Irregular Verbs – Present – Past – Past Participle – English Grammar

Irregular verbs present past past participle tense

This list contains all the irregular verbs of the English language. Each entry includes the present(base) or bare infinitive first, followed by the simple past form and the past participle form. Taking some time to make sentences using each irregular verb form will help you to use these verbs correctly when speaking and writing. Simply reading through this list will help you to recognize an irregular verb when you see one.




Most verbs have past tense and past participle in –ed ( worked, played, listened). But many of the most frequent verbs are irregular.


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There are currently 191 names in this directory
arise
Past: arose, Past Participle: arisen
awake
Past: awoke, awaked, Past Participle: awoken, awaked
be
Past: was, were, Past Participle: been
bear
Past: bore, Past Participle: borne, born
beat
Past: beat, Past Participle: beaten, beat
become
Past: became, Past Participle: become
beget
Past: begot, Past Participle: begotten
begin
Past: began, Past Participle: begun
bend
Past: bent, Past Participle: bent
bereave
Past: bereaved, bereft, Past Participle: bereaved, bereft
beseech
Past: besought, beseeched, Past Participle: besought, beseeched
bet
Past: bet, betted, Past Participle: bet, betted
bid
Past: bade, bid, Past Participle: bidden, bid, bade
bide
Past: bade, bided, Past Participle: bided
bind
Past: bound, Past Participle: bound
bite
Past: bit, Past Participle: bitten
bleed
Past: bled, Past Participle: bled
bless
Past: blessed, blest, Past Participle: blessed, blest
blow
Past: blew, Past Participle: blown
break
Past: broke, Past Participle: broken
breed
Past: bred, Past Participle: bred
bring
Past: brought, Past Participle: brought
broadcast
Past: broadcast, broadcasted, Past Participle: broadcast, broadcasted
build
Past: built, Past Participle: built
burn
Past: burnt, burned, Past Participle: burnt, burned
burst
Past: burst, Past Participle: burst
bust
Past: bust, busted, Past Participle: bust, busted
buy
Past: bought, Past Participle: bought
can
Past: could, Past Participle: (kein Participle)
cast
Past: cast, Past Participle: cast
catch
Past: caught, Past Participle: caught
choose
Past: chose, Past Participle: chosen
cleave
Past: cleft, cleaved, clove, Past Participle: cleft, cleaved, cloven
cling
Past: clung, Past Participle: clung
clothe
Past: clothed, clad, Past Participle: clothed, clad
come
Past: came, Past Participle: come
cost
Past: cost, Past Participle: cost
creep
Past: crept, Past Participle: crept
crow
Past: crowed, Past Participle: crew, crowed
cut
Past: cut, Past Participle: cut
deal
Past: dealt, Past Participle: dealt
dig
Past: dug, Past Participle: dug
do
Past: did, Past Participle: done
draw
Past: drew, Past Participle: drawn
dream
Past: dreamt, dreamed, Past Participle: dreamt, dreamed
drink
Past: drank, Past Participle: drunk
drive
Past: drove, Past Participle: driven
dwell
Past: dwelt, dwelled, Past Participle: dwelt, dwelled
eat
Past: ate, Past Participle: eaten
fall
Past: fell, Past Participle: fallen
feed
Past: fed, Past Participle: fed
feel
Past: felt, Past Participle: felt
fight
Past: fought, Past Participle: fought
find
Past: found, Past Participle: found
flee
Past: fled, Past Participle: fled
fling
Past: flung, Past Participle: flung
fly
Past: flew, Past Participle: flown
forbid
Past: forbad, forbade, Past Participle: forbid, forbidden
forecast
Past: forecast, forecasted, Past Participle: forecast, forecasted
forget
Past: forgot, Past Participle: forgotten
forsake
Past: forsook, Past Participle: forsaken
freeze
Past: froze, Past Participle: frozen
geld
Past: gelded, gelt, Past Participle: gelded, gelt
get
Past: got, Past Participle: got, gotten
gild
Past: gilded, gilt, Past Participle: gilded, gilt
give
Past: gave, Past Participle: given
gnaw
Past: gnawed, Past Participle: gnawed, gnawn
go
Past: went, Past Participle: gone
grind
Past: ground, Past Participle: ground
grip
Past: gripped, gript, Past Participle: gripped, gript
grow
Past: grew, Past Participle: grown
hang
Past: hung, Past Participle: hung
have
Past: had, Past Participle: had
hear
Past: heard, Past Participle: heard
heave
Past: heaved, hove, Past Participle: heaved, hove
hew
Past: hewed, Past Participle: hewed, hewn
hide
Past: hid, Past Participle: hidden, hid
hit
Past: hit, Past Participle: hit
hold
Past: held, Past Participle: held
hurt
Past: hurt, Past Participle: hurt
keep
Past: kept, Past Participle: kept
kneel
Past: knelt, kneeled, Past Participle: knelt, kneeled
knit
Past: knitted, knit, Past Participle: knitted, knit
know
Past: knew, Past Participle: known
lay
Past: laid, Past Participle: laid
lead
Past: led, Past Participle: led
lean
Past: leant, leaned, Past Participle: leant, leaned
leap
Past: leapt, leaped, Past Participle: leapt, leaped
learn
Past: learnt, learned, Past Participle: learnt, learned
leave
Past: left, Past Participle: left
lend
Past: lent, Past Participle: lent
let
Past: let, Past Participle: let
lie
Past: lay, Past Participle: lain
light
Past: lit, lighted, Past Participle: lit, lighted
lose
Past: lost, Past Participle: lost
make
Past: made, Past Participle: made
may
Past: might, Past Participle: (kein Participle)
mean
Past: meant, Past Participle: meant
meet
Past: met, Past Participle: met
melt
Past: melted, Past Participle: molten, melted
mow
Past: mowed, Past Participle: mown, mowed
pay
Past: paid, Past Participle: paid
pen
Past: pent, penned, Past Participle: pent, penned
plead
Past: pled, pleaded, Past Participle: pled, pleaded
prove
Past: proved, Past Participle: proven, proved
put
Past: put, Past Participle: put
quit
Past: quit, quitted, Past Participle: quit, quitted
read
Past: read, Past Participle: read
rid
Past: rid, ridded, Past Participle: rid, ridded
ride
Past: rode, Past Participle: ridden
ring
Past: rang, Past Participle: rung
rise
Past: rose, Past Participle: risen
run
Past: ran, Past Participle: run
saw
Past: sawed, Past Participle: sawn, sawed
say
Past: said, Past Participle: said
see
Past: saw, Past Participle: seen
seek
Past: sought, Past Participle: sought
sell
Past: sold, Past Participle: sold
send
Past: sent, Past Participle: sent
set
Past: set, Past Participle: set
sew
Past: sewed, Past Participle: sewn, sewed
shake
Past: shook, Past Participle: shaken
shall
Past: should, Past Participle: (kein Participle)
shear
Past: sheared, Past Participle: shorn, sheared
shed
Past: shed, Past Participle: shed
shine
Past: shone, Past Participle: shone
shit
Past: shit, shitted, shat, Past Participle: shit, shitted, shat
shoe
Past: shod, shoed, Past Participle: shod, shoed
shoot
Past: shot, Past Participle: shot
show
Past: showed, Past Participle: shown, showed
shred
Past: shred, shredded, Past Participle: shred, shredded
shrink
Past: shrank, shrunk, Past Participle: shrunk
shut
Past: shut, Past Participle: shut
sing
Past: sang, Past Participle: sung
sink
Past: sank, Past Participle: sunk
sit
Past: sat, Past Participle: sat
slay
Past: slew, Past Participle: slain
sleep
Past: slept, Past Participle: slept
slide
Past: slid, Past Participle: slid
sling
Past: slung, Past Participle: slung
slink
Past: slunk, Past Participle: slunk
slit
Past: slit, Past Participle: slit
smell
Past: smelt, smelled, Past Participle: smelt, smelled
smite
Past: smote, Past Participle: smitten
sow
Past: sowed, Past Participle: sown, sowed
speak
Past: spoke, Past Participle: spoken
speed
Past: sped, speeded, Past Participle: sped, speeded
spell
Past: spelt, spelled, Past Participle: spelt, spelled
spend
Past: spent, Past Participle: spent
spill
Past: spilt, spilled, Past Participle: spilt, spilled
spin
Past: spun, Past Participle: spun
spit
Past: spat, Past Participle: spat
split
Past: split, Past Participle: split
spoil
Past: spoilt, spoiled, Past Participle: spoilt, spoiled
spread
Past: spread, Past Participle: spread
spring
Past: sprang, sprung, Past Participle: sprung
stand
Past: stood, Past Participle: stood
steal
Past: stole, Past Participle: stolen
stick
Past: stuck, Past Participle: stuck
sting
Past: stung, Past Participle: stung
stink
Past: stank, stunk, Past Participle: stunk
stride
Past: strode, Past Participle: stridden
strike
Past: struck, Past Participle: struck
string
Past: strung, Past Participle: strung
strive
Past: strove, Past Participle: striven
swear
Past: swore, Past Participle: sworn
sweat
Past: sweat, sweated, Past Participle: sweat, sweated
sweep
Past: swept, Past Participle: swept
swell
Past: swelled, Past Participle: swollen, swelled
swim
Past: swam, Past Participle: swum
swing
Past: swung, Past Participle: swung
take
Past: took, Past Participle: taken
teach
Past: taught, Past Participle: taught
tear
Past: tore, Past Participle: torn
telecast
Past: telecast, telecasted, Past Participle: telecast, telecasted
tell
Past: told, Past Participle: told
think
Past: thought, Past Participle: thought
throw
Past: threw, Past Participle: thrown
thrust
Past: thrust, Past Participle: thrust
tread
Past: trod, Past Participle: trodden
understand
Past: understood, Past Participle: understood
wake
Past: woke, waked, Past Participle: woken, waked
wear
Past: wore, Past Participle: worn
weave
Past: wove, Past Participle: woven
wed
Past: wed, wedded, Past Participle: wed, wedded
weep
Past: wept, Past Participle: wept
wet
Past: wet, wetted, Past Participle: wet, wetted
win
Past: won, Past Participle: won
wind
Past: wound, Past Participle: wound
wring
Past: wrung, Past Participle: wrung
write
Past: wrote, Past Participle: written


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