Irregular English Verbs

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What is an irregular verb?

Example of regular verbs:
look - looked - looked (Infinitiv - Past Simple - Past Participle)

When we speak about regular verbs, we mean verbs that end with "ed" in the Past Simple form and in the Past Participle. The two forms are identical.

Example for an irregular verb:
go - went - gone (Infinitiv - Past Simple - Past Participle)

The Past Simple Tense or Past Participle of irregular verbs do not have to end with an "ed". The two forms are not necessarily identical. You will have to learn these forms by heart (see list below).

List / Table of irregular verbs



InfinitiveSimple PastPast Participle
abideabodeabode
arisearosearisen
backslidebackslidbackslid
bewasbeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten
becomebecamebecome
befallbefellbefallen
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
besetbesetbeset
bidbadebidden
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburntburnt
burstburstburst
buyboughtbought
cancouldbeen able to
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught

chidechidchidden
choosechosechosen
clingclungclung
comecamecome
costcostcost
countersinkcountersankcountersunk
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
crowcrewcrowed
cutcutcut
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamtdreamt
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbidforbadforbidden
forecastforecastforecast
foregoforewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgot
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
havehadhad
hidehidhidden
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
inlayinlaidinlaid
interweaveinterwoveinterwoven
keepkeptkept
kneelkneltknelt
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleantleant
leapleaptleapt
learnlearntlearnt
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
misleadmisledmisled
misreadmisreadmisread
misspellmisspeltmisspelt
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
mowmowedmown
mustmustmust
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overtakeovertookovertaken
paypaidpaid
picnicpicnickedpicnicked
putputput
readreadread
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
redoredidredone
resellresoldresold
resetresetreset
ridriddedridded
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
sawsawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn
shakeshookshaken
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshitshit
shootshotshot
showshowedshown
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
smellsmeltsmelt
sowsowedsown
speakspokespoken
speedspedsped
spellspeltspelt
spendspentspent
spillspiltspilt
spinspanspun
spitspatspat
splitsplitsplit
spoilspoiltspoilt
spreadspreadspread
springsprangsprung
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
strivestrovestriven
subletsubletsublet
swearsworesworn
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
thrivethrovethriven
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden
undergounderwentundergone
underlayunderlaidunderlaid
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
undoundidundone
upsetupsetupset
waylaywaylaidwaylaid
wearworeworn
weavewovewoven
wedweddedwedded
weepweptwept
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withstandwithstoodwithstood
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten