Regular verbs are verbs that follow a predictable pattern when conjugated in various tenses and forms in English. These verbs form their past tense and past participle by adding "-ed" to the base form of the verb. Here's how regular verbs are typically conjugated:
This is the infinitive form of the verb, which is usually the form you find in the dictionary. For regular verbs, it ends in "-ed" when conjugated in the past tense and past participle.
Example:
Used to describe habitual actions, facts, or general truths. In the simple present tense, regular verbs remain unchanged for all subjects (except for the third person singular).
Used to describe actions that occurred in the past. Regular verbs form the simple past tense by adding "-ed" to the base form.
Used in various tenses, including the present perfect and past perfect. Regular verbs form the past participle by adding "-ed" to the base form.
Examples:
It's important to note that not all English verbs are regular. There are also irregular verbs that do not follow this pattern in the past tense and past participle forms. Irregular verbs have unique forms that need to be memorized.
Regular verbs are relatively straightforward to conjugate because they follow a consistent pattern, making them easier to learn for English language learners.
accept add admire admit advise afford agree alert allow |
amuse analyse (BrE) analyze (AmE) announce annoy answer apologise appear |
applaud appreciate approve argue arrange arrest arrive ask |
attach attack attempt attend attract avoid |
back bake balance ban bang bare bat bathe battle beam |
beg behave belong bleach bless blind blink blot blush boast |
boil bolt bomb book bore borrow bounce bow box brake |
branch breathe bruise brush bubble bump burn bury buzz |
calculate call camp care carry carve cause challenge change charge chase cheat check cheer chew |
choke chop claim clap clean clear clip close coach coil collect colour comb command communicate |
compare compete complain complete concentrate concern confess confuse connect consider consist contain continue copy correct |
cough count cover crack crash crawl cross crush cry cure curl curve cycle |
dam damage dance dare decay deceive decide decorate delay delight |
deliver depend describe desert deserve destroy detect develop disagree disappear |
disapprove disarm discover dislike divide double doubt drag drain dream |
dress drip drop drown drum dry dust |
earn educate embarrass employ empty encourage |
end enjoy enter entertain escape examine |
excite excuse exercise exist expand expect |
explain explode extend |
face fade fail fancy fasten fax fear fence |
fetch file fill film fire fit fix flap |
flash float flood flow flower fold follow fool |
force form found frame frighten fry |
gather gaze glow glue |
grab grate grease greet |
grin grip groan guarantee |
guard guess guide |
hammer hand handle hang happen harass |
harm hate haunt head heal heap |
heat help hook hop hope hover |
hug hum hunt hurry |
identify ignore imagine impress improve include |
increase influence inform inject injure instruct |
intend interest interfere interrupt introduce invent |
invite irritate itch |
jail jam |
jog join |
joke judge |
juggle jump |
kick kill |
kiss kneel |
knit knock |
knot |
label land last laugh launch |
learn level license lick lie |
lighten like list listen live |
load lock long look love |
man manage march mark marry match mate |
matter measure meddle melt memorise mend mess up |
milk mine miss mix moan moor mourn |
move muddle mug multiply murder |
nail name |
need nest |
nod note |
notice number |
obey object observe |
obtain occur offend |
offer open order |
overflow owe own |
pack paddle paint park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform permit |
phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish pop |
possess post pour practise (BrE) practice (AmE) pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend |
prevent prick produce program promise protect provide pull pump punch puncture punish push |
question | queue | ||
race radiate rain raise reach realise receive recognise record reduce reflect |
refuse regret reign reject rejoice relax release rely remain remember remind |
remove repair repeat replace reply report reproduce request rescue retire return |
rhyme rinse risk rob rock roll rot rub ruin rule rush |
sack sail satisfy save saw scare scatter scold scorch scrape scratch scream screw scribble scrub seal search separate serve settle shade share shave shelter |
shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap slip slow smash smell smile smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak |
soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp stare start stay steer step stir stitch |
stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer suggest suit supply support suppose surprise surround suspect suspend switch |
talk tame tap taste tease telephone tempt terrify test thank |
thaw tick tickle tie time tip tire touch tour tow |
trace trade train transport trap travel treat tremble trick trip |
trot trouble trust try tug tumble turn twist type |
undress unfasten |
unite unlock |
unpack untidy |
use |
vanish | visit | ||
wail wait walk wander want warm warn wash |
waste watch water wave weigh welcome whine whip |
whirl whisper whistle wink wipe wish wobble wonder |
work worry wrap wreck wrestle wriggle |
x-ray | |||
yawn | yell | ||
zip | zoom |