Irregular Verbs List
This list contains some of the most common irregular verbs in English. You can also learn them divided in groups Irregular Verbs – Grouped.
Base Form | Simple Past | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
be | was, were | been |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bet | bet | bet |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
bring | brought | brought |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt / burned | burnt / burned |
burst | burst | burst |
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 |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fly | flew | flown |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
get | got | got / gotten |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grow | grew | grown |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
know | knew | known |
lead | led | led |
learn | learnt / learned | learnt / learned |
leave | left | left |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
meet | met | met |
pay | paid | paid |
put | put | put |
read | read | read |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
run | ran | run |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown |
shut | shut | shut |
sing | sang | sung |
sit | sat | sat |
sleep | slept | slept |
speak | spoke | spoken |
spend | spent | spent |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
swim | swam | swum |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
understand | understood | understood |
wear | wore | worn |
win | won | won |
write | wrote | written |
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.