Verb 1 2 3: daftar 100 kata kerja A–Z dan cara memakainya
Tim HarauKampung Inggris Sumatra

Verb 1 dipakai di simple present, sesudah to, sesudah modal, dan sesudah do, does, did. Verb 2 hanya dipakai di kalimat positif simple past. Verb 3 dipakai sesudah have, has, had dan sesudah be di kalimat pasif. Regular verb membentuk verb 2 dan verb 3 dengan -ed. Irregular verb harus dihafal.
Isi artikel
- Apa itu verb 1, verb 2, dan verb 3?
- Kapan tiap bentuk dipakai?
- Bentuk -s dan -ing
- Regular dan irregular verb
- Daftar verb 1 2 3 dan artinya
- Kata kerja dengan dua bentuk yang sama-sama benar
- Verb 2 atau verb 3? Cara cepat memilih
- Cara menghafal verb 1 2 3
- Kesalahan yang sering muncul
- Latihan soal verb 1 2 3
- Sesudah hafal, pakai
Verb 1 2 3 adalah sebutan untuk tiga bentuk kata kerja bahasa Inggris. Verb 1 bentuk dasar (go), verb 2 bentuk lampau untuk simple past (went), dan verb 3 past participle untuk perfect tense dan kalimat pasif (gone). Di bawah ini ada 100 kata kerja yang paling sering dipakai, urut abjad, lengkap dengan tiga bentuk dan artinya.
Apa itu verb 1, verb 2, dan verb 3?
Dalam bahasa Indonesia, kata "makan" tetap "makan" kapan pun kejadiannya. Dalam bahasa Inggris, satu kata kerja punya beberapa bentuk, dan bentuk itulah yang memberi tahu waktunya.
| Sebutan | Nama resmi | Contoh | Menjawab |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verb 1 (V1) | base form, infinitive | eat | bentuk dasar, seperti di kamus |
| Verb 2 (V2) | past simple | ate | sudah terjadi |
| Verb 3 (V3) | past participle | eaten | sudah selesai, atau dikenai tindakan |
Istilah "verb 1 2 3" lazim dipakai di sekolah-sekolah Indonesia. Buku berbahasa Inggris biasanya menyebutnya base form, past simple, dan past participle. Jadi kalau kamu mencari di kamus atau buku luar, pakai tiga nama itu.
Contoh pemakaiannya dalam satu keluarga kalimat:
- I eat rice every day. (Aku makan nasi tiap hari.)
- I ate rice this morning. (Aku makan nasi tadi pagi.)
- I have eaten. (Aku sudah makan.)
Kapan tiap bentuk dipakai?
Ini bagian yang paling sering dilewatkan. Hafal tiga bentuk belum cukup kalau tidak tahu tempatnya.
| Bentuk | Dipakai | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| Verb 1 | simple present | We study at night. |
| Verb 1 | sesudah do, does, did | She didn't come. Did you see it? |
| Verb 1 | sesudah modal (can, will, must, should) | You should take a rest. |
| Verb 1 | sesudah to | I want to buy a dictionary. |
| Verb 1 | kalimat perintah | Open your book. |
| Verb 2 | simple past, kalimat positif | They arrived last night. |
| Verb 3 | sesudah have, has, had | He has finished the test. |
| Verb 3 | sesudah be (kalimat pasif) | The letter was sent yesterday. |
| Verb 3 | sebagai kata sifat | a broken chair, a written test |
Dari tabel ini kelihatan satu hal: wilayah verb 2 sempit sekali. Verb 2 hanya muncul di kalimat positif simple past tense. Begitu kalimatnya negatif atau tanya, did mengambil alih dan kata kerjanya kembali ke verb 1.
Verb 3 sebaliknya, tidak pernah sendirian. Di depannya selalu ada have, has, had, atau salah satu bentuk be. Kalau kamu menulis I seen him atau She gone home, ada kata bantu yang hilang.
Rumus lengkapnya ada di artikel present perfect tense dan passive voice.
Bentuk -s dan -ing
Selain tiga bentuk tadi, kata kerja punya dua bentuk lagi yang dibuat dari verb 1.
| Bentuk | Cara membuat | Contoh | Dipakai |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verb + s/es | verb 1 + -s atau -es | goes, writes, studies | simple present tense dengan he, she, it |
| Verb + ing | verb 1 + -ing | going, writing, studying | continuous tense, gerund |
Dua bentuk ini beraturan untuk hampir semua kata kerja, jadi tidak perlu masuk daftar hafalan. Yang perlu dihafal memang hanya verb 2 dan verb 3.
Regular dan irregular verb
Regular verb membentuk verb 2 dan verb 3 dengan cara yang sama: tambah -ed. Karena dua bentuknya kembar, yang perlu diingat hanya ejaannya.
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Catatan ejaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| walk | walked | walked | tambah -ed |
| live | lived | lived | sudah berakhiran e, tambah -d |
| study | studied | studied | konsonan + y menjadi -ied |
| stop | stopped | stopped | konsonan akhir digandakan |
Irregular verb tidak memakai -ed. Bentuknya berubah dengan cara sendiri: go, went, gone atau buy, bought, bought. Ada juga yang tidak berubah sama sekali, seperti cut, cut, cut.
Di daftar di bawah, irregular verb dicetak tebal supaya kamu tahu mana yang harus dihafal. Aturan ejaan -ed dan cara membacanya dibahas di artikel regular verb. Pengelompokan per pola ada di artikel irregular verb.
Daftar verb 1 2 3 dan artinya
Seratus kata kerja ini dipilih karena paling sering muncul di percakapan dan pelajaran sekolah. Urutannya abjad supaya mudah dicari.
A sampai C
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
|---|---|---|---|
| accept | accepted | accepted | menerima |
| answer | answered | answered | menjawab |
| arrive | arrived | arrived | tiba |
| ask | asked | asked | bertanya, meminta |
| be | was, were | been | adalah, berada |
| become | became | become | menjadi |
| begin | began | begun | memulai |
| borrow | borrowed | borrowed | meminjam |
| break | broke | broken | mematahkan, memecahkan |
| bring | brought | brought | membawa |
| build | built | built | membangun |
| buy | bought | bought | membeli |
| call | called | called | memanggil, menelepon |
| carry | carried | carried | membawa, mengangkat |
| catch | caught | caught | menangkap |
| choose | chose | chosen | memilih |
| clean | cleaned | cleaned | membersihkan |
| close | closed | closed | menutup |
| come | came | come | datang |
| cook | cooked | cooked | memasak |
| cut | cut | cut | memotong |
D sampai G
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
|---|---|---|---|
| decide | decided | decided | memutuskan |
| do | did | done | melakukan, mengerjakan |
| draw | drew | drawn | menggambar |
| drink | drank | drunk | minum |
| drive | drove | driven | mengemudi |
| eat | ate | eaten | makan |
| enjoy | enjoyed | enjoyed | menikmati |
| fall | fell | fallen | jatuh |
| feel | felt | felt | merasa |
| find | found | found | menemukan |
| finish | finished | finished | menyelesaikan |
| fly | flew | flown | terbang |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | lupa |
| get | got | got, gotten | mendapat |
| give | gave | given | memberi |
| go | went | gone | pergi |
| grow | grew | grown | tumbuh, menanam |
H sampai M
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
|---|---|---|---|
| have | had | had | punya, mengalami |
| hear | heard | heard | mendengar |
| help | helped | helped | membantu |
| hold | held | held | memegang |
| invite | invited | invited | mengundang |
| join | joined | joined | bergabung, ikut |
| keep | kept | kept | menyimpan, menjaga |
| know | knew | known | tahu, kenal |
| learn | learned | learned | belajar, mempelajari |
| leave | left | left | berangkat, meninggalkan |
| listen | listened | listened | mendengarkan |
| live | lived | lived | tinggal, hidup |
| look | looked | looked | melihat, tampak |
| lose | lost | lost | kehilangan, kalah |
| make | made | made | membuat |
| meet | met | met | bertemu |
| move | moved | moved | pindah, bergerak |
N sampai R
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
|---|---|---|---|
| need | needed | needed | membutuhkan |
| open | opened | opened | membuka |
| pay | paid | paid | membayar |
| play | played | played | bermain |
| put | put | put | menaruh |
| read | read | read | membaca |
| remember | remembered | remembered | mengingat |
| return | returned | returned | kembali, mengembalikan |
| ride | rode | ridden | mengendarai, naik |
| ring | rang | rung | berdering, membunyikan |
| run | ran | run | berlari |
Catatan untuk read: tulisannya sama di tiga bentuk, tetapi verb 2 dan verb 3 dibaca "red".
S
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
|---|---|---|---|
| say | said | said | berkata |
| see | saw | seen | melihat |
| sell | sold | sold | menjual |
| send | sent | sent | mengirim |
| sing | sang | sung | menyanyi |
| sit | sat | sat | duduk |
| sleep | slept | slept | tidur |
| speak | spoke | spoken | berbicara |
| spend | spent | spent | menghabiskan waktu atau uang |
| stand | stood | stood | berdiri |
| start | started | started | mulai |
| stop | stopped | stopped | berhenti |
| study | studied | studied | belajar |
| swim | swam | swum | berenang |
T sampai W
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
|---|---|---|---|
| take | took | taken | mengambil, membawa |
| talk | talked | talked | berbicara, mengobrol |
| teach | taught | taught | mengajar |
| tell | told | told | memberi tahu, menceritakan |
| think | thought | thought | berpikir |
| throw | threw | thrown | melempar |
| try | tried | tried | mencoba |
| understand | understood | understood | mengerti |
| use | used | used | memakai |
| visit | visited | visited | mengunjungi |
| wait | waited | waited | menunggu |
| wake | woke | woken | bangun, membangunkan |
| walk | walked | walked | berjalan |
| want | wanted | wanted | ingin |
| wash | washed | washed | mencuci |
| watch | watched | watched | menonton |
| wear | wore | worn | memakai pakaian |
| win | won | won | menang |
| work | worked | worked | bekerja |
| write | wrote | written | menulis |
Dari seratus kata ini, 61 irregular dan 39 regular. Itu bukan kebetulan: kata kerja yang paling sering dipakai justru yang paling banyak irregular. Daftar per tema, tanpa tiga bentuknya, ada di artikel kata kerja bahasa Inggris.

Kata kerja dengan dua bentuk yang sama-sama benar
Beberapa kata punya dua pilihan verb 2 atau verb 3. Dua-duanya benar. Bedanya hanya kebiasaan pemakai.
| Verb 1 | American English | British English | Arti |
|---|---|---|---|
| learn | learned | learned, learnt | belajar |
| dream | dreamed | dreamed, dreamt | bermimpi |
| burn | burned | burned, burnt | membakar |
| spell | spelled | spelled, spelt | mengeja |
| get (verb 3) | gotten | got | mendapat |
Pilih satu gaya dan pakai terus. Yang dinilai janggal bukan pilihannya, tetapi kalau dalam satu tulisan kamu berganti-ganti.
Verb 2 atau verb 3? Cara cepat memilih
Untuk irregular verb yang tiga bentuknya berbeda, kesalahan paling umum adalah tertukar antara verb 2 dan verb 3. Ujinya cukup satu pertanyaan: ada kata bantu di depannya atau tidak?
| Kalimat | Ada kata bantu? | Bentuk | Jadinya |
|---|---|---|---|
| I ... him yesterday. (see) | tidak ada | verb 2 | I saw him yesterday. |
| I have ... him before. (see) | have | verb 3 | I have seen him before. |
| She ... the homework last night. (do) | tidak ada | verb 2 | She did the homework last night. |
| The homework is ... (do) | is | verb 3 | The homework is done. |
| They ... to Medan. (go) | tidak ada | verb 2 | They went to Medan. |
| They had ... before I came. (go) | had | verb 3 | They had gone before I came. |
Satu pengecualian sudah dibahas di atas: kata bantu did diikuti verb 1, bukan verb 2 atau verb 3.
Cara menghafal verb 1 2 3
- Lima kata sehari, bukan lima puluh. Ambil lima kata tebal dari daftar, tulis di kertas kecil, lalu tempel di tempat yang sering kamu lihat.
- Buat kalimat berantai. Untuk tiap kata, tulis tiga kalimat: I write a diary. I wrote a letter yesterday. I have written two pages. Bentuk dan tempatnya terhafal sekaligus.
- Rekam suaramu. Bacakan daftar hari itu, lalu dengarkan sambil berjalan atau mencuci piring.
- Hafalkan verb 3 lewat frasa jadi. Broken glass, stolen bike, written test, lost key. Frasa pendek lebih mudah diingat daripada kata lepas.
- Saling uji dengan teman. Satu orang menyebut verb 1, yang lain menjawab dua bentuk sisanya dan satu kalimat. Tukar peran tiap lima kata.
Kesalahan yang sering muncul
| Salah | Benar | Kenapa |
|---|---|---|
| I seen that movie. | I have seen that movie. / I saw that movie. | Verb 3 butuh have. Tanpa kata bantu, pakai verb 2. |
| She has went home. | She has gone home. | Sesudah has dipakai verb 3. |
| We didn't understood. | We didn't understand. | Sesudah didn't dipakai verb 1. |
| He can speaks English. | He can speak English. | Sesudah modal dipakai verb 1 polos. |
| I want to bought it. | I want to buy it. | Sesudah to dipakai verb 1. |
| The window was broke. | The window was broken. | Kalimat pasif memakai verb 3. |
| She teached me math. | She taught me math. | Teach irregular. |
| I have ate. | I have eaten. | Verb 3 dari eat adalah eaten. |
| He runned fast. | He ran fast. | Run irregular: run, ran, run. |
Latihan soal verb 1 2 3
A. Lengkapi tiga bentuknya.
- begin, ..., ...
- ..., drove, ...
- ..., ..., spoken
- carry, ..., ...
B. Pilih bentuk yang benar.
- Did you (take / took / taken) my pen?
- My mother has (cook / cooked / cooking) dinner.
- We (swim / swam / swum) in the river last Sunday.
- This song was (write / wrote / written) by a student.
C. Perbaiki kalimatnya.
- I have forgot his name.
- She must to finished the report today.
Kunci jawaban
- begin, began, begun
- drive, drove, driven
- speak, spoke, spoken
- carry, carried, carried
- take
- cooked
- swam
- written
- I have forgotten his name.
- She must finish the report today.
Nomor 10 berisi dua kesalahan. Sesudah modal must tidak ada to, dan kata kerjanya verb 1.
Sesudah hafal, pakai
Daftar ini baru berguna kalau kata-katanya keluar saat kamu bicara dan menulis. Jadi sesudah menghafal lima kata, langsung pakai:
- Ceritakan harimu dengan verb 2. Polanya ada di artikel simple past tense.
- Ceritakan pengalamanmu dengan verb 3: I have visited ..., I have never eaten ...
- Tambah kata di luar kata kerja dari kumpulan kosakata bahasa Inggris per tema, supaya kalimatmu punya isi.
Di Kampung Inggris Sumatra, bentuk kata kerja tidak dihafal lepas. Di program Basic, kata kerja dipelajari bersama pola kalimat dan tenses, lalu dipakai menulis sampai polanya terasa wajar.
Hafal tiga bentuknya, tapi bingung kapan dipakai?
Di program Basic Kampung Inggris Sumatra, kata kerja dipelajari bersama pola kalimat dan tenses, lalu dipakai menulis. Tulisanmu dinilai tutor satu per satu.


