Random verb generator
Get random English verbs for charades, writing prompts, ESL tense practice, and improv games.
Verbs come from a built-in list of about 600 common, family-friendly English verbs. Turn on “Add ‘to’” to see each one as an infinitive, like to run.
Random verbs, one card per word
Pick an “Amount” from 1 to 50 and the random verb generator lists that many English verbs, 10 by default. Each verb has its own card and “Copy” button, so you can take a single word. “Copy all” copies the full batch, and “Download TXT” saves it as a text file. Tap “Generate again” for another set.
A batch never repeats a verb: ask for 50 and you get 50 different ones. Every new batch draws from the whole list again, so a verb from the previous batch can come back.
Add “to” and filter by first letter
Turn on “Add ‘to’” and each verb shows up in its infinitive form: to run, to build, to whisper. That's useful for vocabulary lists and flashcards, where learners often see verbs written that way. Leave it off for games, where a bare verb reads faster.
“Starts with” keeps the batch to one first letter. Type W and you get verbs in the style of wander or wash, which is handy for alphabet rounds or for practicing one sound. Clear the box to use the whole list.
About 600 verbs, and only verbs
The list holds about 600 common, family-friendly English verbs, the actions people do every day at home, at school, and outside. Typedly's random word generator mixes nouns, verbs, and adjectives from a shorter list. This page gives you only verbs, a much bigger pool, the letter filter, and the “to” option.
Batches are picked with your browser's secure random numbers, so there's no pattern to the order. The list stays the same from one batch to the next.
Each verb comes without tense or person, so you decide how learners should use it: past simple, present continuous, a question, or a full sentence about their day.
Charades, tense drills, and other verb games
Verbs are actions, so they're the natural word class for games where people move, mime, or tell what happened. Try these with a batch of ten, and keep the rest for the next round:
- Charades: act out the verb without speaking, since swim or juggle needs no words
- ESL tense practice: give the past tense of each verb, then sort them into regular and irregular
- Writing prompts: use three random verbs as the actions in a short scene
- Mad Libs-style games: fill every verb blank in a story before reading it aloud
- Improv: each player draws a verb and the scene has to include that action
- Drawing prompts: sketch an animal doing the verb you get
- Story chains: each player adds one sentence that uses the next verb in the batch
- Spelling practice: read each verb aloud, then ask for its -ing form, like run and running
Frequently asked questions
How many verbs are on the list?
About 600 common English verbs, chosen to be family-friendly. It isn't a full dictionary, so you won't get technical or rude words. The Spanish version of this page has its own list of Spanish verbs, written separately instead of translated.
What does the Add ‘to’ option do?
It writes each verb as an infinitive, so run becomes to run. That's how many vocabulary lists and flashcards show verbs. Leave it off when you only need the bare verb, for example in charades or a writing prompt.
Can the same verb come up twice?
Not in the same batch. Ask for 50 verbs and all 50 are different. Each “Generate again” picks a new batch from the full list, so a verb from the previous batch can show up again.
How is this different from the random word generator?
The random word generator mixes nouns, verbs, and adjectives from a shorter list. This page gives only verbs, draws from about 600 of them, and adds a first-letter filter plus the “Add ‘to’” option for infinitives.
Is the order really random?
Yes. Each batch is picked with your browser's secure random numbers, so there's no pattern to guess. The list itself is fixed, so the same pool of verbs is used every time you generate.