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
Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | |
abide | abode | abode | |
arise | arose | arisen | |
backslide | backslid | backslid | |
be | was | been | |
bear | bore | borne | |
beat | beat | beaten | |
become | became | become | |
befall | befell | befallen | |
begin | began | begun | |
behold | beheld | beheld | |
bend | bent | bent | |
beset | beset | beset | |
bid | bade | bidden | |
bind | bound | bound | |
bite | bit | bitten | |
bleed | bled | bled | |
blow | blew | blown | |
break | broke | broken | |
breed | bred | bred | |
bring | brought | brought | |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | |
build | built | built | |
burn | burnt | burnt | |
burst | burst | burst | |
buy | bought | bought | |
can | could | been able to | |
cast | cast | cast | |
catch | caught | caught | |
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chide | chid | chidden | |
choose | chose | chosen | |
cling | clung | clung | |
come | came | come | |
cost | cost | cost | |
countersink | countersank | countersunk | |
creep | crept | crept | |
crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred | |
crow | crew | crowed | |
cut | cut | cut | |
deal | dealt | dealt | |
dig | dug | dug | |
do | did | done | |
draw | drew | drawn | |
dream | dreamt | dreamt | |
drink | drank | drunk | |
drive | drove | driven | |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt | |
eat | ate | eaten | |
fall | fell | fallen | |
feed | fed | fed | |
feel | felt | felt | |
fight | fought | fought | |
find | found | found | |
flee | fled | fled | |
fling | flung | flung | |
fly | flew | flown | |
forbid | forbad | forbidden | |
forecast | forecast | forecast | |
forego | forewent | foregone | |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen | |
foretell | foretold | foretold | |
forget | forgot | forgotten | |
forgive | forgave | forgiven | |
forsake | forsook | forsaken | |
freeze | froze | frozen | |
get | got | got | |
give | gave | given | |
go | went | gone | |
grind | ground | ground | |
grow | grew | grown | |
have | had | had | |
hide | hid | hidden | |
hit | hit | hit | |
hold | held | held | |
hurt | hurt | hurt | |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid | |
interweave | interwove | interwoven | |
keep | kept | kept | |
kneel | knelt | knelt | |
know | knew | known | |
lay | laid | laid | |
lead | led | led | |
lean | leant | leant | |
leap | leapt | leapt | |
learn | learnt | learnt | |
leave | left | left | |
lend | lent | lent | |
let | let | let | |
lose | lost | lost | |
make | made | made | |
mean | meant | meant | |
meet | met | met | |
mislead | misled | misled | |
misread | misread | misread | |
misspell | misspelt | misspelt | |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood | |
mow | mowed | mown | |
must | must | must | |
overcome | overcame | overcome | |
overdo | overdid | overdone | |
oversleep | overslept | overslept | |
overtake | overtook | overtaken | |
pay | paid | paid | |
picnic | picnicked | picnicked | |
put | put | put | |
read | read | read | |
rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt | |
redo | redid | redone | |
resell | resold | resold | |
reset | reset | reset | |
rid | ridded | ridded | |
ride | rode | ridden | |
ring | rang | rung | |
rise | rose | risen | |
run | ran | run | |
saw | sawed | sawn | |
say | said | said | |
see | saw | seen | |
seek | sought | sought | |
sell | sold | sold | |
send | sent | sent | |
set | set | set | |
sew | sewed | sewn | |
shake | shook | shaken | |
shed | shed | shed | |
shine | shone | shone | |
shit | shit | shit | |
shoot | shot | shot | |
show | showed | shown | |
shrink | shrank | shrunk | |
shut | shut | shut | |
sing | sang | sung | |
sink | sank | sunk | |
sit | sat | sat | |
slay | slew | slain | |
sleep | slept | slept | |
slide | slid | slid | |
sling | slung | slung | |
smell | smelt | smelt | |
sow | sowed | sown | |
speak | spoke | spoken | |
speed | sped | sped | |
spell | spelt | spelt | |
spend | spent | spent | |
spill | spilt | spilt | |
spin | span | spun | |
spit | spat | spat | |
split | split | split | |
spoil | spoilt | spoilt | |
spread | spread | spread | |
spring | sprang | sprung | |
stand | stood | stood | |
steal | stole | stolen | |
stick | stuck | stuck | |
sting | stung | stung | |
stink | stank | stunk | |
stride | strode | stridden | |
strike | struck | struck | |
string | strung | strung | |
strive | strove | striven | |
sublet | sublet | sublet | |
swear | swore | sworn | |
sweep | swept | swept | |
swell | swelled | swollen | |
swim | swam | swum | |
swing | swung | swung | |
take | took | taken | |
teach | taught | taught | |
tear | tore | torn | |
tell | told | told | |
think | thought | thought | |
thrive | throve | thriven | |
throw | threw | thrown | |
thrust | thrust | thrust | |
tread | trod | trodden | |
undergo | underwent | undergone | |
underlay | underlaid | underlaid | |
understand | understood | understood | |
undertake | undertook | undertaken | |
undo | undid | undone | |
upset | upset | upset | |
waylay | waylaid | waylaid | |
wear | wore | worn | |
weave | wove | woven | |
wed | wedded | wedded | |
weep | wept | wept | |
win | won | won | |
wind | wound | wound | |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | |
withstand | withstood | withstood | |
wring | wrung | wrung | |
write | wrote | written |