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 print 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

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In the context of verbs, we use the term inflection to talk about the process of changing a verb form to show tense, mood, number (i.e. singular or plural), and person (i.e. first person, second person, or third person). This section deals with inflecting verbs to show tenses and participles, and is divided into two main sections:

Regular verbs

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Many English verbs are regular, which means that they form their different tenses according to an established pattern. Such verbs work like this:

Verb	3rd person singular present tense	3rd person singular past tense	past participle	present participle
laugh	he/she laughs	he/she laughed	laughed	laughing
love	he/she loves	he/she loved	loved	loving
boo	he/she boos	he/she booed	booed	booing

Present tense formation

In the present simple tense, the basic form of a regular verb only changes in the 3^rd person singular, as follows:

Most verbs just add -s to the basic form (e.g. take/takes, seem/seems, look/looks).

Verbs that end with a vowel other than e add -es (e.g. go/goes, veto/vetoes, do/does).

Verbs that end with -s, -z, -ch, -sh, and -x add -es (e.g. kiss/kisses, fizz/fizzes, punch/punches, wash/washes, mix/mixes).

If the verb ends in a consonant plus -y, change the y to an i before adding -es (e.g. hurry/hurries, clarify/clarifies). But if the verb ends in a vowel plus -y, just add -s (e.g. play/plays, enjoy/enjoys).

Past tense formation

Forming the past simple tense of regular verbs is mostly straightforward, and you use the same form for the first, second, and third persons, singular and plural:

If the basic form of the verb ends in a consonant or a vowel other than e, add the letters -ed to the end (e.g. seem/seemed, laugh/laughed, look/looked).

For verbs that end in -e, add -d (e.g. love/loved, recede/receded, hope/hoped).

If the verb ends in a consonant plus -y, change the y to an i before adding -ed (e.g. hurry/hurried, clarify/clarified). But if the verb ends in a vowel plus -y, just add -ed (e.g. play/played, enjoy/enjoyed).

For more detail, see Verb tenses: adding-ed-and-ing.

Forming participles

To form the past participleof regular verbs, follow the same rules as for the past simple tense above.

To make the present participle of regular verbs:

If the basic form of the verb ends in a consonant or a vowel other than e, add the ending -ing (e.g. laugh/laughing, boo/booing).

If the verb ends in e, drop the e before adding -ing (e.g. love/loving, hope/hoping).

If the basic form ends in y just add -ing (e.g. hurry/hurrying, clarify/clarifying).

For more detail, see Verb tenses: adding-ed-and-ing.

Irregular verbs

There are many irregular verbs that don’t follow the normal rules. Here are the forms of some of the most common irregular verbs:

Verb	3rd person singular present tense	3rd person singular past tense	past participle	present participle
be	is	was	been	being
begin	begins	began	begun	beginning
bite	bites	bit	bitten	biting
break	breaks	broke	broken	breaking
buy	buys	bought	bought	buying
choose	chooses	chose	chosen	choosing
come	comes	came	come	coming
dig	digs	dug	dug	digging
do	does	did	done	doing
drink	drinks	drank	drunk	drinking
eat	eats	ate	eaten	eating
fall	falls	fell	fallen	falling
feel	feels	felt	felt	feeling
find	finds	found	found	finding
get	gets	got	got	getting
go	goes	went	gone	going
grow	grows	grew	grown	growing
have	has	had	had	having
hide	hides	hid	hidden	hiding
keep	keeps	kept	kept	keeping
know	knows	knew	known	knowing
lay	lays	laid	laid	laying
lead	leads	led	led	leading
leave	leaves	left	left	leaving
lie	lies	lay	lain	lying
lose	loses	lost	lost	losing
make	makes	made	made	making
meet	meets	met	met	meeting
put	puts	put	put	putting
read /ri:d/	reads	read /red/	read /red/	reading
ride	rides	rode	ridden	riding
ring	rings	rang	rung	ringing
rise	rises	rose	risen	rising
run	runs	ran	run	running
say	says	said	said	saying
see	sees	saw	seen	seeing
sell	sells	sold	sold	selling
set	sets	set	set	setting
sing	sings	sang	sung	singing
sit	sits	sat	sat	sitting
stand	stands	stood	stood	standing
stick	sticks	stuck	stuck	sticking
take	takes	took	taken	taking
teach	teaches	taught	taught	teaching
think	thinks	thought	thought	thinking
wake	wakes	woke	woken	waking

Note that sometimes the spelling doesn’t change but the pronunciation does (e.g. read). There are many more irregular verbs in English than those listed here. If you aren’t sure how a verb behaves, it’s best to look it up. All irregular verb forms are given in full at the main dictionary entry.

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