50 examples of regular and irregular verbs

50 examples of regular and irregular verbs

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.

Transitive Verbs

The fact that these verbs have a subject makes them transitive verbs. For the verb “What?”, “What?” and “Who?” questions are asked. If a word in the sentence answers these questions, that verb becomes transitive.

• I saw a long black snake in the garden.
• The verb is asked the question “What” I saw? “The answer to this question is” long black snake”. In this case, the verb is transitive in this sentence because the answer comes from within the sentence to the question asked to the verb.
• I’m going to see my nephew today.
• “Who will I see?” When this question is asked to a verb, “my nephew” in the sentence is the answer. In this case, the verb “see” is a transitive verb in this sentence.

Intransitive Verbs

Verbs here do not have an object. Questions asked for transitive verbs cannot be answered here. Here the subject is directly affected by the verb.

• The bus left the station.
• It is the bus that leaves the station. The bus itself does the “left” action, there is no object.

Stative Verbs or Non-Action Verbs

Verbs of this type do not indicate an event or action, they just describe situations experienced. The meaning of the verb is not concrete, it is not visible.

• My mom wants a big gift.
• The verb “Want” indicates the situation experienced here. This action cannot be observed.

50 examples of irregular verbs

abide	abode	abode
arise	arose	arisen
awake	awoke	awoken
be	was/were	been
bear	bore	born
beat	beat	beaten
become	became	become
befall	befell	befallen
beget	begot	begotten
begin	began	begun
bespeak	bespoke	bespoken
bestride	bestrode	bestridden
bet	bet	bet
bid	bade/bid	bidden/bid
bind	bound	bound
bite	bit	bitten
bleed	bled	bled
blow	blew	blown
break	broke	broken
breed	bred	bred
bring	brought	brought
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
build	built	built
burn	burnt	burnt
burst	burst	burst
buy	bought	bought
can	could
cast	cast	cast
cut	cut	cut
deal	dealt	dealt

lose	lost	lost
make	made	made
mean	meant	meant
meet	met	met
pay	paid	paid
mistake	mistook	mistaken
overhear	overheard	overheard
oversleep	overslept	overslept
put	put	put
read	read	read
rend	rent	rent
rid	rid	rid
ride	rode	ridden
ring	rang	rung
rise	rose	risen
run	ran	run
say	said	said
see	saw	seen
seek	sought	sought
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
set	set	set
shake	shook	shaken
shed	shed	shed
shine	shone	shone
shit	shit/shat	shit/shat
shoot	shot	shot
show	showed	shown
shrink	shrank	shrunk
shrive	shrove	shriven

50 examples of regular verbs

V1	V2	V3
Accept	Accepted	Accepted
Act	Acted	Acted
Bake	Baked	Baked
Behave	Behaved	Behaved
Close	Closed	Closed
Compare	Compared	Compared
Compete	Competed	Competed
Die	Died	Died
Disagree	Disagreed	Disagreed
Disturb	Disturbed	Disturbed
Dress	Dressed	Dressed
Dry	Dried	Dried
Eliminate	Eliminated	Eliminated
End	Ended	Ended
Enjoy	Enjoyed	Enjoyed

V1	V2	V3
Order	Ordered	Ordered
Organize	Organized	Organized
Pack	Packed	Packed
Paint	Painted	Painted
Pass	Passed	Passed
Perform	Performed	Performed
Persuade	Persuaded	Persuaded
Program	Programmed	Programmed
Protect	Protected	Protected
Review	Reviewed	Reviewed
Shop	Shopped	Shopped
Slow	Slowed	Slowed
Turn	Turned	Turned
Underline	Underlined	Underlined
Want	Wanted	Wanted