🇬🇧 English Frequency List

Top Most Common English Irregular Verbs

Master the essential English verbs that break the standard -ed past tense rule. Click any verb to study V1 (Base), V2 (Past Simple), and V3 (Past Participle).

Rank	Verb (V1)	Meaning	Pattern (V1/V2/V3)	Study
#1	be	to exist / to have a state or quality	be / was, were / been (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →
#2	go	to move from one place to another	go / went / gone (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →
#3	have	to possess / auxiliary for perfect tenses	have / had / had (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →
#4	see	to perceive with the eyes / understand	see / saw / seen (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →
#5	make	to create, produce, or cause	make / made / made (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →
#6	take	to grasp, carry, or acquire	take / took / taken (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →
#7	get	to obtain, receive, or become	get / got / gotten (or got in UK)	Conjugate →
#8	come	to move toward a destination / arrive	come / came / come (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →
#9	eat	to consume food	eat / ate / eaten (V1 / V2 / V3)	Conjugate →