Irregular Verbs Copyright © EnglishClub.com
Irregular verbs are an important feature of English. We use irregular
verbs a lot when speaking, less when writing. Of course, the most famous
English verb of all, the verb "to be", is irregular.
What is the difference between regular
verbs and irregular verbs?
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Base Form |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
| With regular verbs, the rule is simple... |
| The past simple and past participle always end
in -ed: |
finish |
finished |
finished |
| stop |
stopped |
stopped |
| work |
worked |
worked |
| But with irregular verbs, there is no
rule... |
| Sometimes the verb changes completely: |
sing |
sang |
sung |
| Sometimes there is "half" a change: |
buy |
bought |
bought |
| Sometimes there is no change: |
cut |
cut |
cut |
One good way to learn irregular verbs is to try sorting them into
groups, as above.
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| If in doubt, a good dictionary can tell you
if a verb is regular or irregular. |
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Irregular Verbs List
This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there
are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs.
| Base Form |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
| awake |
awoke |
awoken |
| be |
was, were |
been |
| beat |
beat |
beaten |
| become |
became |
become |
| begin |
began |
begun |
| bend |
bent |
bent |
| bet |
bet |
bet |
| bid |
bid |
bid |
| bite |
bit |
bitten |
| blow |
blew |
blown |
| break |
broke |
broken |
| bring |
brought |
brought |
| broadcast |
broadcast |
broadcast |
| build |
built |
built |
| burn |
burned/burnt |
burned/burnt |
| buy |
bought |
bought |
| catch |
caught |
caught |
| choose |
chose |
chosen |
| come |
came |
come |
| cost |
cost |
cost |
| cut |
cut |
cut |
| dig |
dug |
dug |
| do |
did |
done |
| draw |
drew |
drawn |
| dream |
dreamed/dreamt |
dreamed/dreamt |
| drive |
drove |
driven |
| drink |
drunk |
drunk |
| eat |
ate |
eaten |
| fall |
fell |
fallen |
| feel |
felt |
felt |
| fight |
fought |
fought |
| find |
found |
found |
| fly |
flew |
flown |
| forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
| forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
| freeze |
froze |
frozen |
| get |
got |
gotten |
| give |
gave |
given |
| go |
went |
gone |
| 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 |
| know |
knew |
known |
| lay |
laid |
laid |
| lead |
led |
led |
| learn |
learned/learnt |
learned/learnt |
| leave |
left |
left |
| lend |
lent |
lent |
| let |
let |
let |
| lie |
lay |
lain |
| lose |
lost |
lost |
| make |
made |
made |
| mean |
meant |
meant |
| meet |
met |
met |
| pay |
paid |
paid |
| put |
put |
put |
| read |
read |
read |
| ride |
rode |
ridden |
| ring |
rang |
rung |
| rise |
rose |
risen |
| run |
ran |
run |
| say |
said |
said |
| see |
saw |
seen |
| sell |
sold |
sold |
| send |
sent |
sent |
| show |
showed |
showed/shown |
| shut |
shut |
shut |
| sing |
sang |
sung |
| sit |
sat |
sat |
| sleep |
slept |
slept |
| speak |
spoke |
spoken |
| spend |
spent |
spent |
| stand |
stood |
stood |
| swim |
swam |
swum |
| take |
took |
taken |
| teach |
taught |
taught |
| tear |
tore |
torn |
| tell |
told |
told |
| think |
thought |
thought |
| throw |
threw |
thrown |
| understand |
understood |
understood |
| wake |
woke |
woken |
| wear |
wore |
worn |
| win |
won |
won |
| write |
wrote |
written |
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