Most verbs in English are regular. It means that the base verbs don’t change when we use them in past tense or past participle. Irregular verbs are those change their forms when we use them in past tense or past participle.
For example:
Regular verb: work – worked – worked
Irregular verb: have – had – had
Since these verbs are irregular, we have to memorize their forms in use. Here is the complete list of Irregular Verbs in English. Click on the letter A-Z to find words you need.
(see a list of Regular Verbs)
Irregular Verbs
A B C D E F G H K
L M N P Q R S T U W
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| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle |
A |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awakened / awoke | awakened / awoken |
B |
| backslide | backslid | backslidden / backslid |
| be | was, were | been |
| bear | bore | born / borne |
| beat | beat | beaten / beat |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bet | bet / betted | bet / betted |
| bid | bid / bade | bidden |
| bid | bid | bid |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| broadcast | broadcast / broadcasted | broadcast / broadcasted |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burned / burnt | burned / burnt |
| burst | burst | burst |
| bust | busted / bust | busted / bust |
| buy | bought | bought |
C |
| cast | cast | cast |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| cling | clung | clung |
| clothe | clothed / clad | clothed / clad |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| creep | crept | crept |
| cut | cut | cut |
D |
| daydream | daydreamed / daydreamt | daydreamed / daydreamt |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dig | dug | dug |
| disprove | disproved | disproved / disproven |
| dive | dove / dived | dived |
| dive | dived / dove | 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 |
| fit (tailor, change size) | fitted / fit | fitted / fit |
| fit (be right size) | fit / fitted | fit / fitted |
| 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 / forgot |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
G |
| get | got | gotten / got |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grind | ground | ground |
| grow | grew | grown |
H |
| 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 |
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 | lay | lain |
| lie (not tell truth) | lied | lied |
| light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted |
| lose | lost | lost |
M |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| mow | mowed | mowed / mown |
P |
| partake | partook | partaken |
| pay | paid | paid |
| plead | pleaded / pled | pleaded / pled |
| proofread | proofread | proofread |
| prove | proved | proven / proved |
| put | put | put |
Q |
| quick-freeze | quick-froze | quick-frozen |
| quit | quit / quitted | quit / quitted |
R |
| read | read (sounds like “red”) | read (sounds like “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 |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank / sunk | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| slay (kill) | slew / slayed | slain / slayed |
| slay (amuse) | slayed | slayed |
| 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 / speeded | sped / speeded |
| spell | spelled / spelt | spelled / spelt |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilled / spilt | spilled / spilt |
| spin | spun | spun |
| spit | spit / spat | spit / 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 / strewed |
| stride | strode | stridden |
| strike (delete) | struck | stricken |
| strike (hit) | struck | struck / stricken |
| string | strung | strung |
| strive | strove / strived | striven / strived |
| sublet | sublet | sublet |
| 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 |
| telecast | telecast | telecast |
| tell | told | told |
| test-drive | test-drove | test-driven |
| test-fly | test-flew | test-flown |
| think | thought | thought |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| tread | trod | trodden / trod |
|
| understand | understood | understood |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken |
| undo | undid | undone |
|
| wake | woke / waked | woken / waked |
| waylay | waylaid | waylaid |
| wear | wore | worn |
| weave | wove / weaved | woven / weaved |
| wed | wed / wedded | wed / wedded |
| weep | wept | wept |
| wet | wet / wetted | wet / wetted |
| whet | whetted | whetted |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
| withhold | withheld | withheld |
| withstand | withstood | withstood |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| write | wrote | written |