VERB CHART

No. V1 (Base Form) V2 (Past Simple) V3 (Past Participle) V-ing (Present Participle)
1 be was/were been being
2 have had had having
3 do did done doing
4 say said said saying
5 go went gone going
6 get got got/gotten* getting
7 make made made making
8 know knew known knowing
9 think thought thought thinking
10 take took taken taking
11 see saw seen seeing
12 come came come coming
13 find found found finding
14 give gave given giving
15 tell told told telling
16 become became become becoming
17 leave left left leaving
18 put put put putting
19 feel felt felt feeling
20 eat ate eaten eating
21 run ran run running
22 write wrote written writing
23 speak spoke spoken speaking
24 drink drank drunk drinking
25 sleep slept slept sleeping
26 read read* read* reading
27 play played played playing
28 watch watched watched watching
29 work worked worked working
30 walk walked walked walking

Notes:

  • * Read: Pronunciation changes from "reed" (V1) to "red" (V2 & V3).
  • * Gotten: "Gotten" is common in American English; British English often uses "got" for the past participle as well.
  • The first ~20 verbs are some of the most frequent and essential in the language.

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