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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
to be
were
been
Conjugate
to have
had
had
Conjugate
to do
did
done
Conjugate
to say
said
said
Conjugate
to go
went
gone
Conjugate
to get
got
got / gotten
Conjugate
to make
made
made
Conjugate
to know
knew
known
Conjugate
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 use
used
used
Conjugate
15
to find
found
found
Conjugate
16
to give
gave
given
Conjugate
17
to tell
told
told
Conjugate
18
to work
worked
worked
Conjugate
19
to call
called
called
Conjugate
No.
Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
20
to try
tried
tried
Conjugate
21
to ask
asked
asked
Conjugate
22
to need
needed
needed
Conjugate
23
to feel
felt
felt
Conjugate
24
to become
became
become
Conjugate
25
to leave
left
left
Conjugate
No.
Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
26
to put
put
put
Conjugate
27
to mean
meant
meant
Conjugate
28
to keep
kept
kept
Conjugate
29
to let
let
let
Conjugate
30
to begin
began
begun
Conjugate
31
to seem
seemed
seemed
Conjugate
32
to help
helped
helped
Conjugate
33
to show
showed
shown
Conjugate
34
to hear
heard
heard
Conjugate
35
to play
played
played
Conjugate
36
to run
ran
run
Conjugate
37
to move
moved
moved
Conjugate
38
to live
lived
lived
Conjugate
39
to believe
believed
believed
Conjugate
40
to bring
brought
brought
Conjugate
41
to happen
happened
happened
Conjugate
No.
Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
42
to write
wrote
written
Conjugate
43
to sit
sat
sat
Conjugate
44
to stand
stood
stood
Conjugate
45
to lose
lost
lost
Conjugate
46
to pay
paid
paid
Conjugate
47
to meet
met
met
Conjugate
48
to include
included
included
Conjugate
49
to continue
continued
continued
Conjugate
50
to set
set
set
No.
Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
51
to learn
learnt / learned
learnt / learned
Conjugate
52
to change
changed
changed
Conjugate
53
to lead
led
led
Conjugate
54
to understand
understood
understood
Conjugate
55
to watch
watched
watched
Conjugate
56
to follow
followed
followed
Conjugate
57
to stop
stopped
stopped
Conjugate
58
to create
created
created
Conjugate
59
to speak
spoke
spoken
Conjugate
60
to read
read
read
Conjugate
61
to spend
spent
spent
Conjugate
62
to grow
grew
grown
Conjugate
63
to open
opened
opened
Conjugate
No.
Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
64
to walk
walked
walked
Conjugate
65
to win
won
won
Conjugate
66
to teach
taught
taught
Conjugate
67
to offer
offered
offered
Conjugate
68
to remember
remembered
remembered
Conjugate
69
to consider
considered
considered
Conjugate
70
to appear
appeared
appeared
Conjugate
71
to buy
bought
bought
Conjugate
72
to serve
served
served
Conjugate
73
to die
died
died
Conjugate
74
to send
sent
sent
Conjugate
75
to build
built
built
No.
Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
76
to stay
stayed
stayed
Conjugate
77
to fall
fell
fallen
Conjugate
78
to cut
cut
cut
Conjugate
79
to reach
reached
reached
Conjugate
80
to kill
killed
killed
Conjugate
81
to raise
raised
raised
Conjugate
82
to pass
passed
passed
Conjugate
83
to sell
sold
sold
Conjugate
84
to decide
decided
decided
Conjugate
No.
Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
85
to return
returned
returned
Conjugate
86
to explain
explained
explained
Conjugate
87
to hope
hoped
hoped
Conjugate
88
to develop
developed
developed
Conjugate
89
to carry
carried
carried
Conjugate
90
to break
broke
broken
Conjugate
91
to receive
received
received
Conjugate
92
to agree
agreed
agreed
Conjugate
93
to support
supported
supported
Conjugate
94
to hit
hit
hit
Conjugate
95
to produce
produced
produced
Conjugate
96
to eat
ate
eaten
Conjugate
97
to cover
covered
covered
Conjugate
98
to catch
caught
caught
Conjugate
99
to draw
drew
drawn
Conjugate
100
to choose
chose
chosen