100 regular verbs. main verbs in English

We continue our conversation about irregular verbs in the English language. It is very difficult to answer the question of how many irregular verbs there are in English, because there are a lot of such verbs. Today I would like to consider the 100 most frequently used irregular verbs in speech. English is a language with 10% rules and 90% exceptions.

As you remember, irregular verbs in English have their own forms for the simple past tense (Past Simple), as well as for the perfect present tense (Present Perfect) and the long-past tense (Past Perfect). Whereas in ordinary verbs we add the ending to the stem -edto get Past Simple. The first form of the verb is the infinitive or initial form, the second form corresponds to Past Simple, and the third form is used in Present Perfect and Past Perfect.

Most often in colloquial speech, Past Simple is used to express action in the past tense. This is done not only by beginners in English, but also by the British themselves. The English do not always follow the English Sequence of Tenses, that is, the alignment of the tenses of the verbs in the sentence, because this is inconvenient for everyday speech. It is not very comfortable to use verbs in difficult tenses, it is much easier to use Past Simple. It is up to linguists to reconcile the tenses of verbs in a sentence.

For example, it is much more convenient to say: She said that she met ... Than to say: She said that she had met him the day before yesterday... “She said she met him the day before yesterday.

Although linguistically, Past Perfect is required here, since she met him before she said about it, that is, Past Perfect shows in this sentence a past action that was before another past action. However, it is much more convenient to use Past Simple in both the main and dependent sentences, rather than looking for painfully auxiliary verbs.

Basic English Irregular Verbs

Now we will give several tables in which you will find the main 100 irregular verbs that are most often used in speech. These are the most common irregular verbs that can come in handy for a beginner in conversation. We think that 100 words is not that difficult to memorize, especially in Past Simple. And to facilitate your task, we will consider examples of their use in the past tense in various sentences.

So, the most used 100 irregular English verbs. For convenience, we will break it down for every ten verbs.

For example:
I didn’t see Tom, because he was (Past Simple) busy that day - I didn't see Tom because he was busy that day.
My mother blessed me and I went away. - My mom blessed me and I left.
The vase I bought last week is broken... - The vase I bought broke.

For example:
I’ve brought the book you asked for. “I brought the book you asked for.
He built the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen. “He built the most beautiful house I've ever seen.
Yesterday that dress cost cheaper, today it is much more expensive. - Yesterday that dress was cheaper, today it is much more expensive.
Sue cut the cake in two pieces and gave one to her brother. - Sue cut the cake in two and gave one to her brother.

For example:
I did everything you wanted.- I did everything you wanted.
Mum, I drew a picture of our family! - Mom, I painted a picture of our family!
Kate felt herself bad yesterday. - Katya felt bad yesterday.
I’ve found a new job! - I found a new job!

For example:
I forgot to call you. - I forgot to call you.
I’ve got a letter from my friend. - I received a letter from a friend.
We went shopping yesterday. - Yesterday we went shopping.
Tom grew older. - Tom has matured.
Kate had a very terrible headache yesterday. - Katya had a terrible headache yesterday.
Have you heard the latest news? - Have you heard the latest news?

For example:
I kept a little money for you. - I saved some money for you.
Tom has learnt the passage by heart. - Tom learned the passage by heart.
He let him go. - He let him go.

For example:
I’ve lost my diary. - I lost my diary.
Made in China. - Made in China.
She might come to us, but she was busy. “She could have come to us, but she was busy.
What did you mean? I meant that you could help me. - What did you mean? I meant that you could help me.
Tim paid 2000 $ for his car. - Tim paid $ 2000 for his car.
Kate put on her coat, because it's cold outside. - Katya put on a coat because it's cold outside.

For example:
I saw the rainbow in the sky. - I saw a rainbow in the sky.
She said that she was busy then. - She said she was busy then.
I’ve just read the book. - I just read a book.
The man who sold the world. - The man who sold the world.
He sent me a letter. - He sent me a letter.

For example:
He shook the bottle and drank. He shook the bottle and drank.
Tom sang a song. - Tom sang a song.
He slept till the morning. - He slept until morning.

For example:
She spoke with me angrily. - She spoke to me angrily.
We spent our vacation in Italy. - We spent our holidays in Italy.
We swam in the river, it was great. - We swam in the river, it was great.

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In any language, the verb is the most important part of speech. Verbs convey intention, desire, they give movement. Without verbs, it is impossible to logically form any thought.

I can, I want, I will!

Undoubtedly, the more verbs a person knows, the richer his oral speech. But when we learn a foreign language, it is very difficult to learn verbs. However, memorizing thousands of verbs is superfluous, in ordinary life they are rarely required and you can do without them perfectly. It is necessary to learn only the most important and most used ones.

This is not to say that there are words that are not worth learning at all, since everything is worth learning. However, there are 100 most important and necessary verbs that you need to know!

There are a lot of Spanish verbs in the language, but not all of them are equally often used in speech. The table below contains the most common Spanish verbs with the corresponding translation into Russian.

Comment: we will not consider here ordinary and simple semantic verbs, such as comer(there is) , beber (drink), dormir (sleep) - you need to memorize them as soon as they first come across your eyes!