Irregular Verbs

Explanation
Irregular verbs are verbs that don't follow standard past tense rules in English. Learn common irregular verbs and how to use them correctly in sentences
Irregular Verbs List
INFINITIVE |
PAST SIMPLE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
Arise |
Arose |
Arisen |
Awake | Awoke | Awoken |
Be | Was/were | Been |
Bear | Bore | Born |
Beat | Beat | Beaten |
Become | Became | Become |
Begin | Began | Begun |
Bend | Bent | Bent |
Bet | Bet | Bet |
Bind | Bound | Bound |
Bite | Bit | Bitten |
Bleed | Bled | Bled |
Blow | Blew | Blown |
Break | Broke | Broken |
Bring | Brought | Brought |
Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast |
Build | Built | Built |
Buy | Bought | Bought |
Cast | Cast | Cast |
Catch | Caught | Caught |
Choose | Chose | Chosen |
Cling | Clung | Clung |
Come | Came | Come |
Cost | Cost | Cost |
Creep | Crept | Crept |
Cut | Cut | Cut |
Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
Dig | Dug | Dug |
Do | Did | Done |
Draw | Drew | Drawn |
Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt |
Drink | Drank | Drunk |
Drive | Drove | Driven |
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 | Forecast | Forecast |
Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
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 |
Kneel | Knelt | Knelt |
Knit | Knit/knitted | Knit/knitted |
Know | Knew | Known |
Lay | Laid | Laid |
Lead | Led | Led |
Lean | Leant | Leant |
Leap | Leapt | Leapt |
Learn | Learnt | Learnt |
Leave | Left | Left |
Lend | Lent | Lent |
Let | Let | Let |
Lie | Lay | Lain |
Light | Lit | Lit |
Lose | Lost | Lost |
Make | Made | Made |
Mean | Meant | Meant |
Meet | Met | Met |
Mow | Mowed | Mown/mowed |
Pay | Paid | Paid |
Prove | Proved | Proven/proved |
Put | Put | Put |
Quit | Quit | Quit |
Read | Read | Read |
Ride | Rode | Ridden |
Ring | Rang | Rung |
Rise | Rose | Risen |
Run | Ran | Run |
Saw | Sawed | Sawn/sawed |
Say | Said | Said |
See | Saw | Seen |
Seek | Sought | Sought |
Sell | Sold | Sold |
Send | Sent | Sent |
Set | Set | Set |
Sew | Sewd | Sewn/sewed |
Shake | Shook | Shaken |
Shear | Sheared | Shorn/sheared |
Shed | Shed | Shed |
Shine | Shone | Shone |
Shoot | Shot | Shot |
Show | Showed | Shown |
Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk |
Shut | Shut | Shut |
Sing | Sang | Sung |
Sink | Sank | Sunk |
Sit | Sat | Sat |
Sleep | Slept | Slept |
Slide | Slid | Slid |
Sling | Slung | Slung |
Smell | Smelt | Smelt |
Sow | Sowed | Sown/sowed |
Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
Speed | Sped | Sped |
Spell | Spelt | Spelt |
Spend | Spent | Spent |
Spin | Spun/span | Spun |
Spit | Spit/spat | Spit/spat |
Spill | Spilt/spilled | Spilt/spilled |
Split | Split | Split |
Spoil | Spoilt | Spoilt |
Spread | Spread | Spread |
Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
Stand | Stood | Stood |
Steal | Stole | Stolen |
Stick | Stuck | Stuck |
Stink | Stank | Stunk |
Strike | Struck | Struck |
Sting | Stung | Stung |
Strive | Strove | Striven |
Swear | Swore | Sworn |
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 |
Throw | Threw | Thrown |
Thrust | Thrust | Thrust |
Tread | Trod | Trodden |
Understand | Understood | Understood |
Wake | Woke | Woken |
Wear | Wore | Worn |
Weave | Wove | Woven/weaved |
Weep | Wept | Wept |
Wet | Wet/wetted | Wet/wetted |
Win | Won | Won |
Wind | Wound | Wound |
Wring | Wrung | Wrung |
Write | Wrote | Written |
Practice with sentences
Be – She was happy yesterday.
Have – They had a great time at the party.
Do – He did his homework last night.
Go – We went to the park.
Get – I got a new bike for my birthday.
Say – She said hello to everyone.
Make – He made a sandwich.
Know – I knew the answer.
Take – She took a photo of the sunset.
See – They saw a movie together.
Come – He came to the meeting late.
Think – She thought about the question.
Give – They gave me a gift.
Find – I found my keys under the bed.
Tell – He told a funny story.
Become – She became a doctor.
Show – He showed me his new phone.
Leave – They left the house early.
Feel – I felt cold this morning.
Put – She put the book on the table.