What follows is 150 or so of the most common verbs in English. I've listed the entire conjugation paradigm for each verb and organized them into groups based on the pattern they follow.
| Regular '-ed' Verbs: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| act | acts | acting | acted | |
| add | adds | adding | added | |
| agree | agrees | agreeing | agreed | |
| allow | allows | allowing | allowed | |
| answer | answers | answering | answers | |
| ask | asks | asking | asked | |
| believe | believes | believing | believed | |
| borrow | borrows | borrowing | borrowed | |
| brush | brushes | brushing | brushed | |
| burn | burns | burning | burned* | |
| call | calls | calling | called | |
| care | cares | caring | cared | |
| carry | carries | carrying | carried | |
| change | changes | changing | changed | |
| check | checks | checking | checked | |
| cheer | cheers | cheering | cheered | |
| chew | chews | chewing | chewed | |
| chop | chops | chopping | chopped | |
| clean | cleans | cleaning | cleaned | |
| clear | clears | clearing | cleared | |
| close | closes | closing | closed | |
| count | counts | counting | counted | |
| cross | crosses | crossing | crossed | |
| decide | decides | deciding | decided | |
| die | dies | dying | died | |
| disagree | disagrees | disagreeing | disagreed | |
| dress | dresses | dressing | dressed | |
| drop | drops | dropping | dropped | |
| explain | explains | explaining | explained | |
| face | faces | facing | faced | |
| figure | figures | figuring | figured | |
| fill | fills | filling | filled | |
| finish | finishes | finishing | finished | |
| fix | fixes | fixing | fixed | |
| follow | follows | following | followed | |
| hand | hands | handing | handed | |
| happen | happens | happening | happened | |
| help | helps | helping | helped | |
| joke | jokes | joking | joked | |
| jump | jumps | jumping | jumped | |
| lay | lays | laying | laid | |
| learn | learns | learning | learned* | |
| lie | lies | lying | lied | |
| like | likes | liking | liked | |
| listen | listens | listening | listened | |
| live | lives | living | lived | |
| look | looks | looking | looked | |
| mix | mixes | mixing | mixed | |
| move | moves | moving | moved | |
| name | names | naming | named | |
| need | needs | needing | needed | |
| nod | nods | nodding | nodded | |
| occur | occurs | occurring | occurred | |
| open | opens | opening | opened | |
| order | orders | ordering | ordered | |
| own | owns | owning | owned | |
| pass | passes | passing | passed | |
| pay | pays | paying | paid | |
| pick | picks | picking | picked | |
| play | plays | playing | played | |
| point | points | pointing | pointed | |
| present | presents | presenting | presented | |
| promise | promises | promising | promised | |
| pull | pulls | pulling | pulled | |
| remember | remembers | remembering | remembered | |
| rule | rules | ruling | ruled | |
| save | saves | saving | saved | |
| seem | seems | seeming | seemed | |
| settle | settles | settling | settled | |
| slow | slows | slowing | slowed | |
| spell | spells | spelling | spelled* | |
| start | starts | starting | started | |
| stay | stays | staying | stayed | |
| stop | stops | stopping | stopped | |
| study | studies | studying | studied | |
| suggest | suggests | suggesting | suggested | |
| talk | talks | talking | talked | |
| tie | ties | tying | tied | |
| tire | tires | tiring | tired | |
| touch | touches | touching | touched | |
| travel | travels | traveling* | traveled* | |
| try | tries | trying | tried | |
| turn | turns | turning | turned | |
| use | uses | using | used | |
| wait | waits | waiting | waited | |
| walk | walks | walking | walked | |
| want | want | wanting | wanted | |
| wash | washes | washing | washed | |
| watch | watches | watching | watched | |
| wipe | wipes | wiping | wiped | |
| work | works | working | worked | |
| worry | worries | worrying | worried | |
Variations: | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| have | has | having | had | |
| hear | hears | hearing | heard | |
| make | makes | making | made | |
| say | says | saying | said | |
| sell | sells | selling | sold | |
| tell | tells | telling | told | |
Verbs Taking a Short Vowel and '-t': | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| cost | costs | costing | cost | |
| cut | cuts | cutting | cut | |
| feel | feels | feeling | felt | |
| hit | hits | hitting | hit | |
| keep | keeps | keeping | kept | |
| lead | leads | leading | led | |
| leave | leaves | leaving | left | |
| let | lets | letting | let | |
| light | lights | lighting | lit* | |
| lose | loses | losing | lost | |
| mean | means | meaning | meant | |
| meet | meets | meeting | met | |
| put | puts | putting | put | |
| read | reads | reading | read | |
| send | sends | sending | sent | |
| set | sets | setting | set | |
| shut | shuts | shutting | shut | |
| sleep | sleeps | sleeping | slept | |
| spend | spends | spending | spent | |
Variations: | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| bring | brings | bringing | brought | |
| buy | buys | buying | bought | |
| catch | catches | catching | caught | |
| think | thinks | thinking | thought | |
Two-Way Vowel Change: | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| find | finds | finding | found | |
| hang | hangs | hanging | hung | |
| hold | holds | holding | held | |
| sit | sits | sitting | sat | |
| stick | sticks | sticking | stuck | |
| win | wins | winning | won | |
Variations: | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| stand | stands | standing | stood | |
| understand | understands | understanding | understood | |
Three-Way Vowel Change: | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| become | becomes | becoming | became | become |
| begin | begins | beginning | began | begun |
| do | does | doing | did | done |
| come | comes | coming | came | come |
| ring | rings | ringing | rang | rung |
| run | runs | running | ran | run |
Vowel Change with Past Form plus '-en': | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| break | breaks | breaking | broke | broken |
| forget | forgets | forgetting | forgot | forgotten |
| get | gets | getting | got | gotten* |
| lie | lies | lying | lay | lain |
| speak | speaks | speaking | spoke | spoken |
| tear | tears | tearing | tore | torn |
| wake | wakes | waking | woke | woken |
| wear | wears | wearing | wore | worn |
Vowel Change with Bare Form plus '-en': | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| blow | blows | blowing | blew | blown |
| draw | draws | drawing | drew | drawn |
| eat | eats | eating | ate | eaten |
| fall | falls | falling | fell | fallen |
| give | gives | giving | gave | given |
| grow | grows | growing | grew | grown |
| know | knows | knowing | knew | known |
| see | sees | seeing | saw | seen |
| take | takes | taking | took | taken |
| throw | throws | throwing | threw | thrown |
Variations: | ||||
| Bare | Present | Progressive | Past | Perfective |
| drive | drives | driving | drove | driven |
| fly | flies | flying | flew | flown |
| go | goes | going | went | gone |
| show | shows | showing | showed | shown |
| write | writes | writing | wrote | written |
* Several forms listed here vary by region. In all cases, I've given the most standard forms for American English.