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Official Writing Vocabulary: Essential Verbs

June 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Every sentence you are dictated during the N-400 writing test requires a verb, and the USCIS explicitly draws from a restricted public word list. If you master the spelling of just a few core action words, it is virtually impossible to be caught off guard.

Here are the heavy-hitting official verbs you must know how to spell flawlessly:

🔹 elect / elects /elected (e.g., “We elect the President.”)

🔹 vote (e.g.,”Citizens have the right to vote.”)

🔹 lives / lived (e.g.,”The President lives in the White House.”)

🔹 meets (e.g.,”Congress meets in Washington, D.C.”)

🔹 come / can / pay(e.g., “We pay taxes.”)

Pay close attention to the final”s” on verbs when writing plural versus singular subjects (such as Congress meets vs. Senators meet). Missing a simple subject-verb agreement rule is a frequent reason officers mark a sentence wrong.

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