In English, we use verbs to talk about actions and states. There are three main forms of verbs: the base form (V1), the past form (V2), and the past participle form (V3). Understanding these forms is like having a key to unlock many doors in learning English.
It helps you talk about things that happened in the past, things happening now, and things that will happen in the future. This list of V1, V2, and V3 verbs will guide you through, making it easier to improve your English.
3 Forms of Verbs in English
| Draw | Drew | Drawn |
| Fight | Fought | Fought |
| Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Bind | Bound | Bound |
| Wake | Woke | Woken |
| Weave | Wove | Woven |
| Let | Let | Let |
| Lie | Lay | Lain |
| Tell | Told | Told |
| Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt |
| Lead | Led | Led |
| Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Cling | Clung | Clung |
| Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Thrust | Thrust | Thrust |
| Strive | Strove | Striven |
| Blow | Blew | Blown |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
| Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Do | Did | Done |
| Lean | Leant | Leant |
| Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Bid | Bade/bid | Bidden/bid |
| Begin | Began | Begun |
| Dig | Dug | Dug |
| Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
| Sweep | Swept | Swept |
| Beat | Beat | Beaten |
| Spread | Spread | Spread |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Throw | Threw | Thrown |
| Awake | Awoke | Awoken |
| Bestride | Bestrode | Bestrided |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Hide | Hid | Hidden |
| Know | Knew | Known |
| Swear | Swore | Sworn |
| Swing | Swung | Swung |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Meet | Met | Met |
| Be | Was/were | Been |
| Burn | Burnt | Burnt |
| Hold | Held | Held |
| Build | Built | Built |
| Creep | Crept | Crept |
| Bet | Bet | Bet |
| Rid | Rid | Rid |
| Spit | Spat | Spat |
| Lay | Laid | Laid |
| Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk |
| Stand | Stood | Stood |
| Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Grind | Ground | Ground |
| Come | Came | Come |
| Leave | Left | Left |
| Stink | Stank | Stunk |
| Tear | Tore | Torn |
| Forbid | Forbad(e) | Forbidden |
| Stick | Stuck | Stuck |
| Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Bend | Bent | Bent |
| Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
| Beseech | Besought | Besought |
| Break | Broke | Broken |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Rend | Rent | Rent |
| Bespeak | Bespoke | Bespoken |
| Feed | Fed | Fed |
| Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Hang | Hung | Hung |
| Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Split | Split | Split |
| Flee | Fled | Fled |
| Forecast | Forecast | Forecast |
| Beget | Begot | Begotten |
| Breed | Bred | Bred |
| Burst | Burst | Burst |
| Bear | Bore | Born |
| Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Have | Had | Had |
| Mean | Meant | Meant |
| Abide | Abode | Abode |
| Find | Found | Found |
| Sting | Stung | Stung |
| Tread | Trod | Trodden |
| Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt |
| Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Strike | Struck | Struck |
| String | Strung | Strung |
| Bereave | Bereft | Bereft |
| Think | Thought | Thought |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Bleed | Bled | Bled |
| Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Kneel | Knelt | Knelt |
| Lend | Lent | Lent |
| Arise | Arose | Arisen |
| Learn | Learnt | Learnt |
| Spoil | Spoilt | Spoit |
| Leap | Leapt | Leapt |
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