331 most common English verbs

These are the top 331 verbs from the 3500 most common words in native English, according to the Macmillan Essential Dictionary

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Regular Verb

Regular Verbs List

There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular verbs. Note there are some spelling variations in American English (for example, "practise" becomes "practice" in Ameri English). accept add admire admit advise

allow amuse analyse announce annoy

applaud appreciate approve argue arrange

attach attack attempt attend

afford agree alert

answer apologise appear

arrest arrive ask boil bolt bomb book bore borrow bounce bow box brake

attract avoid brake branch breathe bruise brush bubble bump burn bury buzz

back bake balance ban bang bare bat bathe battle

beg behave belong bleach bless blind blink blot blush boast

beam

calculate call camp care carry carve cause challenge change charge chase cheat check cheer

choke chop claim clap clean clear clip close coach coil collect colour comb command

compare compete complain complete concentrate concern confess confuse connect consider consist contain continue copy

cough count cover crack crash crawl cross crush cry cure curl curve

cycle

chew

communicate

correct

dam damage dance dare decay deceive decide decorate delay

deliver depend describe desert deserve destroy detect develop disagree disappear

disapprove disarm discover dislike divide double doubt drag drain

dress drip drop drown drum dry dust

delight

dream

earn educate embarrass employ empty

end enjoy enter entertain escape

excite excuse exercise exist expand expect flash float flood flow flower fold follow fool grin grip groan guarantee heat help hook hop hope hover intend interest interfere interrupt introduce invent joke judge knit

explain explode extend

encourage

examine

face fade fail fancy fasten fax fear fence gather gaze glow glue hammer hand handle hang happen harass identify ignore imagine impress improve include

fetch file fill film fire fit fix flap grab grate grease greet harm hate haunt head heal heap

force form found frame frighten

fry

guard guess guide hug hum hunt hurry

increase influence inform inject injure instruct jog join kiss

invite irritate itch

jail jam kick

juggle jump knot

kneel

kill label land last laugh launch man manage march mark marry match mate nail name obey object observe pack paddle paint park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform

knock lighten like list listen live milk mine miss mix moan moor mourn

learn level license lick

load lock long look love

lie

matter measure meddle melt memorise mend

move muddle mug multiply

murder

mess up need nest obtain occur offend permit phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish

nod note offer open order

notice number overflow owe

own

pop possess post pour practise pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press

prevent prick print produce program promise protect provide pull pump punch puncture punish

pretend

push

question

queue refuse regret reign reject rejoice relax release rely remain remember remind shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap slip slow smash smell smile smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak thaw tick tickle tie time remove repair repeat replace reply report reproduce request rescue retire

race radiate rain raise reach realise receive recognise record reduce

rhyme rinse risk rob rock roll rot rub ruin rule rush

reflect

return

sack sail satisfy save saw scare scatter scold scorch scrape scratch scream screw scribble scrub seal search separate serve settle shade share shave

soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp stare start stay steer step stir

stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer suggest suit supply support suppose surprise surround suspect suspend

switch

shelter talk tame tap taste tease

stitch trot trouble trust try tug

trace trade train transport trap

telephone tempt terrify test thank undress unfasten

tip tire touch tour

travel treat tremble trick

tumble turn twist type use

tow unite unlock visit

trip unpack untidy

vanish

wail wait walk wander want warm warn

waste watch water wave weigh welcome whine

whirl whisper whistle wink wipe wish wobble

work worry wrap wreck wrestle wriggle

wash x-ray yawn zip

whip

wonder

yell zoom

Irregular Verb

Irregular Verbs List

This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more com irregular verbs. Base Form awake be beat become begin bend bet bid bite blow break bring broadcast build burn buy catch choose come Past Simple awoke was, were beat became began bent bet bid bit blew broke brought broadcast built burned/burnt bought caught chose came Past Participle awoken been beaten become begun bent bet bid bitten blown broken brought broadcast built burned/burnt bought caught chosen come