The 20 Most Common English Verbs

You can get pretty far in English with just these verbs.

October 3, 2023

The most common English verbs represented by a young woman standing in the middle of a street in London looking at her phone.

Every sentence needs a verb. Otherwise, it not grammatical. The English language technically has thousands, but there are a few of them that are far more common that others. Here, we’ll look at the 20 most common English verbs, and how to conjugate them depending on the subject of the sentence.

The 20 English Verbs You’ll Use The Most

1. to be

I am	we are
you are	you (pl.) are
he, she, it is	they are

2. to have

I have	we have
you have	you (pl.) have
he, she, it has	they have

3. to do

I do	we do
you do	you (pl.) do
he, she, it does	they do

4. to say

I say	we say
you say	you (pl.) say
he, she, it says	they say

5. to get

I get	we get
you get	you (pl.) get
he, she, it gets	they get

6. to make

I make	we make
you make	you (pl.) make
he, she, it makes	they make

7. to go

I go	we go
you go	you (pl.) go
he, she, it goes	they go

8. to know

I know	we know
you know	you (pl.) know
he, she, it knows	they know

9. to take

I take	we take
you take	you (pl.) take
he, she, it takes	they take

10. to come

I come	we come
you come	you (pl.) come
he, she, it comes	they come

11. to see

I see	we see
you see	you (pl.) see
he, she, it sees	they see

12. to think

I think	we think
you think	you (pl.) think
he, she, it thinks	they think

13. to look

I look	we look
you look	you (pl.) look
he, she, it looks	they look

14. to want

I want	we want
you want	you (pl.) want
he, she, it wants	they want

15. to give

I give	we give
you give	you (pl.) give
he, she, it gives	they give

16. to use

I use	we use
you use	you (pl.) use
he, she, it uses	they use

17. to find

I find	we find
you find	you (pl.) find
he, she, it finds	they find

18. to tell

I tell	we tell
you tell	you (pl.) tell
he, she, it tells	they tell

19. to ask

I ask	we ask
you ask	you (pl.) ask
he, she, it asks	they ask

20. to work

I work	we work
you work	you (pl.) work
he, she, it works	they work

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