Printable List Of Common Verbs
This list gives the 50 most frequent verbs in English in alphabetical order. Understanding how to use these verbs is a high priority for any English learner. Mastering verbs is a cornerstone of a strong English vocabulary because it allows you to describe actions and states of being. Verbs are powerful vocabulary words because they can be conjugated to discuss the past or the future, hypothetical situations or possibilities. Even with just 50 common verbs in your toolbox, as well as some other types of words, you can communicate many things in English. How to read a julian date.
ask
be
become
begin
call
can
come
could
do
feel
find
get
give
go
have
hear
help
keep
know
leave
let
like
live
look
make
may
mean
might
move
need
play
put
run
say
see
seem
should
show
start
take
talk
tell
think
try
turn
use
want
will
work
would
There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of some 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 (BrE) analyze (AmE) 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 carry carve cause challenge change charge chase cheat check cheer chew | choke chop claim clap clean clear clip close coach coil collect colour comb command communicate | compare compete complain complete concentrate concern confess confuse connect consider consist contain continue copy correct | cough count cover crack 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 encourage | end enjoy enter entertain escape examine | excite excuse exercise exist expand expect | explain explode extend |
| 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 park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform permit | phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish pop | possess post pour practise (BrE) practice (AmE) pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend | prevent prick 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 save saw scare scatter scold scorch scrape scratch scream screw scribble scrub seal search separate serve settle shade share shave shelter | shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap slip slow smash smell smile smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak | soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp stare start stay steer step stir stitch | stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer suggest suit supply support suppose surprise surround suspect suspend switch |
| talk tame tap taste tease telephone tempt terrify test thank | thaw tick tickle tie time tip tire touch tour tow | trace trade train transport trap travel treat tremble trick trip | trot trouble trust try tug 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 |
See also: irregular verbs list