50 Most Common Irregular Verbs

These are the most common fifty irregular verbs in the English language. This does not
include the auxiliary verbs "do" and "have". Just by learning these fifty, your students
will have prepared themselves for 87% of irregular verb use in English!

Rank Base Form Past Tense Form Past Participle

1 say said said

2 make made made

3 go went gone

4 take took taken

5 come came come

6 see saw seen

7 know knew known

8 get got got/gotten (US)

9 give gave given

10 find found found

11 think thought thought

12 tell told told

13 become became become

14 show showed shown

15 leave left left

16 feel felt felt

17 put put put

18 bring brought brought

19 begin began begun

20 keep kept kept

21 hold held held

22 write wrote written

23 stand stood stood

24 hear heard heard

25 let let let

26 mean meant meant

27 set set set

28 meet met met

29 run ran run

30 pay paid paid

31 sit sat sat

32 speak spoke spoken

33 lie lay lain

34 lead led led

35 read read read

36 grow grew grown

37 lose lost lost

38 fall fell fallen

39 send sent sent

40 build built built

41 understand understood understood

42 draw drew drawn

43 break broke broken

44 spend spent spent

45 cut cut cut

46 rise rose risen

47 drive drove driven

48 buy bought bought

49 wear wore worn

50 choose chose chosen

Source: http://www.esl-lounge.com/reference/grammar-reference-most-common-
irregular-verb-list.php
What is an Adverb of Frequency
Adverb of frequency is a word that defines how regularly something occurs or happens,
either in definite or indefinite terms. Adverbs can also be used to describe adjectives and
other adverbs.

There are two types: adverbs of definite frequency and adverbs of indefinite frequency. The point
of an adverb in a sentence tells whether it is an adverb of definite or indefinite frequency.

Adverbs of Definite Frequency: An adverb that labels definite frequency is one such as
weekly, hourly, monthly, daily, or yearly. Adverbs of definite frequency occur at the
beginning or the end of a sentence. Other ones are once a month, every month, and every
other month. Any exact number of times that happen in a given time period are also adverbs
of definite frequency: twice a week, three times a month, twice a year, once every five years,
four times a year and so on.

Examples:
 Some staffs go out for lunch every day.
 The sales director gets new e-mail hourly.
 Every day, some organisations go out for lunch.
 Payroll must be done every three weeks.

Adverbs of Frequency List

The list of adverbs of frequency are as below:

Annually Generally Normally Soon Yesterday

Always Hourly Now and then Seldom Yet
Almost never Hardly ever Nearly always Sometimes Typically
Almost always Infrequently Often Scarcely ever
Continually Intermittently Occasionally Today
Constantly Later Once in a while Then
Daily Monthly Periodically Tonight
Eventually Never Quarterly Usually
Ever Next Regularly Weekly
Frequently Nightly Rarely Yearly

Adverbs of Indefinite Frequency: An adverb describing indefinite frequency doesn’t

specify an exact time frame. Adverbs of indefinite frequency include always, once in a while,
hardly ever, often, usually, never, very often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, repeatedly,
typically and occasionally.

We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity. These are called adverbs
of frequency and include:
 Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example
100% always I always go to bed before 9pm.
90% usually I usually have proteins for breakfast.
80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.
70% often* / frequently I often surf the internet.
50% sometimes I sometimes forget my wife's birthday.
30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.
10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.
5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0% never I never swim in the sea.

Examples of Adverbs of Frequency

1. Leann often takes notes during the Skype sessions.

2. I often go to the PVR cinemas.
3. He is often late for work.
4. We seldom see Jonathan.
5. We occasionally go for a drive on a Saturday.
6. We take a vacation at least once annually.
7. I go to the cinema once in a while.
8. I always eat breakfast in the morning, even when I am late for school.
9. She sometimes visits me at home.
10. I usually shop for groceries on Sunday afternoons.
11. We usually drink coffee.
12. The incubator turns each egg hourly.
13. She drinks wine every now and again.
14. My dentist told me I should floss twice daily.
15. From time to time I visit my mother.
16. Annie doesn't usually smoke.
17. I go to the cinema once a week.
18. I take a dance class on Wednesdays.
19. I visit my parents twice a month.
20. She likes dancing. She always goes to the night club to dance.
21. I meet him several times a year.
22. You normally see them best in September or March.
23. They usually quarrel. I rarely see them in good terms with each other.
24. I change the sheets once a fortnight.
25. OK, sorry. I’m not always right either. Usually, but not always!
26. She takes these tablets three times a day.
27. I never go to the supermarket with my mother.
28. I relax on Saturdays.
29. I don't mind going to the theater. I sometimes go with my husband.

Source: http://english.edurite.com/english-grammar/adverb-of-frequency.html#