Alla meningar behöver ett verb. Annars är de inte grammatiskt korrekta. Det engelska språket innehåller egentligen tusentals verb men vissa av dem används bra mycket oftare än andra. Här tar vi en titt på de 20 vanligaste engelska verben och hur de konjugeras efter subjektet i meningen.
De 20 vanligaste verben – de du kommer att använda oftast
1. to be (att vara)
| I am | we are |
| you are | you (pl.) are |
| he, she, it is | they are |
2. to have (att ha)
| I have | we have |
| you have | you (pl.) have |
| he, she, it has | they have |
3. to do (att göra)
| I do | we do |
| you do | you (pl.) do |
| he, she, it does | they do |
4. to say (att säga)
| I say | we say |
| you say | you (pl.) say |
| he, she, it says | they say |
5. to get (att få)
| I get | we get |
| you get | you (pl.) get |
| he, she, it gets | they get |
6. to make (att göra, tillverka)
| I make | we make |
| you make | you (pl.) make |
| he, she, it makes | they make |
7. to go (att gå, åka)
| I go | we go |
| you go | you (pl.) go |
| he, she, it goes | they go |
8. to know (att veta)
| I know | we know |
| you know | you (pl.) know |
| he, she, it knows | they know |
9. to take (att ta)
| I take | we take |
| you take | you (pl.) take |
| he, she, it takes | they take |
10. to come (att komma)
| I come | we come |
| you come | you (pl.) come |
| he, she, it comes | they come |
11. to see (att se)
| I see | we see |
| you see | you (pl.) see |
| he, she, it sees | they see |
12. to think (att tänka, tycka)
| I think | we think |
| you think | you (pl.) think |
| he, she, it thinks | they think |
13. to look (att titta)
| I look | we look |
| you look | you (pl.) look |
| he, she, it looks | they look |
14. to want (att vilja)
| I want | we want |
| you want | you (pl.) want |
| he, she, it wants | they want |
15. to give (att ge)
| I give | we give |
| you give | you (pl.) give |
| he, she, it gives | they give |
16. to use (att använda)
| I use | we use |
| you use | you (pl.) use |
| he, she, it uses | they use |
17. to find (att hitta)
| I find | we find |
| you find | you (pl.) find |
| he, she, it finds | they find |
18. to tell (att berätta)
| I tell | we tell |
| you tell | you (pl.) tell |
| he, she, it tells | they tell |
19. to ask (att fråga)
| I ask | we ask |
| you ask | you (pl.) ask |
| he, she, it asks | they ask |
20. to work (att arbeta, fungera)
| I work | we work |
| you work | you (pl.) work |
| he, she, it works | they work |