This 200 verbs list includes the base form, the past tense, and the past participle for each verb.
A verb is a word that shows action or occurrence. There are three forms of verbs: the base form, the past tense, and the past participle.
By learning these three forms of each verb, you’ll be able to use them in any situation!
For example, let’s look at the verb ‘walk.’ The base form is ‘walk,’ the past tense is ‘walked,’ and the past participle is ‘walked.’
Let us look at these 200 important verbs with their V2 and V3 forms.
200 Verbs List with Three Forms
V1 | V2 | V3 | |
1. | Become | Became | Become |
2. | Prove | Proved | Proven |
3. | Bear | Bore | Borne |
4. | Sell | Sold | Sold |
5. | Spread | Spread | Spread |
6. | Grow | Grew | Grown |
7. | Swell | Swelled | Swollen |
8. | Send | Sent | Sent |
9. | Creep | Crept | Crept |
10. | Hide | Hid | Hidden |
11. | Preset | Preset | Preset |
12. | Strive | Strove | Striven |
13. | Misunderstand | Misunderstood | Misunderstood |
14. | Wend | Went | Went |
15. | Mislead | Misled | Misled |
16. | Cut | Cut | Cut |
17. | Sunburn | Sunburnt | Sunburnt |
18. | See | Saw | Seen |
19. | Burn | Burnt | Burnt |
20. | Read | Read | Read |
21. | Swim | Swam | Swum |
22. | Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
23. | Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt |
24. | Pay | Paid | Paid |
25. | Shear | Shore | Shorn |
26. | Get | Got | Got |
27. | Beat | Beat | Beaten |
28. | Let | Let | Let |
29. | Sling | Slung | Slung |
30. | Fight | Fought | Fought |
31. | Throw | Threw | Thrown |
32. | Shoot | Shot | Shot |
33. | Cost | Cost | Cost |
34. | Sit | Sat | Sat |
35. | Sneak | Snuck | Snuck |
36. | Behold | Beheld | Beheld |
37. | Bleed | Bled | Bled |
38. | Go | Went | Gone |
39. | Vex | Vext | Vext |
40. | Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden |
41. | Frostbite | Frostbit | Frostbitten |
42. | Rid | Rid | Rid |
43. | Sting | Stung | Stung |
44. | Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
45. | Wring | Wrung | Wrung |
46. | Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
47. | Shake | Shook | Shaken |
48. | Say | Said | Said |
49. | Weep | Wept | Wept |
50. | Give | Gave | Given |
51. | Hear | Heard | Heard |
52. | Stride | Strode | Stridden |
53. | Rise | Rose | Risen |
54. | Wind | Wound | Wound |
55. | Smell | Smelt | Smelt |
56. | Dig | Dug | Dug |
57. | Slink | Slunk | Slunk |
58. | Know | Knew | Known |
59. | Bring | Brought | Brought |
60. | Shed | Shed | Shed |
61. | Dive | DovE | Dove |
62. | Swear | Swore | Sworn |
63. | Knit | Knit | Knit |
64. | Hit | Hit | Hit |
65. | Spend | Spent | Spent |
66. | Break | Broke | Broken |
67. | Wear | Wore | Worn |
68. | Sleep | Slept | Slept |
69. | Light | Lit | Lit |
70. | Stick | Stick | Stuck |
71. | Fly | Flew | Flown |
72. | Speed | Sped | Sped |
73. | Show | Showed | Shown |
74. | Wed | Wed | Wed |
75. | Saw | Sawed | Sawn |
76. | Bite | Bit | Bitten |
77. | Stand | Stood | Stood |
78. | Cling | Clung | Clung |
79. | Undergo | Underwent | Undergone |
80. | Meet | Met | Met |
81. | Abide | Abode | Abode |
82. | Rive | Rived | Riven |
83. | Wake | Woke | Woken |
84. | Wet | Wet | Wet |
85. | Come | Came | Come |
86. | Draw | Drew | Drawn |
87. | Slide | Slid | Slid |
88. | Fall | Fell | Fallen |
89. | Fling | Flung | Flung |
90. | Spill | Spilt | Spilt |
91. | Fit | Fit | Fit |
92. | String | Strung | Strung |
93. | Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
94. | Mean | Meant | Meant |
95. | Eat | Ate | Eaten |
96. | Run | Ran | Run |
97. | Leap | Leapt | Leapt |
98. | Win | Won | Won |
99. | Slit | Slit | Slit |
100. | Bid | Bade | Bidden |
101. | Buy | Bought | Bought |
102. | Stink | Stank | Stunk |
103. | Handwrite | Handwrote | Handwritten |
104. | Split | Split | Split |
105. | Be | Was/Were | Been |
106. | Sing | Sang | Sung |
107. | Feed | Fed | Fed |
108. | Do | Did | Done |
109. | Spit | Spat | Spat |
110. | Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken |
111. | Tear | Tore | Torn |
112. | Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk |
113. | Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt |
114. | Strike | Struck | Struck |
115. | Shoe | Shod | Shod |
116. | Bet | Bet | Bet |
117. | Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken |
118. | Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
119. | Steal | Stole | Stolen |
120. | Cast | Cast | Cast |
121. | Bind | Bind | Bound |
122. | Keep | Kept | Kept |
123. | Write | Wrote | Written |
124. | Catch | Caught | Caught |
125. | Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
126. | Set | Set | Set |
127. | Mow | Mowed | Mown |
128. | Weave | Wove | Woven |
129. | Take | Took | Taken |
130. | Breed | Bred | Bred |
131. | Overhear | Overheard | Overheard |
132. | Feel | Felt | Felt |
133. | Sublet | Sublet | Sublet |
134. | Have | Had | Had |
135. | Withhold | Withheld | Withheld |
136. | Ring | Rang | Rung |
137. | Choose | Chose | Chosen |
138. | Strip | Stripped | Stripped |
139. | Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
140. | Thrust | Thrust | Thrust |
141. | Sink | Sank | Sunk |
142. | Zinc | Zincked | Zincked |
143. | Teach | Taught | Taught |
144. | Lie | Lay | Lain |
145. | Alight | Alit | Alit |
146. | Bend | Bent | Bent |
147. | Swing | Swung | Swung |
148. | Kneel | Knelt | Knelt |
149. | Thrive | Throve | Thriven |
150. | Ride | Rode | Ridden |
151. | Build | Built | Built |
152. | Shine | Shone | Shone |
153. | Inlay | Inlaid | Inlaid |
154. | Grind | Ground | Ground |
155. | Find | Found | Found |
156. | Sweep | Swept | Swept |
157. | Tell | Told | Told |
158. | Lean | Leant | Leant |
159. | Make | Made | Made |
160. | Clothe | Clad | Clad |
161. | Lend | Lent | Lent |
162. | Withstand | Withstood | Withstood |
163. | Seek | Sought | Sought |
164. | Learn | Learnt | Learnt |
165. | Tread | Trod | Trodden |
166. | Lose | Lost | Lost |
167. | Burst | Burst | Burst |
168. | Overdraw | Overdrew | Overdrawn |
169. | Put | Put | Put |
170. | Spoil | Spoilt | Spoilt |
171. | Drink | Drank | Drunk |
172. | Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
173. | Hold | Held | Held |
174. | Begin | Began | Begun |
175. | Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken |
176. | Leave | Left | Left |
177. | Spell | Spelt | Spelt |
178. | Hang | Hung | Hung |
179. | Sow | Sowed | Sown |
180. | Spin | Span | Spun |
181. | Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn |
182. | Melt | Melted | Molten |
183. | Awake | Awoke | Awoken |
184. | Slay | Slew | Slain |
185. | Sweat | Sweat | Sweat |
186. | Quit | Quit | Quit |
187. | Flee | Fled | Fled |
188. | Shut | Shut | Shut |
189. | Upset | Upset | Upset |
190. | Lead | Led | Led |
191. | Understand | Understood | Understood |
192. | Shave | Shaved | Shaven |
193. | Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen |
194. | Arise | Arose | Arisen |
195. | Sew | Sewed | Sewn |
196. | Bust | Bust | Bust |
197. | Lay | Laid | Laid |
198. | Blow | Blew | Blown |
199. | Think | Thought | Thought |
200. | Drive | Drove | Driven |