List of Irregular Verbs in English

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What are Irregular Verbs?

A Verb that does not follow the standard rules for conjugation (to have different forms of a verb according to number, person and tense) to form its past tense form and past participle form is called an Irregular Verb.

Here are some frequently used Irregular Verbs in English :

Bare infinitive (Base Form or 1st Form)Past Simple (2nd Form)Past Participle (3rd Form)
arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten
bocomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bendbentbent
betbetbet
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblowen
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburntburnt
burstburstburst
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
clingclungclung
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
cutcutcut
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamtdreamt
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitfit
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbidforbadeforbidden
forecastforecastforecast
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgot
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hidehidhidden
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
keepkeptkept
kneelkneltknelt
knitknitknit
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleantleant
leapleptlept
learnlearntlearnt
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlitlit
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
paypaidpaid
proveprovedproven
putputput
quitquitquit
readreadread
rideroderiden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
saw (to use a saw to cut sth)sawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sew (use a needle to make stitches in cloth)sewedsewn
shakeshookshaken
shear (cut the wool off a sheep)shearedshorn
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shootshotshot
show (make sth clear/prove sth)showedshown
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
smellsmeltsmelt
sow (plant or spread seeds in/on the ground)sowedsown
speakspokespoken
speedspedsped
spellspeltspelt
spendspentspent
spinspan/spunspun
spillspiltspilt
spitspat/spitspat/spit
splitsplitsplit
spoilspoiltspoilt
spreadspreadspread
springsprangsprung
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstankstunk
strikestruckstruck
strivestrovestriven
swearsworesworn
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden
understandunderstoodunderstood
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
weavewovewoven
weepweptwept
wetwetwet
winwonwon
windwoundwound
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
List of Irregular Verbs in English

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