Verbs Sheet 3: Most Used English Verbs

This list provides top 100 most used English verbs

1. be 35.keep 68.lead
2. have 36.let 69.understand
3. do 37.begin 70.watch
4. say 38.seem 71.follow
5. go 39.help 72.stop
6. can 40.talk 73.create
7. get 41.turn 74.speak
8. would 42.start 75.read
9. make 43.might 76.allow
10.know 44.show 77.add
11.will 45.hear 78.spend
12.think 46.play 79.grow
13.take 47.run 80.open
14.see 48.move 81.walk
15.come 49.like 82.win
16.could 50.live 83.offer
17.want 51.believe 84.remember
18.look 52.hold 85.love
19.use 53.bring 86.consider
20.find 54.happen 87.appear
21.give 55.must 88.buy
 22.tell 56.write 89.wait
23.work 57.provide 90.serve
24.may 58.sit 91.die
25.should 59.stand 92.send
26.call 60.lose 93.expect
27.try 61.pay 94.build
28.ask 62.meet 95.stay
29.need 63.include 96.fall
30.feel 64.continue 97.cut
31.become 65.set 98.reach
32.leave 66.learn 99.kill
33.put 67.change 100.remain
34.mean

Practice:
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verb in
brackets:
- the future simple (e.g.: I will dance)
- the future continuous (e.g.: I will be dancing)
1. I promise I ________________ (call) you as soon as I have any news.
2. This time tomorrow Tom ________________ (fly) over the Atlantic on
his way to Boston.
3. Those bags look heavy. I ________________ (carry) one of them for
you.
4. They are getting married on Saturday. All the guests
________________ (wear) white.
5. The following week they ________________ (enjoy) the sun in the
West Indies.
6. The sky is a bit cloudy. ________________ (rain) do you think?
7. If you look at this map you ________________ (see) where the islands
are.
8. You should have no problem finding him. He ________________
(carry) a guitar.