11/03/2011                          English Vocabulary Action Verbs for ESL …
 Action Verbs

 Walk               walks         walked           walked             walking
 Open               opens         opened           opened             opening
 Close              closes        closed           closed             closing
 Talk               talks         talked           talked             talking
 Look               looks         looked           looked             looking
 Listen             listens       listened         listened           listening
 Wash               washes        washed           washed             washing
 Watch              watches       watched          watched            watching
 Clean              cleans        cleaned          cleaned            cleaning
 Smell              smells        smelled          smelled            smelling
 Smile              smiles        smiled           smiled             smiling
 Laugh              laughs        laughed          laughed            laughing
 Taste              tastes        tasted           tasted             tasting
 Stop               stops         stopped          stopped            stopping
 Cry                cries         cried            cried              crying
 Try                tries         tried            tried              trying
 Eat                eats          ate              eaten              eating
 See                sees          saw              seen               seeing
 Speak              speaks        spoke            spoken             speaking
 Take               takes         took             taken              taking
 Make               makes         made             made               making
 Give               gives         gave             given              giving
 Write              writes        wrote            written            writing
 Do                 does          did              done               doing
 Go                 goes          went             gone               going
 Sing               sings         sang             sung               singing
 Drink              drinks        drank            drunk              drinking
 Sit                sits          sat              sat                sitting
 Stand              stands        stood            stood              standing
 Say                says          said             said               saying
 Sleep              sleeps        slept            slept              sleeping
 Keep               keeps         kept             kept               keeping
 Feel               feels         felt             felt               feeling
 Hear               hears         heard            heard              hearing
 Cut                cuts          cut              cut                cutting
 Hit                hits          hit              hit                hitting
 Set                sets          set              set                setting
 Put                puts          put              put                putting

  Come              comes
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11/03/2011                          English Vocabulary Action Verbs for ESL …
 Come               comes         came             come               coming
 Run                runs          ran              run                running
 Read               reads         read             read               reading
 Think              thinks        thought          thought            thinking
 Bring              brings        brought          brought            bringing
 Buy                buys          bought           bought             buying




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Action verbs

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    11/03/2011 English Vocabulary Action Verbs for ESL … Action Verbs Walk walks walked walked walking Open opens opened opened opening Close closes closed closed closing Talk talks talked talked talking Look looks looked looked looking Listen listens listened listened listening Wash washes washed washed washing Watch watches watched watched watching Clean cleans cleaned cleaned cleaning Smell smells smelled smelled smelling Smile smiles smiled smiled smiling Laugh laughs laughed laughed laughing Taste tastes tasted tasted tasting Stop stops stopped stopped stopping Cry cries cried cried crying Try tries tried tried trying Eat eats ate eaten eating See sees saw seen seeing Speak speaks spoke spoken speaking Take takes took taken taking Make makes made made making Give gives gave given giving Write writes wrote written writing Do does did done doing Go goes went gone going Sing sings sang sung singing Drink drinks drank drunk drinking Sit sits sat sat sitting Stand stands stood stood standing Say says said said saying Sleep sleeps slept slept sleeping Keep keeps kept kept keeping Feel feels felt felt feeling Hear hears heard heard hearing Cut cuts cut cut cutting Hit hits hit hit hitting Set sets set set setting Put puts put put putting Come comes eslgold.com/…/action_verbs.html came come coming 1/2
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    11/03/2011 English Vocabulary Action Verbs for ESL … Come comes came come coming Run runs ran run running Read reads read read reading Think thinks thought thought thinking Bring brings brought brought bringing Buy buys bought bought buying eslgold.com/…/action_verbs.html 2/2