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Irregular Verb


Many of the most common main verbs in English are irregular. This means that they form their past tense form and past participle form in a different way from the regular -ed ending.

Most auxilliary verbs in English are irregular.

List of some irregular verbs:

Present Past Past participle
alight alit/alighted alit/alighted
arise arose arisen
awake awoke awoken
be (am/is/are) was/were been
bear bore borne
beat beat beat
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet/betted bet/betted
bid bid/bade bid/bidden
bide bade/bided bided
bind bound bound
bite bit betten
bleed bled bled
bless blest/blessed blest/blessed
blow blew blown
break broke broken
breed bred bred
bring brought brought
broadcast broadcast/broadcasted broadcast/broadcasted
build built built
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned
buy bought bought
can could no participle (been able to)*
cast cast cast
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
cling clung clung
come came come
cost cost cost
creep crept crept
crow crowed crew/crowed
cut cut cut
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
find found found
flee fled fled
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forecast forecast, forecasted forecast, forecasted
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
get got got (American English: gotten)
give gave given
go went gone
grind ground ground
grip gript/gripped gript/gripped
grow grew grown
hang hung/hanged hung/hanged
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
kneel knelt/kneeled knelt/kneeled
knit knit/knitted knit/knitted
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
leap leapt/leaped leapt/leaped
learn earnt/learned earnt/learned
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
light lit/lighted lit/lighted
lose lost lost
make made made
may might -
mean meant meant
meet met met
melt melted molten/melted
mistake mistook mistaken
pay paid paid
pen pent/penned pent/penned
plead pled/pleaded pled/pleaded
prove proved proven/proved
put put put
quit quit/quitted quit/quitted
read read read
rid rid/ridded rid/ridded
ride rode riden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
saw sawed sawn/sawed
say said said
see saw sawn
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
sew sewed sewn/sewed
shake shook shaken
shall should -
shed shed shed
shine shone shone
shit shit/shitted/shat shit/shitted/shat
shoot shot shot
show showed shown/showed
shrink shrank/shrunk 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
slink slunk slunk
slit slit slit
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled
smite smote smitten
sneak sneaked/(American English: snuck) sneaked/(American English: snuck)
sow sowed sown/sowed
speak spoke spoken
speed sped/speeded sped/speeded
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
spend spent spent
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
spin spun spun
spit spat spat
split split split
spread spread spread
spring sprang/sprung sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank/stunk stunk
strew strewed strewn
stride strode stridden
strike struck struck
string strung strung
strive strove striven
swear swore sworn
sweat sweat/sweated sweat/sweated
sweep swept swept
swell swelled swollen/swelled
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
thrust thrust thrust
tread trod trodden
understand understood understood
undertake undertook undertaken
wake woke/waked woken/waked
wear wore worn
wed wed/wedded wed/wedded
weep wept wept
wet wet/wetted wet/wetted
win won won
wind wound wound
wreak wrought/wreaked wrought/wreaked
wring wrung wrung
write wrote written

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