Verbs are important in English. They show action, movement, or a state of being. In this blog post, we will explore 50 commonly used verbs in English and their verb 1,2,3 forms. We will also look at how to use these verb forms in sentences.
In English, verbs take on different forms to indicate different grammatical functions. For example, the base form of the verb “walk” is used when the subject is performing the action (“I walk to the store”). The present participle form “walking” is used when the action is happening currently or habitually (“I am walking to the store”).
The past tense form “walked” indicates that the action has already been completed (“I walked to the store”).
And the past participle form “walked” can be used to indicate that the action was completed at some point in the past (“I have walked to the store”). These are just a few of the many different verb forms that are used in English.
By understanding how these forms are used, you can improve your ability to communicate clearly and effectively in this language.
50 Verbs in English
| V1 Base Form | V2 Past Simple | V3 Past Participle |
| fight | fought | fought |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| hold | held | held |
| teach | taught | taught |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| drive | drove | driven |
| swim | swam | swum |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| swing | swung | swung |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| beget | begot | begotten |
| begin | began | begun |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| grind | ground | ground |
| abide | abode | abode |
| build | built | built |
| hang | hung | hung |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| be | was/were | been |
| breed | bred | bred |
| do | did | done |
| grow | grew | grown |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| think | thought | thought |
| feel | felt | felt |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| hit | hit | hit |
| lead | led | led |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt |
| lean | leaned | leaned |
| strive | strove | striven |
| burn | burnt | burnt |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| strike | struck | struck |
| string | strung | strung |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | Bought |
| keep | kept | kept |
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
| bear | bore | born |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| bend | bent | bent |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| feed | fed | fed |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| sting | stung | stung |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| bring | brought | brought |