150+ Five Forms of Verbs in English

Learning English verbs is important to speak and write correctly. Every verb has five main forms that help in making different tenses and sentences. In this lesson, we will understand these five forms and also give you a list of 150+ verb forms to build your vocabulary.

What Are the Five Forms of Verbs?

Every verb in English can change its form depending on tense and grammar. These five forms are:

• Base Form (V1) – The original form of the verb.
  Example: go, eat, play
• Past Simple (V2) – The action happened in the past.
  Example: went, ate, played
• Past Participle (V3) – Used with have/has/had.
  Example: gone, eaten, played
• Present Participle (V4 / -ing form) – Used in continuous tenses.
  Example: going, eating, playing
• Third Person Singular (V5 / -s form) – Used with he, she, it in present tense.
  Example: goes, eats, plays

Why Should You Learn All 5 Forms?

• Helps you make correct tenses in English.
• Improves spoken and written grammar.
• Makes conversation easier and more natural.
• Useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and school exams.

Examples of Five Forms of Verbs

V1 (Base)	V2 (Past)	V3 (Past Participle)	V4 (-ing)	V5 (-s)
go	went	gone	going	goes
eat	ate	eaten	eating	eats
run	ran	run	running	runs
play	played	played	playing	plays
write	wrote	written	writing	writes

Tips to Learn Verb Forms Easily

• Repeat daily to remember better.
• Use them in short sentences.
• Group similar verbs together.
• Practice with fill-in-the-blanks or flashcards.

Five Forms of Verbs List

Here is a complete list of 150+ Five Forms of Verbs in English from A to Z. This table shows:

• V1 – Base Form
• V2 – Past Simple
• V3 – Past Participle
• V4 – Present Participle (-ing form)
• V5 – 3rd Person Singular Form

Five Forms of Verbs (1–50)

V1	V2	V3	V4	V5
accept	accepted	accepted	accepting	accepts
add	added	added	adding	adds
admit	admitted	admitted	admitting	admits
advise	advised	advised	advising	advises
allow	allowed	allowed	allowing	allows
answer	answered	answered	answering	answers
ask	asked	asked	asking	asks
arrive	arrived	arrived	arriving	arrives
argue	argued	argued	arguing	argues
agree	agreed	agreed	agreeing	agrees
begin	began	begun	beginning	begins
bring	brought	brought	bringing	brings
build	built	built	building	builds
buy	bought	bought	buying	buys
break	broke	broken	breaking	breaks
call	called	called	calling	calls
carry	carried	carried	carrying	carries
catch	caught	caught	catching	catches
change	changed	changed	changing	changes
choose	chose	chosen	choosing	chooses
come	came	come	coming	comes
cut	cut	cut	cutting	cuts
cook	cooked	cooked	cooking	cooks
clean	cleaned	cleaned	cleaning	cleans
climb	climbed	climbed	climbing	climbs
dance	danced	danced	dancing	dances
decide	decided	decided	deciding	decides
do	did	done	doing	does
draw	drew	drawn	drawing	draws
drink	drank	drunk	drinking	drinks
drive	drove	driven	driving	drives
drop	dropped	dropped	dropping	drops
eat	ate	eaten	eating	eats
enjoy	enjoyed	enjoyed	enjoying	enjoys
explain	explained	explained	explaining	explains
fall	fell	fallen	falling	falls
feel	felt	felt	feeling	feels
fight	fought	fought	fighting	fights
find	found	found	finding	finds
finish	finished	finished	finishing	finishes
fly	flew	flown	flying	flies
forget	forgot	forgotten	forgetting	forgets
forgive	forgave	forgiven	forgiving	forgives
get	got	gotten	getting	gets
give	gave	given	giving	gives
go	went	gone	going	goes
grow	grew	grown	growing	grows
guess	guessed	guessed	guessing	guesses
handle	handled	handled	handling	handles
hate	hated	hated	hating	hates

Five Forms of Verbs (51–100)

V1	V2	V3	V4	V5
have	had	had	having	has
hear	heard	heard	hearing	hears
help	helped	helped	helping	helps
hide	hid	hidden	hiding	hides
hit	hit	hit	hitting	hits
hold	held	held	holding	holds
hope	hoped	hoped	hoping	hopes
improve	improved	improved	improving	improves
include	included	included	including	includes
invite	invited	invited	inviting	invites
jump	jumped	jumped	jumping	jumps
keep	kept	kept	keeping	keeps
know	knew	known	knowing	knows
laugh	laughed	laughed	laughing	laughs
learn	learned	learned	learning	learns
leave	left	left	leaving	leaves
lend	lent	lent	lending	lends
like	liked	liked	liking	likes
listen	listened	listened	listening	listens
live	lived	lived	living	lives
look	looked	looked	looking	looks
lose	lost	lost	losing	loses
make	made	made	making	makes
marry	married	married	marrying	marries
meet	met	met	meeting	meets
miss	missed	missed	missing	misses
move	moved	moved	moving	moves
need	needed	needed	needing	needs
open	opened	opened	opening	opens
organize	organized	organized	organizing	organizes
pay	paid	paid	paying	pays
play	played	played	playing	plays
pray	prayed	prayed	praying	prays
prepare	prepared	prepared	preparing	prepares
pull	pulled	pulled	pulling	pulls
push	pushed	pushed	pushing	pushes
put	put	put	putting	puts
rain	rained	rained	raining	rains
read	read	read	reading	reads
ride	rode	ridden	riding	rides
ring	rang	rung	ringing	rings
rise	rose	risen	rising	rises
run	ran	run	running	runs
say	said	said	saying	says
see	saw	seen	seeing	sees
sell	sold	sold	selling	sells
send	sent	sent	sending	sends
set	set	set	setting	sets
shake	shook	shaken	shaking	shakes
share	shared	shared	sharing	shares

Five Forms of Verbs (101–150)

V1	V2	V3	V4	V5
show	showed	shown	showing	shows
shut	shut	shut	shutting	shuts
sing	sang	sung	singing	sings
sit	sat	sat	sitting	sits
sleep	slept	slept	sleeping	sleeps
speak	spoke	spoken	speaking	speaks
spend	spent	spent	spending	spends
stand	stood	stood	standing	stands
start	started	started	starting	starts
stay	stayed	stayed	staying	stays
stop	stopped	stopped	stopping	stops
study	studied	studied	studying	studies
suggest	suggested	suggested	suggesting	suggests
take	took	taken	taking	takes
talk	talked	talked	talking	talks
teach	taught	taught	teaching	teaches
tell	told	told	telling	tells
thank	thanked	thanked	thanking	thanks
think	thought	thought	thinking	thinks
throw	threw	thrown	throwing	throws
travel	traveled	traveled	traveling	travels
try	tried	tried	trying	tries
turn	turned	turned	turning	turns
understand	understood	understood	understanding	understands
use	used	used	using	uses
visit	visited	visited	visiting	visits
wait	waited	waited	waiting	waits
wake	woke	woken	waking	wakes
walk	walked	walked	walking	walks
want	wanted	wanted	wanting	wants
watch	watched	watched	watching	watches
win	won	won	winning	wins
wish	wished	wished	wishing	wishes
write	wrote	written	writing	writes
yell	yelled	yelled	yelling	yells
yawn	yawned	yawned	yawning	yawns
zoom	zoomed	zoomed	zooming	zooms

Understanding the five forms of English verbs is the key to learning grammar and sentence making. This list will help you speak and write English in a confident and correct way.