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infinitive Simple Past Past participle

abide abode abode

arise arose arisen

awake awoke awoken

be was/were been

bear bore borne / born

beat beat beaten

become became become

beget begat / begot begotten

begin began begun

bend bent bent

bet bet bet

bid bid / bade bid / bidden

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

infinitive Simple Past Past participle

bring brought brought

broadcast broadcast broadcast

build built built

burn burnt / burned burnt / burned

burst burst burst

buy bought bought

can could could

cast cast cast

catch caught caught

chide chid / chode chid / chidden

choose chose chosen

cling clung clung

clothe clad / clothed clad / clothed

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

dwell dwelt dwelt / dwelled

eat ate eaten

infinitive Simple Past Past participle

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

flee fled fled

fling flung flung

fly flew flown

forbid forbade forbidden

forecast forecast forecast

foresee foresaw foreseen

forget forgot forgotten / forgot

forgive forgave forgiven

forsake forsook forsaken

freeze froze frozen

get got gotten / 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

infinitive Simple Past Past participle

keep kept kept

kneel knelt / knelled knelt / kneeled

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

lean leant / leaned leant / leaned

leap leapt / leaped leapt / leaped

learn learnt learnt

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain

light lit / lighted lit / lighted

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

mow mowed mowed / mown

offset offset offset

overcome overcame overcome

partake partook partaken

pay paid paid

plead pled / pleaded pled / pleaded

preset preset preset

prove proved proven / proved

put put put

quit quit quit

infinitive Simple Past Past participle

read read read

relay relaid relaid

rend rent rent

rid rid rid

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

saw saw / sawed sawn / sawed

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

shake shook shaken

shed shed shed

shine shone shone

shoe shod shod

shoot shot shot

show showed shown

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank / sunk sunk / sunken

sit sat sat

slay slew slain

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid

infinitive Simple Past Past participle

slit slit slit

smell smelt smelt

sow sowed sown / sowed

speak spoke spoken

speed sped sped

spell spelt spelt

spend spent spent

spill spilt / spilled spilt / spilled

spin spun spun

spit spat / spit spat / spit

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 stricken / struck

strive strove striven

swear swore sworn

sweat sweat / sweated sweat / sweated

sweep swept swept

swell swelled / sweated swollen

swim swam swum

infinitive Simple Past Past participle

swing swung swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

thrive throve / thrived thriven / thrived

throw threw thrown

thrust thrust thrust

typeset typeset typeset

undergo underwent undergone

understand understood understood

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

weep wept wept

wet wet / wetted wet / wetted

win won won

wind wound wound

withdraw withdrew withdrawn

wring wrung wrung

write wrote written

This is our tool for searching among irregular verbs in English. Although the conjugation of verbs
in English is simpler than in French, there are exceptions.

To become bilingual, it is essential to know the list of the main irregular verbs by heart. There are
techniques for memorizing them.

What is an irregular verb?

It is a verb that does not follow the common conjugation pattern.

The English language has at least 200 irregular verbs.

As a reminder, to conjugate a verb in the past tense in English, you have to add "ed" at the end.

For example : "to like" => "She liked"

How to memorize irregular verbs? 

To learn the verbs we advise you to use the four-column table above. You will then just have to
hide certain columns and try to guess them.

You will not be able to learn all 200 verbs in one day. The technique we recommend is to learn 10
verbs per day, preferably 15 minutes in the morning. In the evening before going to bed, it is
important to work on these verbs again.

By using this method, you can learn all the irregular verbs without forcing in about 20 days.

What do the columns in the table correspond to?

The first column is the infinitive. The infinitive is distinguished by "To" like "To buy" or "To dive".
The second column corresponds to the preterite of the verb. It is when the action took place in
the past tense and is finished.
The third column corresponds to the past participle of the verb. It is when the action is finished,
but still has a connection with the present tense.

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