This page contains a past simple irregular verbs list. Irregular verbs, as the name suggests, don’t follow a pattern. You simply need to learn them. In this lesson you will find an irregular verbs list. We suggest you try to learn a few each day.
But before we look at an irregular verbs list, we need to think about how to form regular verbs. English verbs often end in +ed or +d when used in the past tense or participle form.
For example:
- work > worked
- live > lived
These are regular verbs.
Below you will find an irregular verbs list. Don’t try to learn them all at once! Go through the irregular verbs list until you get ten that you don’t know, then practice.
Irregular verbs list
Verb | Simple Past | Past Participle |
A | ||
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awakened / awoke | awakened / awoken |
B | ||
be | was, were | been |
bear | bore | born / borne |
beat | beat | beaten / beat |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
build | built | built |
burn | burned / burnt | burned / burnt |
burst | burst | burst |
buy | bought | bought |
C | ||
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
cling | clung | clung |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
cut | cut | cut |
D | ||
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
dive | dove / dived | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamed / dreamt | dreamed / dreamt |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt / dwelled | dwelt / dwelled |
E | ||
eat | ate | eaten |
F | ||
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 | forbade | 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 |
G | ||
get | got | got / gotten |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
H | ||
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hew | hewed | hewn / hewed |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
I | ||
inbreed | inbred | inbred |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
input | input / inputted | input / inputted |
interbreed | interbred | interbred |
interweave | interwove / interweaved | interwoven / interweaved |
interwind | interwound | interwound |
J | ||
K | ||
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt / kneeled | knelt / kneeled |
knit | knitted / knit | knitted / knit |
know | knew | known |
L | ||
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leaned / leant | leaned / leant |
leap | leaped / leapt | leaped / leapt |
learn | learned / learnt | learned / learnt |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie (ie ‘to lie down’) | lay | lain |
lie (ie ‘to tell a lie’) | lied | lied |
light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted |
lose | lost | lost |
M | ||
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
mow | mowed | mowed / mown |
N | ||
O | ||
P | ||
partake | partook | partaken |
pay | paid | paid |
plead | pleaded / pled | pleaded / pled |
proofread | proofread | proofread |
prove | proved | proven / proved |
put | put | put |
Q | ||
quit | quit | quit |
R | ||
read | read (pronounced red) | read (pronounced red) |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
S | ||
saw | sawed | sawed / sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
sew | sewed | sewn / sewed |
shake | shook | shaken |
shave | shaved | shaved / shaven |
shear | sheared | sheared / shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shined / shone | shined / shone |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown / showed |
shrink | shrank / shrunk | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sight-read | sight-read | sight-read |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank / sunk | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slinked / slunk | slinked / slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
smell | smelled / smelt | smelled / smelt |
sneak | sneaked / snuck | sneaked / snuck |
sow | sowed | sown / sowed |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | sped | sped |
spell | spelled / spelt | spelled / spelt |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilled / spilt | spilled / spilt |
spin | spun | spun |
spit | spat | spat |
split | split | split |
spoil | spoiled / spoilt | spoiled / spoilt |
spread | spread | spread |
spring | sprang / sprung | sprung |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stunk / stank | stunk |
strew | strewed | strewn |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck / stricken |
strive | strove / strived | striven / strived |
sunburn | sunburned / sunburnt | sunburned / sunburnt |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweat | sweat / sweated | sweat / sweated |
sweep | swept | swept |
swell | swelled | swollen / swelled |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
T | ||
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden / trod |
U | ||
understand | understood | understood |
upset | upset | upset |
V | ||
W | ||
wake | woke / waked | woken / waked |
waylay | waylaid | waylaid |
wear | wore | worn |
weave | wove | woven |
wed | wed | wed |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wet | wet |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |
X | ||
Y | ||
Z |