The 25 Most Common Verbs in English

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25.

How did I decide which 25 verbs to pick?

I just thought about it, and I thought:

"I use this word a lot, this word a lot, and this word a lot."

No, I didn't do that.

This list is actually composed of many linguists, many websites, many different people all over

the place who have decided that: "Yeah, these are the 25 words that most people use."

So what I'm going to do is just very straightforward, I will give you the name of the verb,

the pronunciation of the present form, the past form, and the past participle form,

and I will give you three examples that will provide context for the verb so that you understand

its meaning clearly.

I recommend that you watch this video multiple times so that you can master all of these verbs.

Here we go.

"Be": "be", "am", "is", "are"; "was", "were"; "been".

"She is a fantastic writer.",

"They were home all day yesterday.",

"I've been re-reading Harry Potter lately."

"Have": "have", "has"; "had"; "had".

"He has two brothers.",

"We had a great time last night.",

"I'm having a cup of coffee."

"Do": "do", "does"; "did"; "done".

"Have you done your homework?",

"I'll do the laundry later.",

"I did well on my test!"

"Go": "go", "went", "gone".

"Where did you go last night?",

"We're going to Niagara Falls this weekend.",

"See you later! I'm going home!"

"Say": "say", "said", "said".

"Wait. What did she say?",

"You said I could trust you!",

"Don't say anything."

Shh.

"Get"; "got"; "got" (British English), "gotten" (American English).

"He got a new job!",

"You should get new shoes.",

"I think I'm getting a headache."

"Make": "make", "made", "made".

"We've made some mistakes.",

"The kids are making a lot of noise.",

"Look! I made a model car!"

"Know": "know", "knew", "known".

"I don't know your name.",

"We've known each other for 8 years.",

"Hey. Do you know who this is?"

"Think": "think", "thought", "thought".

"What do you think about this?",

"She'll think this is a terrible idea.",

"Let me think about that for a minute."

"See": "see", "saw", "seen".

"I'll see you later.",

"Has anyone seen Jack today?",

"Have you seen this video?"

"Take": "take", "took", "taken".

"She's taking a philosophy class this semester.",

"I would never take anything from him!",

"I'm going to take a shower."

"Come": "come", "came", "come".

"He had never come later before.",

"Hey. Mariana is coming over later.",

"Wait for me! I'm coming!"

"Want": "want", "wanted", "wanted".

"Come on. What do you want for your birthday?",

"I've always wanted to have a dog.",

"Who wants to see Star Wars again? Anyone?"

"Use": "use", "used", "used".

"I've never used this before.",

"Have you ever used this before?",

"What do you use this for? Oh."

"Find": "find", "found", "found".

"Did you find the restaurant?",

"Have they found life on Mars yet?",

"I can't find my keys."

"Give": "give", "gave", "given".

"She'll be given her diploma tomorrow.",

"Who gave you that pen? Who gave you that pen? That's my pen.",

"I'll give this to you if you promise to give it back."

"Tell": "tell", "told", "told".

"I won't tell your secret to anyone. I swear.",

"Tell her the truth!",

"Wait. What did you tell your mom about me?"

"Work": "work", "worked", "worked".

"Where do you work?",

"She has worked here since 2014.",

"How does this thing work?"

"Call": "call", "called", "called".

"I'll call you after work.",

"Your mom called while you were out.",

"Hey. Did you just call me?"

"Ask", "asked", "asked".

"Don't be afraid to ask questions.",

"She asked where I lived.",

"You can ask me anything. Anything."

"Try": "try", "tried", "tried".

"I'm trying to find a new job.",

"She's been trying to contact me.",

"Have you tried learning English on YouTube? Hmm?"

"Need": "need", "needed", "needed".

"He needs help with his homework.",

"Hey. Do you need anything from the store?",

"I need a vacation."

"Feel", "feel": "feel", "felt", "felt".

"Caroline's been feeling down lately.",

"I haven't felt this way in a long time.",

"You need to feel this. You need to feel this material.

It's so soft. It's so soft."

"Become": "become", "became", "become".

"She became President in 2010.",

"We're becoming close friends.",

"You have become a better English speaker!"

And finally, "leave": "leave", "left", "left".

"When are you leaving?",

"She leaves at 4pm every day.",

"I really need to leave."

So, those were the 25 most common English verbs.

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