Irregular Verbs: Simple Present, Past, and Participle
Complete List
Mastering irregular verbs is crucial for fluency in English. Unlike regular verbs, irregular verbs do not follow a predictable pattern for their past simple and past participle forms. This table provides a comprehensive list of common irregular verbs, categorized for easy learning.
| Simple Present | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| Arise | Arose | Arisen |
| Awake | Awoke | Awoken |
| Be | Was, Were | Been |
| Bear | Bore | Borne |
| Beat | Beat | Beaten / Beat |
| 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 | Burned / Burnt | Burned / Burnt |
| Burst | Burst | Burst |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Cling | Clung | Clung |
| Come | Came | Come |
| Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Creep | Crept | Crept |
| Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
| Dig | Dug | Dug |
| Dive | Dived / Dove | Dived |
| 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 |
| Fit | Fit / Fitted | Fit / Fitted |
| Flee | Fled | Fled |
| Fling | Flung | Flung |
| Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Forbid | Forbade / Forbad | Forbidden / Forbade |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten / Forgot |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
| Forgo | Forwent | Forgone |
| Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Get | Got | Gotten / Got |
| Give | Gave | Given |
| Go | Went | Gone |
| Grind | Ground | Ground |
| Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Hang | Hung / Hanged | Hung / Hanged |
| Have | Had | Had |
| Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Hide | Hid | Hidden |
| Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Hold | Held | Held |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Kneel | Knelt / Kneeled | Knelt / Kneeled |
| Knit | Knitted / Knit | Knitted / Knit |
| Know | Knew | Known |
| Lay | Laid | Laid |
| Lead | Led | Led |
| Leap | Leapt / Leaped | Leapt / Leaped |
| Leave | Left | Left |
| Lend | Lent | Lent |
| Let | Let | Let |
| Lie (down) | Lay | Lain |
| Light | Lit / Lighted | Lit / Lighted |
| Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Make | Made | Made |
| Mean | Meant | Meant |
| Meet | Met | Met |
| Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Prove | Proved | Proved / Proven |
| Put | Put | Put |
| Quit | Quit | Quit |
| Read | Read | Read |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Ring | Rang | Rung |
| Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Run | Ran | Run |
| Saw | Sawed | Sawed / Sawn |
| Say | Said | Said |
| See | Saw | Seen |
| Seek | Sought | Sought |
| Sell | Sold | Sold |
| Send | Sent | Sent |
| Set | Set | Set |
| Sew | Sewed | Sewn / Sewed |
| Shake | Shook | Shaken |
| Shave | Shaved | Shaved / Shaven |
| Shear | Sheared | Sheared / Shorn |
| Shine | Shone / Shined | Shone / Shined |
| Shoot | Shot | Shot |
| Show | Showed | Shown / Showed |
| Shrink | Shrank / Shrunk | Shrunk / Shrunken |
| Shut | Shut | Shut |
| Sing | Sang | Sung |
| Sink | Sank | Sunk |
| Sit | Sat | Sat |
| Slay | Slew | Slain |
| Sleep | Slept | Slept |
| Slide | Slid | Slid |
| Sneak | Sneaked / Snuck | Sneaked / Snuck |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
| Speed | Sped | Sped |
| Spend | Spent | Spent |
| Spill | Spilled / Spilt | Spilled / Spilt |
| Spin | Spun | Spun |
| Spit | Spat / Spit | Spat / Spit |
| Split | Split | Split |
| Spread | Spread | Spread |
| Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
| Stand | Stood | Stood |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Stick | Stuck | Stuck |
| Sting | Stung | Stung |
| Stink | Stank / Stunk | Stunk |
| Strew | Strewed | Strewn |
| Strike | Struck | Struck / Stricken |
| Strive | Strove / Strived | Striven / Strived |
| Swear | Swore | Sworn |
| Sweep | Swept | Swept |
| Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Swing | Swung | Swung |
| Take | Took | Taken |
| Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Tear | Tore | Torn |
| Tell | Told | Told |
| Think | Thought | Thought |
| Thrive | Thrived / Throve | Thrived / Thriven |
| Throw | Threw | Thrown |
| Undergo | Underwent | Undergone |
| Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Upset | Upset | Upset |
| Wake | Woke / Waked | Woken / Waked |
| Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Weave | Wove | Woven |
| Weep | Wept | Wept |
| Win | Won | Won |
| Wind | Wound | Wound |
| Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn |
| Wring | Wrung | Wrung |
| Write | Wrote | Written |