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Regular Verbs
130 Regular Verbs
Here is a list of 130 regular verbs for English learners.Table of Contents
- An Overview of Regular Verbs
- List of 130 English Regular Verbs (Interactive)
- Printable Test
- Learn with Hangman!

An Overview of Regular Verbs
Unlike irregular verbs, regular verbs follow a specific pattern when it comes to forming the past tense and past participle forms.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 |
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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 |
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
Person | Simple Past | Past Progressive Tense | Past Perfect Tense | Past Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
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The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
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The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
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The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.
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Present Tenses
Person | Simple Present | Present Progressive Tense | Present Perfect Tense | Present Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
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The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
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The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
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The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).
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Future Tenses
Person | Simple Future | Future Progressive Tense | Future Perfect Tense | Future Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
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The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
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The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
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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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Learn with Hangman!
Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is a regular verb from this list. (Choose your first letter to start.)- Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
- If you guess a letter in the hidden adjective, then all is good.
- If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden adjective, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
- If the gallows are completed, you lose.
- Good luck!
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