Random Verb Generator
Tap Generate for random verbs, each shown with its past tense and -ing form. Change difficulty or count anytime.
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How it works
- Choose a difficulty level.
- Set how many verbs you want to see.
- Tap Generate and read each verb with its past and -ing forms.
Every pick starts from your browser's cryptographic random number generator, so each option has the same chance unless you set a weight. The pool behind this tool holds 810 words. How the randomness works.
Ways to use it
Irregular verb drills
An ESL class takes turns saying the past tense before the tool shows it, like swim and swam.
Charades action round
Players act out each verb on the list while their team guesses.
Workout game
Each verb becomes a move, so jump means ten jumps and crawl means a bear crawl across the room.
Writing in the present tense
A writer generates verbs and writes a scene using only their -ing forms.
Homework helper
A parent checks a kid's past tense worksheet against the forms the tool shows.
Questions people ask
What is an irregular verb?
An irregular verb doesn't form its past tense by adding -ed. Go becomes went, and catch becomes caught.
When do you double the last letter before -ing?
Usually when a short verb ends in one vowel then one consonant, like run to running or sit to sitting. Words like open stay single because the stress isn't on the last syllable.
What is the past tense of read?
It is spelled read but said like red. The spelling stays the same while the sound changes.
What is the -ing form called?
It's the present participle, used in tenses like she is reading. Used as a noun, as in reading is fun, it's called a gerund.