70 Verbs that Start with S

A verb is a word that denotes an action or a state. Every verb has five forms: present form, past form, past participle form, present participle form, and third-person singular form. This post includes 70 Verbs that Start with S. So, let’s begin:

Verbs that Start with S
Verbs that Start with S

A verb is an essential element in a sentence as without a verb, there can be no sentence. In this article, I have included the most commonly used verbs starting with S.

Verbs starting with S
Verbs starting with S

Examples of Action Verbs:

Run, walk, play, come, go, etc.

Examples of State Verbs:

Sleep, hear, see, own, possess, taste, etc.

State of Being Verbs and Action Verbs
State of Being Verbs and Action Verbs

Here is a list of 70 verbs that start with S:

No

Present Form

Past Form

Past Participle Form

Present Participle Form

3rd Person Singular Form

1 Set Set Set Setting Sets
2 Shop Shopped Shopped Shopping Shops
3 Sing Sang Sang Singing Sings
4 Slit Slit Slit Slitting Slits
5 Stink Stinked Stinked Stinking Stinks
6 Shoot Shot Shot Shooting Shoots
7 Sting Stung Stung Stinging Stings
8 Spoil Spoiled Spoiled Spoiling Spoils
9 Substitute Substituted Substituted Substituting Substitutes
10 See Saw Seen Seeing Sees
11 Shut Shut Shut Shutting Shuts
12 Swing Swung Swung Swinging Swings
13 Spread Spread Spread Spreading Spreads
14 Sneeze Sneezed Sneezed Sneezing Sneezes
15 Shiver Shivered Shivered Shivering Shivers
16 Slide Slid Slid Sliding Slides
17 Shrink Shrank Shrunk Shrinking Shrinks
18 Strive Strived Strived Striving Strives
19 Sort Sorted Sorted Sorting Sorts
20 Scan Scanned Scanned Scanning Scans
21 Save Saved Saved Saving Saves
22 Solve Solved Solved Solving Solves
23 Shed Shed Shed Shedding Sheds
24 Share Shared Shared Sharing Shares
25 Shop Shopped Shopped Shopping Shops
26 Shake Shook Shaken Shaking Shakes

27

Send

Sent

Sent

Sending

Sends

28 Split Split Split Splitting Splits
29 Show Showed Showed Showing Shows
30 Spring Sprang Sprung Springing Springs
31 Sink Sank Sunk Sinking Sinks
32 Spring Sprang Sprung Springing Springs
33 Shock Shocked Shocked Shocking Shocks
34 Speak Spoke Spoken Speaking Speaks
35 Skate Skated Skated Skating Skates
36 Smell Smelled Smelt Smelling Smells
37 Stick Stuck Stuck Sticking Sticks
38 Speak Spoke Spoken Speaking Speaks
39 Strike Struck Stricken Striking Strikes
40 Slow Slowed Slowed Slowing Slows
41 Start Started Started Starting Starts
42 Seek Sought Sought Seeking Seeks
43 Surprise Surprised Surprised Surprising Surprises
44 Spit Spat Spat Spitting Spits
45 String Stringed Stringed Stringing Strings
46 Swim Swam Swum Swimming Swims
47 Steal Stole Stolen Stealing Steals
48 Sit Sat Sat Sitting Sits
49 Sail Sailed Sailed Sailing Sails
50 Shit Shut Shut Shitting Shits
51 Shine Shined Shined Shinning Shines
52 Sky Skied Skied Skying Skies
53 Stop Stopped Stopped Stopping Stops
54 Snow Snowed Snowed Snowing Snows
55 Spin Span Spun Spinning Spins
56 Sell Sold Sold Selling Sells
57 Scare Scared Scared Scaring Scares
58 Shine Shined Shined Shining Shines
59 Study Studied Studied Studying Studies
60 Step Stepped Stepped Stepping Steps
61 Sweep Swept Swept Sweeping Sweeps
62 Smile Smiled Smiled Smiling Smiles
63 Suggest Suggested Suggested Suggesting Suggests
64 Specify Specified Specified Specifying Specifies
65 Snore Snored Snored Snoring Snores
66 Select Selected Selected Selecting Selects
67 Stress Stressed Stressed Stressing Stresses
68 Showcase Showcased Showcased Showcasing Showcases
69 Step Stepped Stepped Stepping Steps
70 Spell Spelled Spelled Spelling Spells

Frequently Asked Questions on Verbs with S:

Q1: What is an action verb?

Ans: An action verb is a verb that shows a physical action or activity.

Q2: What is a state verb?

Ans: A verb that shows a state of being or a condition.

Q3: What are some verbs starting with the letter s?

Ans: These are as follows:

  1. Set
  2. Sit
  3. Sign
  4. Slow
  5. Slap
  6. Slip
  7. Slit
  8. Stop
  9. Spot
  10. Span
  11. Spin
  12. Speed
  13. Split
  14. Serve
  15. Staff

Q5: What are some verbs end with ing?

Ans: Verbs end with ing are as follows:

  1. Sitting
  2. Setting
  3. Sorting
  4. Stinging
  5. Stopping
  6. Storing
  7. Stepping
  8. Stealing
  9. Serving
  10. Swearing

Q6: What are verbs with ing at the end?

Ans: The verbs that end with ing are known as present participles and their examples include solving, scoring, saving, sailing, spending, and serving.

Q7: Is is a verb?

Ans: Yes, is is a verb. It is called a linking verb or helping verb in English Grammar.

Q8: What are verbs with s?

Ans: Some verbs with s are: set, send, sell, spend, serve, save, spot, and slap.

Final Words:

This post gave a comprehensive list of verbs starting with ‘s’. It also provided the definitions and examples of actions and state verbs and mentioned some frequently asked questions related to the concept of verbs.

For more information about English grammar and for lectures on English language learning, you can watch videos on ESL Infinite’s YouTube channel.

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