Irregular Verbs List. This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs. You can test yourself with these fun irregular verbs quizzes. V1 Base Form V2 Past Simple V3 Past Participle; awake: awoke: awoken: be: was, were: been: beat: beat: beaten: become: became. Irregular verb list & audio. Use the list below to learn all your irregular verbs! Select the verb to read and listen to the verb forms. Base form: be /bi/ Past simple: was, were /wəz, wɒz, wə(r), wɜː(r)/ Past participle: been /bɪn, biːn/ become. Base form: become /bɪˈkʌm/ Past simple: became /bɪˈkeɪm/ Past participle: become.
infinitive | simple past | past participle |
---|---|---|
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne/born |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bet* | bet | bet |
bid | bid, bade | bid, 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 |
bust* | bust | bust |
buy | bought | bought |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
cling | clung | clung |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
cut | cut | cut |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
dive | dived/dove | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream*** | dreamt | dreamt |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
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 | forbade, forbad | forbidden |
forecast* | forecast | forecast |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | got, gotten |
give | gave | given |
grind | ground | ground |
go | went | gone |
grow | grew | grown |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
learn*** | learnt | learnt |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie** | lay | lain |
light* | lit | lit |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
pay | paid | paid |
prove* | proved | proven |
put | put | put |
quit* | quit | quit |
read | read | read |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
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 |
shake | shook | shaken |
shear* | sheared | shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shoot | shot | shot |
show* | showed | shown |
shut | shut | shut |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slunk | slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
sow | sowed | sown |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed* | sped | sped |
spend | spent | spent |
spin | spun | spun |
spit | spat, spit | spat, spit |
split | split | split |
spread | spread | spread |
spring | sprang | sprung |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stank, stunk | stunk |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck |
string | strung | strung |
strive | strove | striven |
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 | thrived |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden, trod |
understand | understood | understood |
wake* | woke | woken |
wear | wore | worn |
weave | wove | woven |
weep | wept | wept |
wet* | wet | wet |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |
* regular form (+ -ed) also possible
The trend, in English, and especially in American English, is to standardize the irregular verbs. We do not foresee all the irregular verbs ever being standardized, but some of the more minor variations in less commonly used words will probably disappear in the next genration or two.
The following English irregular verbs are often used in the standard past and participle forms (-ed).
Note: The wordscan, may and must are Modals.
** The verb lie in the meaning of not to tell the truth is a regular verb.
*** The following verbs use the standard past and participle forms (-ed) in American English.
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