English is the most widely spoken language in the world when you count both native and second-language speakers, and it's the default language of business, travel, and online communication for millions of learners. It's also a language where verb conjugation looks deceptively simple at first, then gets complicated fast with a handful of irregular verbs that don't follow any pattern at all.
This template splits verbs into regular and irregular because that grouping does real work. Seeing every regular verb conjugate the same predictable way, add "-s" for third person, no stem changes, makes the irregular verbs stand out for what they are: genuine exceptions, not just more lines to memorize among twenty-five similar-looking ones.
Three verbs get particular attention here: to be, to have, and to do. These aren't just irregular, they're verbs English relies on constantly as auxiliaries in questions, negatives, and other tenses, not just as standalone words. Putting them next to the regular verbs means a beginner learning English notices early that these three don't play by the same rules.
This chart fits a beginner working toward A1-A2 fluency who wants one page to check against instead of a grammar textbook chapter. It also works well for ESL and TEFL teachers building a quick handout or reference sheet for a lesson. It's a weaker fit past A2, once past tense, modal verbs, or a broader vocabulary become relevant, since the scope here is the 25 highest-frequency present-tense verbs, not a full grammar reference.
Compared to other verb charts in the shop, this one shares its regular/irregular split with our German Verbs List, rather than the ending-based grouping (-ar/-er/-ir) used for Spanish, French, and Portuguese. English verbs don't sort neatly by infinitive ending the way Romance-language verbs do, so grouping by regularity is the split that actually reflects where English's difficulty lives.