500 Regular Verbs List, Definition and Examples

English Regular Verbs List, Definition and Examples

500 Regular Verbs List

1. accept
2. add
3. admire
4. admit
5. advise
6. afford
7. agree
8. alert
9. allow
10. amuse
11. analyse
12. announce
13. annoy
14. answer
15. apologise
16. bake
17. balance
18. ban
19. bang
20. bare
21. bat
22. bathe
23. battle
24. beam
25. beg
26. behave
27. belong
28. bless
29. blind
30. blink
31. blot
32. blush
33. boast
34. boil
35. bomb
36. book
37. bore



38. borrow
39. bounce
40. bow
41. box
42. brake
43. brake
44. branch
45. breathe
46. bruise
47. brush
48. bubble
49. bump
50. burn
51. bury
52. calculate
53. call
54. camp
55. care
56. carry
57. carve
58. cause
59. challenge
60. change
61. charge
62. chase
63. cheat
64. check
65. cheer
66. chew
67. choke
68. chop
69. claim
70. clap
71. clean
72. clear
73. clip
74. close
75. coach
76. coil
77. collect
78. colour
79. comb
80. command
81. communicate
82. compare
83. compete
84. complain
85. complete
86. concentrate
87. concern
88. confess
89. confuse
90. connect
91. consider
92. consist
93. contain
94. continue
95. copy
96. correct
97. cough
98. count
99. cover
100. crack
101. crash
102. crawl
103. cross
104. crush
105. cry
106. cure
107. curl
108. curve
109. cycle
110. dam
111. damage
112. dance
113. dare
114. decay
115. deceive
116. decide
117. deliver
118. depend
119. describe
120. desert
121. deserve
122. destroy
123. detect
124. disapprove
125. disarm
126. discover
127. dislike
128. divide
129. double
130. doubt
131. dress
132. drip
133. drop
134. drown
135. drum
136. dry
137. decorate
138. delay
139. delight
140. develop
141. disagree
142. disappear
143. drag
144. drain
145. dream
146. dust
147. earn
148. educate
149. embarrass
150. employ
151. empty
152. encourage
153. end
154. enjoy
155. enter
156. entertain
157. escape
158. examine
159. excite
160. excuse
161. exercise
162. exist
163. expand
164. expect
165. explain
166. explode
167. extend
168. face
169. fade
170. fail
171. fancy
172. fasten
173. fax
174. fear
175. fence
176. fetch
177. file
178. fill
179. film
180. fire
181. fit
182. flash
183. force
184. form
185. found



186. frame
187. frighten
188. fry
189. knot
190. label
191. land
192. last
193. learn
194. level
195. license
196. lighten
197. like
198. list
199. load
200. lock
201. long
202. laugh
203. launch
204. lick
205. lie
206. listen
207. live
208. look
209. love
210. man
211. manage
212. march
213. mark
214. marry
215. match
216. mate
217. matter
218. measure
219. meddle
220. melt
221. memorise
222. mend
223. mess up
224. milk
225. mine
226. miss
227. mix
228. moan
229. mourn
230. move
231. mug
232. multiply
233. murder
234. nail
235. name
236. need
237. nest
238. nod
239. note
240. notice
241. number
242. obey
243. object
244. observe
245. obtain
246. occur
247. offend
248. offer
249. open
250. order
251. overflow
252. owe
253. own
254. pack
255. paddle
256. paint
257. park
258. part
259. pass
260. paste
261. pat
262. pause
263. peck
264. pedal
265. peel
266. peep
267. perform
268. permit
269. phone
270. pick
271. pinch
272. pine
273. place
274. plan
275. plant
276. play
277. please
278. plug
279. point
280. poke
281. polish
282. pop
283. possess
284. post
285. pour
286. practise
287. pray
288. preach
289. precede
290. prefer
291. prepare
292. present
293. preserve
294. press
295. pretend
296. prevent
297. prick
298. print
299. produce
300. program
301. promise
302. protect
303. provide
304. pull
305. pump
306. punch
307. puncture
308. punish
309. push
310. question
311. queue
312. race
313. radiate
314. rain
315. raise
316. reach
317. realise
318. receive
319. recognise
320. record
321. reduce
322. reflect
323. refuse
324. regret
325. reign
326. reject
327. rejoice
328. relax
329. release
330. rely
331. remain
332. remember
333. remind
334. remove
335. repair
336. repeat
337. replace
338. reply
339. report
340. reproduce
341. request
342. rescue
343. retire
344. return
345. rhyme
346. rinse
347. risk
348. rob
349. rock
350. roll
351. rot
352. rub
353. ruin
354. rule
355. rush
356. sack
357. sail
358. shiver
359. shock
360. soothe
361. sound
362. stop
363. store
364. satisfy
365. save
366. saw
367. scare
368. scatter
369. scold
370. scorch
371. scrape
372. scratch
373. scream
374. screw
375. scribble
376. scrub
377. seal
378. search
379. separate
380. serve
381. settle
382. shade
383. share
384. shave
385. shelter
386. shop
387. shrug
388. sigh
389. sign
390. signal
391. sin
392. sip
393. ski
394. skip
395. slap
396. slip
397. slow
398. smash
399. smell
400. smile
401. smoke
402. snatch
403. sneeze
404. sniff
405. snore
406. snow
407. soak
408. spare
409. spark
410. sparkle
411. spell
412. spill
413. spoil
414. spot
415. spray
416. sprout
417. squash
418. squeak
419. squeal
420. squeeze
421. stain
422. stamp
423. stare
424. start
425. stay
426. steer
427. step
428. stir
429. stitch
430. strap
431. strengthen
432. stretch
433. strip
434. stroke
435. stuff
436. subtract
437. succeed
438. suck
439. suffer
440. suggest
441. suit
442. supply
443. support
444. suppose
445. surprise
446. surround
447. suspect
448. suspend
449. switch
450. talk
451. tame
452. tap
453. taste
454. tease
455. telephone
456. tempt
457. terrify
458. test
459. thank
460. thaw
461. tick
462. tickle
463. tie
464. time
465. tip
466. tire
467. touch
468. tour
469. tow
470. trace
471. trade
472. train
473. transport
474. trap
475. travel
476. treat
477. tremble
478. trick
479. trip
480. trot
481. trouble
482. trust
483. try
484. tug
485. tumble
486. wave
487. weigh
488. welcome
489. whine
490. whip
491. whirl
492. whisper
493. whistle
494. wink
495. wipe
496. wish
497. wobble
498. wonder
499. work
500. worry

REGULAR VERBS

A regular verbs is one that conforms to the usual rule for forming its simple past tense. its past participle. The “usual” rule is to add -ed or -d to the base form of the vocabulary to create the past forms.

Like this for regular verbs, the simple past tense and past particle are formed:

*Add ”ed” to most vocabulary:

• Jump > Jumped
• Paint > Painted

If a vocabulary of one syllable ends [consonant-vowel-consonant], double add and the final letter “ed”:

• Chat > Chatted
• Stop > Stopped

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If the final letter is “w,” “x,” or “y,” don’t double it:

• sew > sewed
• play > played
• fix > fixed

If the last syllable of a longer vocabulary is stressed and ends [consonant – vowel – consonant] double the last letter and add “ed”:

• incur > incurred
• prefer > preferred

If the first syllable of a longer verb is stressed and the vocabulary ends [letter-vowel-letter], just add “ed”:

• open > opened
• enter > entered
• swallow > swallowed

If the vocabulary ends “e,” just add “d”:

• thrive > thrived
• guzzle > guzzled

If the vocabulary ends [consonant + “y”], change the “y” to an “i” and add “ed”:  

• cry > cried

Regular vocabulary in English create the past simple and past participle by adding -ed to the base form.

For example If the vocabulary ends in a consonant and -y, we change the -y to -i and added -ed :

For example If a vocabulary ends in -e we simply add -d :

Example Sentences with Regular Verbs
Maria accepts the gift on his behalf.
Maria accepted the gift on his behalf.
Maria will accept the gift on his behalf

You advise me to slow down.
You advised me to slow down.
You will advise me to slow down.

The cat amuse the baby.
The cat amused the baby.
The cat will amuse the baby.

Selena begs for your forgiveness.
Selena begged for your forgiveness.
Selena will beg for your forgiveness.

We bolt out the door.
We bolted out the door.
We will bolt out the door.

Nothing compares to freshly squeezed cola.
Nothing compared to freshly squeezed cola.
Nothing will compare to freshly squeezed cola.

Bead destroys all the furniture.
Bead destroyed all the furniture
Bead will destroy all the furniture.

Mary dresses for success.
Mary dressed for success.
Mary will dress for success.

The hamster escapes from his housing.
The hamster escaped from his housing.
The hamster will escape from his housing.

Sam gazes out the window.
Sam gazed out the window.
Sam will gaze out the window.

Bella heats up her dinner in the microwave.
Bella heated up her dinner in the microwave.
Bella will heat up her dinner in the microwave.

Stella and Jack hug in a warm embrace.
Stella and Jack hugged in a warm embrace.
Stella and Jack will hug in a warm embrace.

The off-color jokes offend the viewer.
The off-color jokes offended the viewer.
The off-color jokes will offend the viewer.

Fairy tale heroes plug into the matrix.
Fairy tale heroes plugged into the matrix.
Fairy tale heroes will plug into the matrix.

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