Common Irregular Verbs – Grouped
This list contains some of the most common irregular verbs in English. You can also learn them divided in groups Irregular Verbs – Grouped.
Group 1 – All three forms of the verb are the same
| Base Form | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| bet | bet | bet |
| cost | cost | cost |
| cut | cut | cut |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| let | let | let |
| put | put | put |
| shut | shut | shut |
Group 2 – The 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb are the same
| Base Form | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| lose | lost | lost |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| get | got | got |
| light | lit | lit |
| sit | sat | sat |
| keep | kept | kept |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| feel | felt | felt |
| leave | left | left |
| meet | met | met |
| bring | brought | brought |
| buy | bought | bought |
| fight | fought | fought |
| think | thought | thought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| teach | taught | taught |
| sell | sold | sold |
| tell | told | told |
| pay | paid | paid |
| make | made | made |
| stand | stood | stood |
| understand | understood | understood |
| lend | lent | lent |
| send | sent | sent |
| spend | spent | spent |
| build | built | built |
| find | found | found |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hold | held | held |
| read | read | read |
| say | said | said |
Group 3 – All three forms of the verb are different
| Base Form | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| drive | drove | driven |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| rise | rose | risen |
| write | wrote | written |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| break | broke | broken |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| wake | woke | woken |
| blow | blew | blown |
| grow | grew | grown |
| know | knew | known |
| fly | flew | flown |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| show | showed | shown |
| wear | wore | worn |
| tear | tore | torn |
| begin | began | begun |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| swim | swam | swum |
| ring | rang | rung |
| sing | sang | sung |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| give | gave | given |
| see | saw | seen |
| take | took | taken |
Above, you have a list of the most common irregular verbs in English. They have been listed alphabetically to help you find a particular verb more quickly.
The base form is used with the simple present tense. (Example: “I usually buy a hamburger.”) The simple past form is used with the simple past tense. (Example: “I bought a hamburger yesterday.”) The past participle is used with the perfect tenses, such as present and past perfect. (Example: It’s been raining and I’ve forgotten my umbrella.)
To check your mastery of irregular verbs in English, try the test at the end of the list.