Regular Verbs ListThere are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 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

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

choke

chop

claim

clap

compare

compete

complain

complete

cough

count

cover

crack

carry

carve

cause

challenge

change

charge

chase

cheat

check

cheer

chew

clean

clear

clip

close

coach

coil

collect

colour

comb

command

communicate

concentrate

concern

confess

confuse

connect

consider

consist

contain

continue

copy

correct

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

end

enjoy

enter

entertain

escape

excite

excuse

exercise

exist

expand

explain

explode

extend

encourage examine expect 

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

permit

phone

pick

pop

possess

post

prevent

prick

print

park

part

pass

paste

pat

pause

peck

pedal

peel

peep

perform

pinch

pine

place

plan

plant

play

please

plug

point

poke

polish

pour

practise

pray

preach

precede

prefer

prepare

present

preserve

press

pretend

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

shiver

shock

shop

soothe

sound

spare

stop

store

strap

save

saw

scare

scatter

scold

scorch

scrape

scratch

scream

screw

scribble

scrub

seal

search

separate

serve

settle

shade

share

shave

shelter

shrug

sigh

sign

signal

sin

sip

ski

skip

slap

slip

slow

smash

smell

smile

smoke

snatch

sneeze

sniff

snore

snow

soak

spark

sparkle

spell

spill

spoil

spot

spray

sprout

squash

squeak

squeal

squeeze

stain

stamp

stare

start

stay

steer

step

stir

stitch

strengthen

stretch

strip

stroke

stuff

subtract

succeed

suck

suffer

suggest

suit

supply

support

suppose

surprise

surround

suspect

suspend

switch

  talk

tame

tap

taste

tease

thaw

tick

tickle

tie

time

trace

trade

train

transport

trap

trot

trouble

trust

try

tug

telephone

tempt

terrify

test

thank

tip

tire

touch

tour

tow

travel

treat

tremble

trick

trip

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

Irregular Verbs ListThis is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs.

V1Base Form

V2Past Simple

V3Past Participle

awake awoke awoken

be was, were been

beat beat beaten

become became become

begin began begun

bend bent bent

bet bet bet

bid bid bid

bite bit bitten

blow blew blown

break broke broken

bring brought brought

broadcast broadcast broadcast

build built built

burn burned/burnt burned/burnt

buy bought bought

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

come came come

cost cost cost

cut cut cut

dig dug dug

do did done

draw drew drawn

dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt

drive drove driven

drink drank drunk

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

fly flew flown

forget forgot forgotten

forgive forgave forgiven

freeze froze frozen

get got got (sometimes gotten)

give gave given

go went gone

grow grew grown

hang hung hung

have had had

hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held

hurt hurt hurt

keep kept kept

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

learn learned/learnt learned/learnt

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

pay paid paid

put put put

read read read

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

say said said

see saw seen

sell sold sold

send sent sent

show showed showed/shown

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

speak spoke spoken

spend spent spent

stand stood stood

swim swam swum

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

throw threw thrown

understand understood understood

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

win won won

write wrote written

Regular Verbs

base -s form past past participle -ing form notes

call calls called called calling

clean cleans cleaned cleaned cleaning

look looks looked looked looking 1

talk talks talked talked talking 1

end ends ended ended ending 2

wait waits waited waited waiting 2

kiss kisses kissed kissed kissing 3

wash washes washed washed washing 3

live lives lived lived living 4

love loves loved loved loving 4

beg begs begged begged begging 5

sin sins sinned sinned sinning 5

play plays played played playing

stay stays stayed stayed staying

cry cries cried cried crying 6

studies studied studied studying 6

die dies died died dying

tie ties tied tied tying

Irregular Verbs

base -s form past past participle -ing form

cut cuts cut cut cutting

fit fits fit fit fitting

hit hits hit hit hitting

let lets let let letting

put puts put put putting

quit quits quit quit quitting

set sets set set setting

shut shuts shut shut shutting

split splits split split splitting

upset upsets upset upset upsetting

burst bursts burst burst bursting

cast casts cast cast casting

cost costs cost cost costing*

hurt hurts hurt hurt hurting

spread spreads spread spread spreading

knit knits knit/knitted knit/knitted knitting

sit sits sat sat sitting

spit spits spat/spit spat/spit spitting

begin begins began begun beginning

swim swims swam swum swimming

ring rings rang rung ringing

sing sings sang sung singing

spring springs sprang sprung springing

cling clings clung clung clinging

fling flings flung flung flinging

sling slings slung slung slinging

sting stings stung stung stinging

swing swings swung swung swinging

wring wrings wrung wrung wringing

hang hangs hung/hanged** hung/hanged hanging

drink drinks drank drunk sinking

shrink shrinks shrank shrunk shrinking

stink stinks stank stunk stinking

think thinks thought thought thinking

bring brings brought brought bringing

buy buys bought bought buying

seek seeks sought sought seeking

fight fights fought fought fighting

catch catches caught caught catching

teach teaches taught taught teaching

creep creeps crept crept creeping

keep keeps kept kept keeping

sleep sleeps slept slept sleeping

sweep sweeps swept swept sweeping

weep weeps wept wept weeping

bleed bleeds bled bled bleeding

breed breeds bred bred breeding

feed feeds fed fed feeding

flee flees fled fled fleeing

lead leads led led leading

speed speeds sped/speeded sped/speeded speeding

meet meets met met meeting

bend bends bent bent bending

lend lends lent lent lending

send sends sent sent sending

spend spends spent spent spending

deal deals dealt dealt dealing

feel feels felt felt feeling

kneel kneels knelt knelt kneeling

dream dreams dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed dreaming

mean means meant meant meaning

spill spills spilt/spilled spilt/spilled spilling

build builds built built building

burn burns burnt/burned burnt/burned burning

hold holds held held holding

sell sells sold sold selling

tell tells told told telling

find finds found found finding

grind grinds ground ground grinding

wind winds wound wound winding

break breaks broke broken breaking

choose chooses chose chosen choosing

freeze freezes froze frozen freezing

speak speaks spoke spoken speaking

steal steals stole stolen stealing

wake wakes woke woken waking

weave weaves wove woven weaving

arise arises arose arisen arising

drive drives drove driven driving

ride rides rode ridden riding

rise rises rose risen rising

write writes wrote written writing

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