unlockOpen/Opens – Opened – Opened – Opening
54CloseTo shut somethingClose/Closes – Closed – Closed – Closing
55StartTo begin somethingStart/Starts – Started – Started – Starting
56StopTo cease doing somethingStop/Stops – Stopped – Stopped – Stopping
57TryTo attempt somethingTry/Tries – Tried – Tried – Trying
58LearnTo acquire knowledgeLearn/Learns – Learned – Learned – Learning
59TeachTo instruct othersTeach/Teaches – Taught – Taught – Teaching
60StudyTo spend time learningStudy/Studies – Studied – Studied – Studying
61WriteTo produce textWrite/Writes – Wrote – Written – Writing
62ReadTo interpret textRead/Reads – Read – Read – Reading
63EatTo consume foodEat/Eats – Ate – Eaten – Eating
64DrinkTo consume liquidsDrink/Drinks – Drank – Drunk – Drinking
65SleepTo rest in a state of inactivitySleep/Sleeps – Slept – Slept – Sleeping
66DreamTo experience thoughts during sleepDream/Dreams – Dreamed/Dreamt – Dreamed/Dreamt – Dreaming
67PlayTo engage in activity for funPlay/Plays – Played – Played – Playing
68WatchTo look at something attentivelyWatch/Watches – Watched – Watched – Watching
69ListenTo give attention to soundListen/Listens – Listened – Listened – Listening
70HearTo perceive soundHear/Hears – Heard – Heard – Hearing
71MeetTo encounter someoneMeet/Meets – Met – Met – Meeting
72HelpTo assist someoneHelp/Helps – Helped – Helped – Helping
73WinTo achieve victoryWin/Wins – Won – Won – Winning
74LoseTo fail to keep somethingLose/Loses – Lost – Lost – Losing
75ShowTo display somethingShow/Shows – Showed – Shown – Showing
76BuyTo purchase somethingBuy/Buys – Bought – Bought – Buying
77SellTo exchange for moneySell/Sells – Sold – Sold – Selling
78DriveTo operate a vehicleDrive/Drives – Drove – Driven – Driving
79FlyTo move through the airFly/Flies – Flew – Flown – Flying
80SingTo produce musical sounds with the voiceSing/Sings – Sang – Sung – Singing
81DanceTo move rhythmically to musicDance/Dances – Danced – Danced – Dancing
82DrawTo produce an image with linesDraw/Draws – Drew – Drawn – Drawing
83PaintTo create an image with colorPaint/Paints – Painted – Painted – Painting
84CutTo separate using a bladeCut/Cuts – Cut – Cut – Cutting
85BuildTo construct or assembleBuild/Builds – Built – Built – Building
86GrowTo increase in sizeGrow/Grows – Grew – Grown – Growing
87ThrowTo propel through the airThrow/Throws – Threw – Thrown – Throwing
88CatchTo grab something in motionCatch/Catches – Caught – Caught – Catching
89DigTo break the groundDig/Digs – Dug – Dug – Digging
90BiteTo grip with teethBite/Bites – Bit – Bitten – Biting
91HideTo conceal oneselfHide/Hides – Hid – Hidden – Hiding
92RideTo sit and move on an objectRide/Rides – Rode – Ridden – Riding
93SwimTo move through waterSwim/Swims – Swam – Swum – Swimming
94FightTo engage in a physical struggleFight/Fights – Fought – Fought – Fighting
95ChooseTo select from optionsChoose/Chooses – Chose – Chosen – Choosing
96ForgetTo fail to rememberForget/Forgets – Forgot – Forgotten – Forgetting
97RememberTo recall somethingRemember/Remembers – Remembered – Remembered – Remembering
98BeginTo start somethingBegin/Begins – Began – Begun – Beginning
99EndTo conclude somethingEnd/Ends – Ended – Ended – Ending
100KeepTo retain or continueKeep/Keeps – Kept – Kept – Keeping

Final Thoughts

This list of 100 common English verbs is a great resource for learners. Practice using these verbs in sentences to improve your fluency and confidence in English!

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