Random Verb Generator
Generates random common English verbs by type (action, everyday, mental, or irregular) in base form, past tense, or -ing form
About this generator
This tool generates random common English verbs, the everyday doing, moving, and thinking words people actually use: run, borrow, whisper, forget, celebrate. Choose a verb type and a form, set how many you want (1 to 50), and you get a shuffled list with no repeats in the batch. There are 314 verbs: 130 action verbs you can act out, 109 everyday verbs, and 75 mental and feeling verbs. 88 of them are irregular, and the Irregular type shows only those. The Form option turns every verb into its base form, simple past tense, or -ing form, or shows all three side by side (go / went / going). Every past and -ing form is written out and checked, including spelling changes like stop / stopped / stopping and tie / tied / tying, using US spelling.
How to use
- Pick a verb type, or leave it on Any to mix all three groups.
- Choose a form: base, past tense, -ing, or all three together.
- Set how many verbs you want, from 1 to 50.
- Click Generate to get a shuffled list with no repeats, then copy it.
Use Cases
- •Charades and acting games: generate action verbs for players to act out
- •ESL and grammar practice with irregular past tense forms
- •Making sentences or short stories that must use five random verbs
- •Teaching kids what a verb is with action words they can perform
- •Warm-ups for improv, drawing gestures, or Mad Libs-style fill-ins
Tips
- →For irregular verb practice, generate Irregular verbs in Base form, have learners write the past tense, then switch to All three forms to check.
- →Choose Action / physical for charades; every verb in that group can be acted out.
- →Generate five verbs and five objects, then build silly sentences that pair them up.
- →Use the -ing form for "What am I doing?" guessing games and present continuous practice.
- →Mental / feeling verbs make good journaling and discussion prompts: "Something I regret, something I hope."
FAQ
how is this different from the strong verb generator
The Strong Verb Generator is a writing tool: it shows vivid replacements for weak verb-and-adverb pairs, such as saunter or trudge for "walk slowly." This tool gives you common, everyday verbs and lets you change their form, which suits games, grammar practice, and teaching. If you are revising prose, use the Strong Verb Generator; if you need plain, useful verbs, use this one.
what are the 3 types of verbs here
Action / physical verbs describe something you can see someone do, such as jump, clap, or juggle (130 verbs). Everyday verbs are the routine words of daily life, such as cook, borrow, or park (109). Mental / feeling verbs describe thinking and emotions, such as remember, wonder, or regret (75). Irregular is a separate filter that pulls the 88 verbs with an irregular past tense from all three groups.
does the past tense show irregular forms correctly
Yes. Every irregular verb has its past tense stored by hand (go becomes went, catch becomes caught, read stays read), and regular verbs follow the standard spelling rules: a final consonant doubles in short verbs (stop, stopped), y changes to i (carry, carried), and a final c gets a k (panic, panicked). Verbs with two common past forms in the US, such as dive and dove, were left out so every answer is the standard one. The past tense shown is the simple past, not the past participle (went, not gone).
what is a good list of action verbs for kids
Choose Action / physical and generate 10 to 20. Every verb in that group is something a child can act out or picture, such as hop, wiggle, clap, sneeze, or tiptoe, which makes them ideal for charades, Simon Says, and "act out the verb" lessons.
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