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Irregular Verbs ]

Here is a list of Irregular Verbs:

Present Present Past


Past Tense
Tense Participle Participle
awake awaking awoke awakened
bear bearing bore borne
beat beating beat beaten
become becoming became become
begin beginning began begun
bend bending bent bent
bind binding bound bound
bite biting bit bitten
bleed bleeding bled bled
blow blowing blew blown
break breaking broke broken
bring bringing brought bought
build building built built
buy buying bought bought
catch catching caught caught
choose choosing chose chosen
come coming came come
creep creeping crept crept
deal dealing dealt dealt
dig digging dug dug
do doing did done
draw drawing drew drawn
drink drinking drank drunk
drive driving drove driven
eat eating ate eaten
fall falling fell fallen
feed feeding fed fed
feel feeling felt felt
fight fighting fought fought
find finding found found
flee fleeing fled fled
fly flying flew flown
forget forgetting forgot forgotten
forgive forgiving forgave forgiven
forsake forsaking forsook forsaken
freeze freezing froze frozen
get getting got gotten
give giving gave given
go going went gone
grind grinding ground ground
grow growing grew grown
hang (an
hanging hung hung
article)
hang (a
hanging hanged hanged
person)
hear hearing heard heard
hide hiding hid hidden
hold holding held held
keep keeping kept kept
kneel kneeling knelt knelt
know knowing knew known
lay laying laid laid
lead leading led led
leave leaving left left
light lighting lit lit/ lighted
lie lying lay lain
lose losing lost lost
make making made made
mean meaning meant meant
meet meeting met met
mow mowing mowed mown
pay paying paid paid
ride riding rode ridden
ring ringing rang rung
rise rising rose risen
run running ran run
saw sawing sawed seen
say saying said said
see seeing saw seen
seek seeking sought sought
sell selling sold sold
send sending sent sent
sew sewing sewed sewn
shake shaking shook shaken
shine shining shone shone
shoot shooting shot shot
show showing showed shown
sing singing sang sung
sink sinking sank sunk
sit sitting sat sat
slay slaying slew slain
sleep sleeping slept slept
sow sowing sowed sown
speak speaking spoke spoken
spend spending spent spent
spin spinning spun spun
stand standing stood stood
steal stealing stole stolen
strike striking struck struck
swear swearing swore sworn
swell swelling swelled swollen
swim swimming swam swum
take taking took taken
tear tearing tore torn
tell telling told told
think thinking thought thought
throw throwing threw thrown
tread treading trod trodden
woken/
wake waking woke/ waked
woke/ waked
wear wearing wore worn
weave weaving wove woven
win winning won won
wind winding wound wound
wring wringing wrung wrung
write writing wrote written
abide abided/abode abided/ abidden

arise arose arisen

awake awoke awoken

be (am, is, are) was (were) been

bear bore born/borne

beat beat beaten/beat

become became become

befall befell befallen

beget begot begotten

begin began begun

behold beheld beheld/beholden

bend bent bent

bereave bereaved/bereft bereaved/bereft

beseech besought besought


beset beset beset

bet bet/betted bet/betted

bid (in cards, auctions, etc.) bid bid

bid (meaning to request or say) bade/bid/bidded


bidden/bid/bidded

bide bided/bode bided/bidden

bind bound bound/bounden

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

breed bred bred

bring brought brought

broadcast broadcast broadcast

browbeat browbeat browbeaten

build built built


burn burned/burnt burnt/burned

burst burst/bursted/borst burst/bursted/bursten

buy bought bought

can could/couth couth

cast cast cast

catch caught caught

chide chode/chided/chid chidden/chided

choose chose chosen

cleave(split apart) clove/clave cloven/claven

cleave(cling to) cleft/cleaved cleft/cleaved

climb climbed/clomb climbed/clomben

cling clang/clung clung

come came come

cost cost cost

creep crept/crep crept/cropen

cut cut cut


deal dealt dealt

dig dug dug

dive dived/dove dived/doven

do did done

drag drug/dragged drug/dragged/draggen

draw drew drawn

dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed

drink drank/drunk drunk/drunken

drive drove driven

dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

fare fared/fore fared/faren

feed fed fed

feel felt felt


fight fought fought/foughten

find found found/founden

fit fit/fitted fit/fitted

flee fled/flew fled/flown

fling flang/flung flung

fly flew flown

fold folded/feld folded/folden

forbid forbade forbidden

forecast forecast forecast

forego forewent foregone

forgo forwent forgone

foresee foresaw foreseen

foretell foretold foretold

forget forgot forgotten

forgive forgave forgiven


forsake forsook forsaken

freeze froze/frore frozen/froren

get got gotten/got

give gave given

go went gone

grind ground/grinded ground/grounden/grinded

grow grew grown

hang hung/hanged hung/hanged

have had had

hear heard heard

hew hew/hewed hewn

hide hid hid/hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held/holden

hurt hurt hurt


input input input

inset inset inset

interbreed interbred interbred

interweave interwove interwoven

keep kept kept

kneel knelt/kneeled knelt\kneeled

knit knit/knitted knit/knitted/knitten/knetten

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

lean leaned/leant leaned/leant

leap leaped/leapt/lope leaped/leapt/lopen

learn learned/learnt learned/learnt

leave left left

lose/lese lost/lore lost/lorn


lend lent lent

let let let/letten

lie (but not talking untruthfully) lay lain

light lit/lighted lit/lighted

make made made

may might

mean meant meant

meet met met

mete meted/mate/met meted/meten

mishear misheard misheard

mislay mislaid mislaid

mislead misled misled

misread misread misread

misspell misspelled/misspelt misspelled/misspelt

mistake mistook mistaken


misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood/misunderstanden

mow mowed/mew mowed/mown

outbid outbid outbid

outdo outdid outdone

outgrow outgrew outgrown

outrun outran outrun

outsell outsold outsold

overcast overcast overcast

overcome overcame overcome

overdo overdid overdone

overdraw overdrew overdrawn

overeat overate overeaten

overhang overhung/overhanged overhung/overhanged

overhear overheard overheard

overlay overlaid overlaid


overlie overlay overlain

overpay overpaid overpaid

override overrode overridden

overrun overran overrun

oversee oversaw overseen

oversell oversold oversold

overshoot overshot overshot/overshotten

oversleep overslept/overslep overslept/oversleepen

overtake overtook overtaken

overthrow overthrew overthrown

partake partook partaken

pay paid paid

plead pleaded/pled pleaded/pled

proofread proofread proofread

prove proved/prove proved/proven


put put put

quit quit quit

read read read

reave reft reft

rebuild rebuilt rebuilt

recast recast recast

rend rent rent

redo redid redone

re-lay re-laid re-laid

remake remade remade

repay repaid repaid

rerun reran rerun

resell resold resold

reset reset reset

rethink rethought rethought


rewind rewound rewound/rewounden

rewrite rewrote rewritten

rid rid/ridded rid/ridden/ridded

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

rive rived/rove rived/riven

run ran run

saw sawed sawed/sawn

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

seeth seethed/sod seethed/sodden

sell sold sold

send sent sent


set set set

sew sewed sewed/sewn

shake shook shaken

shall should (none)

shave shove/shaved shaven/shaved

shear shore/sheared shorn/sheared

shed shed/shedded shed/shedded

shine shined/shone shined/shone

shit shit/shat/shitted shit/shat/shitted/shitten

shite shit/shat shit/shat/shitten

shoe shoed/shod shoed/shod

shoot shot shot/shotten

show showed/shew shown/showed

shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk/shrunken

shut shut shut


sing sang sung

sink sank/sunk sunk/sunken

sit sat sat/sitten/setten

slay slew/slayed slain/slayed

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid/slidden

sling slang/slung slung

slink slank/slunk slunk

slit or slite slit slit/slitten

smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt

smite smote smitten

sneak sneaked/snuck sneaked/snuck

sow sowed/sew sowed/sown

speak spoke spoken

speed sped/speeded sped/speeded


spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt

spend spent spent

spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt

spin span/spun spun

spit spit/spat spit/spitten

split split split

spoil spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt

spread spread spread

spring sprang/sprung sprung

stand stood stood/standen

steal stole stolen

stick stuck stuck

sting stang/stung stung

stink stank/stunk stunk

strew strewed strewn/strewed


stride strode/strided stridden/strided

strike struck stricken/struck

string strang/strung strung

strive strove/strived striven/strived

swear swore sworn

sweep swept/swep swept/swopen

swell swelled/swoll swelled/swollen

swim swam swum

swing swang/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 thrusted/thrust thrusted/thrust

tread trod/treaded trodden/trod/treaded

unbind unbound unbound/unbounden

underlie underlay underlain

understand understood understood/understanden

undertake undertook undertaken

underwrite underwrote underwritten

undo undid undone

unwind unwound unwound/unwounden

uphold upheld upheld/upholden

upset upset/upsetted upset/upsetted

wake woke woken

waylay waylaid waylaid

wear wore worn


weave wove woven

wed wed/wedded wed/wedded

weep wept/wop/wep wept/wopen

wet wet/wetted wet/wetted

will would

win won won

wind wound wound/wounden

withdraw withdrew withdrawn

withhold withheld withheld/withholden

withstand withstood withstood/withstanden

work worked/wrought worked/wrought

wreak wreaked/wroke wreaked/wroken

wring wrang/wrung wrung

write wrote/writ written

yield yielded/yold yielded/yolden

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