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Irregular verbs in English represent one of the most important challenges in learning English since they are one of the most important grammatical elements for speaking or writing.
English irregular verbs
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This list contains all the irregular verbs of the English language. Each entry includes the base or bare infinitive first, followed by the simple past form and the past participle form.
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List of irregular verbs
The file is broken down into 19 groups of 9 verbs to facilitate learning or revision.
It is therefore possible to set a learning objective of 1 or 2 groups of verbs per week for example.
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
| abide | abode | abode |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| be | was/were | been |
| bear | bore | born(e) |
| 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/burned | burnt/burned |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | bought |
| can | could | … (been able) |
| 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 | dived / dove |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed |
dreamt/dreamed
|
| 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 |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden |
| forecast | forecast | forecast |
| foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grind | ground | ground |
| 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 |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned |
| leap | leapt / leaped | leapt / leaped |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| let | let | let |
| lie (in bed) | lay | lain |
| lie (opp. truth) | lied | lied |
| light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| may | might | … |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
| must | had to | … |
| offset | offset | offset |
| overcome | overcame | overcome |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken |
| pay | paid | paid |
| plead | pled / pleaded | pled / pleaded |
| prove | proved |
proven / proved
|
| 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 | sawn/sawed |
| 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 |
| shall | should | … |
| 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 |
| slit | slit | slit |
| smell | smelt | smelt |
| sow | sowed | sown/sowed |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| speed | sped | sped |
| spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
| spin | spun | spun |
| spit | spat | spat |
| split | split | split |
| spoil | spoilt | spoilt |
| spread | spread | spread |
| spring | sprang | sprung |
| stand | stood | stood |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| strew | strewed |
strewn / strewed
|
| strike | struck | struck |
| strive | strove | striven |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| 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 |
| undergo | underwent | undergone |
| understand | understood | understood |
| wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| weep | wept | wept |
| wet | wet / wetted | wet / wetted |
| will | would | … |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| write | wrote | written |