Essential English Verbs for Beginners

Verbs are action words that tell us what someone or something is doing. Here are the most common, simple verbs that you'll use every day in English.

Daily Activities

• eat - consume food ("I eat breakfast at 7 AM")
• drink - consume liquids ("She drinks coffee every morning")
• sleep - rest in bed ("They sleep eight hours each night")
• wake up - stop sleeping ("I wake up at 6:30")
• work - do a job ("He works in an office")
• study - learn ("We study English every day")

Movement Verbs

• go - move/travel ("I go to school by bus")
• come - move toward speaker ("Come here, please")
• walk - move on foot ("They walk to the park")
• run - move fast on foot ("She runs every morning")
• drive - operate a car ("He drives to work")
• fly - travel by air ("We fly to London tomorrow")

General Purpose Verbs

• do - perform an action ("I do my homework")
• make - create something ("She makes dinner")
• have - possess/experience ("We have a cat")
• get - receive/obtain ("He gets many emails")
• take - carry/accept ("Take your umbrella")
• give - offer/present ("I give her a gift")

Senses and Feelings

• see - use eyes ("I see a bird")
• hear - use ears ("Do you hear that noise?")
• feel - experience emotion/sensation ("She feels happy")
• like - enjoy ("They like pizza")
• want - desire ("I want some water")
• need - require ("We need help")

Basic Verb Forms

Using Verbs in Simple Sentences

• "I eat breakfast every morning."
• "She goes to school by bus."
• "We do our homework after dinner."
• "They like to play soccer."
• "He wants a new bicycle."

Practice Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb:

1. I ____ to school every day. (go/goes)
2. She ____ TV in the evening. (watch/watches)
3. We ____ our teeth twice a day. (brush/brushes)
4. They ____ football on weekends. (play/plays)
5. He ____ milk with his cookies. (drink/drinks)

Answers: 1. go, 2. watches, 3. brush, 4. play, 5. drinks

Verbs are action words that tell us what someone or something is doing. Here are the most common, simple verbs that you'll use every day in English.

Daily Activities

• eat - consume food ("I eat breakfast at 7 AM")
• drink - consume liquids ("She drinks coffee every morning")
• sleep - rest in bed ("They sleep eight hours each night")
• wake up - stop sleeping ("I wake up at 6:30")
• work - do a job ("He works in an office")
• study - learn ("We study English every day")

Movement Verbs

• go - move/travel ("I go to school by bus")
• come - move toward speaker ("Come here, please")
• walk - move on foot ("They walk to the park")
• run - move fast on foot ("She runs every morning")
• drive - operate a car ("He drives to work")
• fly - travel by air ("We fly to London tomorrow")

General Purpose Verbs

• do - perform an action ("I do my homework")
• make - create something ("She makes dinner")
• have - possess/experience ("We have a cat")
• get - receive/obtain ("He gets many emails")
• take - carry/accept ("Take your umbrella")
• give - offer/present ("I give her a gift")

Senses and Feelings

• see - use eyes ("I see a bird")
• hear - use ears ("Do you hear that noise?")
• feel - experience emotion/sensation ("She feels happy")
• like - enjoy ("They like pizza")
• want - desire ("I want some water")
• need - require ("We need help")

Basic Verb Forms

Using Verbs in Simple Sentences

• "I eat breakfast every morning."
• "She goes to school by bus."
• "We do our homework after dinner."
• "They like to play soccer."
• "He wants a new bicycle."

Practice Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb:

1. I ____ to school every day. (go/goes)
2. She ____ TV in the evening. (watch/watches)
3. We ____ our teeth twice a day. (brush/brushes)
4. They ____ football on weekends. (play/plays)
5. He ____ milk with his cookies. (drink/drinks)

Answers: 1. go, 2. watches, 3. brush, 4. play, 5. drinks