Language/English/Grammar/Irregular-Verbs
Verbs in English are irregular if they don't have an usual "ed" ending (such as "studied") in the past tense and/or the past participle forms.
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Irregular Verb List
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 |
breed | bred | bred |
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 |
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 |
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 |
read | read | read |
relay | relaid | relaid |
rend | rent | rent |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
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 |
slink | slunk /
slinked |
slunk /
slinked |
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 | swollen /
swelled |
swim | swam | swum |
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 |
tread | trod | trodden |
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 |
We've seen many of the irregular verbs, now let's see some sentenses using them:
Example Sentences Using Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs, on the other hand, need to be studied individually. These example sentences in all tenses will help students learn irregular verb forms in context. Click on one of the irregular verbs listed below for example sentences of irregular verbs in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms.
To help you choose the verb you need, each verb includes three example sentences to get you started.
be / was / were / been
Tom was in New York yesterday.
I've been at this job for a long time.
She'll be at the party next weekend.
beat / beat / beaten
We beat the home team yesterday.
I've never beaten Tom at chess.
Do you think you could beat him?
become / became / become
Jason has become an excellent doctor.
I'll become your friend if you move here.
The situation became a problem for Bob.
begin / began / begun
They haven't begun the play yet.
I began to work early this morning.
She'll begin to explain in a moment.
bend / bent / bent
He bent the branch until it broke.
The flag poll bends in the wind.
I've bent the nail in the board.
break / broke / broken
My boy has broken three windows this week!
I broke that window last week.
She usually breaks the egg over the sink.
buy / bought / bought
Janice bought a new watch last week.
I usually buy my vegetables at a country stand.
He's bought more than ten cars in his life.
come / came / come
We came home earlier yesterday.
He comes to class on time every day.
He's come across that song before.
cut / cut / cut
How many pieces have you cut?
I cut my finger on a glass yesterday.
The boy never cuts his own steak.
draw / drew / drawn
She drew a beautiful picture in class.
Jackie has drawn a few clowns this week.
She'll draw the money from the account tomorrow.
drink / drank / drunk
I was so thirsty I drank two bottles of water.
Have you drunk any water yet?
I'll drink something when I get there.
drive / drove / driven
Have you ever driven across the US?
I drove to the basketball game after work.
He's going to drive to the airport this evening.
eat / ate / eaten
We ate lunch early today.
Have you eaten already?
Where did you eat dinner yesterday?
find / found / found
Have you found him yet?
I found this book on that table over there.
I'll find him, don't worry!
fly / flew / flown
Cheryl flew to Brazil last month.
Have you ever flown around the world?
He's going to fly a commercial airliner some day.
Practice Resources
https://quizlet.com/164041806/irregular-verbs-english-irregular-verbs-flash-cards/
https://www.memrise.com/course/100903/learn-english-irregular-verbs/