30 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.
nod
Meaning; shake, swing, wag
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| nod | nodded | nodded |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| nods | nodding |
sting
Meaning; insert, put, thrust, tuck in
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| sting | stung | stung |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| stings | stinging |
insult
Meaning; humiliate, talk down
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| insult | insulted | insulted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| insults | insulting |
alight
Meaning; brilliant, sparkling, flaring
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| alight | alit | alit |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| alights | alighting |
happen
Meaning; be, become, have, happen, get, go
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| happen | happened | happened |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| happens | happening |
boil
Meaning; coddle
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| boil | boiled | boiled |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| boils | boiling |
promise
Meaning; make a promise, assure, guarantee
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| promise | promised | promised |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| promises | promising |
wear
Meaning; put on, slip on, draw on, dress, don
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| wear | wore | worn |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| wears | wearing |
greet
Meaning; salute
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| greet | greeted | greeted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| greets | greeting |
fit
Meaning; appropriate, suitable, convenient
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| fit | fit/fitted | fit/fitted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| fits | fitting |
become
Meaning; be, have, happen
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| become | became | become |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| becomes | becoming |
nourish
Meaning; feed, nourish, raise
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| nourish | nourished | nourished |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| nourishes | nourishing |
misuse
Meaning; abuse, misuse, betray
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| misuse | misused | misused |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| misuses | misusing |
spring
Meaning; splash, leap, bounce
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| spring | sprang | sprung |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| springs | springing |
spill
Meaning; pour, pour out, pour out of
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| spill | spilt | spilt |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| spills | spilling |
create
Meaning; form, compose, carve out, constitute
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| create | created | created |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| creates | creating |
faint
Meaning; blackout, faint, pass out
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| faint | fainted | fainted |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| faints | fainting |
ferry
Meaning; handle, process, commit, work, operate
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| ferry | ferried | ferried |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| ferries | ferrying |
immolate
Meaning; sacrifice, immolate, victimize
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| immolate | immolated | immolated |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| immolates | immolating |
infect
Meaning; infect, contaminate, transmit
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| infect | infected | infected |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| infects | infecting |
lay
Meaning; put, place, set
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| lay | laid | laid |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| lays | laying |
broadcast
Meaning; bring out
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| broadcasts | broadcasting |
suggest
Meaning; recommend, commit, proffer, propound
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| suggest | suggested | suggested |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| suggests | suggesting |
announce
Meaning; advertise, broadcast, noise abroad, pronounce
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| announce | announced | announced |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| announces | announcing |
betray
Meaning; deceive
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| betray | betrayed | betrayed |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| betrays | betraying |
multiply
Meaning; multiply, crash, hit
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| multiply | multiplied | multiplied |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| multiplies | multiplying |
yield
Meaning; give, grant, serve, deliver, offer
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| yield | yielded | yielded |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| yields | yielding |
use
Meaning; utilization, application, access, disposal
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| use | used | used |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| uses | using |
implode
Meaning; collapse
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| implode | imploded | imploded |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| implodes | imploding |
crack
Meaning; fracture, split, spring, burst, die of exhaustion
| Base Form | Past Form | Past Participle |
| crack | cracked | cracked |
| s/es/ies | ing Form |
| cracks | cracking |