Verb forms are the building blocks of English grammar. They help us express actions in different tenses and voices. If you’re learning English as a second language or brushing up on grammar for exams, mastering verb forms is essential. This guide covers 1000 verb forms in a clear, organized way perfect for students, teachers, and language lovers.
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| abide | abode | abode |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| babysit | babysat | babysat |
| befall | befell | befallen |
| beget | begot | begotten |
| behold | beheld | beheld |
| beseech | besought | besought |
| bestride | bestrode | bestridden |
| bid (offer) | bid | bid |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blend | blended | blended |
| bless | blessed | blessed |
| breed | bred | bred |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten |
| burst | burst | burst |
| bust | bust | bust |
| cast | cast | cast |
| catch up | caught up | caught up |
| chide | chid | chidden |
| cling | clung | clung |
| clothe | clothed | clothed |
| come by | came by | come by |
| costar | costarred | costarred |
| creep | crept | crept |
| crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred |
| cut off | cut off | cut off |
| dare | dared | dared |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| debug | debugged | debugged |
| dig up | dug up | dug up |
| dive | dove | dived |
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
| endow | endowed | endowed |
| enrage | enraged | enraged |
| entwine | entwined | entwined |
| exceed | exceeded | exceeded |
| excel | excelled | excelled |
| flee | fled | fled |
| fling | flung | flung |
| forecast | forecast | forecast |
| foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
| foretell | foretold | foretold |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| found | founded | founded |
| frost | frosted | frosted |
| grind | ground | ground |
| hamstring | hamstrung | hamstrung |
| hew | hewed | hewn |
| hijack | hijacked | hijacked |
| hurtle | hurtled | hurtled |
| inbreed | inbred | inbred |
| inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
| input | input | input |
| interweave | interwove | interwoven |
| jinx | jinxed | jinxed |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| knit | knit | knit |
| label | labeled | labeled |
| leap | leapt | leapt |
| lean | leant | leant |
| leave out | left out | left out |
| light | lit | lit |
| manhandle | manhandled | manhandled |
| mean well | meant well | meant well |
| miscast | miscast | miscast |
| misdeal | misdealt | misdealt |
| mishear | misheard | misheard |
| mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
| mislead | misled | misled |
| misread | misread | misread |
| misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| mow | mowed | mown |
| offset | offset | offset |
| outbid | outbid | outbid |
| outdo | outdid | outdone |
| outgrow | outgrew | outgrown |
| outshine | outshone | outshone |
| overcome | overcame | overcome |
| overdo | overdid | overdone |
| overeat | overate | overeaten |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken |
| partake | partook | partaken |
| plead | pled | pled |
| prepay | prepaid | prepaid |
| preset | preset | preset |
| prove wrong | proved wrong | proven wrong |
| quit | quit | quit |
| rebind | rebound | rebound |
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
| redo | redid | redone |
| rehearse | rehearsed | rehearsed |
| relive | relived | relived |
| rerun | reran | rerun |
| resell | resold | resold |
| reshape | reshaped | reshaped |
| rewind | rewound | rewound |
| rid | rid | rid |
| ring up | rang up | rung up |
| rise up | rose up | risen up |
| seek | sought | sought |
| shear | sheared | shorn |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk |
| slay | slew | slain |
| sling | slung | slung |
| slink | slunk | slunk |
| slit | slit | slit |
| sneak | snuck | snuck |
| sow | sowed | sown |
| speed | sped | sped |
| spell | spelt | spelt |
| spill | spilt | spilt |
| spin | spun | spun |
| spit | spat | spat |
| split | split | split |
| spoil | spoilt | spoilt |
| spring | sprang | sprung |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| stride | strode | stridden |
| strive | strove | striven |
| sublet | sublet | sublet |
| sunburn | sunburned | sunburned |
| sweat | sweat | sweat |
| swell | swelled | swollen |
| swing | swung | swung |
| take over | took over | taken over |
| telecast | telecast | telecast |
| thrive | thrived/throve | thrived/thriven |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| tread | trod | trodden |
| unbind | unbound | unbound |
| undo | undid | undone |
| unfreeze | unfroze | unfrozen |
| uphold | upheld | upheld |
| upset | upset | upset |
| wake up | woke up | woken up |
| waylay | waylaid | waylaid |
| wed | wed | wed |
| wet | wet | wet |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
| withhold | withheld | withheld |
| withstand | withstood | withstood |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| yawn | yawned | yawned |
| zip | zipped | zipped |
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| accept | accepted | accepted |
| achieve | achieved | achieved |
| add | added | added |
| admire | admired | admired |
| admit | admitted | admitted |
| advise | advised | advised |
| afford | afforded | afforded |
| agree | agreed | agreed |
| allow | allowed | allowed |
| answer | answered | answered |
| appear | appeared | appeared |
| apply | applied | applied |
| argue | argued | argued |
| arrive | arrived | arrived |
| ask | asked | asked |
| attack | attacked | attacked |
| bake | baked | baked |
| behave | behaved | behaved |
| believe | believed | believed |
| belong | belonged | belonged |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bet | bet | bet |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
| buy | bought | bought |
| call | called | called |
| care | cared | cared |
| carry | carried | carried |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| clean | cleaned | cleaned |
| climb | climbed | climbed |
| close | closed | closed |
| come | came | come |
| compare | compared | compared |
| complain | complained | complained |
| cook | cooked | cooked |
| copy | copied | copied |
| cost | cost | cost |
| count | counted | counted |
| create | created | created |
| cry | cried | cried |
| cut | cut | cut |
| dance | danced | danced |
| decide | decided | decided |
| deliver | delivered | delivered |
| deny | denied | denied |
| depend | depended | depended |
| describe | described | described |
| destroy | destroyed | destroyed |
| die | died | died |
| dig | dug | dug |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| drop | dropped | dropped |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| enjoy | enjoyed | enjoyed |
| escape | escaped | escaped |
| explain | explained | explained |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| finish | finished | finished |
| fit | fit | fit |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | gotten/got |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grow | grew | grown |
| guess | guessed | guessed |
| hang | hung | hung |
| happen | happened | happened |
| hate | hated | hated |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| help | helped | helped |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hope | hoped | hoped |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| identify | identified | identified |
| imagine | imagined | imagined |
| improve | improved | improved |
| include | included | included |
| increase | increased | increased |
| introduce | introduced | introduced |
| invite | invited | invited |
| join | joined | joined |
| jump | jumped | jumped |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kill | killed | killed |
| know | knew | known |
| laugh | laughed | laughed |
| lead | led | led |
| learn | learned/learnt | learned/learnt |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| let | let | let |
| lie (recline) | lay | lain |
| like | liked | liked |
| listen | listened | listened |
| live | lived | lived |
| lose | lost | lost |
| love | loved | loved |
| make | made | made |
| manage | managed | managed |
| marry | married | married |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| miss | missed | missed |
| move | moved | moved |
| need | needed | needed |
| notice | noticed | noticed |
| obtain | obtained | obtained |
| occur | occurred | occurred |
| offer | offered | offered |
| open | opened | opened |
| order | ordered | ordered |
| own | owned | owned |
| paint | painted | painted |
| pay | paid | paid |
| perform | performed | performed |
| play | played | played |
| prefer | preferred | preferred |
| prepare | prepared | prepared |
| present | presented | presented |
| promise | promised | promised |
| protect | protected | protected |
| prove | proved | proven/proved |
| pull | pulled | pulled |
| push | pushed | pushed |
| put | put | put |
| rain | rained | rained |
| read | read (pronounced ‘red’) | read |
| receive | received | received |
| recognize | recognized | recognized |
| remember | remembered | remembered |
| rent | rented | rented |
| reply | replied | replied |
| report | reported | reported |
| rest | rested | rested |
| return | returned | returned |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show | showed | shown |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| spend | spent | spent |
| stand | stood | stood |
| start | started | started |
| stay | stayed | stayed |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stop | stopped | stopped |
| study | studied | studied |
| succeed | succeeded | succeeded |
| suggest | suggested | suggested |
| supply | supplied | supplied |
| swim | swam | swum |
| take | took | taken |
| talk | talked | talked |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| touch | touched | touched |
| train | trained | trained |
| travel | travelled/traveled | travelled/traveled |
| try | tried | tried |
| turn | turned | turned |
| understand | understood | understood |
| use | used | used |
| visit | visited | visited |
| wait | waited | waited |
| wake | woke | woken |
| walk | walked | walked |
| want | wanted | wanted |
| wash | washed | washed |
| watch | watched | watched |
| wear | wore | worn |
| win | won | won |
| wish | wished | wished |
| work | worked | worked |
| worry | worried | worried |
| write | wrote | written |
🔹 Categories of Verbs Included
To make learning easier, verbs are grouped into different categories in the full list:
✅ Regular Verbs
Verbs that end in -ed in both V2 and V3
Example: play → played → played
✅ Irregular Verbs
Verbs that change completely in V2 and V3
Example: write → wrote → written
✅ Daily Use Verbs
Common verbs used in conversation and writing
Example: eat, sleep, work, read
✅ Academic & Action Verbs
Useful for writing, school, and tests
Example: analyze, solve, develop
✅ Modal-like Verbs (Auxiliary verbs)
While not having five forms, they are part of verb study
Example: can, may, must
🔹 Tips to Learn Verb Forms Faster
- 📒 Make flashcards for tricky irregular verbs
- 🗣️ Practice in sentences rather than just memorizing
- ✍️ Write short paragraphs using all five forms
- 📚 Group verbs by patterns (e.g., drink-drank-drunk / sink-sank-sunk)
- 🎧 Listen to native speakers and notice their verb usage
🔹 Common Verbs Many Learners Confuse
| Incorrect | Correct |
|---|---|
| buyed | bought |
| catched | caught |
| eated | ate |
| goed | went |
| runned | ran |
Understanding irregular verbs is especially important to avoid these mistakes.
🔚 Final Thoughts
Learning 1000 verb forms may seem like a big task, but with consistency, it’s entirely achievable. This list serves as a trusted reference for anyone aiming to strengthen their command over English verbs.
Whether you’re preparing for exams, improving writing, or teaching students, having these verb forms at your fingertips will boost both confidence and clarity in English.
