English Verbs in Short Sentences

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cry, cried, crying

She is crying softly.

punch, punched, punching

He is punching hard.

climb, climbed, climbing

It is climbing up.

succumb, succumbed, succumbing

He is succumbing now.

be, was, being

She is being polite.

have, had, having

They are having lunch.

do, did, doing

He is doing well.

say, said, saying

She is saying hello.

go, went, going

We are going home.

get, got, getting

It is getting dark.

make, made, making

He is making dinner.

know, knew, knowing

She is knowing peace.

think, thought, thinking

I am thinking deeply.

take, took, taking

He is taking notes.

see, saw, seeing

We are seeing stars.

come, came, coming

They are coming soon.

want, wanted, wanting

She was wanting more.

look, looked, looking

He is looking around.

use, used, using

I am using tools.

find, found, finding

They are finding clues.

give, gave, giving

She is giving gifts.

tell, told, telling

He is telling stories.

work, worked, working

We are working today.

call, called, calling

She is calling home.

try, tried, trying

He is trying hard.

ask, asked, asking

They are asking questions.

need, needed, needing

I am needing help.

feel, felt, feeling

She is feeling happy.

become, became, becoming

It is becoming cold.

leave, left, leaving

They are leaving now.

put, put, putting

He is putting shoes.

mean, meant, meaning

What are you meaning?

keep, kept, keeping

She is keeping secrets.

let, let, letting

He is letting go.

begin, began, beginning

The show is beginning.

seem, seemed, seeming

It was seeming fine.

help, helped, helping

We are helping friends.

talk, talked, talking

She is talking fast.

turn, turned, turning

He is turning right.

start, started, starting

They are starting now.

show, showed, showing

She is showing photos.

hear, heard, hearing

I am hearing sounds.

play, played, playing

He is playing soccer.

run, ran, running

She is running fast.

move, moved, moving

They are moving away.

like, liked, liking

He is liking art.

live, lived, living

We are living well.

believe, believed, believing

I am believing you.

hold, held, holding

She is holding hands.

bring, brought, bringing

He is bringing food.

happen, happened, happening

Something is happening now.

write, wrote, writing

She is writing letters.

provide, provided, providing

They are providing food.

sit, sat, sitting

He is sitting quietly.

stand, stood, standing

She is standing tall.

lose, lost, losing

They are losing hope.

pay, paid, paying

He is paying cash.

meet, met, meeting

We are meeting today.

include, included, including

She is including everyone.

continue, continued, continuing

He is continuing forward.

set, set, setting

The sun is setting.

learn, learned, learning

She is learning English.

change, changed, changing

Weather is changing fast.

lead, led, leading

He is leading us.

understand, understood, understanding

I am understanding now.

watch, watched, watching

They are watching birds.

follow, followed, following

She is following rules.

stop, stopped, stopping

The bus is stopping.

create, created, creating

He is creating art.

speak, spoke, speaking

She is speaking loudly.

read, read, reading

I am reading books.

allow, allowed, allowing

They are allowing pets.

add, added, adding

She is adding sugar.

spend, spent, spending

He is spending money.

grow, grew, growing

Plants are growing well.

open, opened, opening

She is opening doors.

walk, walked, walking

They are walking home.

win, won, winning

Our team is winning.

offer, offered, offering

He is offering tea.

remember, remembered, remembering

She is remembering names.

love, loved, loving

They are loving life.

consider, considered, considering

We are considering options.

appear, appeared, appearing

Stars are appearing tonight.

buy, bought, buying

She is buying milk.

wait, waited, waiting

He is waiting patiently.

serve, served, serving

They are serving dinner.

die, died, dying

The fire is dying.

send, sent, sending

She is sending emails.

expect, expected, expecting

We are expecting guests.

build, built, building

They are building houses.

stay, stayed, staying

He is staying home.

fall, fell, falling

Rain is falling down.

cut, cut, cutting

She is cutting bread.

reach, reached, reaching

He is reaching high.

kill, killed, killing

Time is killing us.

remain, remained, remaining

Few are remaining here.

suggest, suggested, suggesting

She is suggesting ideas.

raise, raised, raising

They are raising funds.

pass, passed, passing

Time is passing quickly.

sell, sold, selling

He is selling fruit.

require, required, requiring

Work is requiring effort.

report, reported, reporting

She is reporting news.

decide, decided, deciding

He is deciding now.

pull, pulled, pulling

They are pulling ropes.

break, broke, breaking

The branch is breaking.

push, pushed, pushing

He is pushing carts.

carry, carried, carrying

She is carrying bags.

drive, drove, driving

He is driving carefully.

eat, ate, eating

They are eating apples.

drink, drank, drinking

She is drinking water.

sleep, slept, sleeping

The baby is sleeping.

wear, wore, wearing

He is wearing hats.

choose, chose, choosing

She is choosing colors.

explain, explained, explaining

He is explaining rules.

hope, hoped, hoping

We are hoping hard.

develop, developed, developing

They are developing apps.

accept, accepted, accepting

She is accepting gifts.

agree, agreed, agreeing

They are agreeing now.

face, faced, facing

He is facing fears.

prepare, prepared, preparing

She is preparing meals.

achieve, achieved, achieving

He is achieving goals.

share, shared, sharing

We are sharing food.

receive, received, receiving

She is receiving mail.

agree, agreed, agreeing

They are agreeing quickly.

catch, caught, catching

He is catching fish.

draw, drew, drawing

She is drawing pictures.

fly, flew, flying

Birds are flying south.

throw, threw, throwing

He is throwing balls.

teach, taught, teaching

She is teaching math.

sing, sang, singing

They are singing songs.

dance, danced, dancing

We are dancing joyfully.

smile, smiled, smiling

She is smiling brightly.

laugh, laughed, laughing

They are laughing loudly.

listen, listened, listening

He is listening closely.

hide, hid, hiding

The cat is hiding.

seek, sought, seeking

They are seeking truth.

shake, shook, shaking

He is shaking hands.

bite, bit, biting

Dogs are biting bones.

blow, blew, blowing

Wind is blowing hard.

burn, burned, burning

Fire is burning wood.

cook, cooked, cooking

She is cooking soup.

bake, baked, baking

He is baking bread.

clean, cleaned, cleaning

They are cleaning rooms.

wash, washed, washing

She is washing dishes.

paint, painted, painting

He is painting walls.

fix, fixed, fixing

They are fixing cars.

touch, touched, touching

She is touching velvet.

smell, smelled, smelling

Flowers are smelling sweet.

taste, tasted, tasting

He is tasting food.

jump, jumped, jumping

Kids are jumping high.

swim, swam, swimming

She is swimming fast.

ride, rode, riding

He is riding bikes.

drop, dropped, dropping

Leaves are dropping down.

pick, picked, picking

She is picking berries.

clothe, clothed, clothing

They are clothing orphans.

feed, fed, feeding

He is feeding ducks.

fight, fought, fighting

They are fighting bravely.

forget, forgot, forgetting

I am forgetting names.

forgive, forgave, forgiving

She is forgiving him.

freeze, froze, freezing

Water is freezing solid.

hang, hung, hanging

Clothes are hanging outside.

hurt, hurt, hurting

His knee is hurting.

kneel, knelt, kneeling

He is kneeling down.

lend, lent, lending

She is lending books.

borrow, borrowed, borrowing

He is borrowing tools.

light, lit, lighting

She is lighting candles.

lock, locked, locking

He is locking doors.

unlock, unlocked, unlocking

She is unlocking gates.

pack, packed, packing

They are packing suitcases.

ring, rang, ringing

Bells are ringing loudly.

shine, shone, shining

Stars are shining bright.

shoot, shot, shooting

He is shooting hoops.

shut, shut, shutting

She is shutting windows.

sink, sank, sinking

Boats are sinking fast.

slide, slid, sliding

Kids are sliding down.

slip, slipped, slipping

He is slipping on ice.

spill, spilled, spilling

She is spilling milk.

spin, spun, spinning

Tops are spinning around.

split, split, splitting

Wood is splitting easily.

spread, spread, spreading

Butter is spreading smoothly.

steal, stole, stealing

Thieves are stealing jewels.

stick, stuck, sticking

Labels are sticking well.

sting, stung, stinging

Bees are stinging workers.

strike, struck, striking

Clocks are striking noon.

sweep, swept, sweeping

She is sweeping floors.

swing, swung, swinging

Children are swinging outside.

tear, tore, tearing

Paper is tearing apart.

wake, woke, waking

He is waking up.

wave, waved, waving

She is waving flags.

weep, wept, weeping

They are weeping softly.

whisper, whispered, whispering

He is whispering secrets.

whistle, whistled, whistling

She is whistling tunes.

wrap, wrapped, wrapping

They are wrapping gifts.

yell, yelled, yelling

He is yelling loud.

nod, nodded, nodding

She is nodding agreement.

shout, shouted, shouting

Crowds are shouting cheers.

kick, kicked, kicking

He is kicking balls.

kiss, kissed, kissing

They are kissing gently.

hug, hugged, hugging

We are hugging tightly.

dig, dug, digging

Dogs are digging holes.

plant, planted, planting

She is planting seeds.