When learning a new language, one of the first things you need to know is the verbs. There are many different types of verbs, including regular and irregular verbs. In this blog post, we will be providing a list of 500 regular and irregular verbs.
Regular Verbs
Regular verbs are those verbs that follow a specific pattern when conjugated. For regular verbs in the present tense, you just need to add an -ed to the end of the word. For example, the regular verb ‘walk’ becomes ‘walked’ when conjugated in the past tense.
Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs are those verbs that do not follow a specific pattern when conjugated. For irregular verbs, you need to memorize the conjugation for each verb. For example, the irregular verb ‘go’ becomes ‘went’ when conjugated in the past tense.
The following is a list of 500 regular and irregular verbs that you can use to improve your English.
Regular Verbs List
Below is the list of regular verbs in English.
V1 | V2 | V3 |
Control | Controlled | Controlled |
Kill | Killed | Killed |
Gather | Gathered | Gathered |
Greet | Greeted | Greeted |
Cheat | Cheated | Cheated |
Park | Parked | Parked |
Want | Wanted | Wanted |
Retire | Retired | Retired |
Snore | Snored | Snored |
Construct | Constructed | Constructed |
Race | Raced | Raced |
Help | Helped | Helped |
Select | Selected | Selected |
Enjoy | Enjoyed | Enjoyed |
Explain | Explained | Explained |
Divide | Divided | Divided |
Lie | Lied | Lied |
Stare | Stared | Stared |
Talk | Talked | Talked |
Yell | Yelled | Yelled |
Worry | Worried | Worried |
Damage | Damaged | Damaged |
Push | Pushed | Pushed |
Copy | Copied | Copied |
Borrow | Borrowed | Borrowed |
Jump | Jumped | Jumped |
Offend | Offended | Offended |
Assist | Assisted | Assisted |
Kiss | Kissed | Kissed |
Paint | Painted | Painted |
Travel | Travelled | Travelled |
Question | Questioned | Questioned |
Start | Started | Started |
Harass | Harassed | Harassed |
Thank | Thanked | Thanked |
Destroy | Destroyed | Destroyed |
Warn | Warned | Warned |
Study | Studied | Studied |
Bury | Buried | Buried |
Hate | Hated | Hated |
Clean | Cleaned | Cleaned |
Earn | Earned | Earned |
Like | Liked | Liked |
Deliver | Delivered | Delivered |
Create | Created | Created |
Boil | Boiled | Boiled |
Identify | Identified | Identified |
Cheer | Cheered | Cheered |
Change | Changed | Changed |
Dance | Danced | Danced |
Confess | Confessed | Confessed |
Behave | Behaved | Behaved |
Wink | Winked | Winked |
Appreciate | Appreciated | Appreciated |
Joke | Joked | Joked |
Complain | Complained | Complained |
Challenge | Challenged | Challenged |
Smoke | Smoked | Smoked |
Establish | Established | Established |
Announce | Announced | Announced |
Irritate | Irritated | Irritated |
Move | Moved | Moved |
Walk | Walked | Walked |
Admit | Admitted | Admitted |
Rub | Rubbed | Rubbed |
Attack | Attacked | Attacked |
Reply | Replied | Replied |
Compare | Compared | Compared |
Marry | Married | Married |
Kick | Kicked | Kicked |
Estimate | Estimated | Estimated |
Phone | Phoned | Phoned |
Collect | Collected | Collected |
Bake | Baked | Baked |
Beg | Begged | Begged |
Love | Loved | Loved |
Return | Returned | Returned |
Punch | Punched | Punched |
Offer | Offered | Offered |
Achieve | Achieved | Achieved |
Ask | Asked | Asked |
Arrive | Arrived | Arrived |
Remember | Remembered | Remembered |
Allow | Allowed | Allowed |
Agree | Agreed | Agreed |
Advise | Advised | Advised |
Adopt | Adopted | Adopted |
Murder | Murdered | Murdered |
Count | Counted | Counted |
Pray | Prayed | Prayed |
Purchase | Purchased | Purchased |
Listen | Listened | Listened |
Scold | Scolded | Scolded |
Cry | Cried | Cried |
Pull | Pulled | Puled |
Measure | Measured | Measured |
Pick | Picked | Picked |
Chew | Chewed | Chewed |
Need | Needed | Needed |
Call | Called | Called |
Argue | Argued | Argued |
Wait | Waited | Waited |
Visit | Visited | Visited |
Use | Used | Used |
Type | Typed | Typed |
Trouble | Troubled | Troubled |
Approve | Approved | Approved |
Accept | Accepted | Accepted |
Clap | Clapped | Clapped |
Exercise | Exercised | Exercised |
Play | Played | Played |
Admire | Admired | Admired |
Employ | Employed | Employed |
Cycle | Cycled | Cycled |
Fry | Fried | Fried |
Drag | Dragged | Dragged |
Laugh | Laughed | Laughed |
Printed | Printed | |
Guess | Guessed | Guessed |
Expand | Expanded | Expanded |
Introduce | Introduced | Introduced |
Interrupt | Interrupted | Interrupted |
Relax | Relaxed | Relaxed |
Open | Opened | Opened |
Brush | Brushed | Brushed |
Punish | Punished | Punished |
Obey | Obeyed | Obeyed |
Add | Added | Added |
Encourage | Encouraged | Encouraged |
Chase | Chased | Chased |
Hope | Hoped | Hoped |
Irregular Verbs List
Below is the list of irregular verbs in English.
V1 | V2 | V3 |
bid | bid | bid |
break | broke | broken |
upset | upset | upset |
be | was, were | been |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
win | won | won |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
hang | hanged | hanged |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
kneel | knelt | knelt |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
smite | smote | smitten |
bring | brought | brought |
lend | lent | lent |
drive | drove | driven |
come | came | come |
draw | drew | drawn |
beat | beat | beaten |
weave | wove | woven |
awake | awoke | awoken |
come | came | come |
weave | wove /weaved | woven /weaved |
blow | blew | blown |
sell | sold | sold |
begin | began | begun |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
wear | wore | worn |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
swell | swelled | swelled |
ring | rang | rung |
shine | shone | shone |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
spin | spun | spun |
shake | shook | shaken |
build | built | built |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
slay | slew | slayed /slain |
stride | strode | stridden |
hang | hung | hung |
feed | fed | fed |
hold | held | held |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |
find | found | found |
pay | paid | paid |
catch | caught | caught |
dream | dreamed or dreamt | dreamed or dreamt |
swear | swore | sworn |
breed | bred | bred |
be | was, were | been |
wake | woke | woken |
fall | fell | fallen |
burst | burst | burst |
throw | threw | thrown |
cast | cast | cast |
stand | stood | stood |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
wring | wrung | wrung |
spring | sprang | sprung |
sling | slung | slung |
shear | sheared | sheared/shorn |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
drink | drank | drunk |
throw | threw | thrown |
bend | bent | bent |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
shed | shed | shed |
prove | proved | proved/proven |
freeze | froze | frozen |
deal | dealt | dealt |
eat | ate | eaten |
bite | bit | bitten |
mow | mowed | mowed/mown |
fly | flew | flown |
hit | hit | hit |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
bind | bound | bound |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
teach | taught | taught |
build | built | built |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
sleep | slept | slept |
make | made | made |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
slide | slid | slid |
tell | told | told |
meet | met | met |
wind | wound | wound |
bear | bore | borne |
bleed | bled | bled |
spoil | spoilt /spoiled | spoilt /spoiled |
flee | fled | fled |
plead | pleaded/plead | pleaded/plead |
give | gave | given |
rid | rid | rid |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
tread | trod | trodden |
bet | bet | bet |
bid | bid | bid |
show | showed | showed or shown |
rise | rose | risen |
dig | dug | dug |
do | did | done |
begin | began | begun |
choose | chose | chosen |
wed | wedded /wed | wedded /wed |
know | knew | known |
lose | lost | lost |
speak | spoke | spoken |
choose | chose | chosen |
sing | sang | sung |
bring | brought | brought |
saw | sawed | sawn /sawed |
buy | bought | bought |
beset | beset | beset |
wed | wedded | wedded |
think | thought | thought |
weep | wept | wept |
read | read | read |
become | became | become |
stick | stuck | stuck |
shoot | shot | shot |
grind | ground | ground |
lie | lay | lain |
fit | fit | fit |
learn | learned or learnt | learned or learnt |
speed | sped /speeded | sped /speeded |
grow | grew | grown |
hear | heard | heard |
cast | cast | cast |
wear | wore | worn |
slit | slit | slit |
see | saw | seen |
understand | understood | understood |
spread | spread | spread |
let | let | let |
set | set | set |
upset | upset | upset |
spend | spent | spent |
send | sent | sent |
steal | stole | stolen |
spill | spilt /spilled | spilt /spilled |
bend | bent | bent |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
lay | laid | laid |
win | won | won |
weep | wept | wept |
bind | bound | bound |
arise | arose | arisen |
sweep | swept | swept |
cost | cost | cost |
fling | flung | flung |
mean | meant | meant |
bet | bet | bet |
become | became | become |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
ride | rode | ridden |
swing | swung | swung |
lead | led | led |
dive | dived/dove | dived |
burst | burst | burst |
put | put | put |
quit | quit | quit |
shut | shut | shut |
have | had | had |
blow | blew | blown |
sit | sat | sat |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
beat | beat | beaten |
awake | awoke | awoken |
smell | smelt | smelt |
catch | caught | caught |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
fight | fought | fought |
sow | sowed | sown /sowed |
light | lit | lit |
seek | sought | sought |
beset | beset | beset |
get | got | got |
spell | spelt | spelt |
spit | spat | spat |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
wind | wound | wound |
break | broke | broken |
wake | woke | woken |
keep | kept | kept |
thrive | thrived | thrived |
arise | arose | arisen |
bite | bit | bitten |
take | took | taken |
sink | sank | sunk |
swim | swam | swum |
go | went | gone |
feel | felt | felt |
cling | clung | clung |
hide | hid | hidden |
leave | left | left |
fall | fell | fallen |
cut | cut | cut |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
understand | understood | understood |
sting | stung | stung |
cling | clung | clung |
buy | bought | bought |
bear | bore | borne |
tread | trod | trodden |
creep | crept | crept |
write | wrote | written |
say | said | said |
bleed | bled | bled |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
run | ran | run |
breed | bred | bred |
burn | burned or burnt | burned or burnt |