50+ Regular Past and Present Tense Verbs List

Today we are going to look at different form a verb takes in past tense and present tense and see the list of words in action.

By now you must know that tenses work as the heart of English grammar, without which there is no soul in it. It’s not very difficult to form a meaningful sentence. One just have to know the rules, person’s  role and the tense.

The time of action will not always be the same. So according to the time, the tense changes. In this section let’s see the two main branches Present and Past Tense.

Let use see how verb takes different form in present tense and past tense.

How is Simple Present Different From Simple Past

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE / PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

Formula for sentences : (Subject + present tense of the verb + object)

EXAMPLES

• We write
• She writes
• He writes

(Note : If you find pronouns like “he”, “she” etc. then the verb must be plural as shown above.)

To be precise, there are three persons in English viz., I Person, II Person and III Person. Look at the table below for a better understanding –

SIMPLE PAST TENSE / PAST INDEFINITE TENSE

Formula for Sentences : (Subject + past tense of the verb + object)

EXAMPLES

• She wrote
• They wrote
• It wrote

List of Regular Past Tense and Present Tense Verbs

Let’s have a glance over the common present and past tenses of the words used in the table given below. This table will give you the clear picture of how verbs change their form.

Try to use these verb forms in sentences to get a clear understanding of their use. Let’s take one word from above table and see it in action :

Present Tense : I do it.

Past Tense  : I did it.

See how the two sentences are different just because of the verb which is used.