100 English Verbs – Action & Stative (V1 to V5)

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Part A – 50 Action Verbs (V1 to V5)

These verbs typically show actions or processes. They can normally be used in continuous tenses (V4 – “-ing” form).

No.	Base Verb	V1	V2 (Past)	V3 (Past Participle)	V4 (-ing)	V5 (s/es)
1	run	run	ran	run	running	runs
2	write	write	wrote	written	writing	writes
3	read	read	read	read	reading	reads
4	speak	speak	spoke	spoken	speaking	speaks
5	eat	eat	ate	eaten	eating	eats
6	drink	drink	drank	drunk	drinking	drinks
7	drive	drive	drove	driven	driving	drives
8	walk	walk	walked	walked	walking	walks
9	talk	talk	talked	talked	talking	talks
10	teach	teach	taught	taught	teaching	teaches
11	learn	learn	learned	learned	learning	learns
12	open	open	opened	opened	opening	opens
13	close	close	closed	closed	closing	closes
14	call	call	called	called	calling	calls
15	jump	jump	jumped	jumped	jumping	jumps
16	push	push	pushed	pushed	pushing	pushes
17	pull	pull	pulled	pulled	pulling	pulls
18	sit	sit	sat	sat	sitting	sits
19	stand	stand	stood	stood	standing	stands
20	give	give	gave	given	giving	gives
21	take	take	took	taken	taking	takes
22	break	break	broke	broken	breaking	breaks
23	bring	bring	brought	brought	bringing	brings
24	buy	buy	bought	bought	buying	buys
25	catch	catch	caught	caught	catching	catches
26	choose	choose	chose	chosen	choosing	chooses
27	draw	draw	drew	drawn	drawing	draws
28	build	build	built	built	building	builds
29	cut	cut	cut	cutting	cuts
30	hit	hit	hit	hitting	hits
31	hold	hold	held	held	holding	holds
32	keep	keep	kept	kept	keeping	keeps
33	leave	leave	left	left	leaving	leaves
34	make	make	made	made	making	makes
35	meet	meet	met	met	meeting	meets
36	pay	pay	paid	paid	paying	pays
37	put	put	put	putting	puts
38	send	send	sent	sent	sending	sends
39	show	show	showed	shown	showing	shows
40	sing	sing	sang	sung	singing	sings
41	swim	swim	swam	swum	swimming	swims
42	throw	throw	threw	thrown	throwing	throws
43	win	win	won	won	winning	wins
44	wash	wash	washed	washed	washing	washes
45	cook	cook	cooked	cooked	cooking	cooks
46	watch	watch	watched	watched	watching	watches
47	listen	listen	listened	listened	listening	listens
48	climb	climb	climbed	climbed	climbing	climbs
49	repair	repair	repaired	repaired	repairing	repairs
50	travel	travel	travelled	travelled	travelling	travels

Note: Action verbs can generally be used in all tenses, including continuous (e.g., “She is running”, “They are travelling”).

Part B – 50 Stative Verbs (V1 to V5)

These verbs usually describe a state, feeling, possession, or condition. In normal usage they are not used in continuous forms (“am knowing”, “is owning” are incorrect in standard English). Forms are shown here for reference only.

No.	Base Verb	V1	V2 (Past)	V3 (Past Participle)	V4 (-ing)	V5 (s/es)
1	know	know	knew	known	knowing	knows
2	believe	believe	believed	believed	believing	believes
3	understand	understand	understood	understood	understanding	understands
4	remember	remember	remembered	remembered	remembering	remembers
5	forget	forget	forgot	forgotten	forgetting	forgets
6	imagine	imagine	imagined	imagined	imagining	imagines
7	mean	mean	meant	meant	meaning	means
8	consider (state)	consider	considered	considered	considering	considers
9	suppose	suppose	supposed	supposed	supposing	supposes
10	doubt	doubt	doubted	doubted	doubting	doubts
11	think (opinion)	think	thought	thought	thinking	thinks
12	love	love	loved	loved	loving	loves
13	like	like	liked	liked	liking	likes
14	dislike	dislike	disliked	disliked	disliking	dislikes
15	hate	hate	hated	hated	hating	hates
16	prefer	prefer	preferred	preferred	preferring	prefers
17	fear	fear	feared	feared	fearing	fears
18	envy	envy	envied	envied	envying	envies
19	appreciate	appreciate	appreciated	appreciated	appreciating	appreciates
20	have (possess)	have	had	had	having	has
21	own	own	owned	owned	owning	owns
22	possess	possess	possessed	possessed	possessing	possesses
23	belong	belong	belonged	belonged	belonging	belongs
24	include	include	included	included	including	includes
25	contain	contain	contained	contained	containing	contains
26	consist	consist	consisted	consisted	consisting	consists
27	comprise	comprise	comprised	comprised	comprising	comprises
28	see (sense)	see	saw	seen	seeing	sees
29	hear	hear	heard	heard	hearing	hears
30	smell	smell	smelled	smelled	smelling	smells
31	taste	taste	tasted	tasted	tasting	tastes
32	feel (emotion)	feel	felt	felt	feeling	feels
33	sound	sound	sounded	sounded	sounding	sounds
34	appear (seem)	appear	appeared	appeared	appearing	appears
35	seem	seem	seemed	seemed	seeming	seems
36	look (appearance)	look	looked	looked	looking	looks
37	be	be	was/were	been	being	is
38	exist	exist	existed	existed	existing	exists
39	resemble	resemble	resembled	resembled	resembling	resembles
40	equal	equal	equalled	equalled	equalling	equals
41	matter	matter	mattered	mattered	mattering	matters
42	depend	depend	depended	depended	depending	depends
43	concern	concern	concerned	concerned	concerning	concerns
44	require	require	required	required	requiring	requires
45	need	need	needed	needed	needing	needs
46	involve	involve	involved	involved	involving	involves
47	weigh (stative)	weigh	weighed	weighed	weighing	weighs
48	cost	cost	cost	cost	costing	costs
49	owe	owe	owed	owed	owing	owes
50	measure (stative)	measure	measured	measured	measuring	measures

Teaching tip: Tell students clearly that verbs like know, love, own, belong, seem, consist, etc. are normally used in simple tenses, not in continuous (“I know”, not “I am knowing”).

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