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 |
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