100 English Verbs List, Meaning and V1 V2 V3 Form
Use of Verbs and Verb Types
Words that describe a movement, a situation, or an event in a sentence are called “verbs”. In terms of English grammar, verbs should also be used correctly in a sentence. Verb types and the use of these varieties are required for a correct sentence structure and a correct meaning. It is possible to see that verbs are grouped under two general headings in grammar. The verbs are more detailed in these 2 main headings.
Non-Stative Verbs or Action Verbs
The verbs under this title directly describe what the subject is busy with at that moment. In particular, these verbs contain visible, in other words, concrete action and situations. The use of such verbs is known as the Simple Present Tense and the Present Continuous Tense.
- My mother is cleaning the house now.
- She plays sports every morning.
- I’m doing dinner tonight.
- He is holding a large package in his hand.
caress
Meaning; pat
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| caress | caressed | caressed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| caresses | caressing |
recognize
Meaning; know, get to know, identify
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| recognize | recognized | recognized |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| recognizes | recognizing |
ingest
Meaning; eat, dine on
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| ingest | ingested | ingested |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| ingests | ingesting |
strain
Meaning; stretch, stretch out
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| strain | strained | strained |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| strains | straining |
behave
Meaning; treat
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| behave | behaved | behaved |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| behaves | behaving |
lie
Meaning; go to bed, rest, lay, incline, kip
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| lie | lay | lain |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| lies | lying |
encroach
Meaning; rape, attack, abuse, aggress, assault
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| encroach | encroached | encroached |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| encroaches | encroaching |
collect
Meaning; gather
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| collect | collected | collected |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| collects | collecting |
apologize
Meaning; ask pardon, make amends, make an excuse
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| apologize | apologized | apologized |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| apologizes | apologizing |
sit
Meaning; fit, be seated, take a seat
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sit | sat | sat |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| sits | sitting |
land
Meaning; lower, set down, take down
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| land | landed | landed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| lands | landing |
renew
Meaning; modernize, make over, re-create
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| renew | renewed | renewed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| renews | renewing |
stimulate
Meaning; warn, alert, induce
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| stimulate | stimulated | stimulated |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| stimulates | stimulating |
consecrate
Meaning; bless, consecrate, sanctify, hallow, canonize
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| consecrate | consecrated | consecrated |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| consecrates | consecrating |
owe
Meaning; be in debt, be in debt
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| owe | owed | owed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| owes | owing |
offer
Meaning; proposal, offering, tender, proposition
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| offer | offered | offered |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| offers | offering |
steal
Meaning; play, ring, knock, blow, strike; crip
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| steals | stealing |
omit
Meaning; jump, skip, hop
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| omit | omitted | omitted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| omits | omitting |
crave
Meaning; beg, appeal, plead, beseech, conjure
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| crave | craved | craved |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| craves | craving |
sail
Meaning; fly, soar, wing, flush, plane, sail
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sail | sailed | sailed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| sails | sailing |
satiate
Meaning; feed, satisfy
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| satiate | satiated | satiated |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| satiates | satiating |
hurry
Meaning; move or act with great haste
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| hurry | hurried | hurried |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| hurries | hurrying |
opine
Meaning; assume, suppose, imagine
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| opine | opined | opined |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| opines | opining |
store
Meaning; stock, warehouse, lay up, lay in
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| store | stored | stored |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| stores | storing |
infect
Meaning; infect, contaminate, transmit
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| infect | infected | infected |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| infects | infecting |
pass
Meaning; spend, pass, undergo
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| pass | passed | passed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| passes | passing |
retain
Meaning; keep, hold, grip, retain
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| retain | retained | retained |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| retains | retaining |
connote
Meaning; express, state, word, mean, give voice to
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| connote | connoted | connoted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| connotes | connoting |
desire
Meaning; wish, want, will, request, aspiration
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| desire | desired | desired |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| desires | desiring |
build
Meaning; construct
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| build | built | built |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| builds | building |
shrink
Meaning; miniaturize, make smaller
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| shrinks | shrinking |
install
Meaning; establish, set up
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| install | installed | installed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| installs | installing |
saunter
Meaning; idle about, hang around, hang about
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| saunter | sauntered | sauntered |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| saunters | sauntering |
multiply
Meaning; multiply, crash, hit
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| multiply | multiplied | multiplied |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| multiplies | multiplying |
decide
Meaning; decide, award, hand down, resolve
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| decide | decided | decided |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| decides | deciding |
wring
Meaning; hurt, cause pain, pain, bite, sting
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| wrings | wringing |
brush
Meaning; scrub
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| brush | brushed | brushed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| brushes | brushing |
feed
Meaning; feed, nourish, raise, breed, bring up, cherish
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| feed | fed | fed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| feeds | feeding |
split
Meaning; divide, separate, split, slice, divvy
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| split | split | split |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| splits | splitting |
absorb
Meaning; absorb, suck, soak, adsorb, suck in, soak in
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| absorb | absorbed | absorbed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| absorbs | absorbing |
cry
Meaning; weep, weeping, wail, whimper
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| cry | cried | cried |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| cries | crying |
stink
Meaning; smell bad, stink, pong, reek
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| stinks | stinking |
bat
Meaning; crop
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| bat | batted | batted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| bats | batting |
subtract
Meaning; remove, extract, take, eject
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| subtract | subtracted | subtracted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| subtracts | subtracting |
slide
Meaning; dislocate, slip, slip in
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| slide | slid | slid/slide |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| slides | sliding |
scarp
Meaning; cut or erode
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| scarp | scarped | scarped |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| scarps | scarping |
tread
Meaning; walk, tread, hike, step
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| tread | trod | trodden |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| treads | treading |
surge
Meaning; swell, surge, rise, heave
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| surge | surged | surged |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| surges | surging |
keep
Meaning; hold, grip, retain, keep in, take
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| keep | kept | kept |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| keeps | keeping |
wake
Meaning; wake, wake up, awaken
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| wake | woke | woken |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| wakes | waking |
treat
Meaning; treat, cure, cleanse, doctor
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| treat | treated | treated |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| treats | treating |
sob
Meaning; sob, have the hiccups
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sob | sobbed | sobbed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| sobs | sobbing |
attack
Meaning; assault, rush, swoop, lunge, thrust
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| attack | attacked | attacked |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| attacks | attacking |
implode
Meaning; collapse
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| implode | imploded | imploded |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| implodes | imploding |
zoom
Meaning; zing, whiz, hum, zip, whistle
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| zoom | zoomed | zoomed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| zooms | zooming |
sweep
Meaning; brush, give a sweep, whisk
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| sweeps | sweeping |
salve
Meaning; comfort, relieve, ease
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| salve | salved | salved |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| salves | salving |
erase
Meaning; wipe
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| erase | erased | erased |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| erases | erasing |
oblige
Meaning; compel, force
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| oblige | obliged | obliged |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| obliges | obliging |
fish
Meaning; hunt
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| fish | fished | fished |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| fishes | fishing |
paint
Meaning; paint, stain, dye, colour
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| paint | painted | painted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| paints | painting |
imagine
Meaning; think, think of, consider
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| imagine | imagined | imagined |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| imagines | imagining |
reply
Meaning; answer, reply, respond
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| reply | replied | replied |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| replies | replying |
earn
Meaning; win, earn, gain, acquire, get, achieve
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| earn | earned | earned |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| earns | earning |
please
Meaning; satisfy, make happy, gladden
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| please | pleased | pleased |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| pleases | pleasing |
injure
Meaning; bruise, chafe, hit
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| injure | injured | injured |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| injures | injuring |
yell
Meaning; shout, scream, bellow, howl, whoop
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| yell | yelled | yelled |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| yells | yelling |
surpass
Meaning; exceed, overrun, overlap, pass
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| surpass | surpassed | surpassed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| surpasses | surpassing |
preserve
Meaning; protect, maintain
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| preserve | preserved | preserved |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| preserves | preserving |
frighten
Meaning; scare
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| frighten | frightened | frightened |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| frightens | frightening |
change
Meaning; modify, replace, alter, switch, vary
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| change | changed | changed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| changes | changing |
stop
Meaning; arrest, check, call off, shut off, abort
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| stop | stopped | stopped |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| stops | stopping |
stem
Meaning; stop, arrest, check
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| stem | stemmed | stemmed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| stems | stemming |
thrust
Meaning; sting, sting, insert, put, thrust, tuck in
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| thrusts | thrusting |
remain
Meaning; stay, remain, keep
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| remain | remained | remained |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| remains | remaining |
smell
Meaning; odor, scent, fragrance, flavor, whiff
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| smell | smelt | smelt |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| smells | smelling |
call
Meaning; invite
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| call | called | called |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| calls | calling |
stick
Meaning; push a sharp or pointed object into
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| sticks | sticking |
impend
Meaning; sag, prolapse, droop
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| impend | impended | impended |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| impends | impending |
succeed
Meaning; get ahead, prosper, speed
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| succeed | succeeded | succeeded |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| succeeds | succeeding |
imprison
Meaning; incarcerate, confine, shut up, shut in
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| imprison | imprisoned | imprisoned |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| imprisons | imprisoning |
modify
Meaning; change, modify, replace
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| modify | modified | modified |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| modifies | modifying |
induce
Meaning; warn, alert, stimulate
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| induce | induced | induced |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| induces | inducing |
refuse
Meaning; refuse, reject, deny, repel
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| refuse | refused | refused |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| refuses | refusing |
sip
Meaning; a small mouthful of liquid
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sip | sipped | sipped |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| sips | sipping |
signify
Meaning; specify, point out, define
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| signify | signified | signified |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| signifies | signifying |
answer
Meaning; reply, response, replication
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| answer | answered | answered |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| answers | answering |
occur
Meaning; be formed, consist, consist of
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| occur | occurred | occurred |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| occurs | occurring |
thrive
Meaning; develop, improve, evolve, grow, flourish
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| thrive | throve | thriven |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| thrives | thriving |
hold
Meaning; keep, grip, retain
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| hold | held | held |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| holds | holding |
inhale
Meaning; suck up, sop up
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| inhale | inhaled | inhaled |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| inhales | inhaling |
smash
Meaning; shred, tear to pieces, take to pieces
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| smash | smashed | smashed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| smashes | smashing |
sashay
Meaning; a figure in which partners circle each other
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sashay | sashayed | sashayed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| sashays | sashaying |
thank
Meaning; be thankful, be grateful for
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| thank | thanked | thanked |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| thanks | thanking |
sample
Meaning; illustrate, exemplify
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sample | sampled | sampled |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| samples | sampling |
nap
Meaning; cause to cut, estimate
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| nap | napped | napped |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| naps | napping |
shiver
Meaning; chill, feel chilly, creep
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| shiver | shivered | shivered |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| shivers | shivering |
bust
Meaning; finish
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| bust | bust | bust |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| busts | busting |
explain
Meaning; clarify, account, express, elucidate
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| explain | explained | explained |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| explains | explaining |
roar
Meaning; roar, thunder, boom
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| roar | roared | roared |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| roars | roaring |