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List of English Irregular Verbs

A list of 211 common English irregular verbs, including their base form, past
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Common English Irregular Verb List

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Base Form

Past Simple

Past Participle

3rd Person
Singular

Present
Participle /
Gerund

Abide

Abode/Abided

Abode/Abided/Abidden

Abides

Abiding

Alight

Alit/Alighted

Alit/Alighted

Alights

Alighting

Arise

Arose

Arisen

Arises

Arising

Awake

Awoke

Awoken

Awakes

Awaking

Be

Was/Were

Been

Is

Being

Bear

Bore

Born/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

Bade

Bidden

Bids

Bidding

Bid

Bid

Bid

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/Broadcasted

Broadcasts

Broadcasting

Broadcast

Broadcast/Broadcaste
d

Build

Built

Built

Builds

Building

Burn

Burnt/Burned

Burnt/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/Clapt

Clapped/Clapt

Claps

Clapping

Cling

Clung

Clung

Clings

Clinging

Clothe

Clad/Clothed

Clad/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/Durst

Dared

Dares

Daring

Deal

Dealt

Dealt

Deals

Dealing

Dig

Dug

Dug

Digs

Digging

Dive

Dived/Dove

Dived

Dives

Diving

Do

Did

Done

Does

Doing

Draw

Drew

Drawn

Draws

Drawing

Dream

Dreamt/Dreamed

Dreamt/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/Fitted

Fit/Fitted

Fits

Fitting

Flee

Fled

Fled

Flees

Fleeing

Fling

Flung

Flung

Flings

Flinging

Fly

Flew

Flown

Flies

Flying

Forbid

Forbade/Forbad

Forbidden

Forbids

Forbidding

Forecast

Forecast/Forecasted

Forecast/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/Gotten

Gets

Getting

Give

Gave

Given

Gives

Giving

Go

Went

Gone/Been

Goes

Going

Grind

Ground

Ground

Grinds

Grinding

Grow

Grew

Grown

Grows

Growing

Handwrite

Handwrote

Handwritten

Handwrites

Handwriting

Hang

Hung/Hanged

Hung/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/Inputted

Input/Inputted

Inputs

Inputting

Interlay

Interlaid

Interlaid

Interlays

Interlaying

Keep

Kept

Kept

Keeps

Keeping

Kneel

Knelt/Kneeled

Knelt/Kneeled

Kneels

Kneeling

Knit

Knit/Knitted

Knit/Knitted

Knits

Knitting

Know

Knew

Known

Knows

Knowing

Lay

Laid

Laid

Lays

laying

Lead

Led

Led

Leads

Leading

Lean

Leant/Leaned

Leant/Leaned

Leans

Leaning

Leap

Leapt/Leaped

Leapt/Leaped

Leaps

Leaping

Learn

Learnt/Learned

Learnt/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/Melted

Melts

Melting

Mislead

Misled

Misled

Misleads

Misleading

Mistake

Mistook

Mistaken

Mistakes

Mistaking

Misunderstand

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

Misunderstands

Misunderstanding

Miswed

Miswed/Miswedded

Miswed/Miswedded

Misweds

Miswedding

Mow

Mowed

Mown

Mows

Mowing

Overdraw

Overdrew

Overdrawn

Overdraws

Overdrawing

Overhear

Overheard

Overheard

Overhears

Overhearing

Overtake

Overtook

Overtaken

Overtakes

Overtaking

Pay

Paid

Paid

Pays

Paying

Preset

Preset

Preset

Presets

Presetting

Prove

Proved

Proven/Proved

Proves

Proving

Put

Put

Put

Puts

Putting

Quit

Quit

Quit

Quits

Quitting

Re-prove

Re-proved

Re-proven/Re-proved

Re-proves

Re-proving

Read

Read

Read

Reads

Reading

Rid

Rid/Ridded

Rid/Ridded

Rids

Ridding

Ride

Rode

Ridden

Rides

Riding

Ring

Rang

Rung

Rings

Ringing

Rise

Rose

Risen

Rises

Rising

Rive

Rived

Riven/Rived

Rives

Riving

Run

Ran

Run

Runs

Running

Saw

Sawed

Sawn/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/Sewed

Sews

Sewing

Shake

Shook

Shaken

Shakes

Shaking

Shave

Shaved

Shaven/Shaved

Shaves

Shaving

Shear

Shore/Sheared

Shorn/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/Slidden

Slides

Sliding

Sling

Slung

Slung

Slings

Slinging

Slink

Slunk

Slunk

Slinks

Slinking

Slit

Slit

Slit

Slits

Slitting

Smell

Smelt/Smelled

Smelt/Smelled

Smells

Smelling

Sneak

Sneaked/Snuck

Sneaked/Snuck

Sneaks

Sneaking

Soothsay

Soothsaid

Soothsaid

Soothsays

Soothsaying

Sow

Sowed

Sown

Sows

Sowing

Speak

Spoke

Spoken

Speaks

Speaking

Speed

Sped/Speeded

Sped/Speeded

Speeds

Speeding

Spell

Spelt/Spelled

Spelt/Spelled

Spells

Spelling

Spend

Spent

Spent

Spends

Spending

Spill

Spilt/Spilled

Spilt/Spilled

Spills

Spilling

Spin

Span/Spun

Spun

Spins

Spinning

Spit

Spat/Spit

Spat/Spit

Spits

Spitting

Split

Split

Split

Splits

Splitting

Spoil

Spoilt/Spoiled

Spoilt/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/Strided

Stridden

Strides

Striding

Strike

Struck

Struck/Stricken

Strikes

Striking

String

Strung

Strung

Strings

Stringing

Strip

Stript/Stripped

Stript/Stripped

Strips

Stripping

Strive

Strove

Striven

Strives

Striving

Sublet

Sublet

Sublet

Sublets

Subletting

Sunburn

Sunburned/Sunburnt

Sunburned/Sunburnt

Sunburns

Sunburning

Swear

Swore

Sworn

Swears

Swearing

Sweat

Sweat/Sweated

Sweat/Sweated

Sweats

Sweating

Sweep

Swept/Sweeped

Swept/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/Thrived

Thriven/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

Vex

Vext/Vexed

Vext/Vexed

Vexes

Vexing

Wake

Woke

Woken

Wakes

Waking

Wear

Wore

Worn

Wears

Wearing

Weave

Wove

Woven

Weaves

Weaving

Wed

Wed/Wedded

Wed/Wedded

Weds

Wedding

Weep

Wept

Wept

Weeps

Weeping

Wend

Wended/Went

Wended/Went

Wends

Wending

Wet

Wet/Wetted

Wet/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

Zinc

Zinced/Zincked

Zinced/Zincked

Zincs/Zincks

Zincking

1. Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang
telah terjadi pada waktu lampau dan tidak ada hubungannya dengan masa sekarang.
Rumus :
( + ) S + V2
( - ) S + did not + V1
( ? ) Did + S + V1
Example :
( + ) I went to Campus yesterday.
(Saya pergi ke Kampus kemarin.)
( - ) I did not go to Campus yesterday.
(Saya tidak pergi ke Kampus kemarin.)
( ? ) Did you go to Campus yesterday?
(Apakah kamu pergi ke Kampus kemarin?)
2. Past Continuous Tense
Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa
yang sedang beralangsung pada waktu lampau ketika kejadian lain terjadi.
Rumus :
( + ) S + was/were + Ving
( - ) S + was/were + not + Ving
( ? ) Was/were + S + Ving
Example :
( + ) I was listening to radio when the telephone rang
(Saya sedang mengdengarkan radio ketika telepon berbunyi.)
( - ) I wasnt watching TV when you phoned me.
(Saya tidak sedang menonton TV ketika anda menelpon saya.)
( ? ) Were you Watching TV when I called you?
(Apakah kamu sedang menonton TV ketika saya menelpon kamu?)
3. Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense digunakan untuk menerangkan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang

sudah selesai dilakukan pada waktu lampau.

Rumus :
( + ) S + had + V3
( - ) S + had + not + V3
( ? ) Had + S + V3
Example :
( + ) I had gone when He arrived at my Home.
(Saya pergi ketika dia tiba di rumah saya.)
( - ) She hadnt been at home.
(Dia tidak ada di rumah.)
( ? ) Had you studied English when your father come here?
(Apakah kamu telah belajar Bahasa Inggris ketika ayahmu ke sini?)
4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau
peristiwa yang sudah dimulai pada waktu lampau dan masih berlangsung terus hingga
pada waktu yang lampau pula.
Rumus :
( + ) S + had + been + Ving
( - ) S + had + not + been + Ving
( ? ) Had + S + been + Ving
Example :
( + ) He had been living in here before he moved to Semarang.
(Dia telah tinggal di sini, sebelum dia pindah ke Semarang.)
( - ) They had not been sleeping until I can me to meet him.
(Mereke belum sedang tidur hingga saya menemui mereka.)
( ? ) Had she been finishing her duty before her leader inspected it?
(Apakah dia sudah menyelesaikan tugas-tugasnya sebelum pimpinannya
memeriksanya?)
5. Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense adalah suatu bentuk kalimat yang menyatakan suatu perbuatan
atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada saat sekarang atau kejadian yang merupakan
kebiasaan sehari-hari.
Rumus :
( + ) S + V1 (s/es)
( - ) S + do/does + not + V1
( ? ) Do/does + S + V1
Example :
( + ) I drink coffee.
(Saya minum kopi.)
( - ) I dont coffee
(Saya tidak minum kopi.)
( ? ) Do you drink coffee?
(Apakah kamu minum kopi?)

6. Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa
yang sedang berlangsung atau sedang dikerjakan, dan belum selesai di waktu
sekarang.
Rumus :
( + ) S + to be + Ving
( - ) S + to be + not + Ving
( ? ) to be + S + Ving
Example :
( + ) I am waiting a letter now
(Saya sedang menulis surat sekarang.)
( - ) They are not speaking English
(Mereka tidak sedang berbicara Bahasa Inggris.)
( ? ) Is he watching TV now?
(Apakah dia sedang nonton TV sekarang?)
7. Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tenses digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau
persitiwa yang sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau dan masih ada hubungannya dengan
saat sekarang.
Rumus :
( + ) S + have/has + V3
( - ) S + have/has + Not + V3
( ? ) Have/has + S + V3
Example :
( + ) He has lived there for two years ago.
(Dia telah tinggal di sana selama dua tahun.)
( - ) They havent come here yet.
(Mereka belum datang kemari.)
( ? ) Have you eaten your brea?
(Apakah kamu sudah makan rotimu?)
8. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau
peristiwa yang dimulai dari waktu lampau dan masin terus berlangsung hingga waktu
sekarang
Rumus :
( + ) S + have/has + been + Ving
( - ) S + have/has + not + been + Ving
( ? ) Have/has + S been + Ving
Example :
( + ) I have been studying English for over nine years.
(Saya telah belajar bahasa inggris selama lebih dari Sembilan tahun.)
( - ) They havent been swimming since January .

(Mereka belum berenang lagi sejak bulan January.)

( ? ) Has she been studying English for two year?
(Apakah dia teleh mempelajari bahsa Inggris selama dua tahun?)
9. Future Tense
Future Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi
atau dilakukan pada waktu yang akan datang. Ciri penandanya misalnya terdapat kata
tomorrow, next month, next year, next saturday, dan sebagainya.
Rumus :
( + ) S + will + V1
( - ) S + will + not + V1
( ? ) Will + S + V1
Example :
( + ) I will do to Jakarta next week.
(Saya akan ke Jakarta minggu depan.)
( - ) They will not sail to the sea.
(Mereka tidak akan berlayar ke lautan.)
( ? ) What will she do then?
(Apa yang akan dia lakukan selanjutnya?)
10. Future Continuous Tense
Future Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa
yang akan sedang terjadi pada waktu yang akan datang
Rumus :
( + ) S + will + be + Ving
( - ) S + will + not + be + Ving
( ? ) Will + S + be + Ving
Example :
( + ) My mother will be teaching math at oclock next week.
(Ibu saya akan (sedang) mengajar matematika jam delapan minggu depan.)
( - ) We shall not be working at 7 p.m.
(Kita tidak akan (sedang) bekerja pada jam tujuh malam besok.)
( ? ) Will you be going out if she comes here to night?
(Akan Anda akan (sedang) keluar, jika dia datang ke sini nanti malam?)
11. Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa
yang sudah dimulai pada waktu lampau dan segera selesai pada waktu yang akan
datang.
Rumus :
( + ) S + will + have + V3
( - ) S + will + not have + V3
( ? ) Will + S + have + V3
Example :
( + ) She will have been at home.

(Dia akan telah berada di rumah.)

( - ) The wild cat will not have been here for a year by next month.
(Kucing liar itu belum akan sudah di sini selama setahun setahun menjelang bulan ini.)
( ? ) Will you have been a doctor by next year?
(Akan Anda sudah menjado dokter tahun depan?)
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau
peristiwa yang sudah dimulai pada waktu lapau tetapi mungkin akan berlangsung pada
waktu yang berlainan di masa mendatang.
Rumus :
( + ) S + will + have + been + Ving
( - ) S + will + not + have + been + Ving
( ? ) Will + S + have + been + Ving
Example :
( + ) By next new year I shall have been teaching at this SMU for three years.
(Menjelang tahun baru mendatang, (berarti) tiga tahun saya mengajar di SMU ini.)
( - ) I shall not have been staying here for five years by the end by month.
(Saya belum akan sudah tinggal di sini selama lima tahun menjelang akhir bulan ini.)
( ? ) Will she have been leaving the town for two years by end of this year?
(Apakah kamu akan sudah meninggalkan kota ini menjelang akhir tahun ini?)
13. Past Future Tense
Past Future Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbutan atau peristiwa yang
akan terjadi pada waktu lampau.
Rumus :
( + ) S + should/would + V1
( - ) S + should/would + not + V1
( ? ) should/would + S + V1
Example :
( + ) I would be there the week before.
(Saya mestinya berada di sana minggu sebelumnya.)
( - ) I should not give money if you to my shop.
(Saya tidak akan member uang jika kau datang ke tokoku.)
( ? ) Would he buy a shoes last month ?
(Akankan ia membeli sepatu bulan lalu?)
14. Past Future Continuous Tense
Past Future Continuous Tenses ialah bentuk waktu untuk menyatakan perbuatan atau
peristiwa yang akan sedang dilaksanakan dimasa lampau.
Rumus :
( + ) S + would + be + Ving
( - ) S + would + not + be + Ving
( ? ) Would + S + be + Ving
Example :

( + ) I should be beginning an examination at this time following day.

(Saya akan sedang memulai ujian pada jam ini di hari berikutnya.)
( - ) We couldnt be playing at six oclock yesterday moorning.
(Pukul enam kemarin pagi kita tidak akan sedang bermain.)
( ? ) Would you be playing a chess at three oclock yesterday?
(Apakah kamu akan sedang bermain catur pada jam tiga kemarin?)
15. Past Future Perfect Tense
Past Future Perfect Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa
yang akan sudah selasai pada waktu lampau atau menyatakan pengandaian yang tidak
mungkin terjadi karena syaratnya sudah pasti tidak akan terpenuhi.
Rumus :
( + ) S + would + have + V3
( - ) S + would + not + have + be + V3
( ? ) Would + S + have + V3
Example :
( + ) I should have been at home if you had invited me
(Saya akan sudah berada di rumah jika kamu telah mengundanku.)
( - ) He would not have graduated if he hadnt studied hard.
(Dia tidak akan lulus seandainya dia tidak belajar dengan giat.)
( ? ) Would your aunt have wedded with my uncle if my father had been agreed?
(Apakah bibimu akan sudah menikah dengan pamanku, seandainya ayahku sudah
menyetujuinya?)
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan
atau peristiwa yang akan sudah sedang akan berlangsung pada waktu lampau.
Rumus :
( + ) S + would + have + been + Ving
( - ) S + would + not + have + been + Ving
( ? ) Would + S + have + been + Ving
Example :
( + ) We should have been teaching English at SMP for three years by the end of last
year.
(Kami akan sudah sedang mengajar bahasa inggris di SMP selama tiga tahun menjelang
tahun lalu.)
( - ) You would not have been studying mathematics for two month, by the end of
lastmonth
(Kamu belum akan sudah belajar matematika selama dua bulan menjelang akhir bulan
lalu.)
( ? ) Would they have been waiting for me for three hours by Last Sunday?
(Apakah mereka akan sudah sedang menungguku selama tiga jam menjelang
hariminggu lalu?)