WHAT ARE VERBS?

Verbs are words that express an action, occurrence, or state of being in a sentence. They are an essential part of speech in any language, including English. Here are some definitions, types, and examples of verbs.

DEFINITION

Verbs are words that describe an action, occurrence, or state of being.

TYPES OF VERBS:

a. Action Verbs: run, swim, read, write, sing, dance, play

These verbs express physical or mental actions that the subject of the sentence performs.

EXAMPLES: The cat jumps on the table.

b. Stative Verbs: like, hate, love, know, feel, think

These verbs describe a state or condition of the subject, such as emotions, opinions, or physical states.

EXAMPLES: I love chocolate ice cream.

c. Auxiliary Verbs: be, have, do

These verbs are used to form tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs in the sentence.

EXAMPLES: I am studying for my exams.

d. Modal Verbs: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would

These verbs express the possibility, probability, or necessity of the action.

EXAMPLES: You should exercise regularly.

e. Phrasal Verbs: look up, put off, turn on, give up, get along with

These verbs consist of a main verb and a particle, such as a preposition or adverb.

EXAMPLES: I need to look up the meaning of this word.

FORMS OF VERBS:

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/speaknskills/

Verbs	Base Form (V1)	Present (V1s/es)	Present Participle (V1+ing)	Past (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
accept	accept	accepts	accepting	accepted	accepted
achieve	achieve	achieves	achieving	achieved	achieved
act	act	acts	acting	acted	acted
add	add	adds	adding	added	added
admit	admit	admits	admitting	admitted	admitted
affect	affect	affects	affecting	affected	affected
agree	agree	agrees	agreeing	agreed	agreed
aim	aim	aims	aiming	aimed	aimed
allow	allow	allows	allowing	allowed	allowed
answer	answer	answers	answering	answered	answered
appear	appear	appears	appearing	appeared	appeared
apply	apply	applies	applying	applied	applied
argue	argue	argues	arguing	argued	argued
arrange	arrange	arranges	arranging	arranged	arranged
arrive	arrive	arrives	arriving	arrived	arrived
ask	ask	asks	asking	asked	asked
assess	assess	assesses	assessing	assessed	assessed
assist	assist	assists	assisting	assisted	assisted
attack	attack	attacks	attacking	attacked	attacked
attempt	attempt	attempts	attempting	attempted	attempted
avoid	avoid	avoids	avoiding	avoided	avoided
base	base	bases	basing	based	based
bear	bear	bears	bearing	bore	born/borne
beat	beat	beats	beating	beat	beaten
become	become	becomes	becoming	became	become
begin	begin	begins	beginning	began	begun
believe	believe	believes	believing	believed	believed
belong	belong	belongs	belonging	belonged	belonged
bend	bend	bends	bending	bent	bent
bet	bet	bets	betting	bet	bet
bite	bite	bites	biting	bit	bitten
blame	blame	blames	blaming	blamed	blamed
block	block	blocks	blocking	blocked	blocked
blow	blow	blows	blowing	blew	blown
break	break	breaks	breaking	broke	broken
bring	bring	brings	bringing	brought	brought
build	build	builds	building	built	built

calculate	calculate	calculates	calculating	calculated	calculated
capture	capture	captures	capturing	captured	captured
change	change	changes	changing	changed	changed
choose	choose	chooses	choosing	chose	chosen
claim	claim	claims	claiming	claimed	claimed
climb	climb	climbs	climbing	climbed	climbed
close	close	closes	closing	closed	closed
combine	combine	combines	combining	combined	combined
comfort	comfort	comforts	comforting	comforted	comforted
compete	compete	competes	competing	competed	competed
complain	complain	complains	complaining	complained	complained
complete	complete	completes	completing	completed	completed
compose	compose	composes	composing	composed	composed
compromise	compromise	compromises	compromising	compromised	compromised
conduct	conduct	conducts	conducting	conducted	conducted
confirm	confirm	confirms	confirming	confirmed	confirmed
confuse	confuse	confuses	confusing	confused	confused
connect	connect	connects	connecting	connected	connected
consider	consider	considers	considering	considered	considered
consist	consist	consists	consisting	consisted	consisted
construct	construct	constructs	constructing	constructed	constructed
contact	contact	contacts	contacting	contacted	contacted
contain	contain	contains	containing	contained	contained
continue	continue	continues	continuing	continued	continued
contribute	contribute	contributes	contributing	contributed	contributed
control	control	controls	controlling	controlled	controlled
convert	convert	converts	converting	converted	converted
cook	cook	cooks	cooking	cooked	cooked
copy	copy	copies	copying	copied	copied
correct	correct	corrects	correcting	corrected	corrected
correspond	correspond	corresponds	corresponding	corresponded	corresponded
cost	cost	costs	costing	cost	cost
cough	cough	coughs	coughing	coughed	coughed
count	count	counts	counting	counted	counted
cover	cover	covers	covering	covered	covered
crack	crack	cracks	cracking	cracked	cracked
create	create	creates	creating	created	created
criticize	criticize	criticizes	criticizing	criticized	criticized
cross	cross	crosses	crossing	crossed	crossed
crush	crush	crushes	crushing	crushed	crushed

damage	damage	damages	damaging	damaged	damaged
dance	dance	dances	dancing	danced	danced
dare	dare	dares	daring	dared	dared
deal	deal	deals	dealing	dealt	dealt
debate	debate	debates	debating	debated	debated
decide	decide	decides	deciding	decided	decided
decorate	decorate	decorates	decorating	decorated	decorated
decrease	decrease	decreases	decreasing	decreased	decreased
define	define	defines	defining	defined	defined
delay	delay	delays	delaying	delayed	delayed
delete	delete	deletes	deleting	deleted	deleted
deliver	deliver	delivers	delivering	delivered	delivered
demand	demand	demands	demanding	demanded	demanded
demonstrate	demonstrate	demonstrates	demonstrating	demonstrated	demonstrated
deny	deny	denies	denying	denied	denied
depend	depend	depends	depending	depended	depended
describe	describe	describes	describing	described	described
design	design	designs	designing	designed	designed
desire	desire	desires	desiring	desired	desired
destroy	destroy	destroys	destroying	destroyed	destroyed
detect	detect	detects	detecting	detected	detected
develop	develop	develops	developing	developed	developed
diagnose	diagnose	diagnoses	diagnosing	diagnosed	diagnosed
dictate	dictate	dictates	dictating	dictated	dictated
differ	differ	differs	differing	differed	differed
dig	dig	digs	digging	dug	dug
direct	direct	directs	directing	directed	directed
disagree	disagree	disagrees	disagreeing	disagreed	disagreed
disappear	disappear	disappears	disappearing	disappeared	disappeared
disappoint	disappoint	disappoints	disappointing	disappointed	disappointed
discover	discover	discovers	discovering	discovered	discovered
discuss	discuss	discusses	discussing	discussed	discussed
dislike	dislike	dislikes	disliking	disliked	disliked
distinguish	distinguish	distinguishes	distinguishing	distinguished	distinguished
distribute	distribute	distributes	distributing	distributed	distributed
dive	dive	dives	diving	dove	dived
divide	divide	divides	dividing	divided	divided
do	do	does	doing	did	done

earn	earn	earns	earning	earned	earned
eat	eat	eats	eating	ate	eaten
educate	educate	educates	educating	educated	educated
eliminate	eliminate	eliminates	eliminating	eliminated	eliminated
embarrass	embarrass	embarrasses	embarrassing	embarrassed	embarrassed
emphasize	emphasize	emphasizes	emphasizing	emphasized	emphasized
employ	employ	employs	employing	employed	employed
enable	enable	enables	enabling	enabled	enabled
encounter	encounter	encounters	encountering	encountered	encountered
encourage	encourage	encourages	encouraging	encouraged	encouraged
end	end	ends	ending	ended	ended
endorse	endorse	endorses	endorsing	endorsed	endorsed
energize	energize	energizes	energizing	energized	energized
engage	engage	engages	engaging	engaged	engaged
enhance	enhance	enhances	enhancing	enhanced	enhanced
enjoy	enjoy	enjoys	enjoying	enjoyed	enjoyed
enlist	enlist	enlists	enlisting	enlisted	enlisted
ensure	ensure	ensures	ensuring	ensured	ensured
entertain	entertain	entertains	entertaining	entertained	entertained
establish	establish	establishes	establishing	established	established
estimate	estimate	estimates	estimating	estimated	estimated
evaluate	evaluate	evaluates	evaluating	evaluated	evaluated
evaporate	evaporate	evaporates	evaporating	evaporated	evaporated
exceed	exceed	exceeds	exceeding	exceeded	exceeded
exchange	exchange	exchanges	exchanging	exchanged	exchanged
excite	excite	excites	exciting	excited	excited
exclude	exclude	excludes	excluding	excluded	excluded
excuse	excuse	excuses	excusing	excused	excused
execute	execute	executes	executing	executed	executed
exercise	exercise	exercises	exercising	exercised	exercised
exhibit	exhibit	exhibits	exhibiting	exhibited	exhibited
expand	expand	expands	expanding	expanded	expanded
expect	expect	expects	expecting	expected	expected
experience	experience	experiences	experiencing	experienced	experienced
explain	explain	explains	explaining	explained	explained
explore	explore	explores	exploring	explored	explored
export	export	exports	exporting	exported	exported

face	face	faces	facing	faced	faced
fail	fail	fails	failing	failed	failed
fake	fake	fakes	faking	faked	faked
fall	fall	falls	falling	fell	fallen
familiarize	familiarize	familiarizes	familiarizing	familiarized	familiarized
fancy	fancy	fancies	fancying	fancied	fancied
farm	farm	farms	farming	farmed	farmed
fascinate	fascinate	fascinates	fascinating	fascinated	fascinated
fashion	fashion	fashions	fashioning	fashioned	fashioned
fasten	fasten	fastens	fastening	fastened	fastened
favor	favor	favors	favoring	favored	favored
fear	fear	fears	fearing	feared	feared
feature	feature	features	featuring	featured	featured
federate	federate	federates	federating	federated	federated
feed	feed	feeds	feeding	fed	fed
feel	feel	feels	feeling	felt	felt
fence	fence	fences	fencing	fenced	fenced
ferment	ferment	ferments	fermenting	fermented	fermented
fertilize	fertilize	fertilizes	fertilizing	fertilized	fertilized
fetch	fetch	fetches	fetching	fetched	fetched
fight	fight	fights	fighting	fought	fought
figure	figure	figures	figuring	figured	figured
file	file	files	filing	filed	filed
fill	fill	fills	filling	filled	filled
finance	finance	finances	financing	financed	financed
find	find	finds	finding	found	found
finish	finish	finishes	finishing	finished	finished
fire	fire	fires	firing	fired	fired
firm	firm	firms	firming	firmed	firmed
fit	fit	fits	fitting	fit	fit
fix	fix	fixes	fixing	fixed	fixed
flavor	flavor	flavors	flavoring	flavored	flavored
flee	flee	flees	fleeing	fled	fled
flex	flex	flexes	flexing	flexed	flexed

gamble	gamble	gambles	gambling	gambled	gambled
gather	gather	gathers	gathering	gathered	gathered
gaze	gaze	gazes	gazing	gazed	gazed
generate	generate	generates	generating	generated	generated
get	get	gets	getting	got	gotten
give	give	gives	giving	gave	given
glamorize	glamorize	glamorizes	glamorizing	glamorized	glamorized
glance	glance	glances	glancing	glanced	glanced
glitter	glitter	glitters	glittering	glittered	glittered
glorify	glorify	glorifies	glorifying	glorified	glorified
glow	glow	glows	glowing	glowed	glowed
go	go	goes	going	went	gone
govern	govern	governs	governing	governed	governed
grab	grab	grabs	grabbing	grabbed	grabbed
graduate	graduate	graduates	graduating	graduated	graduated
grant	grant	grants	granting	granted	granted
grasp	grasp	grasps	grasping	grasped	grasped
greet	greet	greets	greeting	greeted	greeted
grill	grill	grills	grilling	grilled	grilled
grind	grind	grinds	grinding	ground	ground
grip	grip	grips	gripping	gripped	gripped
groan	groan	groans	groaning	groaned	groaned
grow	grow	grows	growing	grew	grown
guarantee	guarantee	guarantees	guaranteeing	guaranteed	guaranteed
guess	guess	guesses	guessing	guessed	guessed
guide	guide	guides	guiding	guided	guided
gulp	gulp	gulps	gulping	gulped	gulped
gurgle	gurgle	gurgles	gurgling	gurgled	gurgled
gut	gut	guts	gutting	gutted	gutted
govern	govern	governs	governing	governed	governed
gaze	gaze	gazes	gazing	gazed	gazed
giggle	giggle	giggles	giggling	giggled	giggled
guess	guess	guesses	guessing	guessed	guessed

hack	hack	hacks	hacking	hacked	hacked
hail	hail	hails	hailing	hailed	hailed
hammer	hammer	hammers	hammering	hammered	hammered
handle	handle	handles	handling	handled	handled
hang	hang	hangs	hanging	hung	hung
happen	happen	happens	happening	happened	happened
harass	harass	harasses	harassing	harassed	harassed
harm	harm	harms	harming	harmed	harmed
harvest	harvest	harvests	harvesting	harvested	harvested
hasten	hasten	hastens	hastening	hastened	hastened
hate	hate	hates	hating	hated	hated
have	have	has	having	had	had
head	head	heads	heading	headed	headed
heal	heal	heals	healing	healed	healed
heap	heap	heaps	heaping	heaped	heaped
hear	hear	hears	hearing	heard	heard
heat	heat	heats	heating	heated	heated
heighten	heighten	heightens	heightening	heightened	heightened
help	help	helps	helping	helped	helped
hesitate	hesitate	hesitates	hesitating	hesitated	hesitated
highlight	highlight	highlights	highlighting	highlighted	highlighted
hike	hike	hikes	hiking	hiked	hiked
hinder	hinder	hinders	hindering	hindered	hindered
hire	hire	hires	hiring	hired	hired
hit	hit	hits	hitting	hit	hit
hoard	hoard	hoards	hoarding	hoarded	hoarded
hoist	hoist	hoists	hoisting	hoisted	hoisted
hold	hold	holds	holding	held	held
holler	holler	hollers	hollering	hollered	hollered
hibernate	hibernate	hibernates	hibernating	hibernated	hibernated
highlight	highlight	highlights	highlighting	highlighted	highlighted
hint	hint	hints	hinting	hinted	hinted
hire	hire	hires	hiring	hired	hired

identify	identify	identifies	identifying	identified	identified
ignite	ignite	ignites	igniting	ignited	ignited
ignore	ignore	ignores	ignoring	ignored	ignored
illuminate	illuminate	illuminates	illuminating	illuminated	illuminated
illustrate	illustrate	illustrates	illustrating	illustrated	illustrated
imagine	imagine	imagines	imagining	imagined	imagined
imbibe	imbibe	imbibes	imbibing	imbibed	imbibed
immerse	immerse	immerses	immersing	immersed	immersed
immigrate	immigrate	immigrates	immigrating	immigrated	immigrated
impale	impale	impales	impaling	impaled	impaled
impede	impede	impedes	impeding	impeded	impeded
implement	implement	implements	implementing	implemented	implemented
imply	imply	implies	implying	implied	implied
import	import	imports	importing	imported	imported
impose	impose	imposes	imposing	imposed	imposed
impress	impress	impresses	impressing	impressed	impressed
improve	improve	improves	improving	improved	improved
improvise	improvise	improvises	improvising	improvised	improvised
inaugurate	inaugurate	inaugurates	inaugurating	inaugurated	inaugurated
incarcerate	incarcerate	incarcerates	incarcerating	incarcerated	incarcerated
incense	incense	incenses	incensing	incensed	incensed
inch	inch	inches	inching	inched	inched
include	include	includes	including	included	included
increase	increase	increases	increasing	increased	increased
incubate	incubate	incubates	incubating	incubated	incubated
indemnify	indemnify	indemnifies	indemnifying	indemnified	indemnified
indicate	indicate	indicates	indicating	indicated	indicated
indulge	indulge	indulges	indulging	indulged	indulged
infect	infect	infects	infecting	infected	infected
infer	infer	infers	inferring	inferred	inferred
infiltrate	infiltrate	infiltrates	infiltrating	infiltrated	infiltrated
inflect	inflect	inflects	inflecting	inflected	inflected
influence	influence	influences	influencing	influenced	influenced
inform	inform	informs	informing	informed	informed

jab	jab	jabbed	jabbed	jabbing	jabs
jam	jam	jammed	jammed	jamming	jams
join	join	joined	joined	joining	joins
joke	joke	joked	joked	joking	jokes
jolt	jolt	jolted	jolted	jolting	jolts
judge	judge	judged	judged	judging	judges
juggle	juggle	juggled	juggled	juggling	juggles
jump	jump	jumped	jumped	jumping	jumps

keep	keep	kept	kept	keeping	keeps
kick	kick	kicked	kicked	kicking	kicks
kill	kill	killed	killed	killing	kills
kiss	kiss	kissed	kissed	kissing	kisses
knead	knead	kneaded	kneaded	kneading	kneads
knock	knock	knocked	knocked	knocking	knocks
knot	knot	knotted	knotted	knotting	knots
know	know	knew	known	knowing	knows
knit	knit	knitted	knitted	knitting	knits
keep	keep	kept	kept	keeping	keeps
kayak	kayak	kayaked	kayaked	kayaking	kayaks

label	label	labeled/labelled	labeled/labeled	labeling/labelling	labels
lament	lament	lamented	lamented	lamenting	laments
land	land	landed	landed	landing	lands
laugh	laugh	laughed	laughed	laughing	laughs
launch	launch	launched	launched	launching	launches
learn	learn	learned/learnt	learned/learnt	learning	learns
leave	leave	left	left	leaving	leaves
lend	lend	lent	lent	lending	lends
let	let	let	let	letting	lets
level	level	leveled/levelled	leveled/levelled	leveling/levelling	levels
lick	lick	licked	licked	licking	licks
lift	lift	lifted	lifted	lifting	lifts
light	light	lit	lit	lighting	lights
like	like	liked	liked	liking	likes
limit	limit	limited	limited	limiting	limits
listen	listen	listened	listened	listening	listens
live	live	lived	lived	living	lives
load	load	loaded	loaded	loading	loads
lobby	lobby	lobbied	lobbied	lobbying	lobbies
locate	locate	located	located	locating	locates
lock	lock	locked	locked	locking	locks
log	log	logged	logged	logging	logs
look	look	looked	looked	looking	looks
love	love	loved	loved	loving	loves

magnify	magnify	magnified	magnified	magnifying	magnifies
maintain	maintain	maintained	maintained	maintaining	maintains
make	make	made	made	making	makes
manage	manage	managed	managed	managing	manages
march	march	marched	marched	marching	marches
mark	mark	marked	marked	marking	marks
marry	marry	married	married	marrying	marries
massage	massage	massaged	massaged	massaging	massages
master	master	mastered	mastered	mastering	masters
matter	matter	mattered	mattered	mattering	matters
mean	mean	meant	meant	meaning	means
measure	measure	measured	measured	measuring	measures
meditate	meditate	meditated	meditated	meditating	meditates
meet	meet	met	met	meeting	meets
melt	melt	melted	melted	melting	melts
memorize	memorize	memorized	memorized	memorizing	memorizes
mend	mend	mended	mended	mending	mends
mention	mention	mentioned	mentioned	mentioning	mentions
merge	merge	merged	merged	merging	merges
mess	mess	messed	messed	messing	messes
migrate	migrate	migrated	migrated	migrating	migrates
milk	milk	milked	milked	milking	milks
mind	mind	minded	minded	minding	minds
minimize	minimize	minimized	minimized	minimizing	minimizes
miss	miss	missed	missed	missing	misses
mix	mix	mixed	mixed	mixing	mixes
mobilize	mobilize	mobilized	mobilized	mobilizing	mobilizes
model	model	modeled	modeled	modeling	models
moderate	moderate	moderated	moderated	moderating	moderates
modify	modify	modified	modified	modifying	modifies
monitor	monitor	monitored	monitored	monitoring	monitors
motivate	motivate	motivated	motivated	motivating	motivates
mount	mount	mounted	mounted	mounting	mounts
move	move	moved	moved	moving	moves
mourn	mourn	mourned	mourned	mourning	mourns

Nag	Nag	Nagged	Nagged	Nags	Nagging
Nail	Nail	Nailed	Nailed	Nails	Nailing
Name	Name	Named	Named	Names	Naming
Nap	Nap	Napped	Napped	Naps	Napping
Nauseate	Nauseate	Nauseated	Nauseated	Nauseates	Nauseating
Navigate	Navigate	Navigated	Navigated	Navigates	Navigating
Neaten	Neaten	Neatened	Neatened	Neatens	Neatening
Necessitate	Necessitate	Necessitated	Necessitated	Necessitates	Necessitating
Needle	Needle	Needled	Needled	Needles	Needling
Negate	Negate	Negated	Negated	Negates	Negating
Negotiate	Negotiate	Negotiated	Negotiated	Negotiates	Negotiating
Nip	Nip	Nipped	Nipped	Nips	Nipping
Nod	Nod	Nodded	Nodded	Nods	Nodding
Nominate	Nominate	Nominated	Nominated	Nominates	Nominating
Normalize	Normalize	Normalized	Normalized	Normalizes	Normalizing
Notarize	Notarize	Notarized	Notarized	Notarizes	Notarizing
Nudge	Nudge	Nudged	Nudged	Nudges	Nudging
Nuke	Nuke	Nuked	Nuked	Nukes	Nuking
Number	Number	Numbered	Numbered	Numbers	Numbering
Numb	Numb	Numbed	Numbed	Numbs	Numbing
Nurse	Nurse	Nursed	Nursed	Nurses	Nursing
Nuzzle	Nuzzle	Nuzzled	Nuzzled	Nuzzles	Nuzzling
Nab	Nab	Nabbed	Nabbed	Nabs	Nabbing
Nagivate	Nagivate	Nagivated	Nagivated	Nagivates	Nagivating
Narrate	Narrate	Narrated	Narrated	Narrates	Narrating
Natter	Natter	Nattered	Nattered	Natters	Nattering
Navigate	Navigate	Navigated	Navigated	Navigates	Navigating
Near	Near	Neared	Neared	Nears	Nearing
Nebulize	Nebulize	Nebulized	Nebulized	Nebulizes	Nebulizing
Necessitate	Necessitate	Necessitated	Necessitated	Necessitates	Necessitating

obey	obey	obeys	obeying	obeyed	obeyed
obsess	obsess	obsesses	obsessing	obsessed	obsessed
obtain	obtain	obtains	obtaining	obtained	obtained
occupy	occupy	occupies	occupying	occupied	occupied
occur	occur	occurs	occurring	occurred	occurred
offend	offend	offends	offending	offended	offended
offer	offer	offers	offering	offered	offered
open	open	opens	opening	opened	opened
operate	operate	operates	operating	operated	operated
oppose	oppose	opposes	opposing	opposed	opposed
opt	opt	opts	opting	opted	opted
organize	organize	organizes	organizing	organized	organized
originate	originate	originates	originating	originated	originated
overcome	overcome	overcomes	overcoming	overcame	overcome
owe	owe	owes	owing	owed	owed
own	own	owns	owning	owned	owned
omit	omit	omits	omitting	omitted	omitted
oblige	oblige	obliges	obliging	obliged	obliged
observe	observe	observes	observing	observed	observed
obtain	obtain	obtains	obtaining	obtained	obtained

package	package	packaged	packaged	packages	packaging
paint	paint	painted	painted	paints	painting
panic	panic	panicked	panicked	panics	panicking
paralyze	paralyze	paralyzed	paralyzed	paralyzes	paralyzing
park	park	parked	parked	parks	parking
part	part	parted	parted	parts	parting
participate	participate	participated	participated	participates	participating
pass	pass	passed	passed	passes	passing
paste	paste	pasted	pasted	pastes	pasting
pat	pat	patted	patted	pats	patting
patch	patch	patched	patched	patches	patching
pause	pause	paused	paused	pauses	pausing
pave	pave	paved	paved	paves	paving
peak	peak	peaked	peaked	peaks	peaking
peel	peel	peeled	peeled	peels	peeling
peep	peep	peeped	peeped	peeps	peeping
perceive	perceive	perceived	perceived	perceives	perceiving
perfect	perfect	perfected	perfected	perfects	perfecting
perform	perform	performed	performed	performs	performing
permit	permit	permitted	permitted	permits	permitting
persist	persist	persisted	persisted	persists	persisting
persuade	persuade	persuaded	persuaded	persuades	persuading
phone	phone	phoned	phoned	phones	phoning
pick	pick	picked	picked	picks	picking
picture	picture	pictured	pictured	pictures	picturing
piece	piece	pieced	pieced	pieces	piecing
pile	pile	piled	piled	piles	piling
pinch	pinch	pinched	pinched	pinches	pinching
pioneer	pioneer	pioneered	pioneered	pioneers	pioneering
place	place	placed	placed	places	placing
plan	plan	planned	planned	plans	planning
plant	plant	planted	planted	plants	planting
play	play	played	played	plays	playing
plead	plead	pleaded	pleaded	pleads	pleading
please	please	pleased	pleased	pleases	pleasing

qualify	qualify	qualified	qualified	qualifying	qualifies
quantify	quantify	quantified	quantified	quantifying	quantifies
quarrel	quarrel	quarrelled	quarrelled	quarrelling	quarrels
question	question	questioned	questioned	questioning	questions
quibble	quibble	quibbled	quibbled	quibbling	quibbles
quiet	quiet	quieted	quieted	quieting	quiets
quell	quell	quelled	quelled	quelling	quells
query	query	queried	queried	querying	queries
quench	quench	quenched	quenched	quenching	quenches
quicken	quicken	quickened	quickened	quickening	quickens

radiate	radiate	radiated	radiated	radiating	radiates
rationalize	rationalize	rationalized	rationalized	rationalizing	rationalizes
rattle	rattle	rattled	rattled	rattling	rattles
ravage	ravage	ravaged	ravaged	ravaging	ravages
reach	reach	reached	reached	reaching	reaches
react	react	reacted	reacted	reacting	reacts
read	read	read	read	reading	reads
realize	realize	realized	realized	realizing	realizes
reassure	reassure	reassured	reassured	reassuring	reassures
rebuild	rebuild	rebuilt	rebuilt	rebuilding	rebuilds
recall	recall	recalled	recalled	recalling	recalls
receive	receive	received	received	receiving	receives
recite	recite	recited	recited	reciting	recites
recognize	recognize	recognized	recognized	recognizing	recognizes
recommend	recommend	recommended	recommended	recommending	recommends
reconcile	reconcile	reconciled	reconciled	reconciling	reconciles
record	record	recorded	recorded	recording	records
recover	recover	recovered	recovered	recovering	recovers
recruit	recruit	recruited	recruited	recruiting	recruits
rectify	rectify	rectified	rectified	rectifying	rectifies
recycle	recycle	recycled	recycled	recycling	recycles
reduce	reduce	reduced	reduced	reducing	reduces
refer	refer	referred	referred	referring	refers
refine	refine	refined	refined	refining	refines
reflect	reflect	reflected	reflected	reflecting	reflects
refresh	refresh	refreshed	refreshed	refreshing	refreshes
refuse	refuse	refused	refused	refusing	refuses
regard	regard	regarded	regarded	regarding	regards
register	register	registered	registered	registering	registers
regret	regret	regretted	regretted	regretting	regrets
reinforce	reinforce	reinforced	reinforced	reinforcing	reinforces
reject	reject	rejected	rejected	rejecting	rejects
rejoice	rejoice	rejoiced	rejoiced	rejoicing	rejoices
release	release	released	released	releasing	releases
relieve	relieve	relieved	relieved	relieving	relieves

sabotage	sabotages	sabotaging	sabotaged	sabotaged
sacrifice	sacrifices	sacrificing	sacrificed	sacrificed
saddle	saddles	saddling	saddled	saddled
safeguard	safeguards	safeguarding	safeguarded	safeguarded
sail	sails	sailing	sailed	sailed
sanitize	sanitizes	sanitizing	sanitized	sanitized
satisfy	satisfies	satisfying	satisfied	satisfied
scare	scares	scaring	scared	scared
schedule	schedules	scheduling	scheduled	scheduled
scold	scolds	scolding	scolded	scolded
score	scores	scoring	scored	scored
scour	scours	scouring	scoured	scoured
scrape	scrapes	scraping	scraped	scraped
scratch	scratches	scratching	scratched	scratched
scream	screams	screaming	screamed	screamed
scrutinize	scrutinizes	scrutinizing	scrutinized	scrutinized
sculpt	sculpts	sculpting	sculpted	sculpted
search	searches	searching	searched	searched
secure	secures	securing	secured	secured
seek	seeks	seeking	sought	sought
seem	seems	seeming	seemed	seemed
segregate	segregates	segregating	segregated	segregated
select	selects	selecting	selected	selected
sell	sells	selling	sold	sold
send	sends	sending	sent	sent
sense	senses	sensing	sensed	sensed
sentence	sentences	sentencing	sentenced	sentenced
separate	separates	separating	separated	separated
serve	serves	serving	served	served
set	sets	setting	set	set
settle	settles	settling	settled	settled
sever	severs	severing	severed	severed
shake	shakes	shaking	shook	shaken
shape	shapes	shaping	shaped	shaped
share	shares	sharing	shared	shared
sharpen	sharpens	sharpening	sharpened	sharpened
shatter	shatters	shattering	shattered	shattered
shear	shears	shearing	sheared	sheared
shelter	shelters	sheltering	sheltered	sheltered
shift	shifts	shifting	shifted	shifted
shine	shines	shining	shone	shone

tackle	tackle	tackled	tackled	tackles	tackling
tailor	tailor	tailored	tailored	tailors	tailoring
talk	talk	talked	talked	talks	talking
tantalize	tantalize	tantalized	tantalized	tantalizes	tantalizing
tap	tap	tapped	tapped	taps	tapping
target	target	targeted	targeted	targets	targeting
taste	taste	tasted	tasted	tastes	tasting
tease	tease	teased	teased	teases	teasing
teach	teach	taught	taught	teaches	teaching
tear	tear	tore	torn	tears	tearing
tease	tease	teased	teased	teases	teasing
telecast	telecast	telecast	telecast	telecasts	telecasting
telephone	telephone	telephoned	telephoned	telephones	telephoning
tell	tell	told	told	tells	telling
tempt	tempt	tempted	tempted	tempts	tempting
tend	tend	tended	tended	tends	tending
terminate	terminate	terminated	terminated	terminates	terminating
terrify	terrify	terrified	terrified	terrifies	terrifying
test	test	tested	tested	tests	testing
testify	testify	testified	testified	testifies	testifying
thank	thank	thanked	thanked	thanks	thanking
thaw	thaw	thawed	thawed	thaws	thawing
theorize	theorize	theorized	theorized	theorizes	theorizing
think	think	thought	thought	thinks	thinking
thrive	thrive	thrived/throve	thrived/thriven	thrives	thriving
throw	throw	threw	thrown	throws	throwing
thump	thump	thumped	thumped	thumps	thumping
tickle	tickle	tickled	tickled	tickles	tickling
tie	tie	tied	tied	ties	tying
tighten	tighten	tightened	tightened	tightens	tightening
tilt	tilt	tilted	tilted	tilts	tilting
time	time	timed	timed	times	timing
tolerate	tolerate	tolerated	tolerated	tolerates	tolerating
torment	torment	tormented	tormented	torments	tormenting
touch	touch	touched	touched	touches	touching
tour	tour	toured	toured	tours	touring
tousle	tousle	tousled	tousled	tousles	tousling
tow	tow	towed	towed	tows	towing
trace	trace	traced	traced	traces	tracing
trade	trade	traded	traded	trades	trading
train	train	trained	trained	trains	training
transfer	transfer	transferred	transferred	transfers	transferring
transform	transform	transformed	transformed	transforms	transforming
translate	translate	translated	translated	translates	translating
transmit	transmit	transmitted	transmitted	transmits	transmitting
transplant	transplant	transplanted	transplanted	transplants	transplanting

vaccinate	vaccinate	vaccinated	vaccinated	vaccinating	vaccinates
validate	validate	validated	validated	validating	validates
valorize	valorize	valorized	valorized	valorizing	valorizes
vandalize	vandalize	vandalized	vandalized	vandalizing	vandalizes
vaporize	vaporize	vaporized	vaporized	vaporizing	vaporizes
variegate	variegate	variegated	variegated	variegating	variegates
vaticinate	vaticinate	vaticinated	vaticinated	vaticinating	vaticinates
vectorize	vectorize	vectorized	vectorized	vectorizing	vectorizes
vegetate	vegetate	vegetated	vegetated	vegetating	vegetates
velarize	velarize	velarized	velarized	velarizing	velarizes
vend	vend	vend	vend	vending	vends
veneer	veneer	veneered	veneered	veneering	veneers
ventilate	ventilate	ventilated	ventilated	ventilating	ventilates
verbalize	verbalize	verbalized	verbalized	verbalizing	verbalizes
verge	verge	verged	verged	verging	verges
vest	vest	vested	vested	vesting	vests
veto	veto	vetoed	vetoed	vetoing	vetoes
vex	vex	vexed	vexed	vexing	vexes
victimize	victimize	victimized	victimized	victimizing	victimizes
vilify	vilify	vilified	vilified	vilifying	vilifies
vindicate	vindicate	vindicated	vindicated	vindicating	vindicates
violate	violate	violated	violated	violating	violates
visit	visit	visited	visited	visiting	visits
visualize	visualize	visualized	visualized	visualizing	visualizes
vitalize	vitalize	vitalized	vitalized	vitalizing	vitalizes
vitiate	vitiate	vitiated	vitiated	vitiating	vitiates
vocalize	vocalize	vocalized	vocalized	vocalizing	vocalizes
void	void	voided	voided	voiding	voids
volatilize	volatilize	volatilized	volatilized	volatilizing	volatilizes
volunteer	volunteer	volunteered	volunteered	volunteering	volunteers

waft	waft	wafted	wafted	wafting	wafts
wail	wail	wailed	wailed	wailing	wails
wait	wait	waited	waited	waiting	waits
waive	waive	waived	waived	waiving	waives
wake	wake	woke	woken	waking	wakes
walk	walk	walked	walked	walking	walks
wallow	wallow	wallowed	wallowed	wallowing	wallows
wander	wander	wandered	wandered	wandering	wanders
want	want	wanted	wanted	wanting	wants
warble	warble	warbled	warbled	warbling	warbles
warm	warm	warmed	warmed	warming	warms
warn	warn	warned	warned	warning	warns
wash	wash	washed	washed	washing	washes
waste	waste	wasted	wasted	wasting	wastes
watch	watch	watched	watched	watching	watches
water	water	watered	watered	watering	waters
wave	wave	waved	waved	waving	waves
wax	wax	waxed	waxed	waxing	waxes
weaken	weaken	weakened	weakened	weakening	weakens
wear	wear	wore	worn	wearing	wears
weave	weave	wove	woven	weaving	weaves
wed	wed	wedded	wedded	wedding	weds
weep	weep	wept	wept	weeping	weeps
weigh	weigh	weighed	weighed	weighing	weighs
welcome	welcome	welcomed	welcomed	welcoming	welcomes
weld	weld	welded	welded	welding	welds
whine	whine	whined	whined	whining	whines
whip	whip	whipped	whipped	whipping	whips
whirl	whirl	whirled	whirled	whirling	whirls
whisper	whisper	whispered	whispered	whispering	whispers
whistle	whistle	whistled	whistled	whistling	whistles
widen	widen	widened	widened	widening	widens
wield	wield	wielded	wielded	wielding	wields
will	will	willed	willed	willing	wills
win	win	won	won	winning	wins

X-ray	X-ray	X-rayed	X-rayed	X-raying	X-rays
Xerox	Xerox	Xeroxed	Xeroxed	Xeroxing	Xeroxes
Xhosa	Xhosa	Xhosaed	Xhosaed	Xhosaing	Xhosas
X-out	X-out	X-outed	X-outed	X-outing	X-outs
X-ray fluoroscope	X-ray fluoroscope	X-ray fluoroscoped	X-ray fluoroscoped	X-ray fluoroscoping	X-ray fluoroscopes
Xeroxize	Xeroxize	Xeroxized	Xeroxized	Xeroxizing	Xeroxizes
Xanthate	Xanthate	Xanthated	Xanthated	Xanthating	Xanthates
Xeriscape	Xeriscape	Xeriscaped	Xeriscaped	Xeriscaping	Xeriscapes
Xylograph	Xylograph	Xylographed	Xylographed	Xylographing	Xylographs
Xylographize	Xylographize	Xylographized	Xylographized	Xylographizing	Xylographizes

Yank	Yank	Yanked	Yanked	Yanking
Yawn	Yawn	Yawned	Yawned	Yawning
Yearn	Yearn	Yearned	Yearned	Yearning
Yelp	Yelp	Yelped	Yelped	Yelping
Yield	Yield	Yielded	Yielded	Yielding
Yodel	Yodel	Yodeled	Yodeled	Yodeling/Yodelling
Yowl	Yowl	Yowled	Yowled	Yowling

zap	zap	zapped	zapped	zapping	zaps
zeal	zeal	zeal’d	zeal’d	zeal’ing	zeals
zero	zero	zeroed	zeroed	zeroing	zeros
zigzag	zigzag	zigzagged	zigzagged	zigzagging	zigzags
zip	zip	zipped	zipped	zipping	zips
zone	zone	zoned	zoned	zoning	zones
zoom	zoom	zoomed	zoomed	zooming	zooms

CHECKOUT OUR BLOG (if you want to learn phrasal verbs): https://speaknskills.com/phrasal-verbs/

Speak N Skills

Speak N Skills

Speak N Skills

WHAT ARE VERBS?

DEFINITION

TYPES OF VERBS:

a. Action Verbs: run, swim, read, write, sing, dance, play

b. Stative Verbs: like, hate, love, know, feel, think

c. Auxiliary Verbs: be, have, do

d. Modal Verbs: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would

e. Phrasal Verbs: look up, put off, turn on, give up, get along with

FORMS OF VERBS: