Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 — 100 Verbs Chart for Kids
Every English verb has THREE forms: V1 (present), V2 (simple past), V3 (past participle). Regular verbs add -ed (play→played→played). Irregular verbs CHANGE completely (go→went→gone). Master 100 verbs here!
Updated: June 8, 2026 · ⏱️ 15 min · Page 6/23 · ⭐⭐ Grade 3-5
📋 Regular Verbs (add -ed)
| V1 (Base) | V2 (Past) | V3 (Past Participle) |
|---|---|---|
| play | played | played |
| walk | walked | walked |
| talk | talked | talked |
| cook | cooked | cooked |
| clean | cleaned | cleaned |
| wash | washed | washed |
| watch | watched | watched |
| help | helped | helped |
| open | opened | opened |
| close | closed | closed |
| ask | asked | asked |
| answer | answered | answered |
| start | started | started |
| finish | finished | finished |
| want | wanted | wanted |
| need | needed | needed |
| like | liked | liked |
| love | loved | loved |
| work | worked | worked |
| study | studied | studied |
| carry | carried | carried |
| try | tried | tried |
| stop | stopped | stopped |
| plan | planned | planned |
| drop | dropped | dropped |
⚡ Irregular Verbs — 75 Must-Know!
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone |
| come | came | come |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| sing | sang | sung |
| ring | rang | rung |
| swim | swam | swum |
| begin | began | begun |
| run | ran | run |
| sit | sat | sat |
| write | wrote | written |
| drive | drove | driven |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| give | gave | given |
| take | took | taken |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| break | broke | broken |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| wake | woke | woken |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| fly | flew | flown |
| grow | grew | grown |
| know | knew | known |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| see | saw | seen |
| do | did | done |
| have | had | had |
| make | made | made |
| say | said | said |
| tell | told | told |
| sell | sold | sold |
| buy | bought | bought |
| bring | brought | brought |
| think | thought | thought |
| teach | taught | taught |
| catch | caught | caught |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| get | got | got/gotten |
| win | won | won |
| lose | lost | lost |
| feel | felt | felt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| leave | left | left |
| meet | met | met |
| read | read | read |
| cut | cut | cut |
| put | put | put |
| hit | hit | hit |
| shut | shut | shut |
| cost | cost | cost |
| let | let | let |
| set | set | set |
| is/am | was | been |
| are | were | been |
| can | could | — |
| will | would | — |
| shall | should | — |
| stand | stood | stood |
| understand | understood | understood |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| blow | blew | blown |
| dig | dug | dug |
| hang | hung | hung |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hold | held | held |
| lead | led | led |
| lend | lent | lent |
| lie | lay | lain |
| pay | paid | paid |
| send | sent | sent |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| spend | spent | spent |
🔄 Pattern Groups — Learn Faster!
No change (V1=V2=V3)
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
|---|---|---|
| cut | cut | cut |
| put | put | put |
| hit | hit | hit |
| shut | shut | shut |
| cost | cost | cost |
| let | let | let |
| set | set | set |
| read | read | read |
Vowel: i→a→u
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
|---|---|---|
| sing | sang | sung |
| ring | rang | rung |
| swim | swam | swum |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| begin | began | begun |
Vowel: i/ea→o→o(w)en
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
|---|---|---|
| write | wrote | written |
| drive | drove | driven |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| break | broke | broken |
| steal | stole | stolen |
-ew → -own/-awn
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
|---|---|---|
| fly | flew | flown |
| grow | grew | grown |
| know | knew | known |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| blow | blew | blown |
-ought/-aught
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
|---|---|---|
| buy | bought | bought |
| bring | brought | brought |
| think | thought | thought |
| teach | taught | taught |
| catch | caught | caught |
| fight | fought | fought |
-elt/-ept/-ent
| V1 | V2 | V3 |
|---|---|---|
| feel | felt | felt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| leave | left | left |
| meet | met | met |
| send | sent | sent |
| spend | spent | spent |
| lend | lent | lent |
📖 Practice Sentences (12)
- Aarav went (go→went) to school by bus yesterday.
- Priya has eaten (eat→eaten) her lunch already.
- The birds flew (fly→flew) south for the winter.
- Mummy bought (buy→bought) new books from the market.
- Rahul wrote (write→wrote) a letter to his friend.
- The glass broke (break→broke) when it fell from the table.
- She has sung (sing→sung) this song many times.
- They swam (swim→swam) in the river during summer holidays.
- Grandpa taught (teach→taught) us how to play chess.
- Meera ran (run→ran) the fastest in the race.
- He cut (cut→cut) the paper carefully with scissors.
- The dog has hidden (hide→hidden) the bone in the garden.
🇮🇳 Hindi Comparison
Hindi verbs change too (खाना→खाया→खाया), but the patterns are more regular. English irregular verbs follow NO single rule — go→went (completely different!), sing→sang→sung (vowel change), cut→cut→cut (no change!). Indian kids often add -ed to everything: ‘goed’ ❌, ‘eated’ ❌, ‘cutted’ ❌.
✏️ Fill in the Blank (15)
⚠️ Common Mistakes
❓ Quiz (12)
🤓 Fun Facts
People Also Ask
What are V1 V2 V3?
V1=base/present (go), V2=simple past (went), V3=past participle (gone). V2 is used for past tense. V3 is used after has/have/had.
How many irregular verbs in English?
About 200, but you need to know 80-100 for school. Our chart covers 100 with pattern groups to make them easier to learn.
Why do irregular verbs exist?
They come from Old English and Germanic roots. Regular verbs follow rules (-ed), but irregular ones kept their ancient forms.
👨👩👧 Parent Tips
- 1. 📊 Print the 100-verb chart and stick it on the study wall — daily reference!
- 2. 🎵 Sing verb groups: ‘sing-SANG-sung, ring-RANG-rung, drink-DRANK-drunk!’
- 3. 📝 Daily practice: give 5 verbs, child writes V1-V2-V3 without looking
- 4. ❌ When child says ‘goed’ or ‘eated,’ gently correct: ‘went, ate — it’s irregular!’
- 5. 🏏 Cricket commentary: ‘He HIT (not hitted) the ball! She CAUGHT (not catched) it!’
- 6. 📖 Story reading: pause at past tense — ‘What’s the V1 of flew? Fly!’
- 7. 🔗 Connect to Tenses page: V2 for past simple, V3 for perfect tenses
❓ FAQ (6)
What are V1 V2 V3?
V1=base/present (go), V2=simple past (went), V3=past participle (gone). V2 is used for past tense. V3 is used after has/have/had.
How many irregular verbs in English?
About 200, but you need to know 80-100 for school. Our chart covers 100 with pattern groups to make them easier to learn.
Why do irregular verbs exist?
They come from Old English and Germanic roots. Regular verbs follow rules (-ed), but irregular ones kept their ancient forms.
When to use V2 vs V3?
V2 for simple past: ‘I went.’ V3 after has/have/had: ‘I have gone.’ Also V3 in passive: ‘The cake was eaten.’
How to learn irregular verbs?
Learn by PATTERN groups (i→a→u: sing/sang/sung, ring/rang/rung). Our chart groups them so you learn 5-8 at once!
Is this tested in CBSE?
YES! V1/V2/V3 is one of the most tested grammar topics — fill-in-blank, error correction, and tense exercises all need verb forms.