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English - Verbs
Proper use of verbs is very important to speak and write correct English. Every verb has three forms (Base Form, Past Form, Past Participle Form) followed by its ‘ing’ form. We are presenting you verb list in a easy to learn form. It has been segregated as follows :
Verbs in which all the three forms are differentVerbs in which all two forms are identical
Verbs in which all three forms are identical
Following is the list of Verbs in which all the three forms are different
Base Form |
Past Form |
Past Participle Form |
‘ing’ form |
Abide | Abided | Abided/Abidden | Abiding |
Arise | Arose | Arisen | Arising |
Awake | Awoke | Awoken | Awaking |
Be | Was/Were | Been | Being |
Bear | Bore | Born/Borne | Bearing |
Beat | Beat | Beaten | Beating |
Begin | Began | Begun | Beginning |
Bid | Bade | Bidden | Bidding |
Bite | Bit | Bitten | Biting |
Blow | Blew | Blown | Blowing |
Break | Broke | Broken | Breaking |
Choose | Chose | Chosen | Choosing |
Do | Did | Done | Doing |
Draw | Drew | Drawn | Drawing |
Drink | Drank | Drunk | Drinking |
Drive | Drove | Driven | Driving |
Eat | Ate | Eaten | Eating |
Fall | Fell | Fallen | Falling |
Fly | Flew | Flown | Flying |
Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden | Forbidding |
Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen | Foreseeing |
Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Forgetting |
Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Forgiving |
Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken | Forsaking |
Freeze | Froze | Frozen | Freezing |
Give | Gave | Given | Giving |
Go | Went | Gone | Going |
Grow | Grew | Grown | Growing |
Hide | Hid | Hidden | Hiding |
Know | Knew | Known | Knowing |
Lie | Lay | Lain | Lying |
Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken | Mistaking |
Mow | Mowed | Mown | Mowing |
Overdraw | Overdrew | Overdrawn | Overdrawing |
Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken | Overtaking |
Re-prove | Re-proved | Re-proven/Re-proved | Re-proving |
Ride | Rode | Ridden | Riding |
Ring | Rang | Rung | Ringing |
Rise | Rose | Risen | Rising |
Rive | Rived | Riven/Rived | Riving |
Saw | Sawed | Sawn/Sawed | Sawing |
See | Saw | Seen | Seeing |
Sew | Sewed | Sewn/Sewed | Sewing |
Shake | Shook | Shaken | Shaking |
Shave | Shaved | Shaven/Shaved | Shaving |
Show | Showed | Shown | Showing |
Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk | Shrinking |
Sing | Sang | Sung | Singing |
Sink | Sank | Sunk | Sinking |
Slay | Slew | Slain | Slaying |
Slide | Slid | Slid/Slidden | Sliding |
Sow | Sowed | Sown | Sowing |
Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Speaking |
Spin | Span/Spun | Spun | Spinning |
Spit | Spat/Spit | Spat/Spit | Spitting |
Split | Split | Split | Splitting |
Spoil | Spoilt/Spoiled | Spoilt/Spoiled | Spoiling |
Spread | Spread | Spread | Spreading |
Spring | Sprang | Sprung | Springing |
Stand | Stood | Stood | Standing |
Steal | Stole | Stolen | Stealing |
Stride | Strode/Strided | Stridden | Striding |
Strike | Struck | Struck/Stricken | Striking |
Strive | Strove | Striven | Striving |
Swear | Swore | Sworn | Swearing |
Swell | Swelled | Swollen | Swelling |
Swim | Swam | Swum | Swimming |
Take | Took | Taken | Taking |
Thrive | Throve/Thrived | Thriven/Thrived | Thriving |
Throw | Threw | Thrown | Throwing |
Tread | Trod | Trodden | Treading |
Undergo | Underwent | Undergone | Undergoing |
Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken | Undertaking |
Wake | Woke | Woken | Waking |
Wear | Wore | Worn | Wearing |
Weave | Wove | Woven | Weaving |
Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn | Withdrawing |
Write | Wrote | Written | Writing |
Verbs in which all two forms are identical
Base Form |
Past Form |
Past Participle Form |
‘ing’ form |
Alight | Alit/Alighted | Alit/Alighted | Alighting |
Bend | Bent | Bent | Bending |
Become | Became | Become | Becoming |
Behold | Beheld | Beheld | Beholding |
Bleed | Bled | Bled | Bleeding |
Bring | Brought | Brought | Bringing |
Buy | Bought | Bought | Buying |
Bind | Bound | Bound | Binding |
Broadcast | Broadcast/Broadcasted | Broadcast/Broadcasted | Broadcasting |
Burn | Burnt/Burned | Burnt/Burned | Burning |
Build | Built | Built | Building |
Breed | Bred | Bred | Breeding |
Catch | Caught | Caught | Catching |
Cost | Cost | Cost | Costing |
Clap | Clapped/Clapt | Clapped/Clapt | Clapping |
Clothe | Clad/Clothed | Clad/Clothed | Clothing |
Come | Came | Come | Coming |
Creep | Crept | Crept | Creeping |
Dare | Dared | Dared | Daring |
Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Dealing |
Dig | Dug | Dug | Digging |
Dream | Dreamt/Dreamed | Dreamt/Dreamed | Dreaming |
Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt | Dwelling |
Feed | Fed | Fed | Feeding |
Feel | Felt | Felt | Feeling |
Fight | Fought | Fought | Fighting |
Find | Found | Found | Finding |
Fit | Fit/Fitted | Fit/Fitted | Fitting |
Foretell | Foretold | Foretold | Foretelling |
Flee | Fled | Fled | Fleeing |
Fling | Flung | Flung | Flinging |
Forecast | Forecast/Forecasted | Forecast/Forecasted | Forecasting |
Get | Got | Got/Gotten | Getting |
Grind | Ground | Ground | Grinding |
Hang | Hung/Hanged | Hung/Hanged | Hanging |
Have | Had | Had | Having |
Hear | Heard | Heard | Hearing |
Hold | Held | Held | Holding |
Inlay | Inlaid | Inlaid | Inlaying |
Input | Input/Inputted | Input/Inputted | Inputting |
Interlay | Interlaid | Interlaid | Interlaying |
Keep | Kept | Kept | Keeping |
Kneel | Knelt/Kneeled | Knelt/Kneeled | Kneeling |
Knit | Knit/Knitted | Knit/Knitted | Knitting |
Lay | Laid | Laid | laying |
Lead | Led | Led | Leading |
Lean | Leant/Leaned | Leant/Leaned | Leaning |
Leap | Leapt/Leaped | Leapt/Leaped | Leaping |
Learn | Learnt/Learned | Learnt/Learned | Learning |
Leave | Left | Left | Leaving |
Lend | Lent | Lent | Lending |
Lie | Lied | Lied | lying |
Light | Lit | Lit | Lighting |
Lose | Lost | Lost | Losing |
Make | Made | Made | Making |
Mean | Meant | Meant | Meaning |
Meet | Met | Met | Meeting |
Melt | Melted | Molten/Melted | Melting |
Misunderstand | Misunderstood | Misunderstood | Misunderstanding |
Miswed | Miswed/Miswedded | Miswed/Miswedded | Miswedding |
Mislead | Misled | Misled | Misleading |
Overhear | Overheard | Overheard | Overhearing |
Pay | Paid | Paid | Paying |
Preset | Preset | Preset | Presetting |
Prove | Proved | Proven/Proved | Proving |
Rid | Rid/Ridded | Rid/Ridded | Ridding |
Run | Ran | Run | Running |
Say | Said | Said | Saying |
Seek | Sought | Sought | Seeking |
Sell | Sold | Sold | Selling |
Send | Sent | Sent | Sending |
Shear | Shore/Sheared | Shorn/Sheared | Shearing |
Shine | Shone | Shone | Shining |
Shoe | Shod | Shod | Shoeing |
Shoot | Shot | Shot | Shooting |
Sit | Sat | Sat | Sitting |
Sleep | Slept | Slept | Sleeping |
Sling | Slung | Slung | Slinging |
Slink | Slunk | Slunk | Slinking |
Smell | Smelt/Smelled | Smelt/Smelled | Smelling |
Sneak | Sneaked | Sneaked | Sneaking |
Soothsay | Soothsaid | Soothsaid | Soothsaying |
Speed | Sped/Speeded | Sped/Speeded | Speeding |
Spell | Spelt/Spelled | Spelt/Spelled | Spelling |
Spend | Spent | Spent | Spending |
Spill | Spilt/Spilled | Spilt/Spilled | Spilling |
String | Strung | Strung | Stringing |
Strip | Stript/Stripped | Stript/Stripped | Stripping |
Stick | Stuck | Stuck | Sticking |
Sting | Stung | Stung | Stinging |
Stink | Stank | Stunk | Stinking |
Sweat | Sweat/Sweated | Sweat/Sweated | Sweating |
Sweep | Swept/Sweeped | Swept/Sweeped | Sweeping |
Sunburn | Sunburned/Sunburnt | Sunburned/Sunburnt | Sunburning |
Swing | Swung | Swung | Swinging |
Teach | Taught | Taught | Teaching |
Tell | Told | Told | Telling |
Think | Thought | Thought | Thinking |
Tear | Tore | Torn | Tearing |
Understand | Understood | Understood | Understanding |
Vex | Vext/Vexed | Vext/Vexed | Vexing |
Wed | Wed/Wedded | Wed/Wedded | Wedding |
Weep | Wept | Wept | Weeping |
Wend | Wended/Went | Wended/Went | Wending |
Wet | Wet/Wetted | Wet/Wetted | Wetting |
Win | Won | Won | Winning |
Wind | Wound | Wound | Winding |
Withstand | Withstood | Withstood | Withstanding |
Wring | Wrung | Wrung | Wringing |
Withhold | Withheld | Withheld | Withholding |
Zinc | Zinced/Zincked | Zinced/Zincked | Zincking |
Verbs in which all three forms are identical
Base Form |
Past Form |
Past Participle Form |
‘ing’ form |
Bet | Bet | Bet | Betting |
Burst | Burst | Burst | Bursting |
Bust | Bust | Bust | Busting |
Bid | Bid | Bid | Bidding |
Cast | Cast | Cast | Casting |
Cut | Cut | Cut | Cutting |
Hit | Hit | Hit | Hitting |
Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Hurting |
Let | Let | Let | Letting |
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Put | Put | Put | Putting |
Quit | Quit | Quit | Quitting |
Read | Read | Read | Reading |
Set | Set | Set | Setting |
Shed | Shed | Shed | Shedding |
Slit | Slit | Slit | Slitting |
Shut | Shut | Shut | Shutting |
Sublet | Sublet | Sublet | Subletting |
Thrust | Thrust | Thrust | Thrusting |
Upset | Upset | Upset | Upsetting |
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