Common Irregular Verbs in English: A Comprehensive List
Posted on Jun 2, 2024 in English
Common Irregular Verbs List
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | 3rd P.S. (Simple Present) | Gerund |
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| Be | Was/Were | Been | Is | Being |
| Become | Became | Become | Becomes | Becoming |
| Begin | Began | Begun | Begins | Beginning |
| Bleed | Bled | Bled | Bleeds | Bleeding |
| Blow | Blew | Blown | Blows | Blowing |
| Break | Broke | Broken | Breaks | Breaking |
| Bring | Brought | Brought | Brings | Bringing |
| Build | Built | Built | Builds | Building |
| Burn | Burnt/Burned | Burnt/Burned | Burns | Burning |
| Buy | Bought | Bought | Buys | Buying |
| Catch | Caught | Caught | Catches | Catching |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen | Chooses | Choosing |
| Come | Came | Come | Comes | Coming |
| Cut | Cut | Cut | Cuts | Cutting |
| Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Deals | Dealing |
| Do | Did | Done | Does | Doing |
| Draw | Drew | Drawn | Draws | Drawing |
| Dream | Dreamt/Dreamed | Dreamt/Dreamed | Dreams | Dreaming |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk | Drinks | Drinking |
| Drive | Drove | Driven | Drives | Driving |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten | Eats | Eating |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen | Falls | Falling |
| Feel | Felt | Felt | Feels | Feeling |
| Fight | Fought | Fought | Fights | Fighting |
| Find | Found | Found | Finds | Finding |
| Fly | Flew | Flown | Flies | Flying |
| Forbid | Forbade/Forbad | Forbidden | Forbids | Forbidding |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Forgets | Forgetting |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Forgives | Forgiving |
| Get | Got | Got/Gotten | Gets | Getting |
| Give | Gave | Given | Gives | Giving |
| Go | Went | Gone | Goes | Going |
| Grow | Grew | Grown | Grows | Growing |
| Have | Had | Had | Has | Having |
| Hear | Heard | Heard | Hears | Hearing |
| Hit | Hit | Hit | Hits | Hitting |
| Hold | Held | Held | Holds | Holding |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Hurts | Hurting |
| Keep | Kept | Kept | Keeps | Keeping |
| Know | Knew | Known | Knows | Knowing |
| Learn | Learnt/Learned | Learnt/Learned | Learns | Learning |
| Leave | Left | Left | Leaves | Leaving |
| Let | Let | Let | Lets | Letting |
| Lose | Lost | Lost | Loses | Losing |
| Make | Made | Made | Makes | Making |
| Mean | Meant | Meant | Means | Meaning |
| Meet | Met | Met | Meets | Meeting |
| Pay | Paid | Paid | Pays | Paying |
| Prove | Proved | Proven/Proved | Proves | Proving |
| Put | Put | Put | Puts | Putting |
| Quit | Quit | Quit | Quits | Quitting |
| Read | Read | Read | Reads | Reading |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden | Rides | Riding |
| Rise | Rose | Risen | Rises | Rising |
| Run | Ran | Run | Runs | Running |
| Say | Said | Said | Says | Saying |
| See | Saw | Seen | Sees | Seeing |
| Sell | Sold | Sold | Sells | Selling |
| Send | Sent | Sent | Sends | Sending |
| Show | Showed | Shown | Shows | Showing |
| Sing | Sang | Sung | Sings | Singing |
| Sit | Sat | Sat | Sits | Sitting |
| Sleep | Slept | Slept | Sleeps | Sleeping |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Speaks | Speaking |
| Spell | Spelt/Spelled | Spelt/Spelled | Spells | Spelling |
| Spend | Spent | Spent | Spends | Spending |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen | Steals | Stealing |
| Swear | Swore | Sworn | Swears | Swearing |
| Swim | Swam | Swum | Swims | Swimming |
| Take | Took | Taken | Takes | Taking |
| Teach | Taught | Taught | Teaches | Teaching |
| Tell | Told | Told | Tells | Telling |
| Think | Thought | Thought | Thinks | Thinking |
| Throw | Threw | Thrown | Throws | Throwing |
| Understand | Understood | Understood | Understands | Understanding |
| Wake | Woke | Woken | Wakes | Waking |
| Wear | Wore | Worn | Wears | Wearing |
| Win | Won | Won | Wins | Winning |
| Write | Wrote | Written | Writes | Writing |
