Think about it: every time you speak or write, you employ these powerful tools to paint a picture, express an idea, or recount an event. Take the verb “run,” for example. In its present form, it signifies action in the here and now: “I run every morning.”
In the past tense, it becomes a record of past activities: “Yesterday, I ran five miles.” In its past participle form, it denotes completed action or change: “She has run marathons all over the world.”
In this article, we’ll explore the dynamic world of verbs, including their present, past, and past participle forms.
V1 (Present) | V2 (Past) | V3 (Past Participle) |
Abide | Abode | Abode |
Accept | Accepted | Accepted |
Achieve | Achieved | Achieved |
Admit | Admitted | Admitted |
Advise | Advised | Advised |
Afford | Afforded | Afforded |
Agree | Agreed | Agreed |
Alert | Alerted | Alerted |
Allow | Allowed | Allowed |
Amaze | Amazed | Amazed |
Answer | Answered | Answered |
Appear | Appeared | Appeared |
Argue | Argued | Argued |
Arrange | Arranged | Arranged |
Ascend | Ascended | Ascended |
Ask | Asked | Asked |
Assume | Assumed | Assumed |
Attend | Attended | Attended |
Attract | Attracted | Attracted |
Bake | Baked | Baked |
Bathe | Bathed | Bathed |
Beam | Beamed | Beamed |
Beg | Begged | Begged |
Behave | Behaved | Behaved |
Believe | Believed | Believed |
Belong | Belonged | Belonged |
Bend | Bent | Bent |
Bet | Bet | Bet |
Bind | Bound | Bound |
Bite | Bit | Bitten |
Bleed | Bled | Bled |
Blow | Blew | Blown |
Boast | Boasted | Boasted |
Boil | Boiled | Boiled |
Borrow | Borrowed | Borrowed |
Bounce | Bounced | Bounced |
Bow | Bowed | Bowed |
Break | Broke | Broken |
Breathe | Breathed | Breathed |
Bring | Brought | Brought |
Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast |
Brush | Brushed | Brushed |
Build | Built | Built |
Burn | Burned | Burned |
Burst | Burst | Burst |
Buy | Bought | Bought |
Calculate | Calculated | Calculated |
Call | Called | Called |
Capture | Captured | Captured |
Carry | Carried | Carried |
Carve | Carved | Carved |
Celebrate | Celebrated | Celebrated |
Challenge | Challenged | Challenged |
Change | Changed | Changed |
Charge | Charged | Charged |
Chat | Chatted | Chatted |
Cheer | Cheered | Cheered |
Chew | Chewed | Chewed |
Choose | Chose | Chosen |
Clap | Clapped | Clapped |
Clean | Cleaned | Cleaned |
Clear | Cleared | Cleared |
Climb | Climbed | Climbed |
Close | Closed | Closed |
Coach | Coached | Coached |
Collect | Collected | Collected |
Color | Colored | Colored |
Come | Came | Come |
Compete | Competed | Competed |
Complain | Complained | Complained |
Complete | Completed | Completed |
Concern | Concerned | Concerned |
Conclude | Concluded | Concluded |
Count | Counted | Counted |
Cover | Covered | Covered |
Crawl | Crawled | Crawled |
Create | Created | Created |
Cross | Crossed | Crossed |
Cry | Cried | Cried |
Cure | Cured | Cured |
Cut | Cut | Cut |
Cycle | Cycled | Cycled |
Dance | Danced | Danced |
Dare | Dared | Dared |
Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
Decide | Decided | Decided |
Decorate | Decorated | Decorated |
Define | Defined | Defined |
Delay | Delayed | Delayed |
Deliver | Delivered | Delivered |
Demand | Demanded | Demanded |
Demonstrate | Demonstrated | Demonstrated |
Depend | Depended | Depended |
Describe | Described | Described |
Deserve | Deserved | Deserved |
Destroy | Destroyed | Destroyed |
Develop | Developed | Developed |
Die | Died | Died |
Dig | Dug | Dug |
Dim | Dimmed | Dimmed |
Dine | Dined | Dined |
Discuss | Discussed | Discussed |
Dislike | Disliked | Disliked |
Distract | Distracted | Distracted |
Dive | Dived | Dived |
Donate | Donated | Donated |
Drag | Dragged | Dragged |
Drain | Drained | Drained |
Draw | Drew | Drawn |
Dream | Dreamed | Dreamed |
Dress | Dressed | Dressed |
Drink | Drank | Drunk |
Drive | Drove | Driven |
Drop | Dropped | Dropped |
Dry | Dried | Dried |
Earn | Earned | Earned |
Eat | Ate | Eaten |
Edit | Edited | Edited |
Educate | Educated | Educated |
Elect | Elected | Elected |
Eliminate | Eliminated | Eliminated |
Embrace | Embraced | Embraced |
Employ | Employed | Employed |
Empty | Emptied | Emptied |
Encourage | Encouraged | Encouraged |
End | Ended | Ended |
Endure | Endured | Endured |
Enjoy | Enjoyed | Enjoyed |
Ensure | Ensured | Ensured |
Enter | Entered | Entered |
Entertain | Entertained | Entertained |
Envy | Envied | Envied |
Equip | Equipped | Equipped |
Escape | Escaped | Escaped |
Evaluate | Evaluated | Evaluated |
Examine | Examined | Examined |
Excel | Excelled | Excelled |
Exchange | Exchanged | Exchanged |
Exist | Existed | Existed |
Expand | Expanded | Expanded |
Expect | Expected | Expected |
Explain | Explained | Explained |
Explore | Explored | Explored |
Extend | Extended | Extended |
Face | Faced | Faced |
Fail | Failed | Failed |
Fall | Fell | Fallen |
Fan | Fanned | Fanned |
Fear | Feared | Feared |
Feed | Fed | Fed |
Feel | Felt | Felt |
Fight | Fought | Fought |
Find | Found | Found |
Finish | Finished | Finished |
Fish | Fished | Fished |
Fit | Fit | Fit |
Flee | Fled | Fled |
Fling | Flung | Flung |
Fly | Flew | Flown |
Fold | Folded | Folded |
Follow | Followed | Followed |
Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden |
Force | Forced | Forced |
Forecast | Forecast | Forecasted |
Foresee | Foreseen | Foreseen |
Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
Fry | Fried | Fried |
Gain | Gained | Gained |
Gaze | Gazed | Gazed |
Generate | Generated | Generated |
Get | Got | Gotten |
Give | Gave | Given |
Glance | Glanced | Glanced |
Glow | Glowed | Glowed |
Go | Went | Gone |
Grab | Grabbed | Grabbed |
Grind | Ground | Ground |
Grow | Grew | Grown |
Guard | Guarded | Guarded |
Guess | Guessed | Guessed |
Guide | Guided | Guided |
Hammer | Hammered | Hammered |
Handle | Handled | Handled |
Hang | Hung | Hung |
Happen | Happened | Happened |
Harass | Harassed | Harassed |
Harm | Harmed | Harmed |
Hate | Hated | Hated |
Hear | Heard | Heard |
Heat | Heated | Heated |
Help | Helped | Helped |
Hesitate | Hesitated | Hesitated |
Hide | Hid | Hidden |
Hit | Hit | Hit |
Hold | Held | Held |
Hope | Hoped | Hoped |
Hover | Hovered | Hovered |
Hug | Hugged | Hugged |
Hunt | Hunted | Hunted |
Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
Identify | Identified | Identified |
Ignore | Ignored | Ignored |
Imagine | Imagined | Imagined |
Impact | Impacted | Impacted |
Impress | Impressed | Impressed |
Improve | Improved | Improved |
Include | Included | Included |
Increase | Increased | Increased |
Indicate | Indicated | Indicated |
Influence | Influenced | Influenced |
Inform | Informed | Informed |
Initiate | Initiated | Initiated |
Injure | Injured | Injured |
Insert | Inserted | Inserted |
Inspect | Inspected | Inspected |
Inspire | Inspired | Inspired |
Install | Installed | Installed |
Intend | Intended | Intended |
Introduce | Introduced | Introduced |
Invent | Invented | Invented |
Invite | Invited | Invited |
Irritate | Irritated | Irritated |
Itch | Itched | Itched |
Jam | Jammed | Jammed |
Join | Joined | Joined |
Joke | Joked | Joked |
Judge | Judged | Judged |
Jump | Jumped | Jumped |
Justify | Justified | Justified |
Keep | Kept | Kept |
Kick | Kicked | Kicked |
Kiss | Kissed | Kissed |
Knock | Knocked | Knocked |
Know | Knew | Known |
Laugh | Laughed | Laughed |
Launch | Launched | Launched |
Lead | Led | Led |
Learn | Learned | Learned |
Leave | Left | Left |
Lend | Lent | Lent |
Let | Let | Let |
Level | Leveled | Leveled |
Lick | Licked | Licked |
Lie | Lay | Lain |
Lift | Lifted | Lifted |
Listen | Listened | Listened |
Live | Lived | Lived |
Lock | Locked | Locked |
Look | Looked | Looked |
Lose | Lost | Lost |
Love | Loved | Loved |
Lower | Lowered | Lowered |
Maintain | Maintained | Maintained |
Make | Made | Made |
Manage | Managed | Managed |
Mark | Marked | Marked |
Marry | Married | Married |
Match | Matched | Matched |
Matter | Mattered | Mattered |
Measure | Measured | Measured |
Meet | Met | Met |
Melt | Melted | Melted |
Memorize | Memorized | Memorized |
Mention | Mentioned | Mentioned |
Merge | Merged | Merged |
Mind | Minded | Minded |
Mislead | Misled | Misled |
Miss | Missed | Missed |
Modify | Modified | Modified |
Moisturize | Moisturized | Moisturized |
Move | Moved | Moved |
Multiply | Multiplied | Multiplied |
Murmur | Murmured | Murmured |
Navigate | Navigated | Navigated |
Need | Needed | Needed |
Neglect | Neglected | Neglected |
Nominate | Nominated | Nominated |
Note | Noted | Noted |
Notice | Noticed | Noticed |
Nudge | Nudged | Nudged |
Nurture | Nurtured | Nurtured |
Obey | Obeyed | Obeyed |
Object | Objected | Objected |
Observe | Observed | Observed |
Occupy | Occupied | Occupied |
Offer | Offered | Offered |
Open | Opened | Opened |
Operate | Operated | Operated |
Oppose | Opposed | Opposed |
Opt | Opted | Opted |
Order | Ordered | Ordered |
Organize | Organized | Organized |
Originate | Originated | Originated |
Overcome | Overcame | Overcome |
Oversee | Oversaw | Overseen |
Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken |
Overthink | Overthought | Overthought |
Overturn | Overturned | Overturned |
Overwhelm | Overwhelmed | Overwhelmed |
Pack | Packed | Packed |
Paint | Painted | Painted |
Participate | Participated | Participated |
Pause | Paused | Paused |
Peek | Peeked | Peeked |
Penalize | Penalized | Penalized |
Perceive | Perceived | Perceived |
Perform | Performed | Performed |
Persevere | Persevered | Persevered |
Persuade | Persuaded | Persuaded |
Picture | Pictured | Pictured |
Pinch | Pinched | Pinched |
Pioneer | Pioneered | Pioneered |
Place | Placed | Placed |
Plan | Planned | Planned |
Play | Played | Played |
Plead | Pleaded | Pleaded |
Please | Pleased | Pleased |
Pluck | Plucked | Plucked |
Point | Pointed | Pointed |
Polish | Polished | Polished |
Portray | Portrayed | Portrayed |
Pose | Posed | Posed |
Possess | Possessed | Possessed |
Post | Posted | Posted |
Pour | Poured | Poured |
Practice | Practiced | Practiced |
Pray | Prayed | Prayed |
Predict | Predicted | Predicted |
Prefer | Preferred | Preferred |
Prepare | Prepared | Prepared |
Prescribe | Prescribed | Prescribed |
Present | Presented | Presented |
Preserve | Preserved | Preserved |
Press | Pressed | Pressed |
Pretend | Pretended | Pretended |
Prevent | Prevented | Prevented |
Printed | Printed | |
Process | Processed | Processed |
Produce | Produced | Produced |
Progress | Progressed | Progressed |
Prohibit | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Project | Projected | Projected |
Promise | Promised | Promised |
Promote | Promoted | Promoted |
Propel | Propelled | Propelled |
Protect | Protected | Protected |
Prove | Proved | Proven |
Provide | Provided | Provided |
Publish | Published | Published |
Pull | Pulled | Pulled |
Pump | Pumped | Pumped |
Punch | Punched | Punched |
Pursue | Pursued | Pursued |
Push | Pushed | Pushed |
Qualify | Qualified | Qualified |
Question | Questioned | Questioned |
Quiet | Quieted | Quieted |
Quiz | Quizzed | Quizzed |
Race | Raced | Raced |
Radiate | Radiated | Radiated |
Raise | Raised | Raised |
Rally | Rallied | Rallied |
Read | Read | Read |
Realize | Realized | Realized |
Reassure | Reassured | Reassured |
Rebuild | Rebuilt | Rebuilt |
Recall | Recalled | Recalled |
Receive | Received | Received |
Recite | Recited | Recited |
Recognize | Recognized | Recognized |
Recommend | Recommended | Recommended |
Reconcile | Reconciled | Reconciled |
Record | Recorded | Recorded |
Recruit | Recruited | Recruited |
Recycle | Recycled | Recycled |
Redefine | Redefined | Redefined |
Redirect | Redirected | Redirected |
Reduce | Reduced | Reduced |
Reflect | Reflected | Reflected |
Refrain | Refrained | Refrained |
Refresh | Refreshed | Refreshed |
Refuse | Refused | Refused |
Regret | Regretted | Regretted |
Regulate | Regulated | Regulated |
Reign | Reigned | Reigned |
Reject | Rejected | Rejected |
Rejoice | Rejoiced | Rejoiced |
Relate | Related | Related |
Relax | Relaxed | Relaxed |
Release | Released | Released |
Relieve | Relieved | Relieved |
Rely | Relied | Relied |
Remain | Remained | Remained |
Remind | Reminded | Reminded |
Remove | Removed | Removed |
Renounce | Renounced | Renounced |
Repair | Repaired | Repaired |
Repeat | Repeated | Repeated |
Replace | Replaced | Replaced |
Reply | Replied | Replied |
Report | Reported | Reported |
Represent | Represented | Represented |
Request | Requested | Requested |
Require | Required | Required |
Rescue | Rescued | Rescued |
Research | Researched | Researched |
Resemble | Resembled | Resembled |
Resent | Resented | Resented |
Reserve | Reserved | Reserved |
Reside | Resided | Resided |
Resign | Resigned | Resigned |
Resist | Resisted | Resisted |
Resolve | Resolved | Resolved |
Respect | Respected | Respected |
Rest | Rested | Rested |
Restore | Restored | Restored |
Restrict | Restricted | Restricted |
Result | Resulted | Resulted |
Retrieve | Retrieved | Retrieved |
Reveal | Revealed | Revealed |
Revenge | Revenged | Revenged |
Reverse | Reversed | Reversed |
Review | Reviewed | Reviewed |
Revise | Revised | Revised |
Reward | Rewarded | Rewarded |
Ride | Rode | Ridden |
Ring | Rang | Rung |
Rise | Rose | Risen |
Risk | Risked | Risked |
Roast | Roasted | Roasted |
Rock | Rocked | Rocked |
Roll | Rolled | Rolled |
Rotate | Rotated | Rotated |
Rub | Rubbed | Rubbed |
Ruin | Ruined | Ruined |
Rule | Ruled | Ruled |
Run | Ran | Run |
Rush | Rushed | Rushed |
Satisfy | Satisfied | Satisfied |
Save | Saved | Saved |
Say | Said | Said |
Scan | Scanned | Scanned |
Scatter | Scattered | Scattered |
Schedule | Scheduled | Scheduled |
Scoop | Scooped | Scooped |
Scorch | Scorched | Scorched |
Score | Scored | Scored |
Scrape | Scraped | Scraped |
Scratch | Scratched | Scratched |
Scream | Screamed | Screamed |
Secure | Secured | Secured |
See | Saw | Seen |
Seek | Sought | Sought |
Seem | Seemed | Seemed |
Seize | Seized | Seized |
Select | Selected | Selected |
Sell | Sold | Sold |
Send | Sent | Sent |
Separate | Separated | Separated |
Settle | Settled | Settled |
Shade | Shaded | Shaded |
Shake | Shook | Shaken |
Shape | Shaped | Shaped |
Share | Shared | Shared |
Shatter | Shattered | Shattered |
Shed | Shed | Shed |
Shine | Shone | Shone |
Ship | Shipped | Shipped |
Shock | Shocked | Shocked |
Shoot | Shot | Shot |
Shop | Shopped | Shopped |
Shout | Shouted | Shouted |
Show | Showed | Shown |
Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk |
Shut | Shut | Shut |
Sightsee | Sightsaw | Sightseen |
Sign | Signed | Signed |
Silence | Silenced | Silenced |
Simplify | Simplified | Simplified |
Sing | Sang | Sung |
Sink | Sank | Sunk |
Sit | Sat | Sat |
Skate | Skated | Skated |
Skip | Skipped | Skipped |
Slap | Slapped | Slapped |
Sleep | Slept | Slept |
Slice | Sliced | Sliced |
Slide | Slid | Slid |
Slip | Slipped | Slipped |
Smell | Smelled | Smelled |
Smile | Smiled | Smiled |
Smoke | Smoked | Smoked |
Sneak | Sneaked | Sneaked |
Snore | Snored | Snored |
Snow | Snowed | Snowed |
Soar | Soared | Soared |
Solve | Solved | Solved |
Sow | Sowed | Sown |
Sparkle | Sparkled | Sparkled |
Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
Speed | Sped | Sped |
Spell | Spelled | Spelled |
Spend | Spent | Spent |
Spill | Spilled | Spilled |
Spin | Spun | Spun |
Spit | Spat | Spat |
Split | Split | Split |
Spoil | Spoiled | Spoiled |
Spread | Spread | Spread |
Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
Squeeze | Squeezed | Squeezed |
Stain | Stained | Stained |
Stand | Stood | Stood |
Star | Starred | Starred |
Start | Started | Started |
Stay | Stayed | Stayed |
Steal | Stole | Stolen |
Steep | Steeped | Steeped |
Stick | Stuck | Stuck |
Stimulate | Stimulated | Stimulated |
Sting | Stung | Stung |
Stir | Stirred | Stirred |
Stop | Stopped | Stopped |
Store | Stored | Stored |
Stray | Strayed | Strayed |
Strengthen | Strengthened | Strengthened |
Stretch | Stretched | Stretched |
Strive | Strove | Striven |
Study | Studied | Studied |
Submit | Submitted | Submitted |
Subscribe | Subscribed | Subscribed |
Subtract | Subtracted | Subtracted |
Succeed | Succeeded | Succeeded |
Suffer | Suffered | Suffered |
Suggest | Suggested | Suggested |
Suit | Suited | Suited |
Summarize | Summarized | Summarized |
Supply | Supplied | Supplied |
Support | Supported | Supported |
Suppose | Supposed | Supposed |
Surf | Surfed | Surfed |
Surpass | Surpassed | Surpassed |
Surround | Surrounded | Surrounded |
Survive | Survived | Survived |
Swear | Swore | Sworn |
Sweat | Sweated | Sweated |
Sweep | Swept | Swept |
Swim | Swam | Swum |
Swing | Swung | Swung |
Swipe | Swiped | Swiped |
Tackle | Tackled | Tackled |
Tag | Tagged | Tagged |
Talk | Talked | Talked |
Tame | Tamed | Tamed |
Tap | Tapped | Tapped |
Target | Targeted | Targeted |
Taste | Tasted | Tasted |
Teach | Taught | Taught |
Tear | Tore | Torn |
Tease | Teased | Teased |
Tend | Tended | Tended |
Test | Tested | Tested |
Thank | Thanked | Thanked |
Think | Thought | Thought |
Throw | Threw | Thrown |
Tickle | Tickled | Tickled |
Tie | Tied | Tied |
Toast | Toasted | Toasted |
Trace | Traced | Traced |
Train | Trained | Trained |
Transfer | Transferred | Transferred |
Transform | Transformed | Transformed |
Translate | Translated | Translated |
Travel | Traveled | Traveled |
Tread | Trod | Trodden |
Tremble | Trembled | Trembled |
Trick | Tricked | Tricked |
Trim | Trimmed | Trimmed |
Triumph | Triumphed | Triumphed |
Trust | Trusted | Trusted |
Try | Tried | Tried |
Tumble | Tumbled | Tumbled |
Turn | Turned | Turned |
Twist | Twisted | Twisted |
Understand | Understood | Understood |
Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken |
Unfold | Unfolded | Unfolded |
Unite | United | United |
Unleash | Unleashed | Unleashed |
Unpack | Unpacked | Unpacked |
Untangle | Untangled | Untangled |
Update | Updated | Updated |
Upset | Upset | Upset |
Urge | Urged | Urged |
Use | Used | Used |
Utilize | Utilized | Utilized |
Vanish | Vanished | Vanished |
Venture | Ventured | Ventured |
Visit | Visited | Visited |
Visualize | Visualized | Visualized |
Volunteer | Volunteered | Volunteered |
Vote | Voted | Voted |
Wail | Wailed | Wailed |
Wait | Waited | Waited |
Wake | Woke | Woken |
Wander | Wandered | Wandered |
Want | Wanted | Wanted |
Warm | Warmed | Warmed |
Warn | Warned | Warned |
Wash | Washed | Washed |
Watch | Watched | Watched |
Water | Watered | Watered |
Wave | Waved | Waved |
Wear | Wore | Worn |
Weave | Wove | Woven |
Wed | Wed | Wed |
Weep | Wept | Wept |
Weigh | Weighed | Weighed |
Welcome | Welcomed | Welcomed |
Whisper | Whispered | Whispered |
Win | Won | Won |
Wind | Wound | Wound |
Wink | Winked | Winked |
Wish | Wished | Wished |
Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn |
Withstand | Withstood | Withstood |
Wonder | Wondered | Wondered |
Work | Worked | Worked |
Worry | Worried | Worried |
Wrap | Wrapped | Wrapped |
Wreck | Wrecked | Wrecked |
Wrestle | Wrestled | Wrestled |
Write | Wrote | Written |
X-ray | X-rayed | X-rayed |
Yawn | Yawned | Yawned |
Yearn | Yearned | Yearned |
Yell | Yelled | Yelled |
Happy learning!