200 Most Common English Verbs with Meanings and Examples | Learn Daily Spoken English Easily
# | Base Form | Past | Past Participle | Meaning | Example Sentence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | be | was/were | been | to exist / describe state | I was tired yesterday. |
2 | have | had | had | to own / experience | I have a car. |
3 | do | did | done | to perform | I did my homework. |
4 | say | said | said | to speak words | She said hello. |
5 | go | went | gone | to move / travel | We went to school. |
6 | get | got | gotten/got | to receive / become | I got your message. |
7 | make | made | made | to create | He made a cake. |
8 | know | knew | known | to understand / be aware | I know the answer. |
9 | think | thought | thought | to have an idea | I thought about it. |
10 | take | took | taken | to grab / accept | He took the book. |
11 | see | saw | seen | to look / notice | I saw a bird. |
12 | come | came | come | to arrive | She came early. |
13 | want | wanted | wanted | to desire | I want some water. |
14 | use | used | used | to apply | He used my phone. |
15 | find | found | found | to discover | I found my keys. |
16 | give | gave | given | to offer | She gave me a gift. |
17 | tell | told | told | to inform | He told the truth. |
18 | work | worked | worked | to do a job | I work hard. |
19 | call | called | called | to name / phone | She called her mom. |
20 | try | tried | tried | to attempt | I tried to help. |
21 | ask | asked | asked | to request | I asked a question. |
22 | need | needed | needed | to require | I need money. |
23 | feel | felt | felt | to sense / emotion | I felt happy. |
24 | become | became | become | to change into | She became a doctor. |
25 | leave | left | left | to go away | He left early. |
26 | put | put | put | to place | Put it on the table. |
27 | mean | meant | meant | to signify | What do you mean? |
28 | keep | kept | kept | to hold / continue | Keep it safe. |
29 | let | let | let | to allow | Let me help you. |
30 | begin | began | begun | to start | The class began. |
31 | seem | seemed | seemed | to appear | It seems easy. |
32 | help | helped | helped | to assist | She helped her friend. |
33 | talk | talked | talked | to speak | They talked a lot. |
34 | turn | turned | turned | to rotate / change | Turn left here. |
35 | start | started | started | to begin | Let’s start now. |
36 | show | showed | shown | to display | She showed me pictures. |
37 | hear | heard | heard | to listen | I heard a noise. |
38 | play | played | played | to enjoy / perform | We played football. |
39 | run | ran | run | to move fast | He ran home. |
40 | move | moved | moved | to change place | We moved to a new city. |
41 | like | liked | liked | to enjoy | I like chocolate. |
42 | live | lived | lived | to exist / reside | I live in Dhaka. |
43 | believe | believed | believed | to trust | I believe you. |
44 | hold | held | held | to grip | She held the baby. |
45 | bring | brought | brought | to carry to | Bring your bag. |
46 | happen | happened | happened | to occur | What happened? |
47 | write | wrote | written | to create text | I wrote a letter. |
48 | provide | provided | provided | to supply | The school provides books. |
49 | sit | sat | sat | to rest | Sit down, please. |
50 | stand | stood | stood | to be upright | He stood up. |
51 | lose | lost | lost | to misplace | I lost my keys. |
52 | pay | paid | paid | to give money | I paid the bill. |
53 | meet | met | met | to see someone | We met at the park. |
54 | include | included | included | to contain | The price includes tax. |
55 | continue | continued | continued | to go on | Please continue. |
56 | set | set | set | to arrange | Set the table. |
57 | learn | learned/learnt | learned/learnt | to gain knowledge | I learned English. |
58 | change | changed | changed | to make different | Change your clothes. |
59 | lead | led | led | to guide | She led the team. |
60 | understand | understood | understood | to know meaning | I understood you. |
61 | watch | watched | watched | to look at | I watched TV. |
62 | follow | followed | followed | to go after | He followed me. |
63 | stop | stopped | stopped | to end | Stop talking! |
64 | create | created | created | to make | God created life. |
65 | speak | spoke | spoken | to talk | She spoke clearly. |
66 | read | read | read | to understand text | I read the book. |
67 | spend | spent | spent | to use (time/money) | I spent $10. |
68 | grow | grew | grown | to increase | The plant grew fast. |
69 | open | opened | opened | to make accessible | Open the door. |
70 | walk | walked | walked | to move on foot | We walked home. |
71 | win | won | won | to achieve victory | They won the game. |
72 | offer | offered | offered | to present | He offered help. |
73 | remember | remembered | remembered | to recall | I remembered her name. |
74 | love | loved | loved | to feel affection | I love my parents. |
75 | consider | considered | considered | to think about | Consider my advice. |
76 | appear | appeared | appeared | to become visible | The moon appeared. |
77 | buy | bought | bought | to purchase | I bought new shoes. |
78 | wait | waited | waited | to stay for | Wait for me. |
79 | serve | served | served | to help / provide | He served food. |
80 | die | died | died | to stop living | The plant died. |
81 | send | sent | sent | to deliver | I sent an email. |
82 | expect | expected | expected | to anticipate | I expect good news. |
83 | build | built | built | to construct | They built a house. |
84 | stay | stayed | stayed | to remain | Stay here. |
85 | fall | fell | fallen | to drop down | He fell off the chair. |
86 | cut | cut | cut | to slice | Cut the paper. |
87 | reach | reached | reached | to arrive at | We reached home. |
88 | kill | killed | killed | to end a life | The hunter killed the deer. |
89 | remain | remained | remained | to stay | Prices remained high. |
90 | suggest | suggested | suggested | to propose | She suggested a plan. |
91 | raise | raised | raised | to lift / increase | They raised the flag. |
92 | pass | passed | passed | to go by / succeed | He passed the exam. |
93 | sell | sold | sold | to trade | I sold my phone. |
94 | decide | decided | decided | to choose | I decided to go. |
95 | return | returned | returned | to come back | She returned home. |
96 | explain | explained | explained | to clarify | He explained the rule. |
97 | hope | hoped | hoped | to wish | I hoped for peace. |
98 | develop | developed | developed | to improve | They developed software. |
99 | carry | carried | carried | to hold / move | She carried the bag. |
100 | break | broke | broken | to damage | The glass broke. |
Here’s Part 2 — verbs #101–200, continuing in the same clear table style (with base form, past, past participle, short meaning, and example).
# | Base Form | Past | Past Participle | Meaning | Example Sentence |
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101 | decide | decided | decided | to choose after thinking | I decided to travel. |
102 | return | returned | returned | to go back | He returned home. |
103 | explain | explained | explained | to make clear | She explained the lesson. |
104 | hope | hoped | hoped | to wish for something | I hoped for success. |
105 | develop | developed | developed | to grow or improve | The city developed fast. |
106 | carry | carried | carried | to hold and move | She carried the basket. |
107 | break | broke | broken | to damage or crack | He broke the window. |
108 | receive | received | received | to get something | I received your message. |
109 | agree | agreed | agreed | to have the same opinion | We agreed on the plan. |
110 | support | supported | supported | to help or back up | She supported her friend. |
111 | hit | hit | hit | to strike | He hit the ball. |
112 | produce | produced | produced | to make or create | The factory produced cars. |
113 | eat | ate | eaten | to consume food | I ate breakfast. |
114 | cover | covered | covered | to put over something | Cover the pot. |
115 | catch | caught | caught | to grab | He caught the ball. |
116 | draw | drew | drawn | to sketch | She drew a cat. |
117 | choose | chose | chosen | to select | Choose your seat. |
118 | cause | caused | caused | to make happen | Stress caused his headache. |
119 | drink | drank | drunk | to swallow liquid | I drank some water. |
120 | drive | drove | driven | to operate a vehicle | He drove to work. |
121 | wear | wore | worn | to have clothes on | She wore a red dress. |
122 | send | sent | sent | to deliver something | I sent a letter. |
123 | build | built | built | to make / construct | They built a school. |
124 | stay | stayed | stayed | to remain | Stay with me. |
125 | fall | fell | fallen | to drop down | Leaves fell from the tree. |
126 | cut | cut | cut | to slice | Cut the fruit. |
127 | reach | reached | reached | to arrive at | We reached the station. |
128 | kill | killed | killed | to end a life | He killed the mosquito. |
129 | remain | remained | remained | to continue to be | She remained calm. |
130 | suggest | suggested | suggested | to propose | He suggested going out. |
131 | raise | raised | raised | to lift or increase | They raised the flag. |
132 | pass | passed | passed | to go by / succeed | I passed the test. |
133 | sell | sold | sold | to trade for money | I sold my car. |
134 | require | required | required | to need | This job requires skill. |
135 | report | reported | reported | to inform officially | She reported the news. |
136 | decide | decided | decided | to choose | I decided quickly. |
137 | pull | pulled | pulled | to draw toward | He pulled the rope. |
138 | return | returned | returned | to come back | She returned the book. |
139 | explain | explained | explained | to make clear | He explained the rules. |
140 | hope | hoped | hoped | to wish | I hoped for rain. |
141 | develop | developed | developed | to improve | The company developed a new app. |
142 | carry | carried | carried | to move by holding | Carry your bag carefully. |
143 | break | broke | broken | to damage | The cup broke easily. |
144 | spend | spent | spent | to use (money/time) | I spent all my savings. |
145 | cut | cut | cut | to divide | Cut the paper in half. |
146 | decide | decided | decided | to make a choice | They decided together. |
147 | increase | increased | increased | to make bigger | Prices increased fast. |
148 | save | saved | saved | to keep for future | I saved some money. |
149 | reduce | reduced | reduced | to make smaller | The shop reduced prices. |
150 | choose | chose | chosen | to select | Choose the right answer. |
151 | join | joined | joined | to become a part of | I joined the club. |
152 | pick | picked | picked | to select / lift | She picked flowers. |
153 | improve | improved | improved | to make better | I improved my English. |
154 | spend | spent | spent | to use up | We spent the weekend away. |
155 | add | added | added | to include more | Add sugar to the tea. |
156 | explain | explained | explained | to make something clear | Please explain again. |
157 | consider | considered | considered | to think about | I considered his offer. |
158 | finish | finished | finished | to end | We finished the job. |
159 | forget | forgot | forgotten | to not remember | I forgot your name. |
160 | follow | followed | followed | to go after | She followed her dream. |
161 | carry | carried | carried | to move while holding | He carried his child. |
162 | prepare | prepared | prepared | to get ready | She prepared dinner. |
163 | remember | remembered | remembered | to recall | Remember my advice. |
164 | hope | hoped | hoped | to wish | We hoped to win. |
165 | help | helped | helped | to assist | Can you help me? |
166 | use | used | used | to apply | He used a knife. |
167 | move | moved | moved | to change position | They moved to Canada. |
168 | try | tried | tried | to attempt | I tried my best. |
169 | explain | explained | explained | to describe | She explained clearly. |
170 | check | checked | checked | to examine | Check your email. |
171 | show | showed | shown | to display | Show me your ID. |
172 | close | closed | closed | to shut | Close the window. |
173 | answer | answered | answered | to reply | I answered the phone. |
174 | draw | drew | drawn | to sketch | He drew a dog. |
175 | clean | cleaned | cleaned | to remove dirt | Clean your room. |
176 | listen | listened | listened | to pay attention to sound | Listen carefully. |
177 | watch | watched | watched | to look at | We watched a movie. |
178 | smile | smiled | smiled | to show happiness | She smiled brightly. |
179 | cry | cried | cried | to weep | The baby cried. |
180 | laugh | laughed | laughed | to show joy | They laughed loudly. |
181 | dance | danced | danced | to move to music | We danced all night. |
182 | cook | cooked | cooked | to prepare food | She cooked dinner. |
183 | wash | washed | washed | to clean with water | Wash your hands. |
184 | open | opened | opened | to make accessible | Open the door, please. |
185 | close | closed | closed | to shut | Close your eyes. |
186 | visit | visited | visited | to go and see | We visited Paris. |
187 | travel | traveled | traveled | to go on a journey | I traveled abroad. |
188 | drive | drove | driven | to control a car | He drove fast. |
189 | fly | flew | flown | to move through air | The bird flew away. |
190 | swim | swam | swum | to move in water | She swam across the lake. |
191 | sleep | slept | slept | to rest | I slept early. |
192 | wake | woke | woken | to stop sleeping | I woke up late. |
193 | dream | dreamed/dreamt | dreamed/dreamt | to imagine in sleep | I dreamed of success. |
194 | draw | drew | drawn | to sketch | She drew a picture. |
195 | cut | cut | cut | to slice | Cut the rope. |
196 | build | built | built | to make | They built a bridge. |
197 | learn | learned/learnt | learned/learnt | to study | I learned quickly. |
198 | teach | taught | taught | to give knowledge | She taught English. |
199 | bring | brought | brought | to carry to | Bring your notebook. |
200 | begin | began | begun | to start | The show began at 7. |
🟩 শেষকথা (প্রায় ৩০০ শব্দ)
ইংরেজি শেখা কখনোই কঠিন নয়—যদি তুমি জানো কোথা থেকে শুরু করতে হবে। এই ২০০টি সাধারণ ক্রিয়াপদ আসলে তোমার ইংরেজির “বেস” তৈরি করবে। এগুলোই হলো প্রতিটি বাক্যের চালিকাশক্তি।
তুমি যদি প্রতিদিন কয়েকটা verb নিয়ে উদাহরণসহ অনুশীলন করো—যেমন “I went to school”, “He wrote a letter”—তাহলে খুব দ্রুত বাক্যগঠন, টেন্স, আর কথোপকথনে দক্ষতা বেড়ে যাবে।
আর একটা সহজ উপায় হলো—প্রতিদিন শেখা verbs দিয়ে নিজের জীবনের ঘটনাগুলো নিয়ে ছোট বাক্য বানাও। যেমন “Today I bought a book”, “Yesterday I met my friend”. এই পদ্ধতিটা তোমার শেখাকে স্থায়ী করে তুলবে।
শেষ কথা হলো, নিয়মিত অনুশীলনই সফলতার চাবিকাঠি। আজ যেটা কঠিন মনে হচ্ছে, কয়েকদিন পর সেটাই তোমার কাছে সহজ হয়ে যাবে। তাই হাল ছাড়বে না। প্রতিদিন একটু একটু করেই আগাও—একদিন দেখবে, ইংরেজি তোমার দ্বিতীয় ভাষার মতো সহজ হয়ে গেছে।
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🟩 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What are verbs in English?
Verbs are action words — they show what someone or something does (like go, eat, play, run).
2. How many verbs should I learn first?
Start with the 50–100 most common verbs. Once you’re confident, expand to 200 or more.
3. Why are irregular verbs important?
Because they don’t follow the regular -ed pattern (like go → went, see → saw). You’ll use them very often in daily speech.
4. How can I memorize verbs easily?
Group them by topic or by tense, and practice through short daily sentences.
5. What’s the best way to practice speaking English with verbs?
Talk about your daily routine using verbs. Example: “I wake up at 6”, “I eat breakfast”, “I go to work”.
কাজীআরিফুল ডট কমে নীতিমালা মেনে কমেন্ট করুন। প্রতিটি কমেন্ট রিভিউ করা হয়।
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