100 most common words for English learners
| denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed
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| Example: The sun is shining brightly.
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| exist; have reality or life
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| Example: To be or not to be, that is the question.
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| used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences
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| Example: He is tall and handsome.
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| expressing the relationship between a part and a whole
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| Example: A glass of water.
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| used when referring to someone or something for the first time
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| Example: I saw a dog in the park.
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| expressing the situation of something being enclosed or surrounded
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| Example: She lives in a small town.
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| expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location)
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| Example: I am going to the supermarket.
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| possess, own, or hold
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| Example: I have a car.
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| used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified
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| Example: Where is the book? Put it on the shelf.
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| used to refer to oneself as the speaker
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| Example: I love to read books.
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| used to introduce a subordinate clause
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| Example: She said that she would come.
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| used to refer to the person or people being addressed
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| Example: Are you coming to the party?
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| perform an action, task, or operation
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| Example: I do my homework every evening.
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| used to indicate the purpose of an action or object
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| Example: This gift is for you.
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| accompanied by; having or possessing
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| Example: She went to the park with her friends.
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| physically in contact with and supported by a surface
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| Example: The book is on the table.
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| used to refer to a male person or animal
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| Example: He is my brother.
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| expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position
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| Example: I will meet you at the park.
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| used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand
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| Example: This is my new car.
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| used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned
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| Example: She is tired but happy.
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| belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified
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| Example: His car is blue.
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| indicating the means of achieving something
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| Example: He traveled by train.
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| indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts
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| Example: She comes from Spain.
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| used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned
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| Example: They are my friends.
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| used to refer to two or more people, including the speaker
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| Example: We are going to the beach.
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| utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling, etc.
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| Example: She didn't say anything.
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| belonging to or associated with a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified
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| Example: Her dress is beautiful.
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| used to refer to a female person or animal
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| Example: She is my sister.
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| used to link alternatives
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| Example: You can have tea or coffee.
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| used when referring to someone or something for the first time
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| Example: She bought an umbrella.
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| expressing the future tense
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| Example: They will arrive tomorrow.
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| belonging to or associated with the speaker
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| Example: This is my house.
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| referring to a person or thing previously mentioned or easily identified
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| Example: This book is interesting, and that one is boring.
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| used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing
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| Example: All children love to play.
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| expressing the conditional mood
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| Example: I would love to go on vacation.
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| in, at, or to that place or position
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| Example: There is a cat on the roof.
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| belonging to or associated with a group of people, animals, or things previously mentioned
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| Example: Their house is big.
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| asking for information specifying something
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| Example: What is your name?
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| used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand
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| Example: This is my new car.
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| used to link alternatives
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| Example: You can have tea or coffee.
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| asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set
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| Example: Which book do you want to read?
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| perform an action, task, or operation
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| Example: I do my homework every evening.
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| in what way or manner
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| Example: How are you feeling today?
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| introducing a conditional clause
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| Example: If it rains, we'll stay indoors.
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| toward or in a higher place or position
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| Example: She climbed up the stairs.
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| moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
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| Example: The cat ran out of the room.
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| introducing a conditional clause
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| Example: If it rains, we'll stay indoors.
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| on the subject of; concerning
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| Example: He told me about his trip.
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| asking for information specifying one or more people
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| Example: Who is your best friend?
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| come to have or hold (something)
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| Example: I will get a new phone.
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| asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set
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| Example: Which book do you want to read?
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| move from one place or point to another
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| Example: We will go on vacation next week.
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| used to refer to the speaker or writer
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| Example: Can you pass me the salt?
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| form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances
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| Example: She likes to make handmade gifts.
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| be able to
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| Example: I can swim.
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| find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory
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| Example: I like to read books.
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| the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future
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| Example: Time flies when you're having fun.
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| lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold
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| Example: He will take the bus to work.
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| direct one's gaze toward someone or something
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| Example: She looked out of the window.
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| move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker
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| Example: Come and sit next to me.
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| human beings in general or considered collectively
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| Example: The people of this town are very friendly.
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| expressing movement or action with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else
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| Example: The cat jumped into the box.
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| the time taken by a planet to make one revolution around the sun
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| Example: She is five years old.
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| belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing
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| Example: Is this your book?
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| an unspecified amount or number of
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| Example: I bought some apples at the store.
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| in, at, or to that place or position
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| Example: There is a cat on the roof.
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| introducing a conditional clause
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| Example: If it rains, we'll stay indoors.
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| a method, style, or manner of doing something
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| Example: She showed me the way to the park.
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| on the subject of; concerning
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| Example: He told me about his trip.
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| a large number of
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| Example: There are many books on the shelf.
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| at that time; at the time in question
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| Example: We were young then.
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| used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned
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| Example: I gave them the presents.
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| mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement
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| Example: She will write a letter to her friend.
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| expressing the conditional mood
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| Example: I would love to go on vacation.
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| find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory
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| Example: I like to read books.
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| for that reason; therefore
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| Example: It was raining, so we stayed home.
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| used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand
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| Example: These shoes are new.
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| belonging to or associated with a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified
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| Example: Her dress is beautiful.
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| measuring a great distance from end to end
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| Example: They had a long journey.
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| form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances
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| Example: She likes to make handmade gifts.
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| an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
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| Example: Can you pass me that thing?
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| perceive with the eyes; discern visually
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| Example: I can see the mountains from here.
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| used to refer to a male person or animal
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| Example: I saw him at the park.
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| equivalent to the sum of one and one
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| Example: There are two cats in the garden.
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| the third person singular present tense of have
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| Example: She has a dog.
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| direct one's gaze toward someone or something
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| Example: She looked out of the window.
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| a greater or additional amount or degree
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| Example: I need more time to finish the project.
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| a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time
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| Example: Today is a beautiful day.
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| used to indicate possibility or ability in the past
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| Example: When I was younger, I could run faster.
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| move from one place or point to another
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| Example: We will go on vacation next week.
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| produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time
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| Example: She bought a new car.
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| an unspecified amount or number of
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| Example: I bought some apples at the store.
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| freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone); hand over to
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| Example: Can you give me a pen?
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| have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something
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| Example: I think it will rain tomorrow.
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| move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker
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| Example: Come and sit next to me.
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| introducing the second element in a comparison
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| Example: She is taller than her sister.
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| belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified
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| Example: This is our house.
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| an adult human male
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| Example: He is a kind man.
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| in addition; too
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| Example: She is smart and also very funny.
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| take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing a purpose or achieving a result; employ
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| Example: I use my phone to take pictures.
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