Here are the more common irregular verbs:
If you know a verb that should be on the list, let me know.
V1 Base Form |
V2 Past Simple |
V3 Past Participle |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bet | bet | bet |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
burst | burst | burst |
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 |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
drive | drove | driven |
drink | drank | drunk |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fit | fit | fit |
flee | fled | fled |
fly | flew | flown |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
forecast | forecast | forecast |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | got/gotten |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
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 |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
mow | mowed | mown |
meet | met | met |
pay | paid | paid |
put | put | put |
read | read | read |
quit | quit | quit |
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 |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled |
sow | sowed | sown |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
spin | spun | spun/span |
spit | spat | spat |
split | split | split |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
spread | spread | spread |
spring | sprang | sprung |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stank | stunk |
strike | struck | struck |
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 |
throw | threw | thrown |
tread | trod | trodden |
understand | understood | understood |
wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
wear | wore | worn |
weave | wove/weaved | woven/weaved |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wet/wetted | wet/wetted |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
write | wrote | written |
Note: Where there are two forms given, both may be used.
The exception is for was and were, where it depends on the pronoun. E.g. I was, you were, he was, she was, it was, we were, they were.
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