Irregular Verbs: Full List
Every irregular verb with its V1, V2 and V3 forms, on one page.
Verbs that do not form their Past Tense form (V2) and the Past Participle form (V3) by adding "-ed" at the end of word are called Irregular Verbs. To learn them in groups that are easier to remember, see Irregular Verbs; to use them, see the simple past and the present perfect.
V1 | V2 | V3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken | |
| B | be | was, were | been |
| beat | beat | beaten | |
| become | became | become | |
| begin | began | begun | |
| bend | bent | bent | |
| bet | bet | bet | |
| bid | bid | bid | |
| bite | bit | bitten | |
| blow | blew | blown | |
| break | broke | broken | |
| bring | brought | brought | |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | |
| build | built | built | |
| burn* | burnt | burnt | |
| buy | bought | bought | |
| C | catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen | |
| come | came | come | |
| cost | cost | cost | |
| creep | crept | crept | |
| cut | cut | cut | |
| D | deal | dealt | dealt |
| dig | dug | dug | |
| do | did | done | |
| draw | drew | drawn | |
| dream* | dreamt | dreamt | |
| drink | drank | drunk | |
| drive | drove | driven | |
| E | eat | ate | eaten |
| F | fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed | |
| feel | felt | felt | |
| fight | fought | fought | |
| find | found | found | |
| fly | flew | flown | |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | |
| G | get | got | got |
| get | got | gotten | |
| give | gave | given | |
| go | went | gone | |
| go | went | been | |
| grow | grew | grown | |
| H | hang* | hung | hung |
| have | had | had | |
| hear | heard | heard | |
| hide | hid | hidden | |
| hit | hit | hit | |
| hold | held | held | |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | |
| I | input | input | input |
| K | keep | kept | kept |
| know | knew | known | |
| L | 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 | |
| M | make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant | |
| meet | met | met | |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | |
| O | overcome | overcame | overcome |
| overhear | overheard | overheard | |
| P | pay | paid | paid |
| put | put | put | |
| R | read | read /red/ | read /red/ |
| ride | rode | ridden | |
| ring | rang | rung | |
| rise | rose | risen | |
| run | ran | run | |
| S | say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen | |
| seek | sought | sought | |
| sell | sold | sold | |
| send | sent | sent | |
| set | set | set | |
| shake | shook | shaken | |
| shine | shone | shone | |
| shoot | shot | shot | |
| show | showed | shown | |
| shut | shut | shut | |
| sing | sang | sung | |
| sink | sank | sunk | |
| sit | sat | sat | |
| sleep | slept | slept | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | |
| speed | sped | sped | |
| spell* | spelt | spelt | |
| spend | spent | spent | |
| spill* | spilt | spilt | |
| spin | spun | spun | |
| split | split | split | |
| spoil* | spoilt | spoilt | |
| spread | spread | spread | |
| stand | stood | stood | |
| steal | stole | stolen | |
| stick | stuck | stuck | |
| stink | stank | stunk | |
| strike | struck | struck | |
| strive | strove | striven | |
| swear | swore | sworn | |
| sweep | swept | swept | |
| swell | swelled | swollen | |
| swim | swam | swum | |
| swing | swung | swung | |
| T | take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught | |
| tear | tore | torn | |
| tell | told | told | |
| think | thought | thought | |
| throw | threw | thrown | |
| U | undergo | underwent | undergone |
| understand | understood | understood | |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken | |
| undo | undid | undone | |
| upset | upset | upset | |
| W | wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn | |
| wet | wet | wet | |
| win | won | won | |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | |
| write | wrote | written |
* These have a second form too: burn, dream, hang, lean, leap, learn, lie, spell, spill, spoil. Burned, learned, spelled and the other -ed forms are regular and correct, and more common in American English. Hanged is only for a person (executed), and lied is for telling a lie.
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