TOP 20 Regular verbs

Here is the list of the Top 20 regular verbs in English. This list contains the 20 most commonly used regular verbs.

We also prepared lists of the Top 5, 10, 25, 30, 50 and 100 regular verbs.

Each row contains an infinitive first, followed by the simple past (V2) form and the past participle (V3) form. For more detail click on the verb in the infinite form.

We have also prepared a list of the top 20 irregular verbs.

The difference between Regular and Irregular verbs

Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern, where the past tense is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb, while the past participle is formed by adding -ed or -d to the base form of the verb. For example, the regular verb “walk” has the past tense “walked” and the past participle “walked”.

Irregular verbs, on the other hand, do not follow this predictable pattern, and each verb has its own unique past tense and past participle forms. For example, the irregular verb “go” has the past tense “went” and the past participle “gone”, while the irregular verb “eat” has the past tense “ate” and the past participle “eaten”.

It’s important to note that while most English verbs are regular, there are many commonly used verbs that are irregular, so it’s important to learn the irregular forms of these verbs to communicate effectively in English.

List of TOP 20 regular verbs:

Infinitive	Simple Past	Past Participle
like	liked [laɪkt]	liked [laɪkt]
want	wanted [ˈwɑntʰɪd]	wanted [ˈwɑntʰɪd]
look	looked [lʊkt]	looked [lʊkt]
need	needed [ˈniːdɪd]	needed [ˈniːdɪd]
love	loved [lʌvd]	loved [lʌvd]
help	helped [helpid]	helped [helpid]
wait	waited [ˈweɪt.ɪd]	waited [ˈweɪt.ɪd]
call	called [kɔːld]	called [kɔːld]
work	worked [wɜːkt]	worked [wɜːkt]
stop	stoped [stɑpt]	stoped [stɑpt]
listen	listened [ˈlɪsn̩d]	listened [ˈlɪsn̩d]
guess	guessed [ɡɛst]	guessed [ɡɛst]
paint	painted [ˈpeɪntɪd]	painted [ˈpeɪntɪd]
try	tried [tɹaɪd]	tried [tɹaɪd]
ask	asked [ˈɑːskt]	asked [ˈɑːskt]
name	named [neɪmd]	named [neɪmd]
happen	happened [ˈhæpənd]	happened [ˈhæpənd]
start	started [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]	started [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]
live	lived [lɪvd]	lived [lɪvd]
use	used [juːzd]	used [juːzd]