Irregular Verbs in English: Complete List

• Verbs with this color: formal or technical verbs.

• Verbs with this color: archaic or literary verbs.
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
abide (act in accordance with) abode abided
arise (emerge) arose arisen
awake (wake up) awoke awoken
be was/were been
bear (give birth) bore born
beat beat beat
become became become
begin began begun
behold (contemplate) beheld beheld
bend bent bent
beget (cause; procreate) begot/begat begotten
befall (fall upon by fate) befell befallen
beseech (implore) besought besought
beset (torment) beset beset
bespeak (speak to; indicate) bespoke bespoken
bet bet bet
bid (public sale) bid bid
bid (request) bade bidden
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
breed bred bred
bring brought brought
broadcast (transmit a programme) broadcast broadcast
build built built
burn burned/burnt burned/burnt
burst burst burst
buy bought bought
can could been able to
cast cast cast
catch caught caught
 chide (reprimand someone) chided/chode chided/chidden
choose chose chosen
clad (to put clothes on) clad/cladded clad/cladded
cleave (split) cloven/cleft cloven/cleft
clepe (to give a specific name) clept clept
cling (adhere) clung clung
come came come
cost cost/costed cost/costed
creep (move silently) crept/creeped crept/creeped
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
dive dived/dove dived
do did done
downtread (subjugate; oppress) downtrode downtrodden
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt
drive drove driven
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fit fit/fitted fit/fitted
flee fled fled
fling flung flung
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forecast (estimate beforehand) forecast forecast
foretell (tell beforehand) foretold foretold
foresee (see beforehand) foresaw foreseen
forget forgot forgotten
forego (leave) forewent foregone
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
 freeze froze frozen
get got gotten
gild (to cover with gold) gilded/gilt gilded/gilt
give gave given
go went been/gone
grind ground ground
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hew (chop) hewed hewn/hewed
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hoist (raise by pulling or ropes) hoist/hoisted hoist/hoisted
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
inlay (decorate) inlaid inlaid
input input input
inset (insert) inset inset
interlay (lay in between; interpose) interlaid interlaid
interweave (intertwine) interwove interwoven
keep kept kept
kneel knelt knelt
knit knit knit
know knew known
lay (place something down carefully) laid laid
lead led led
lean leaned/leant leaned/leant
leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt
leave left left
leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt
let let let
lie (stay horizontally) lay lain
light lighted/lit lighted
lose lost lost
make made made
 mean meant meant
meet met met
misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood
misspell misspelled/misspelt misspelled/misspelt
mishear misheard misheard
mislay (misplace; lose) mislaid mislaid
mistake mistook mistaken
mow (cut down grass with a machine) mowed mowed/mown
overbear (overcome by pressure) overbore overborn
overbid (offer to pay a higher price) overbid overbid
overcome (get over a problem) overcame overcome
overdo (do in excess) overdid overdone
overtake (pass while travelling) overtook overtaken
overthrow (remove forcibly from power) overthrew overthrown
outbid (offer to pay a higher price) outbid outbid
outdo (be superior in performance) outdid outdone
outgrow (grow too big) outgrew outgrown
output (deliver data) output output
outride (ride faster or better) outrode outridden
outsell (sell in a greater quantity) outsold outsold
outshine (shine more brightly) outshone outshone
pay paid paid
plead pled pled
put put put
quit quit quit
read read read
rid rid rid
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
saw (to cut wood) sawed sawed/sawn
say said said
see saw seen
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
 set set set
sew sewed sewed/sewn
shake shook shaken
shave shaved shaved/shaven
shear (cut the wool off an animal) shore shorn
shed shed shed
shine shone shone
shoe shoed shoed/shod
shoot shot shot
show showed showed/shown
shrink shrank shrunk
shrive (hear someone's confession and forgive) shrove shriven
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
slay slew slain
slide slid slid
sling (suspend something with a strap) slung slung
slink (to glide smoothly and quietly) slunk slunk
slit slit slit
smite (to damage by a hit) smote smitten
sow sowed sowed/sown
speak spoke spoken
speed sped sped
spend spent spent
spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt
spin spun spun
spit spit/spat spit
split split split
spread spread spread
spring sprang/sprung sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
 stink stank stunk
strew (scatter untidily over a surface) strewed strewn
stride strode stridden
strike struck struck
string strung strung
strive (make great efforts to achieve) strove striven
swear swore sworn
sweat sweat sweat
sweep swept swept
swell (become larger and rounded) swelled swelled/swollen
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
thrive thrived/throve thrived
throw threw thrown
thrust thrust thrust
tread trod trodden
unbind unbound unbound
understand understood understood
undergo underwent undergone
underlet underlet underlet
underlie underlay underlain
unwind unwound unwound
upbear (support; raise) upbore upborn
upbind upbound upbound
upcast (cast something upward) upcast upcast
updraw (to pull up) updrew updrawn
uphold upheld upheld
upset upset upset
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
weave weaved/wove weaved/woven
wed wed wed
 weep wept wept
wind wound wound
win won won
withhold withheld withheld
withstand withstood withstood
wring wrung wrung
write wrote written