Irregular verbs do not follow the simple rules of adding "ed" or "d" to form the past tense and past participle. This document lists hundreds of irregular English verbs along with their base, past tense, and past participle forms. It provides an extensive reference for irregular verb conjugations in the English language.
Irregular verbs do not follow the simple rules of adding "ed" or "d" to form the past tense and past participle. This document lists hundreds of irregular English verbs along with their base, past tense, and past participle forms. It provides an extensive reference for irregular verb conjugations in the English language.
Irregular verbs do not follow the simple rules of adding "ed" or "d" to form the past tense and past participle. This document lists hundreds of irregular English verbs along with their base, past tense, and past participle forms. It provides an extensive reference for irregular verb conjugations in the English language.
Irregular verbs do not follow the simple rules of adding "ed" or "d" to form the past tense and past participle. This document lists hundreds of irregular English verbs along with their base, past tense, and past participle forms. It provides an extensive reference for irregular verb conjugations in the English language.
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Irregular verbs are common verbs in the English language that do not follow the simple
system of adding d or ed to the end of the word to form the past tense.
Base form of the verb Simple Past Past Participle
A arise arose arisen awake awakened / awoke awakened / awoken B backslide backslid backslidden / backslid be was, were been bear bore born / borne beat beat beaten / beat become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bet bet bet bid (farewell) bid / bade bidden bid (offer amount) bid bid bind bound bound bite bit bitten bleed bled bled blow blew blown break broke broken breed bred bred bring brought brought broadcast broadcast / broadcasted broadcast / broadcasted browbeat browbeat browbeaten / browbeat build built built burn burned / burnt burned / burnt burst burst burst bust busted / bust busted / bust buy bought bought C cast cast cast catch caught caught choose chose chosen cling clung clung clothe clothed clothed come came come cost cost cost creep crept crept crossbreed crossbred crossbred cut cut cut D daydream daydreamed / daydreamt daydreamed / daydreamt deal dealt dealt dig dug dug disprove disproved disproved / disproven dive (jump head-first) dove / dived dived dive (scuba diving) dived / dove dived do did done draw drew drawn dream dreamed / dreamt dreamed / dreamt drink drank drunk drive drove driven dwell dwelt / dwelled dwelt / dwelled E eat ate eaten F fall fell fallen feed fed fed feel felt felt fight fought fought find found found fit (tailor, change size) fitted / fit fitted / fit fit (be right size) fit / fitted fit / fitted flee fled fled fling flung flung fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden forecast forecast forecast forego (also forgo) forewent foregone foresee foresaw foreseen foretell foretold foretold forget forgot forgotten forgive forgave forgiven forsake forsook forsaken freeze froze frozen frostbite frostbit frostbitten G get got gotten give gave given go went gone grind ground ground grow grew grown H hand-feed hand-fed hand-fed handwrite handwrote handwritten hang hung hung have had had hear heard heard hew hewed hewn / hewed hide hid hidden hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt I inbreed inbred inbred inlay inlaid inlaid input input / inputted input / inputted interbreed interbred interbred interweave interwove / interweaved interwoven / interweaved interwind interwound interwound J jerry-build jerry-built jerry-built K keep kept kept kneel knelt / kneeled knelt / kneeled knit knitted / knit knitted / knit know knew known L lay laid laid lead led led lean leaned / leant leaned / leant leap leaped / leapt leaped / leapt learn learned / learnt learned / learnt leave left left lend lent lent let let let lie lay lain lie (not tell truth) REGULAR lied lied light lit / lighted lit / lighted lip-read lip-read lip-read lose lost lost M make made made mean meant meant meet met met miscast miscast miscast misdeal misdealt misdealt misdo misdid misdone mishear misheard misheard mislay mislaid mislaid mislead misled misled mislearn mislearned / mislearnt mislearned / mislearnt misread misread misread misset misset misset misspeak misspoke misspoken misspell misspelled / misspelt misspelled / misspelt misspend misspent misspent mistake mistook mistaken misteach mistaught mistaught misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood miswrite miswrote miswritten mow mowed mowed / mown O offset offset offset outbid outbid outbid outbreed outbred outbred outdo outdid outdone outdraw outdrew outdrawn outdrink outdrank outdrunk outdrive outdrove outdriven outfight outfought outfought outfly outflew outflown outgrow outgrew outgrown outleap outleaped / outleapt outleaped / outleapt outride outrode outridden outrun outran outrun outsell outsold outsold outshine outshined / outshone outshined / outshone outshoot outshot outshot outsing outsang outsung outsit outsat outsat outsleep outslept outslept outsmell outsmelled / outsmelt outsmelled / outsmelt outspeak outspoke outspoken outspeed outsped outsped outspend outspent outspent outswear outswore outsworn outswim outswam outswum outthink outthought outthought outthrow outthrew outthrown outwrite outwrote outwritten overbid overbid overbid overbreed overbred overbred overbuild overbuilt overbuilt overbuy overbought overbought overcome overcame overcome overdo overdid overdone overdraw overdrew overdrawn overdrink overdrank overdrunk overeat overate overeaten overfeed overfed overfed overhang overhung overhung overhear overheard overheard overlay overlaid overlaid overpay overpaid overpaid override overrode overridden overrun overran overrun oversee oversaw overseen oversell oversold oversold oversew oversewed oversewn / oversewed overshoot overshot overshot oversleep overslept overslept overspeak overspoke overspoken overspend overspent overspent overspill overspilled / overspilt overspilled / overspilt overtake overtook overtaken overthink overthought overthought overthrow overthrew overthrown overwind overwound overwound overwrite overwrote overwritten P partake partook partaken pay paid paid plead pleaded / pled pleaded / pled prebuild prebuilt prebuilt predo predid predone premake premade premade prepay prepaid prepaid presell presold presold preset preset preset preshrink preshrank preshrunk proofread proofread proofread prove proved proven / proved put put put Q quick-freeze quick-froze quick-frozen quit quit quit R read read (sounds like "red") read (sounds like "red") reawake reawoke reawaken rebid rebid rebid rebind rebound rebound rebroadcast rebroadcast / rebroadcasted rebroadcast / rebroadcasted rebuild rebuilt rebuilt recast recast recast recut recut recut redeal redealt redealt redo redid redone redraw redrew redrawn regrind reground reground regrow regrew regrown rehang rehung rehung rehear reheard reheard reknit reknitted / reknit reknitted / reknit relay (for example tiles) relaid relaid remake remade remade repay repaid repaid reread reread reread rerun reran rerun resell resold resold resend resent resent reset reset reset resew resewed resewn retake retook retaken reteach retaught retaught retear retore retorn retell retold retold rethink rethought rethought retread retread retread rewear rewore reworn rewind rewound rewound rewrite rewrote rewritten rid rid rid ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen roughcast roughcast roughcast run ran run S sand-cast sand-cast sand-cast saw sawed sawed / sawn say said said see saw seen seek sought sought sell sold sold send sent sent set set set sew sewed sewn / sewed shake shook shaken shave shaved shaved / shaven shear sheared sheared / shorn shed shed shed shine shined shone show showed shown / showed shrink shrank / shrunk shrunk shut shut shut sight-read sight-read sight-read sing sang sung sink sank / sunk sunk sit sat sat slay (kill) slew / slayed slain / slayed slay (amuse) REGULAR slayed slayed sleep slept slept slide slid slid sling slung slung slink slinked / slunk slinked / slunk slit slit slit sneak sneaked / snuck sneaked / snuck sow sowed sown / sowed speak spoke spoken speed sped / speeded sped / speeded spend spent spent spin spun spun spit spit / spat spit / spat split split split spoon-feed spoon-fed spoon-fed spread spread spread spring sprang / sprung sprung stand stood stood steal stole stolen stick stuck stuck sting stung stung stink stunk / stank stunk strew strewed strewn / strewed stride strode stridden strike (delete) struck stricken strike (hit) struck struck / stricken string strung strung strive strove / strived striven / strived sublet sublet sublet sweat sweat / sweated sweat / sweated sweep swept swept swell swelled swollen / swelled swim swam swum swing swung swung T take took taken teach taught taught tear tore torn telecast telecast telecast tell told told test-drive test-drove test-driven test-fly test-flew test-flown think thought thought throw threw thrown thrust thrust thrust tread trod trodden / trod typecast typecast typecast typeset typeset typeset typewrite typewrote typewritten U unbend unbent unbent unbind unbound unbound underbid underbid underbid undercut undercut undercut underfeed underfed underfed undergo underwent undergone underlie underlay underlain undersell undersold undersold underspend underspent underspent understand understood understood undertake undertook undertaken underwrite underwrote underwritten undo undid undone unfreeze unfroze unfrozen unhang unhung unhung unhide unhid unhidden unknit unknitted / unknit unknitted / unknit unsew unsewed unsewn / unsewed unsling unslung unslung unspin unspun unspun unstick unstuck unstuck unstring unstrung unstrung unweave unwove / unweaved unwoven / unweaved unwind unwound unwound uphold upheld upheld upset upset upset W wake woke / waked woken / waked waylay waylaid waylaid wear wore worn weave wove / weaved woven / weaved wed wed / wedded wed / wedded weep wept wept win won won wind wound wound withdraw withdrew withdrawn withhold withheld withheld withstand withstood withstood wring wrung wrung write wrote written REGULAR VERBS
A regular verb are from its past participle by adding ed
or d to the present.
PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE TENSE
talk talked will talk dance danced will dance clap clapped will clap sail sailed will sail smile smiled will smiled bat battled will bat drip dripped will drip cook cooked will cook equip equipped will equip commit committed will commit add added will add continue continued will continue review reviewed will review pass passed will pass enjoy enjoyed will enjoy yell yelled will yell laugh laughed will laugh bake baked will bake wait waited will wait study studied will study open opened will open introduce introduced will introduce paint painted will paint need needed will need race raced will race move moved will move kiss kissed will kiss jump jumped will jump help helped will help guess guessed will guess admit admitted will admit ban banned will ban beg begged will beg clap clapped will clap copy copied will copy cry cried will cry drop dropped will drop dry dried will dry empty emptied will empty fancy fancied will fancy fit fitted will fit fry fried will fry hug hugged will hug hurry hurried will hurry knit knitted will knit knot knotted will knot label labeled will label level leveled will level rank ranked will rank marry married will marry pedal pedaled will pedal agree agreed will agreed affect affected will affect look looked will look climb climbed will climb watch watched will watch allow allowed will allow plan planned will plan collect collected will collect play played will play pray prayed will pray organize organized will organize suffer suffered will suffer try tried will try hurry hurried will hurry drive drive will drive believe believed will believe calm calmed will calm love loved will love miss missed will miss want wanted will want listen listened will listen reach reached will reach walk walked will walk clean cleaned will clean wrap wrapped will wrap wonder wondered will wonder name named will name release released will release learn learned will learn lock locked will lock enter entered will enter carry carried will carry suggest suggested will suggest wait waited will wait stop stopped will stop knock knocked will knock decide decided will decide borrow borrowed will borrow point pointed will point put putted will put sit sited will sit confuse confused will confuse smell smelled will smell focus focused will focus move moved will move guide guided will guide smile smiled will smile wonder wondered will wonder Irregular verbs-
Verbs that do not add ed or d to the present to from
the past and the past participle are irregular.
present tense past tense future tense
arise arose arisen be was, were been begin began begun choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost draw drew drawn drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feed fed fed forgive forgave forgiven get got got hold held held mean meant meant meet met met see saw seen seek sought sought take took taken write wrote written become became become break broke broken buy bought bought find found found feel felt felt fly flew flown give gave given have had had keep kept kept go went gone grow grew grown do did done cut cut cut win won won tell told told bring brought brought lead led led sit sat sat teach taught taught drink drank drunk begin began begun take took taken sing sang sung swim swam swum steal stole stolen lie lay lain send sent sent set set set blow blew blown beat beat beaten bite bit bitten build built built catch caught caught feed fed fed fight fought fought find found found forget forgot forgotten get got got hang hung hung give gave given run ran ran have had had hear heard heard hide hid hidden hit hit hit hurt hurt hurt know knew known lie lay lain land led led light lit lit lose lost lost make made made mean meant meant pay paid paid ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run say said said seek sought sought sell sold sold set set set shake shook shaken shine shone shone shoot shot shot spend spent spent shrink shrank shrunk spread spread spread strike struck struck throw threw thrown wear wore worn wake woke woken think thought thought stand stood stood smell smelt smelt leave left left speak spoke spoken freeze froze frozen tear tore torn PROJECT IN ENGLISH IRREGULAR AND REGULAR VERBS
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