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Irregular Verbs
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200 Irregular Verbs
Here is a list of 200 irregular verbs for English learners. Click on a verb to see its conjugation.Base Form | Simple Past | Past Participle | 3rd Person Singular | Present Participle |
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abide | abode (also abided) | abode (also abided) | abides | abiding |
alight | alit (also alighted) | alit (also alighted) | alights | alighting |
arise | arose | arisen | arises | arising |
awake | awoke | awoken | awakes | awaking |
be | was (also were) | been | is | being |
bear | bore | born (also borne) | bears | bearing |
beat | beat | beaten | beats | beating |
become | became | become | becomes | becoming |
begin | began | begun | begins | beginning |
behold | beheld | beheld | beholds | beholding |
bend | bent | bent | bends | bending |
bet | bet | bet | bets | betting |
bid | bid | bid | bids | bidding |
bid | bade | bidden | bids | bidding |
bind | bound | bound | binds | binding |
bite | bit | bitten | bites | biting |
bleed | bled | bled | bleeds | bleeding |
blow | blew | blown | blows | blowing |
break | broke | broken | breaks | breaking |
breed | bred | bred | breeds | breeding |
bring | brought | brought | brings | bringing |
broadcast | broadcast (also broadcasted) | broadcast (also broadcasted) | broadcasts | broadcasting |
build | built | built | builds | building |
burn | burnt (also burned) | burnt (also burned) | burns | burning |
burst | burst | burst | bursts | bursting |
bust | bust | bust | busts | busting |
buy | bought | bought | buys | buying |
cast | cast | cast | casts | casting |
catch | caught | caught | catches | catching |
choose | chose | chosen | chooses | choosing |
clap | clapped (also clapt) | clapped (also clapt) | claps | clapping |
cling | clung | clung | clings | clinging |
clothe | clad (also clothed) | clad (also clothed) | clothes | clothing |
come | came | come | comes | coming |
cost | cost | cost | costs | costing |
creep | crept | crept | creeps | creeping |
cut | cut | cut | cuts | cutting |
dare | dared (also durst) | dared | dares | daring |
deal | dealt | dealt | deals | dealing |
dig | dug | dug | digs | digging |
dive | dived (also dove) | dived | dives | diving |
do | did | done | does | doing |
draw | drew | drawn | draws | drawing |
dream | dreamt (also dreamed) | dreamt (also dreamed) | dreams | dreaming |
drink | drank | drunk | drinks | drinking |
drive | drove | driven | drives | driving |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt | dwells | dwelling |
eat | ate | eaten | eats | eating |
fall | fell | fallen | falls | falling |
feed | fed | fed | feeds | feeding |
feel | felt | felt | feels | feeling |
fight | fought | fought | fights | fighting |
find | found | found | finds | finding |
fit | fit (also fitted) | fit (also fitted) | fits | fitting |
flee | fled | fled | flees | fleeing |
fling | flung | flung | flings | flinging |
fly | flew | flown | flies | flying |
forbid | forbade (also forbad) | forbidden | forbids | forbidding |
forecast | forecast (also forecasted) | forecast (also forecasted) | forecasts | forecasting |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen | foresees | foreseeing |
foretell | foretold | foretold | foretells | foretelling |
forget | forgot | forgotten | forgets | foregetting |
forgive | forgave | forgiven | forgives | forgiving |
forsake | forsook | forsaken | forsakes | forsaking |
freeze | froze | frozen | freezes | freezing |
frostbite | frostbit | frostbitten | frostbites | frostbiting |
get | got | got (also gotten) | gets | getting |
give | gave | given | gives | giving |
go | went | gone (also been) | goes | going |
grind | ground | ground | grinds | grinding |
grow | grew | grown | grows | growing |
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten | handwrites | handwriting |
hang | hung (also hanged) | hung (also hanged) | hangs | hanging |
have | had | had | has | having |
hear | heard | heard | hears | hearing |
hide | hid | hidden | hides | hiding |
hit | hit | hit | hits | hitting |
hold | held | held | holds | holding |
hurt | hurt | hurt | hurts | hurting |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid | inlays | inlaying |
input | input (also inputted) | input (also inputted) | inputs | inputting |
interlay | interlaid | interlaid | interlays | interlaying |
keep | kept | kept | keeps | keeping |
kneel | knelt (also kneeled) | knelt (also kneeled) | kneels | kneeling |
knit | knit (also knitted) | knit (also knitted) | knits | knitting |
know | knew | known | knows | knowing |
lay | laid | laid | lays | laying |
lead | led | led | leads | leading |
lean | leant (also leaned) | leant (also leaned) | leans | leaning |
leap | leapt (also leaped) | leapt (also leaped) | leaps | leaping |
learn | learnt (also learned) | learnt (also learned) | learns | learning |
leave | left | left | leaves | leaving |
lend | lent | lent | lends | lending |
let | let | let | lets | letting |
lie | lay | lain | lies | lying |
light | lit | lit | lights | lighting |
lose | lost | lost | loses | losing |
make | made | made | makes | making |
mean | meant | meant | means | meaning |
meet | met | met | meets | meeting |
melt | melted | molten (also melted) | melts | melting |
mislead | misled | misled | misleads | misleading |
mistake | mistook | mistaken | mistakes | mistaking |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood | misunderstands | misunderstanding |
mow | mowed | mown | mows | mowing |
overhear | overheard | overheard | overhears | overhearing |
overtake | overtook | overtaken | overtakes | overtaking |
pay | paid | paid | pays | paying |
preset | preset | preset | presets | presetting |
prove | proved | proven (also proved) | proves | proving |
put | put | put | puts | putting |
quit | quit | quit | quits | quitting |
read | read | read | reads | reading |
rid | rid (also ridded) | rid (also ridded) | rids | ridding |
ride | rode | ridden | rides | riding |
ring | rang | rung | rings | ringing |
rise | rose | risen | rises | rising |
rive | rived | riven (also rived) | rives | riving |
run | ran | run | runs | running |
saw | sawed | sawn (also sawed) | saws | sawing |
say | said | said | says | saying |
see | saw | seen | sees | seeing |
seek | sought | sought | seeks | seeking |
sell | sold | sold | sells | selling |
send | sent | sent | sends | sending |
set | set | set | sets | setting |
sew | sewed | sewn (also sewed) | sews | sewing |
shake | shook | shaken | shakes | shaking |
shave | shaved | shaven (also shaved) | shaves | shaving |
shear | shore (also sheared) | shorn (also sheared) | shears | shearing |
shed | shed | shed | sheds | shedding |
shine | shone | shone | shines | shining |
shoe | shod | shod | shoes | shoeing |
shoot | shot | shot | shoots | shooting |
show | showed | shown | shows | showing |
shrink | shrank | shrunk | shrinks | shrinking |
shut | shut | shut | shuts | shutting |
sing | sang | sung | sings | singing |
sink | sank | sunk | sinks | sinking |
sit | sat | sat | sits | sitting |
slay | slew | slain | slays | slaying |
sleep | slept | slept | sleeps | sleeping |
slide | slid | slid (also slidden) | slides | sliding |
sling | slung | slung | slings | slinging |
slink | slunk | slunk | slinks | slinking |
slit | slit | slit | slits | slitting |
smell | smelt (also smelled) | smelt (also smelled) | smells | smelling |
sneak | sneaked (also snuck) | sneaked (also snuck) | sneaks | sneaking |
sow | sowed | sown | sows | sowing |
speak | spoke | spoken | speaks | speaking |
speed | sped (also speeded) | sped (also speeded) | speeds | speeding |
spell | spelt (also spelled) | spelt (also spelled) | spells | spelling |
spend | spent | spent | spends | spending |
spill | spilt (also spilled) | spilt (also spilled) | spills | spilling |
spin | span (also spun) | spun | spins | spinning |
spit | spat (also spit) | spat (also spit) | spits | spitting |
split | split | split | splits | splitting |
spoil | spoilt (also spoiled) | spoilt (also spoiled) | spoils | spoiling |
spread | spread | spread | spreads | spreading |
spring | sprang | sprung | springs | springing |
stand | stood | stood | stands | standing |
steal | stole | stolen | steals | stealing |
stick | stuck | stuck | sticks | sticking |
sting | stung | stung | stings | stinging |
stink | stank | stunk | stinks | stinking |
stride | strode (also strided) | stridden | strides | striding |
strike | struck | struck (also stricken) | strikes | striking |
string | strung | strung | strings | stringing |
strip | stript (also stripped) | stript (also stripped) | strips | stripping |
strive | strove | striven | strives | striving |
sublet | sublet | sublet | sublets | subletting |
sunburn | sunburned (also sunburnt) | sunburned (also sunburnt) | sunburns | sunburning |
swear | swore | sworn | swears | swearing |
sweat | sweat (also sweated) | sweat (also sweated) | sweats | sweating |
sweep | swept (also sweeped) | swept (also sweeped) | sweeps | sweeping |
swell | swelled | swollen | swells | swelling |
swim | swam | swum | swims | swimming |
swing | swung | swung | swings | swinging |
take | took | taken | takes | taking |
teach | taught | taught | teaches | teaching |
tear | tore | torn | tears | tearing |
tell | told | told | tells | telling |
think | thought | thought | thinks | thinking |
thrive | throve (also thrived) | thriven (also thrived) | thrives | thriving |
throw | threw | thrown | throws | throwing |
thrust | thrust | thrust | thrusts | thrusting |
tread | trod | trodden | treads | treading |
undergo | underwent | undergone | undergoes | undergoing |
understand | understood | understood | understands | understanding |
undertake | undertook | undertaken | undertakes | undertaking |
upset | upset | upset | upsets | upsetting |
wake | woke | woken | wakes | waking |
wear | wore | worn | wears | wearing |
weave | wove | woven | weaves | weaving |
wed | wed (also wedded) | wed (also wedded) | weds | wedding |
weep | wept | wept | weeps | weeping |
wend | wended (also went) | wended (also went) | wends | wending |
wet | wet (also wetted) | wet (also wetted) | wets | wetting |
win | won | won | wins | winning |
wind | wound | wound | winds | winding |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | withdraws | withdrawing |
withhold | withheld | withheld | withholds | withholding |
withstand | withstood | withstood | withstands | withstanding |
wring | wrung | wrung | wrings | wringing |
write | wrote | written | writes | writing |
Past Tenses
Person | Simple Past | Past Progressive Tense | Past Perfect Tense | Past Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
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The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
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The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
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The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.
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Present Tenses
Person | Simple Present | Present Progressive Tense | Present Perfect Tense | Present Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
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The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
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The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
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The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).
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Future Tenses
Person | Simple Future | Future Progressive Tense | Future Perfect Tense | Future Perfect Progressive Tense |
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The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
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The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
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The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
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The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.
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Infographic for Regular and Irregular Verbs
Don't forget that irregular verbs are verbs whose past forms are not the base form + "ed" or "d."
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Irregular Verb Pages
As they are the most common verbs in English, the verb "to be" and the verb "to have" get a special mention. The links will take you to lessons that explain how "to be" and "to have" are used.
abide,
alight,
arise,
awake,
be,
bear,
beat,
become,
begin,
behold,
bend,
bet,
bid,
bid,
bind,
bite,
bleed,
blow,
break,
breed,
bring,
broadcast,
build,
burn,
burst,
bust,
buy,
cast,
catch,
choose,
clap,
cling,
clothe,
come,
cost,
creep,
cut,
dare,
deal,
dig,
dive,
do,
draw,
dream,
drink,
drive,
dwell,
eat,
fall,
feed,
feel,
fight,
find,
fit,
flee,
fling,
fly,
forbid,
forecast,
foresee,
foretell,
forget,
forgive,
forsake,
freeze,
frostbite,
get,
give,
go,
grind,
grow,
handwrite,
hang,
have,
hear,
hide,
hit,
hold,
hurt,
inlay,
input,
interlay,
keep,
kneel,
knit,
know,
lay,
lead,
lean,
leap,
learn,
leave,
lend,
let,
lie,
light,
lose,
make,
mean,
meet,
melt,
mislead,
mistake,
misunderstand,
mow,
overhear,
overtake,
pay,
preset,
prove,
put,
quit,
read,
rid,
ride,
ring,
rise,
rive,
run,
saw,
say,
see,
seek,
sell,
send,
set,
sew,
shake,
shave,
shear,
shed,
shine,
shoe,
shoot,
show,
shrink,
shut,
sing,
sink,
sit,
slay,
sleep,
slide,
sling,
slink,
slit,
smell,
sneak,
sow,
speak,
speed,
spell,
spend,
spill,
spin,
spit,
split,
spoil,
spread,
spring,
stand,
steal,
stick,
sting,
stink,
stride,
strike,
string,
strip,
strive,
sublet,
sunburn,
swear,
sweat,
sweep,
swell,
swim,
swing,
take,
teach,
tear,
tell,
think,
thrive,
throw,
thrust,
tread,
undergo,
understand,
undertake,
upset,
wake,
wear,
weave,
wed,
weep,
wend,
wet,
win,
wind,
withdraw,
withhold,
withstand,
wring,
write
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