Grammar Rules

Irregular Verbs List

This list contains all the irregular verbs of the English language. Each entry includes the base or bare infinitive first, followed by the simple past (V2) form and the past participle (V3) form. Taking some time to make sentences using each irregular verb form will help you to use these verbs correctly when speaking and writing. Simply reading through this list will help you to recognize an irregular verb when you see one.

Irregular Verbs – Complete List

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arise
arose arisen
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awake
awoke awoken
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be
was/were been
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bear
bore born(e)
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beat
beat beaten
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become
became become
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begin
began begun
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bend
bent bent
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bet
bet bet
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bind
bound bound
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bite
bit bitten
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bleed
bled bled
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blow
blew blown
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break
broke broken
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breed
bred bred
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bring
brought brought
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broadcast
broadcast broadcast
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build
built built
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burn
burnt/burned burnt/burned
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burst
burst burst
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buy
bought bought
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can
could ... (been able)
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catch
caught caught
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choose
chose chosen
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cling
clung clung
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come
came come
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cost
cost cost
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creep
crept crept
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cut
cut cut
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deal
dealt dealt
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dig
dug dug
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do
did done
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draw
drew drawn
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dream
dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed
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drink
drank drunk
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drive
drove driven
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eat
ate eaten
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fall
fell fallen
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feed
fed fed
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feel
felt felt
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fight
fought fought
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find
found found
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fly
flew flown
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forbid
forbade forbidden
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forget
forgot forgotten
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forgive
forgave forgiven
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freeze
froze frozen
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get
got got
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give
gave given
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go
went gone
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grind
ground ground
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grow
grew grown
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hang
hung hung
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have
had had
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hear
heard heard
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hide
hid hidden
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hit
hit hit
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hold
held held
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hurt
hurt hurt
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keep
kept kept
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kneel
knelt knelt
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know
knew known
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lay
laid laid
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lead
led led
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lean
leant/leaned leant/leaned
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learn
learnt/learned learnt/learned
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leave
left left
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lend
lent lent
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lie (in bed)
lay lain
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lie (to not tell the truth)
lied lied
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light
lit/lighted lit/lighted
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lose
lost lost
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make
made made
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may
might ...
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mean
meant meant
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meet
met met
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mow
mowed mown/mowed
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must
had to ...
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overtake
overtook overtaken
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pay
paid paid
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put
put put
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read
read read
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ride
rode ridden
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ring
rang rung
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rise
rose risen
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run
ran run
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saw
sawed sawn/sawed
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say
said said
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see
saw seen
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sell
sold sold
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send
sent sent
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set
set set
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sew
sewed sewn/sewed
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shake
shook shaken
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shall
should ...
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shed
shed shed
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shine
shone shone
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shoot
shot shot
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show
showed shown
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shrink
shrank shrunk
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shut
shut shut
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sing
sang sung
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sink
sank sunk
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sit
sat sat
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sleep
slept slept
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slide
slid slid
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smell
smelt smelt
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sow
sowed sown/sowed
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speak
spoke spoken
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spell
spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
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spend
spent spent
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spill
spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
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spin
spun spun
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spit
spat spat
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spread
spread spread
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stand
stood stood
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steal
stole stolen
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stick
stuck stuck
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sting
stung stung
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stink
stank stunk
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strike
struck struck
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swear
swore sworn
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sweep
swept swept
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swell
swelled swollen/swelled
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swim
swam swum
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swing
swung swung
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take
took taken
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teach
taught taught
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tear
tore torn
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tell
told told
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think
thought thought
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throw
threw thrown
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understand
understood understood
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wake
woke woken
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wear
wore worn
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weep
wept wept
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will
would ...
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win
won won
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wind
wound wound
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write
wrote written