100 Most Common English Verbs List

This is a list of the 100 most common verbs in English. If you are learning English it would be useful to learn these popular verbs first. Click though to see full conjugation tables of each verb.

Irregular verb forms are in red

Verb Simple Past Past Participle
to be  were  been 
to have  had  had 
to do  did  done 
to say  said  said 
to go  went  gone 
to get  got  got / gotten 
to make  made  made 
to know  knew  known 
to think  thought  thought 
to take  took  taken 
to see  saw  seen 
to come  came  come 
to want  wanted  wanted 
to look  looked  looked 
to use  used  used 
to find  found  found 
to give  gave  given 
to tell  told  told 
to work  worked  worked 
to call  called  called 
to try  tried  tried 
to ask  asked  asked 
to need  needed  needed 
to feel  felt  felt 
to become  became  become