50 Most Commonly Used Regular Verbs with Five forms

Learning regular verbs with their five forms (base form, past simple, past participle, present participle, and 3rd person singular) has several benefits, especially for learners of English. In this lesson, I am going to share with you the 50 most commonly used regular verbs with their five forms in English. We use these verbs in our everyday conversation, and we also need to understand how we can use them in sentences.

In this section, we will study the definition, usage, and benefits of learning the regular verbs with their five forms in English. So, without further ado, let’s begin with today’s lesson:

Definition of Regular Verbs

A regular verb is a verb in English that follows a predictable pattern when forming its past tense and past participle. These forms are created by adding -ed or -d to the base form of the verb. Regular verbs do not undergo significant changes in their spelling when conjugated.

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Characteristics of Regular Verbs:

Consistent Pattern for Past Forms
- Base Form → Add -ed (or -d if the verb ends in e).
- Examples:
  - Base Form: walk → Past Tense: walked → Past Participle: walked
  - Base Form: love → Past Tense: loved → Past Participle: loved
No Irregular Changes in Spelling or Sound
- Unlike irregular verbs, regular verbs don’t change their internal structure (e.g., “run” → “ran”).
Present Participle
- Regular verbs follow the same rule for forming the present participle (add -ing).
- Example: walk → walking, talk → talking
3rd Person Singular
- In the present tense, add -s or -es for the 3rd person singular form.
- Example:
  - He walks, she talks, and it rains.

Examples of Regular Verbs:

Base Form	Past Tense	Past Participle
Play	Played	Played
Work	Worked	Worked
Call	Called	Called
Wash	Washed	Washed

Benefits of Learning Regular Verbs

1. Foundation for Sentence Construction

Knowing the forms allows you to construct sentences correctly in different tenses and aspects, such as:
- Present Simple: She walks every morning.
- Past Simple: He walked yesterday.
- Present Perfect: They have walked to the park.

2. Improves Fluency in Writing and Speaking

Learning the forms helps avoid common grammatical errors and makes communication smoother. For example:
- Incorrect: He walk to school yesterday.
- Correct: He walked to school yesterday.

3. Enhances Understanding of English Grammar

Mastering regular verb forms deepens your understanding of verb conjugation, which is essential for learning irregular verbs, auxiliary verbs, and modal verbs.

4. Facilitates Effective Communication

Using the correct verb forms ensures clarity and accuracy in expressing time and continuity. For example:
- I am walking to the store (action in progress).
- I walked to the store (action completed).

5. Builds Confidence in Using English

Memorizing and practicing the five forms instills confidence, reducing hesitation and mistakes when speaking or writing.

6. Supports Exam Preparation

Knowledge of verb forms is essential for exams like TOEFL, IELTS, or any English proficiency test, where you may need to recognize or produce correct verb forms.

7. Foundation for Learning Advanced Grammar

Understanding these forms is a stepping stone to mastering advanced grammatical structures like the passive voice, conditionals, or reported speech. For example:
- Passive voice: “The book was read by her.”
- Conditionals: “If he had studied, he would have passed.”

8. Makes Vocabulary Learning Systematic

Regular verbs follow predictable patterns, which makes them easier to learn and apply compared to irregular verbs. This provides a structured way to expand your vocabulary.

Now, we will learn the 50 most commonly used regular verbs with their five forms (base form, past simple, past participle, present participle, and 3rd person singular) in English.

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle	Present Participle	3rd Person Singular
accept	accepted	accepted	accepting	accepts
add	added	added	adding	adds
allow	allowed	allowed	allowing	allows
answer	answered	answered	answering	answers
ask	asked	asked	asking	asks
bake	baked	baked	baking	bakes
believe	believed	believed	believing	believes
call	called	called	calling	calls
clean	cleaned	cleaned	cleaning	cleans
close	closed	closed	closing	closes
cook	cooked	cooked	cooking	cooks
dance	danced	danced	dancing	dances
deliver	delivered	delivered	delivering	delivers
dress	dressed	dressed	dressing	dresses
enjoy	enjoyed	enjoyed	enjoying	enjoys
explain	explained	explained	explaining	explains
finish	finished	finished	finishing	finishes
follow	followed	followed	following	follows
happen	happened	happened	happening	happens
help	helped	helped	helping	helps
hope	hoped	hoped	hoping	hopes
improve	improved	improved	improving	improves
join	joined	joined	joining	joins
jump	jumped	jumped	jumping	jumps
kill	killed	killed	killing	kills
kiss	kissed	kissed	kissing	kisses
laugh	laughed	laughed	laughing	laughs
learn	learned	learned	learning	learns
listen	listened	listened	listening	listens
live	lived	lived	living	lives
look	looked	looked	looking	looks
love	loved	loved	loving	loves
mark	marked	marked	marking	marks
need	needed	needed	needing	needs
open	opened	opened	opening	opens
paint	painted	painted	painting	paints
play	played	played	playing	plays
pull	pulled	pulled	pulling	pulls
push	pushed	pushed	pushing	pushes
rain	rained	rained	raining	rains
reach	reached	reached	reaching	reaches
remember	remembered	remembered	remembering	remembers
save	saved	saved	saving	saves
show	showed	showed	showing	shows
start	started	started	starting	starts
stop	stopped	stopped	stopping	stops
study	studied	studied	studying	studies
talk	talked	talked	talking	talks
travel	traveled	traveled	traveling	travels
use	used	used	using	uses
walk	walked	walked	walking	walks
work	worked	worked	working	works

Understanding regular verbs helps English learners because they follow predictable rules, making them easier to learn compared to irregular verbs, which can have unique conjugation patterns.