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Irregular verb formation

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Meaning


1. arise arose arisen
2. awake awoke awoken
3. be was/were been
4. bear bore born(e)
5. beat beat beaten
6. become became become
7. begin began begun
8. bend bent bent
9. bet bet bet
10. bind bound bound
11. bite bit bitten
12. bleed bled bled
13. blow blew blown
14. break broke broken
15. breed bred bred
16. bring brought brought
17. broadcast broadcast broadcast
18. build built built
19. burn burnt/burned burnt/burned
20. burst burst burst
21. buy bought bought
22. can could … (been able)
23. catch caught caught
24. choose chose chosen
25. cling clung clung
26. come came come
27. cost cost cost
28. creep crept crept
29. cut cut cut
30. deal dealt dealt
31. dig dug dug
32. do did done
33. draw drew drawn
34. dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed
35. drink drank drunk
36. drive drove driven
37. eat ate eaten
38. fall fell fallen
39. feed fed fed
40. feel felt felt
41. fight fought fought
42. find found found
43. fly flew flown
44. forbid forbade forbidden
45. forget forgot forgotten
46. forgive forgave forgiven
47. freeze froze frozen
48. get got got
49. give gave given
50. go went gone
51. grind ground ground
52. grow grew grown
53. hang hung hung
54. have had had
55. hear heard heard
56. hide hid hidden
57. hit hit hit
58. hold held held
59. hurt hurt hurt
60. keep kept kept
61. kneel knelt knelt
62. know knew known
63. lay laid laid
64. lead led led
65. lean leant/leaned leant/leaned
66. learn learnt/learned learnt/learned
67. leave left left
68. lend lent lent
69. lie (in bed) lay lain
70. lie (to not tell the truth) lied lied
71. light lit/lighted lit/lighted
72. lose lost lost
73. make made made
74. mean meant meant
75. meet met met
76. mow mowed mown/mowed
77. overtake overtook overtaken
78. pay paid paid
79. put put put
80. read read read
81. ride rode ridden
82. ring rang rung
83. rise rose risen
84. run ran run
85. saw sawed sawn/sawed
86. say said said
87. see saw seen
88. sell sold sold
89. send sent sent
90. set set set
91. sew sewed sewn/sewed
92. shake shook shaken
93. shed shed shed
94. shine shone shone
95. shoot shot shot
96. show showed shown
97. shrink shrank shrunk
98. shut shut shut
99. sing sang sung
100. sink sank sunk
101. sit sat sat
102. sleep slept slept
103. slide slid slid
104. smell smelt smelt
105. sow sowed sown/sowed
106. speak spoke spoken
107. spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
108. spend spent spent
109. spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
110. spit spat spat
111. spread spread spread
112. stand stood stood
113. steal stole stolen
114. stick stuck stuck
115. sting stung stung
116. stink stank stunk
117. strike struck struck
118. swear swore sworn
119. sweep swept swept
120. swell swelled swollen/swelled
121. swim swam swum
122. swing swung swung
123. take took taken
124. teach taught taught
125. tear tore torn
126. tell told told
127. think thought thought
128. throw threw thrown
129. understand understood understood
130. wake woke woken
131. wear wore worn
132. weep wept wept
133. win won won
134. wind wound wound
135. write wrote written

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