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English Verb Conjugations
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421 verbs
5 tenses
2105 conjugation tables
421 verbs
Type Pattern
Tenses covered
Present (Simple Present) Past (Simple Past) Future (Simple Future) Present (-ing) (Present Continuous) Have done (Present Perfect)
Most Essential Verbs
be
to exist, to occur
have
to possess, to own
do
to perform, to execute
say
to speak, to utter
go
to move, to travel
get
to obtain, to receive
make
to create, to produce
know
to understand, to be aware
think
to consider, to reflect
take
to grasp, to seize
see
to perceive, to observe
come
to arrive, to approach
want
to desire, to wish for
use
to employ, to utilize
find
to discover, to locate
give
to provide, to offer
tell
to inform, to narrate
work
to labor, to function
call
to summon, to name
try
to attempt, to endeavor
ask
to inquire, to request
need
to require, to lack
feel
to sense, to experience
become
to turn into, to grow
leave
to depart, to abandon
put
to place, to position
mean
to signify, to intend
keep
to retain, to maintain
let
to allow, to permit
begin
to start, to commence
seem
to appear, to look like
help
to assist, to aid
show
to display, to demonstrate
hear
to listen, to perceive sound
play
to engage in, to perform
run
to sprint, to operate
move
to shift, to relocate
live
to exist, to reside
believe
to trust, to have faith
hold
to grasp, to contain
bring
to carry, to deliver
happen
to occur, to take place
write
to compose, to inscribe
provide
to supply, to furnish
sit
to be seated, to rest
stand
to be upright, to rise
lose
to misplace, to fail
pay
to compensate, to settle
meet
to encounter, to gather
include
to contain, to comprise
continue
to persist, to proceed
set
to place, to establish
learn
to acquire knowledge
change
to alter, to modify
lead
to guide, to direct
understand
to comprehend, to grasp
watch
to observe, to monitor
follow
to pursue, to come after
stop
to cease, to halt
create
to produce, to originate
speak
to talk, to communicate
read
to interpret, to peruse
allow
to permit, to authorize
add
to include, to append
spend
to expend, to use up
grow
to develop, to increase
open
to unlock, to begin
walk
to stroll, to travel on foot
win
to triumph, to succeed
offer
to propose, to present
remember
to recall, to recollect
love
to adore, to cherish
consider
to contemplate, to regard
appear
to emerge, to seem
buy
to purchase, to acquire
wait
to remain, to expect
serve
to assist, to provide
die
to perish, to expire
send
to dispatch, to transmit
expect
to anticipate, to await
build
to construct, to erect
stay
to remain, to linger
fall
to drop, to descend
cut
to slice, to sever
reach
to arrive at, to attain
kill
to slay, to eliminate
remain
to stay, to persist
suggest
to propose, to recommend
raise
to lift, to elevate
pass
to go by, to transfer
sell
to vend, to market
require
to need, to demand
report
to announce, to inform
decide
to determine, to resolve
pull
to drag, to draw
return
to come back, to restore
explain
to clarify, to describe
hope
to wish, to expect
develop
to evolve, to advance
carry
to transport, to bear
break
to shatter, to fracture
receive
to obtain, to accept
agree
to concur, to consent
support
to uphold, to sustain
hit
to strike, to impact
produce
to generate, to create
eat
to consume, to dine
cover
to conceal, to overlay
catch
to capture, to seize
draw
to sketch, to pull
choose
to select, to pick
cause
to trigger, to bring about
point
to indicate, to direct
describe
to depict, to explain
drive
to operate, to propel
deal
to handle, to trade
place
to put, to position
seek
to search, to pursue
accept
to receive, to approve
wear
to don, to have on
Common Verbs
fight
to battle, to combat
teach
to instruct, to educate
throw
to toss, to hurl
pick
to choose, to gather
drop
to release, to fall
plan
to design, to intend
enter
to go in, to join
share
to divide, to distribute
hang
to suspend, to dangle
treat
to handle, to care for
form
to shape, to create
control
to manage, to regulate
exist
to be, to live
reduce
to decrease, to diminish
prepare
to ready, to arrange
claim
to assert, to demand
manage
to handle, to oversee
determine
to establish, to decide
face
to confront, to encounter
contain
to hold, to include
sing
to vocalize, to chant
sleep
to rest, to slumber
fly
to soar, to travel by air
join
to connect, to unite
lie
to recline, to deceive
rise
to ascend, to get up
wish
to desire, to hope
fill
to occupy, to complete
assume
to presume, to suppose
drink
to consume liquid, to sip
Intermediate Verbs
imagine
to envision, to conceive
represent
to depict, to symbolize
enjoy
to relish, to appreciate
avoid
to evade, to shun
forget
to fail to remember
notice
to observe, to detect
relate
to connect, to associate
protect
to guard, to defend
save
to rescue, to preserve
wonder
to ponder, to question
apply
to use, to request
close
to shut, to end
sound
to resonate, to seem
focus
to concentrate, to center
lay
to place, to put down
force
to compel, to coerce
push
to press, to shove
announce
to declare, to proclaim
obtain
to acquire, to secure
mention
to refer to, to cite
prefer
to favor, to choose
present
to show, to introduce
release
to free, to let go
train
to teach, to exercise
touch
to contact, to feel
ride
to travel on, to mount
respond
to reply, to react
visit
to call on, to tour
discover
to find, to uncover
argue
to debate, to dispute
Extended Verbs
swim
to move through water
hide
to conceal, to cover
achieve
to accomplish, to attain
compare
to contrast, to liken
establish
to found, to create
tend
to incline, to care for
deny
to refuse, to reject
prove
to demonstrate, to verify
solve
to resolve, to answer
demand
to require, to insist
stick
to adhere, to attach
express
to convey, to articulate
steal
to take illegally, to pilfer
replace
to substitute, to exchange
improve
to enhance, to better
publish
to issue, to release
smile
to grin, to beam
laugh
to chuckle, to giggle
wake
to awaken, to rouse
shake
to tremble, to vibrate
connect
to link, to join together
turn
to rotate, to change direction
start
to begin, to initiate
look
to gaze, to examine
talk
to speak, to converse
check
to verify, to inspect
count
to enumerate, to tally
quit
to give up, to stop
worry
to be anxious, to fret
organize
to arrange, to structure
complete
to finish, to accomplish
communicate
to convey, to exchange information
fit
to suit, to be the right size
care
to feel concern, to look after
mark
to indicate, to designate
test
to examine, to evaluate
design
to plan, to create
act
to behave, to perform
miss
to fail to hit, to long for
sign
to write one's name, to signal
depart
to leave, to take off
search
to look up, to seek information
cross
to go across, to intersect
review
to examine, to assess
type
to input text, to categorize
track
to follow, to monitor
deactivate
to turn off, to disable
clean
to remove dirt, to tidy
introduce
to present, to bring in for first time
expand
to enlarge, to grow in scope
investigate
to examine, to inquire into
indicate
to point out, to signal
demonstrate
to show, to prove by example
contribute
to give, to add to
participate
to take part, to join in
influence
to affect, to shape
implement
to put into action, to execute
identify
to recognize, to name
evaluate
to assess, to judge
generate
to produce, to create
ensure
to guarantee, to make certain
encourage
to inspire, to motivate
enable
to allow, to make possible
engage
to involve, to participate
eliminate
to remove, to get rid of
address
to speak to, to deal with
access
to enter, to obtain
activate
to start, to set in motion
advance
to progress, to promote
affect
to influence, to have impact on
analyze
to examine, to study in detail
appreciate
to value, to be grateful for
assign
to allocate, to designate
assist
to help, to support
attempt
to try, to endeavor
attract
to draw in, to appeal to
calculate
to compute, to figure out
challenge
to question, to dispute
collaborate
to work together, to cooperate
collect
to gather, to accumulate
combine
to merge, to join together
commit
to pledge, to carry out
concentrate
to focus, to intensify
confirm
to verify, to establish as true
consult
to seek advice from, to refer to
contact
to reach out, to communicate with
convert
to change, to transform
coordinate
to organize, to bring together
correct
to fix, to adjust
decrease
to reduce, to lessen
define
to explain meaning, to specify
deliver
to bring, to hand over
depend
to rely on, to be contingent
detect
to discover, to find
differ
to be unlike, to disagree
distribute
to spread out, to allocate
divide
to separate, to split
earn
to gain through work, to merit
edit
to revise, to modify
educate
to teach, to inform
end
to finish, to conclude
enforce
to compel, to implement
experience
to go through, to encounter
extend
to lengthen, to offer
gather
to collect, to assemble
handle
to manage, to deal with
hire
to employ, to engage
ignore
to disregard, to overlook
increase
to grow, to make larger
inform
to tell, to notify
interact
to communicate, to engage with
invest
to put money into, to devote
involve
to include, to engage
launch
to start, to release
limit
to restrict, to confine
listen
to hear attentively, to pay attention
locate
to find the position of, to place
maintain
to keep up, to preserve
measure
to determine size, to assess
modify
to change, to alter
monitor
to observe, to track
motivate
to inspire, to encourage action
negotiate
to discuss terms, to reach agreement
observe
to watch, to note
operate
to work, to control
order
to command, to request
overcome
to conquer, to get past
perform
to carry out, to execute
predict
to forecast, to anticipate
prevent
to stop, to hinder
process
to handle, to treat
promote
to advance, to advertise
purchase
to buy, to acquire
react
to respond, to act in return
recognize
to identify, to acknowledge
record
to document, to register
refuse
to decline, to reject
register
to enroll, to record
reject
to refuse, to turn down
remove
to take away, to eliminate
repair
to fix, to restore
repeat
to say again, to do again
request
to ask for, to seek
research
to study, to investigate
resolve
to solve, to settle
restrict
to limit, to confine
reveal
to disclose, to show
satisfy
to fulfill, to please
schedule
to plan timing, to arrange
select
to choose, to pick out
separate
to divide, to distinguish
skip
to jump over, to omit
specify
to state clearly, to detail
spread
to extend, to distribute
store
to keep, to save
strengthen
to make stronger, to reinforce
stretch
to extend, to reach out
submit
to present, to yield
succeed
to accomplish, to follow after
summarize
to give main points, to recap
supply
to provide, to furnish
sustain
to maintain, to keep going
translate
to convert language, to interpret
transform
to change form, to convert
transfer
to move, to convey
trust
to have confidence in, to rely on
undertake
to begin a task, to commit to
update
to make current, to refresh
upgrade
to improve, to raise standard
utilize
to make use of, to employ
validate
to confirm, to prove correct
vary
to differ, to change
verify
to check, to confirm
volunteer
to offer freely, to give time
warn
to alert, to caution
waste
to squander, to use carelessly
welcome
to greet, to receive gladly
belong
to be a member of, to be owned by
borrow
to take temporarily, to use
breathe
to inhale and exhale, to live
celebrate
to mark an occasion, to honor
charge
to demand payment, to power up
chase
to pursue, to run after
climb
to go up, to ascend
complain
to express dissatisfaction, to protest
copy
to duplicate, to reproduce
crash
to collide, to fail suddenly
damage
to harm, to injure
deserve
to merit, to be worthy of
disagree
to differ in opinion, to object
disappear
to vanish, to go out of sight
doubt
to be uncertain about, to question
download
to transfer data, to save online content
dream
to imagine during sleep, to aspire
dress
to put on clothes, to adorn
enrich
to improve, to make more valuable
examine
to inspect, to study closely
exercise
to work out, to practice
fail
to not succeed, to let down
fix
to repair, to resolve
freeze
to become solid with cold, to stop
greet
to welcome, to address on meeting
guess
to estimate, to suppose
hurt
to cause pain, to injure
jump
to leap, to spring
kick
to strike with foot, to reject
land
to come to ground, to achieve
adapt
to adjust, to modify
admire
to regard with respect, to appreciate
adopt
to take on, to accept
allocate
to distribute, to assign
alter
to change, to modify
amuse
to entertain, to make laugh
approve
to agree to, to sanction
arrest
to detain, to stop
attach
to fasten, to connect
compete
to rival, to contest
construct
to build, to assemble
convince
to persuade, to win over
cope
to deal with, to manage
criticize
to evaluate negatively, to find fault
cure
to heal, to remedy
debate
to discuss, to argue
defend
to protect, to argue for
destroy
to demolish, to ruin
dominate
to control, to prevail over
emerge
to come out, to become apparent
evolve
to develop gradually, to change
exceed
to surpass, to go beyond
exclude
to leave out, to bar
grab
to seize, to take quickly
install
to set up, to put in place
insist
to demand firmly, to maintain
inspire
to motivate, to stimulate creativity
integrate
to combine into a whole, to include
interpret
to explain the meaning of, to translate
invite
to ask to come, to request presence
isolate
to separate, to keep apart
link
to connect, to associate
list
to enumerate, to record
permit
to allow, to authorize
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