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📝 Common Verb Forms

Quick revision table of the most common verb forms (V1, V2, V3).

Common Verb Forms — Quick Revision

This is a quick-reference table of the most commonly tested verb forms. Focus on the irregular verbs — regular verbs simply add -ed for V2 and V3.

💡 Tip: Regular verbs (like walk → walked → walked) are predictable. The ones that trip students up in exams are the irregular ones listed below.

Frequently Tested Irregular Verbs

V1 (Present) V2 (Past) V3 (Past Participle) -s/es Form Present Participle
abide abode abode abides abiding
arise arose arisen arises arising
awake awoke awoken awakes awaking
be was/were been is being
bear bore borne/born bears bearing
beat beat beaten beats beating
become became become becomes becoming
begin began begun begins beginning
bend bent bent bends bending
bet bet bet bets betting
bid bid/bade bid/bidden bids bidding
bind bound bound binds binding
bite bit bitten bites biting
bleed bled bled bleeds bleeding
blow blew blown blows blowing
break broke broken breaks breaking
breed bred bred breeds breeding
bring brought brought brings bringing
broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcasts broadcasting
build built built builds building
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned burns burning
burst burst burst bursts bursting
buy bought bought buys buying
cast cast cast casts casting
catch caught caught catches catching
choose chose chosen chooses choosing
cling clung clung clings clinging
come came come comes coming
cost cost cost costs costing
creep crept crept creeps creeping
cut cut cut cuts cutting
deal dealt dealt deals dealing
dig dug dug digs digging
do did done does doing
draw drew drawn draws drawing
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed dreams dreaming
drink drank drunk drinks drinking
drive drove driven drives driving
dwell dwelt dwelt dwells dwelling
eat ate eaten eats eating
fall fell fallen falls falling
feed fed fed feeds feeding
feel felt felt feels feeling
fight fought fought fights fighting
find found found finds finding
flee fled fled flees fleeing
fling flung flung flings flinging
fly flew flown flies flying
forbid forbade forbidden forbids forbidding
forecast forecast forecast forecasts forecasting
forget forgot forgotten forgets forgetting
forgive forgave forgiven forgives forgiving
freeze froze frozen freezes freezing
get got got/gotten gets getting
give gave given gives giving
go went gone goes going
grind ground ground grinds grinding
grow grew grown grows growing
hang hung/hanged hung/hanged hangs hanging
have had had has having
hear heard heard hears hearing
hide hid hidden hides hiding
hit hit hit hits hitting
hold held held holds holding
hurt hurt hurt hurts hurting
keep kept kept keeps keeping
kneel knelt knelt kneels kneeling
knit knit/knitted knit/knitted knits knitting
know knew known knows knowing
lay laid laid lays laying
lead led led leads leading
lean leant/leaned leant/leaned leans leaning
leap leapt/leaped leapt/leaped leaps leaping
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned learns learning
leave left left leaves leaving
lend lent lent lends lending
let let let lets letting
lie (recline) lay lain lies lying
lie (tell lies) lied lied lies lying
light lit/lighted lit/lighted lights lighting
lose lost lost loses losing
make made made makes making
mean meant meant means meaning
meet met met meets meeting
mistake mistook mistaken mistakes mistaking
overcome overcame overcome overcomes overcoming
overtake overtook overtaken overtakes overtaking
pay paid paid pays paying
prove proved proved/proven proves proving
put put put puts putting
quit quit quit quits quitting
read read read reads reading
ride rode ridden rides riding
ring rang rung rings ringing
rise rose risen rises rising
run ran run runs running
say said said says saying
see saw seen sees seeing
seek sought sought seeks seeking
sell sold sold sells selling
send sent sent sends sending
set set set sets setting
sew sewed sewn/sewed sews sewing
shake shook shaken shakes shaking
shed shed shed sheds shedding
shine shone shone shines shining
shoot shot shot shoots shooting
show showed shown/showed shows showing
shrink shrank shrunk shrinks shrinking
shut shut shut shuts shutting
sing sang sung sings singing
sink sank sunk sinks sinking
sit sat sat sits sitting
sleep slept slept sleeps sleeping
slide slid slid slides sliding
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled smells smelling
sow sowed sown/sowed sows sowing
speak spoke spoken speaks speaking
speed sped sped speeds speeding
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled spells spelling
spend spent spent spends spending
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled spills spilling
spin spun spun spins spinning
spit spat spat spits spitting
split split split splits splitting
spread spread spread spreads spreading
spring sprang sprung springs springing
stand stood stood stands standing
steal stole stolen steals stealing
stick stuck stuck sticks sticking
sting stung stung stings stinging
stink stank stunk stinks stinking
stride strode stridden strides striding
strike struck struck/stricken strikes striking
string strung strung strings stringing
strive strove striven strives striving
swear swore sworn swears swearing
sweep swept swept sweeps sweeping
swell swelled swollen/swelled swells swelling
swim swam swum swims swimming
swing swung swung swings swinging
take took taken takes taking
teach taught taught teaches teaching
tear tore torn tears tearing
tell told told tells telling
think thought thought thinks thinking
throw threw thrown throws throwing
thrust thrust thrust thrusts thrusting
tread trod trodden treads treading
undergo underwent undergone undergoes undergoing
understand understood understood understands understanding
undertake undertook undertaken undertakes undertaking
undo undid undone undoes undoing
upset upset upset upsets upsetting
wake woke woken wakes waking
wear wore worn wears wearing
weave wove woven weaves weaving
weep wept wept weeps weeping
win won won wins winning
wind wound wound winds winding
withdraw withdrew withdrawn withdraws withdrawing
withhold withheld withheld withholds withholding
withstand withstood withstood withstands withstanding
wring wrung wrung wrings wringing
write wrote written writes writing

Commonly Confused Regular Verbs

These regular verbs are often confused with irregular ones or with each other:

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