The 100 most commonly used verbs in the English Language

Rank	Word	Rank	Word
1	accept	51	close/shut
2	allow	52	organise
3	ask	53	pay
4	believe	54	play
5	borrow	55	put
6	break	56	rain
7	bring	57	read
8	buy	58	reply
9	can/be able	59	run
10	cancel	60	say
11	change	61	see
12	clean	62	sell
13	comb	63	send
14	complain	64	sign
15	cough	65	sing
16	count	66	sit
17	cut	67	sleep
18	dance	68	smoke
19	draw	69	speak
20	drink	70	spell
21	drive	71	spend
22	eat	72	stand
23	explain	73	start/begin
24	fall	74	study
25	fill	75	succeed
26	find	76	swim
27	finish	77	take
28	fit	78	talk
29	fix	79	teach
30	fly	80	tell
31	forget	81	think
32	give	82	translate
33	go	83	travel
34	have	84	try
35	hear	85	turn off
36	hurt	86	turn on
37	know	87	type
38	learn	88	understand
39	leave	89	use
40	listen	90	wait
41	live	91	wake up
42	look	92	want
43	lose	93	watch
44	make/do	94	work
45	need	95	worry
46	open	96	write
47	accept	97	close/shut
48	allow	98	organise
49	ask	99	pay
50	believe	100	play