Regular Verbs

top 10 regular verbs in English

Unlike irregular verbs, regular verbs follow a specific pattern when it comes to forming the past tense and past participle forms.

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List of 130 English Regular Verbs (Interactive)

Click on a verb to see its full conjugation in all 12 tenses.

Base Form	Simple Past	Past Participle	3rd Person Singular	Present Participle
accept	accepted	accepted	accepts	accepting
achieve	achieved	achieved	achieves	achieving
add	added	added	adds	adding
admire	admired	admired	admires	admiring
admit	admitted	admitted	admits	admitting
adopt	adopted	adopted	adopts	adopting
advise	advised	advised	advises	advising
agree	agreed	agreed	agrees	agreeing
allow	allowed	allowed	allows	allowing
announce	announced	announced	announces	announcing
appreciate	appreciated	appreciated	appreciates	appreciating
approve	approved	approved	approves	approving
argue	argued	argued	argues	arguing
arrive	arrived	arrived	arrives	arriving
ask	asked	asked	asks	asking
assist	assisted	assisted	assists	assisting
attack	attacked	attacked	attacks	attacking
bake	baked	baked	bakes	baking
beg	begged	begged	begs	begging
behave	behaved	behaved	behaves	behaving
boil	boiled	boiled	boils	boiling
borrow	borrowed	borrowed	borrows	borrowing
brush	brushed	brushed	brushes	brushing
bury	buried	buried	buries	burying
call	called	called	calls	calling
challenge	challenged	challenged	challenges	challenging
change	changed	changed	changes	changing
chase	chased	chased	chases	chasing
cheat	cheated	cheated	cheats	cheating
cheer	cheered	cheered	cheers	cheering
chew	chewed	chewed	chews	chewing
clap	clapped	clapped	claps	clapping
clean	cleaned	cleaned	cleans	cleaning
collect	collected	collected	collects	collecting
compare	compared	compared	compares	comparing
complain	complained	complained	complains	complaining
confess	confessed	confessed	confesses	confessing
construct	constructed	constructed	constructs	constructing
control	controlled	controlled	controls	controlling
copy	copied	copied	copies	copying
count	counted	counted	counts	counting
create	created	created	creates	creating
cry	cried	cried	cries	crying
cycle	cycled	cycled	cycles	cycling
damage	damaged	damaged	damages	damaging
dance	danced	danced	dances	dancing
deliver	delivered	delivered	delivers	delivering
destroy	destroyed	destroyed	destroys	destroying
divide	divided	divided	divides	dividing
drag	dragged	dragged	drags	dragging
earn	earned	earned	earns	earning
employ	employed	employed	employs	employing
encourage	encouraged	encouraged	encourages	encouraging
enjoy	enjoyed	enjoyed	enjoys	enjoying
establish	established	established	establishes	establishing
estimate	estimated	estimated	estimates	estimating
exercise	exercised	exercised	exercises	exercising
expand	expanded	expanded	expands	expanding
explain	explained	explained	explains	explaining
fry	fried	fried	fries	frying
gather	gathered	gathered	gathers	gathering
greet	greeted	greeted	greets	greeting
guess	guessed	guessed	guesses	guessing
harass	harassed	harassed	harasses	harassing
hate	hated	hated	hates	hating
help	helped	helped	helps	helping
hope	hoped	hoped	hopes	hoping
identify	identified	identified	identifies	identifying
interrupt	interrupted	interrupted	interrupts	interrupting
introduce	introduced	introduced	introduces	introducing
irritate	irritated	irritated	irritates	irritating
joke	joked	joked	jokes	joking
jump	jumped	jumped	jumps	jumping
kick	kicked	kicked	kicks	kicking
kill	killed	killed	kills	killing
kiss	kissed	kissed	kisses	kissing
laugh	laughed	laughed	laughs	laughing
lie	lied	lied	lies	lying
like	liked	liked	likes	liking
listen	listened	listened	listens	listening
love	loved	loved	loves	loving
marry	married	married	marries	marrying
measure	measured	measured	measures	measuring
move	moved	moved	moves	moving
murder	murdered	murdered	murders	murdering
need	needed	needed	needs	needing
obey	obeyed	obeyed	obeys	obeying
offend	offended	offended	offends	offending
offer	offered	offered	offers	offering
open	opened	opened	opens	opening
paint	painted	painted	paints	painting
park	parked	parked	parks	parking
phone	phoned	phoned	phones	phoning
pick	picked	picked	picks	picking
play	played	played	plays	playing
pray	prayed	prayed	prays	praying
print	printed	printed	prints	printing
pull	pulled	puled	pulls	pulling
punch	punched	punched	punches	punching
punish	punished	punished	punishes	punishing
purchase	purchased	purchased	purchases	purchasing
push	pushed	pushed	pushes	pushing
question	questioned	questioned	questions	questioning
race	raced	raced	races	racing
relax	relaxed	relaxed	relaxes	relaxing
remember	remembered	remembered	remembers	remembering
reply	replied	replied	replies	replying
retire	retired	retired	retires	retiring
return	returned	returned	returns	returning
rub	rubbed	rubbed	rubs	rubbing
scold	scolded	scolded	scolds	scolding
select	selected	selected	selects	selecting
smoke	smoked	smoked	smokes	smoking
snore	snored	snored	snores	snoring
stare	stared	stared	stares	staring
start	started	started	starts	starting
study	studied	studied	studies	studying
talk	talked	talked	talks	talking
thank	thanked	thanked	thanks	thanking
travel	travelled	travelled	travels	traveling
trouble	troubled	troubled	troubles	troubling
type	typed	typed	types	typing
use	used	used	uses	using
visit	visited	visited	visits	visiting
wait	waited	waited	waits	waiting
walk	walked	walked	walks	walking
want	wanted	wanted	wants	wanting
warn	warned	warned	warns	warning
wink	winked	winked	winks	winking
worry	worried	worried	worries	worrying
yell	yelled	yelled	yells	yelling

Past Tenses

I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they

past tense
past tense
past tense
past tense
past tense
past tense

The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.

The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.

had past participle
had past participle
had past participle
had past participle
had past participle
had past participle

The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.

had been present participle
had been present participle
had been present participle
had been present participle
had been present participle
had been present participle

The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they

base form
base form
3rd pers sing present
base form
base form
base form

The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.

am present participle
are present participle
is present participle
are present participle
are present participle
are present participle

The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.

have past participle
have past participle
has past participle
have past participle
have past participle
have past participle

The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)

have been present participle
have been present participle
has been present participle
have been present participle
have been present participle
have been present participle

The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they

will base form
will base form
will base form
will base form
will base form
will base form

The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.

will be present participle
will be present participle
will be present participle
will be present participle
will be present participle
will be present participle

The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.

will have past participle
will have past participle
will have past participle
will have past participle
will have past participle
will have past participle

The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.

will have been present participle
will have been present participle
will have been present participle
will have been present participle
will have been present participle
will have been present participle

The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

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