Common English Irregular Verb List

A regular verb is any verb whose conjugation follows the typical pattern, or one of the typical patterns, of the language to which it belongs. A verb whose conjugation follows a different pattern is called an irregular verb.

In English there are regular verbs as well as irregular verbs. In Simple Past Tense and Past Participle forms, most of the verbs have -d, -ed and -ied suffixes, while some verbs do not follow this rule. These verbs which do not follow this rule and whose past tenses are completely different from the others are called irregular verbs.


Here are Common English Irregular Verb in English

Base FormPast SimplePast Participle
AbideAbode/AbidedAbode/Abided/Abidden
AlightAlit/AlightedAlit/Alighted
AriseAroseArisen
AwakeAwokeAwoken
BeWas/WereBeen
BearBoreBorn/Borne
BeatBeatBeaten
BecomeBecameBecome
BeginBeganBegun
BeholdBeheldBeheld
BendBentBent
BetBetBet
BidBidBid
BidBadeBidden
BindBoundBound
BiteBitBitten
BleedBledBled
BlowBlewBlown
BreakBrokeBroken
BreedBredBred
BringBroughtBrought
BroadcastBroadcast/BroadcastedBroadcast/Broadcasted
BuildBuiltBuilt
BurnBurnt/BurnedBurnt/Burned
BurstBurstBurst
BustBustBust
BuyBoughtBought
CastCastCast
CatchCaughtCaught
ChooseChoseChosen
ClapClapped/ClaptClapped/Clapt
ClingClungClung
ClotheClad/ClothedClad/Clothed
ComeCameCome
CostCostCost
CountersinkCountersank, CountersunkCountersunk
CreepCreptCrept
CutCutCut
DareDared/DurstDared
DealDealtDealt
DigDugDug
DiveDived/DoveDived
DoDidDone
DrawDrewDrawn
DreamDreamt/DreamedDreamt/Dreamed
DrinkDrankDrunk
DriveDroveDriven
DwellDweltDwelt
EatAteEaten
FallFellFallen
FeedFedFed
FeelFeltFelt
FightFoughtFought
FindFoundFound
FitFit/FittedFit/Fitted
FleeFledFled
FlingFlungFlung
FlyFlewFlown
ForbidForbade/ForbadForbidden
ForecastForecast/ForecastedForecast/Forecasted
ForeseeForesawForeseen
ForetellForetoldForetold
ForgetForgotForgotten
ForgiveForgaveForgiven
ForsakeForsookForsaken
FreezeFrozeFrozen
FrostbiteFrostbitFrostbitten
GetGotGot/Gotten
GiveGaveGiven
GoWentGone/Been
GrindGroundGround
GrowGrewGrown
HandwriteHandwroteHandwritten
HangHung/HangedHung/Hanged
HaveHadHad
HearHeardHeard
HideHidHidden
HitHitHit
HoldHeldHeld
HurtHurtHurt
InlayInlaidInlaid
InputInput/InputtedInput/Inputted
InterlayInterlaidInterlaid
KeepKeptKept
KneelKnelt/KneeledKnelt/Kneeled
KnitKnit/KnittedKnit/Knitted
KnowKnewKnown
LayLaidLaid
LeadLedLed
LeanLeant/LeanedLeant/Leaned
LeapLeapt/LeapedLeapt/Leaped
LearnLearnt/LearnedLearnt/Learned
LeaveLeftLeft
LendLentLent
LetLetLet
LieLayLain
LightLitLit
LoseLostLost
MakeMadeMade
MeanMeantMeant
MeetMetMet
MeltMeltedMolten/Melted
MisleadMisledMisled
MistakeMistookMistaken
MisunderstandMisunderstoodMisunderstood
MiswedMiswed/MisweddedMiswed/Miswedded
MowMowedMown
OverdrawOverdrewOverdrawn
OverhearOverheardOverheard
OvertakeOvertookOvertaken
PayPaidPaid
PresetPresetPreset
ProveProvedProven/Proved
PutPutPut
QuitQuitQuit
Re-proveRe-provedRe-proven/Re-proved
ReadReadRead
RidRid/RiddedRid/Ridded
RideRodeRidden
RingRangRung
RiseRoseRisen
RiveRivedRiven/Rived
RunRanRun
SawSawedSawn/Sawed
SaySaidSaid
SeeSawSeen
SeekSoughtSought
SellSoldSold
SendSentSent
SetSetSet
SewSewedSewn/Sewed
ShakeShookShaken
ShaveShavedShaven/Shaved
ShearShore/ShearedShorn/Sheared
ShedShedShed
ShineShoneShone
ShoeShodShod
ShootShotShot
ShowShowedShown
ShrinkShrankShrunk
ShutShutShut
SingSangSung
SinkSankSunk
SitSatSat
SlaySlewSlain
SleepSleptSlept
SlideSlidSlid/Slidden
SlingSlungSlung
SlinkSlunkSlunk
SlitSlitSlit
SmellSmelt/SmelledSmelt/Smelled
SneakSneaked/SnuckSneaked/Snuck
SoothsaySoothsaidSoothsaid
SowSowedSown
SpeakSpokeSpoken
SpeedSped/SpeededSped/Speeded
SpellSpelt/SpelledSpelt/Spelled
SpendSpentSpent
SpillSpilt/SpilledSpilt/Spilled
SpinSpan/SpunSpun
SpitSpat/SpitSpat/Spit
SplitSplitSplit
SpoilSpoilt/SpoiledSpoilt/Spoiled
SpreadSpreadSpread
SpringSprangSprung
StandStoodStood
StealStoleStolen
StickStuckStuck
StingStungStung
StinkStankStunk
StrideStrode/StridedStridden
StrikeStruckStruck/Stricken
StringStrungStrung
StripStript/StrippedStript/Stripped
StriveStroveStriven
SubletSubletSublet
SunburnSunburned/SunburntSunburned/Sunburnt
SwearSworeSworn
SweatSweat/SweatedSweat/Sweated
SweepSwept/SweepedSwept/Sweeped
SwellSwelledSwollen
SwimSwamSwum
SwingSwungSwung
TakeTookTaken
TeachTaughtTaught
TearToreTorn
TellToldTold
ThinkThoughtThought
ThriveThrove/ThrivedThriven/Thrived
ThrowThrewThrown
ThrustThrustThrust
TreadTrodTrodden
UndergoUnderwentUndergone
UnderstandUnderstoodUnderstood
UndertakeUndertookUndertaken
UpsellUpsoldUpsold
UpsetUpsetUpset
VexVext/VexedVext/Vexed
WakeWokeWoken
WearWoreWorn
WeaveWoveWoven
WedWed/WeddedWed/Wedded
WeepWeptWept
WendWended/WentWended/Went
WetWet/WettedWet/Wetted
WinWonWon
WindWoundWound
WithdrawWithdrewWithdrawn
WithholdWithheldWithheld
WithstandWithstoodWithstood
WringWrungWrung
WriteWroteWritten
ZincZinced/ZinckedZinced/Zincked

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