A verb is enough to complete a sentence. Knowing the verb words in the Filipino language is very helpful when talking to a Filipino using their national language.
Listed below are the common verbs used in English and their Filipino word equivalents. Take note that even if the words below may look like nouns, they are assumed verbs in this post.
| English verb | Filipino equivalent | Present tense | Past tense | Future tense |
| read | ba-sa | nag-ba-ba-sa | nag-ba-sa | mag-ba-ba-sa |
| eat | ka-in | ku-ma-ka-in | ku-ma-in | ka-ka-in |
| play (games) | la-ro | nag-la-la-ro | nag-la-ro | mag-la-la-ro |
| play (music) | tug-tog | tu-mu-tug-tog | tu-mug-tog | tu-tug-tog |
| study | a-ral | nag-a-a-ral | nag-a-ral | mag-a-a-ral |
| watch | no-od (simple) | na-no-no-od | na-no-od | ma-no-no-od |
| no-od (progressive) | pi-na-pa-no-od | pi-na-no-od | pa-pa-no-o-rin | |
| walk | la-kad | nag-la-la-kad | nag-la-kad | mag-la-la-kad |
| run | tak-bo | tu-ma-tak-bo | tu-mak-bo | ta-tak-bo |
| sleep | tu-log | na-tu-tu-log | na-tu-log | ma-tu-tu-log |
| go (places) | pun-ta (simple) | nag-pu-pun-ta | nag-pun-ta | mag-pu-pun-ta |
| pun-ta (progressive) | pu-mu-pun-ta | pu-mun-ta | pu-pun-ta-han | |
| know | a-lam | i-na-a-lam | i-na-lam | a-a-la-min |