Words That Are Verbs
A verb is a word that conveys ACTION, OCCURRENCE, or STATE OF BEING. A verb tense shows when the action in the sentence takes place. A verb like “walk” is a regular verb because it follows set rules when conjugated (adding -ed to indicate past tense, for example). A vocabulary word list (word bank) listing words that are both nouns and verbs.
This list gives the 50 most frequent verbs in English in alphabetical order. Understanding how to use these verbs is a high priority for any English learner.
Verb Words List
Mastering verbs is a cornerstone of a strong English vocabulary because it allows you to describe actions and states of being. Verbs are powerful vocabulary words because they can be conjugated to discuss the past or the future, hypothetical situations or possibilities. Even with just 50 common verbs in your toolbox, as well as some other types of words, you can communicate many things in English. Ask be become begin call can come could do feel find get give go have hear help keep know leave let like live look make may mean might move need play put run say see seem should show start take talk tell think try turn use want will work would.