Regular verb
The verb to walk
walk → walked → walked
A2Meaning: to move on foot · Type: regular · Frequency: Top 50 English verbs
Key points to remember
- Present Simple:
walk / walks - Past Simple:
walked - Past participle:
walked - -ing form:
walking
Conjugation of the verb to walk
Present Simple
| I | walk |
| You | walk |
| He / She / It | walks |
| We | walk |
| You (pl.) | walk |
| They | walk |
Past Simple
| I | walked |
| You | walked |
| He / She / It | walked |
| We | walked |
| You (pl.) | walked |
| They | walked |
All the forms of the verb to walk
Present Simple
Full pagewalk / walks
“I walk to school.”
See the pagePresent Continuous
Full pageam / is / are walking
“I am walking to school right now.”
See the pagePast Simple
Full pagewalked
“I walked home yesterday.”
See the pagePast Continuous
Full pagewas / were walking
“I was walking to school when the phone rang.”
See the pagePresent Perfect
Full pagehave / has walked
“I have already walked to school.”
See the pagePast Perfect
Full pagehad walked
“She had already walked to school when I arrived.”
See the pageFuture Simple
Full pagewill walk
“I will walk to school tomorrow.”
See the pageGoing to Future
Full pageam / is / are going to walk
“I'm going to walk to school this weekend.”
See the pageConditional (would)
Full pagewould walk
“I would walk to school if I had time.”
See the pageHow to use to walk
1. Walking
- I walk to work.
2. Taking an animal out
- I walk the dog.
3. Walk out (leaving)
Walk out means to leave a place, often suddenly.
- She walked out.
A common mistake
1. Walk of life
A walk of life is a person's job or position in society. People from all walks of life means people of all kinds, with all sorts of jobs.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the past simple of walk?+
The Past Simple of walk is walked. It is a regular verb: walk + -ed. I walked to school yesterday.
Is it go for a walk or take a walk?+
Both are correct and mean to walk somewhere for pleasure. Go for a walk is used everywhere, and it is the usual form in the UK. Take a walk is very common in the US. Let's go for a walk in the park.
What does walk the dog mean?+
Walk the dog means to take the dog out for a walk. Here, walk has an object (the dog). In the same way, walk the kids to school means to go to school on foot with them.
What does within walking distance mean?+
Within walking distance means near enough to go on foot. The beach is within walking distance of the hotel. You often see it in adverts for houses and hotels.
What does walk out on someone mean?+
Walk out on someone means to leave a person suddenly, often a partner, a family or a team. He walked out on the team before the final.
Updated on 12 November 2026 by the Big Challenge teaching team. Every year, more than 500,000 students across Europe take part in our English contest, created in 1999. Our teaching approach →
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