Irregular Verbs

(Including Rare Verb Forms)

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List of Irregular Verbs

Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle A abide abided / abode abided alight alighted / alit alighted / alit arise arose arisen awake awakened / awoke awakened / awoken B backbite backbit backbitten backslide backslid backslidden / backslid be [ am, is, are] was, were been bear bore born / borne beat beat beaten / beat become became become befall befell befallen beget begat / begot begotten begin began begun behold beheld beheld bend bent bent bereave bereaved / bereft bereaved / bereft beseech besought / beseeched besought / beseeched beset beset beset bestrew bestrewed bestrewn / bestrewed bet bet / betted [?] bet / betted [?] betake betook betaken bethink bethought bethought bid (farewell) bid / bade bidden bid (offer amount) bid bid bind bound bound bite bit bitten bleed bled bled blow blew blown break broke broken breed bred bred bring brought brought broadcast broadcast / broadcasted broadcast / broadcasted browbeat browbeat browbeaten / browbeat build built built burn burned / burnt [?] burned / burnt [?] burst burst burst bust busted / bust busted / bust buy bought bought C cast cast cast catch caught caught chide chided / chid chided / chidden choose chose chosen clap clapped / clapt [?] clapped / clapt [?] cling clung clung clothe clothed / clad [?] clothed / clad [?] colorbreed colorbred colorbred come came come cost cost cost creep crept crept crossbreed crossbred crossbred cut cut cut D dare dared / durst dared / durst daydream daydreamed / daydreamt [?] daydreamed / daydreamt [?] deal dealt dealt dig dug dug dight dighted / dight dighted / dight disprove disproved disproved / disproven dive (jump head-first) dove / dived dived dive (scuba diving) dived / dove dived do did done draw drew drawn dream dreamed / dreamt [?] dreamed / dreamt [?] drink drank drunk drive drove driven dwell dwelt / dwelled [?] dwelt / dwelled [?] E eat ate eaten enwind enwound enwound F fall fell fallen feed fed fed feel felt felt fight fought fought find found found fit (tailor, change size) fitted / fit [?] fitted / fit [?] fit (be right size) fit / fitted [?] fit / fitted [?] flee fled fled fling flung flung fly flew flown forbear forbore forborne forbid forbade forbidden fordo fordid fordone forecast forecast forecast forego (also forgo) forewent foregone foreknow foreknew foreknown forerun foreran forerun foresee foresaw foreseen foreshow foreshowed foreshown / foreshowed forespeak forespoke forespoken foretell foretold foretold forget forgot forgotten / forgot [?] forgive forgave forgiven forsake forsook forsaken forswear forswore forsworn fraught fraught fraught freeze froze frozen frostbite frostbit frostbitten G gainsay gainsaid gainsaid get got gotten / got [?] gild gilded / gilt gilded / gilt give gave given go went gone grind ground ground grow grew grown H hagride hagrode hagridden halterbreak halterbroke halterbroken hamstring hamstrung hamstrung hand-feed hand-fed hand-fed handwrite handwrote handwritten hang hung hung hang (kill by hanging) hanged / hung hanged / hung have had had hear heard heard heave heaved / hove heaved / hove hew hewed hewn / hewed hide hid hidden hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt I inbreed inbred inbred inlay inlaid inlaid input input / inputted input / inputted inset inset inset interbreed interbred interbred intercut intercut intercut interlay interlaid interlaid interset interset interset interweave interwove / interweaved interwoven / interweaved interwind interwound interwound inweave inwove / inweaved inwoven / inweaved J jerry-build jerry-built jerry-built K keep kept kept kneel knelt / kneeled knelt / kneeled knit knitted / knit knitted / knit know knew known L lade laded laden / laded landslide landslid landslid lay laid laid lead led led lean leaned / leant [?] leaned / leant [?] leap leaped / leapt [?] leaped / leapt [?] learn learned / learnt [?] learned / learnt [?] leave left left lend lent lent let let let lie lay lain lie (not tell truth) REGULAR lied lied light lit / lighted lit / lighted lip-read lip-read lip-read lose lost lost M make made made mean meant meant meet met met misbecome misbecame misbecome miscast miscast miscast miscut miscut miscut misdeal misdealt misdealt misdo misdid misdone mishear misheard misheard mishit mishit mishit mislay mislaid mislaid mislead misled misled mislearn mislearned / mislearnt [?] mislearned / mislearnt [?] misread misread misread missay missaid missaid missend missent missent misset misset misset misspeak misspoke misspoken misspell misspelled / misspelt [?] misspelled / misspelt [?] misspend misspent misspent misswear misswore missworn mistake mistook mistaken misteach mistaught mistaught mistell mistold mistold misthink misthought misthought misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood miswear miswore misworn miswed miswed / miswedded miswed / miswedded miswrite miswrote miswritten mow mowed mowed / mown N No irregular verbs beginning with "N." O offset offset offset outbid outbid outbid outbreed outbred outbred outdo outdid outdone outdraw outdrew outdrawn outdrink outdrank outdrunk outdrive outdrove outdriven outfight outfought outfought outfly outflew outflown outgrow outgrew outgrown outlay outlaid outlaid outleap outleaped / outleapt [?] outleaped / outleapt [?] outlie (not tell truth) REGULAR outlied outlied output output / outputted output / outputted outride outrode outridden outrun outran outrun outsee outsaw outseen outsell outsold outsold outshine outshined / outshone [?] outshined / outshone [?] outshoot outshot outshot outsing outsang outsung outsit outsat outsat outsleep outslept outslept outsmell outsmelled / outsmelt [?] outsmelled / outsmelt [?] outspeak outspoke outspoken outspeed outsped outsped outspend outspent outspent outspin outspun outspun outspring outsprang / outsprung outsprung outstand outstood outstood outswear outswore outsworn outswim outswam outswum outtell outtold outtold outthink outthought outthought outthrow outthrew outthrown outwear outwore outworn outwind outwound outwound outwrite outwrote outwritten overbear overbore overborne / overborn overbid overbid overbid overbreed overbred overbred overbuild overbuilt overbuilt overbuy overbought overbought overcast overcast overcast overcome overcame overcome overcut overcut overcut overdo overdid overdone overdraw overdrew overdrawn overdrink overdrank overdrunk overeat overate overeaten overfeed overfed overfed overhang overhung overhung overhear overheard overheard overlay overlaid overlaid overleap overleaped / overleapt [?] overleaped / overleapt [?] overlie overlay overlain overpay overpaid overpaid override overrode overridden overrun overran overrun oversee oversaw overseen oversell oversold oversold overset overset overset oversew oversewed oversewn / oversewed overshoot overshot overshot oversleep overslept overslept oversow oversowed oversown / oversowed overspeak overspoke overspoken overspend overspent overspent overspill overspilled / overspilt [?] overspilled / overspilt [?] overspin overspun overspun overspread overspread overspread overspring oversprang / oversprung / oversprung overstand overstood overstood overstrew overstrewed overstrewn / overstrewed overstride overstrode overstridden overstrike overstruck overstruck overtake overtook overtaken overthink overthought overthought overthrow overthrew overthrown overwear overwore overworn overwind overwound overwound overwrite overwrote overwritten P partake partook partaken pay paid paid plead pleaded / pled pleaded / pled prebuild prebuilt prebuilt predo predid predone premake premade premade prepay prepaid prepaid presell presold presold preset preset preset preshrink preshrank preshrunk presplit presplit presplit proofread proofread proofread prove proved proven / proved put put put Q quick-freeze quick-froze quick-frozen quit quit / quitted [?] quit / quitted [?] R read read (sounds like "red") read (sounds like "red") reawake reawoke reawaken rebid rebid rebid rebind rebound rebound rebroadcast rebroadcast / rebroadcasted rebroadcast / rebroadcasted rebuild rebuilt rebuilt recast recast recast recut recut recut redeal redealt redealt redo redid redone redraw redrew redrawn reeve reeved / rove reeved / rove refit (replace parts) refit / refitted [?] refit / refitted [?] refit (retailor) refitted / refit [?] refitted / refit [?] regrind reground reground regrow regrew regrown rehang rehung rehung rehear reheard reheard reknit reknitted / reknit reknitted / reknit relay (for example tiles) relaid relaid relay (pass along) REGULAR relayed relayed relearn relearned / relearnt [?] relearned / relearnt [?] relight relit / relighted relit / relighted remake remade remade rend rent / rended rent / rended repay repaid repaid reread reread reread rerun reran rerun resell resold resold resend resent resent reset reset reset resew resewed resewn / resewed retake retook retaken reteach retaught retaught retear retore retorn retell retold retold rethink rethought rethought retread retread retread retrofit retrofitted / retrofit [?] retrofitted / retrofit [?] rewake rewoke / rewaked rewaken / rewaked rewear rewore reworn reweave rewove / reweaved rewoven / reweaved rewed rewed / rewedded rewed / rewedded rewet rewet / rewetted [?] rewet / rewetted [?] rewin rewon rewon rewind rewound rewound rewrite rewrote rewritten rid rid rid ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen rive rived riven / rived roughcast roughcast roughcast run ran run S sand-cast sand-cast sand-cast saw sawed sawed / sawn say said said see saw seen seek sought sought self-feed self-fed self-fed self-sow self-sowed self-sown / self-sowed sell sold sold send sent sent set set set sew sewed sewn / sewed shake shook shaken shave shaved shaved / shaven shear sheared sheared / shorn shed shed shed shine shined / shone [?] shined / shone [?] shit shit / shat / shitted shit / shat / shitted shoe shoed / shod shoed / shod shoot shot shot show showed shown / showed shrink shrank / shrunk shrunk shrive shrived / shrove shriven shut shut shut sight-read sight-read sight-read sing sang sung sink sank / sunk sunk sit sat sat skywrite skywrote skywritten slay (kill) slew / slayed slain / slayed slay (amuse) REGULAR slayed slayed sleep slept slept slide slid slid sling slung slung slink slinked / slunk slinked / slunk slit slit slit smell smelled / smelt [?] smelled / smelt [?] smite smote smitten / smote sneak sneaked / snuck sneaked / snuck sow sowed sown / sowed speak spoke spoken speed sped / speeded sped / speeded spell spelled / spelt [?] spelled / spelt [?] spend spent spent spill spilled / spilt [?] spilled / spilt [?] spin spun spun spit spit / spat spit / spat split split split spoil spoiled / spoilt [?] spoiled / spoilt [?] spoon-feed spoon-fed spoon-fed spread spread spread spring sprang / sprung sprung stall-feed stall-fed stall-fed stand stood stood stave staved / stove staved / stove steal stole stolen stick stuck stuck sting stung stung stink stunk / stank stunk strew strewed strewn / strewed stride strode stridden strike (delete) struck stricken strike (hit) struck struck / stricken string strung strung strip stripped / stript [?] stripped / stript [?] strive strove / strived striven / strived sublet sublet sublet sunburn sunburned / sunburnt [?] sunburned / sunburnt [?] swear swore sworn sweat sweat / sweated sweat / sweated sweep swept swept swell swelled swollen / swelled swim swam swum swing swung swung T take took taken teach taught taught tear tore torn telecast telecast telecast tell told told test-drive test-drove test-driven test-fly test-flew test-flown think thought thought thrive thrived / throve thrived / thriven throw threw thrown thrust thrust thrust tread trod trodden / trod troubleshoot troubleshot troubleshot typecast typecast typecast typeset typeset typeset typewrite typewrote typewritten U unbear unbore unborn / unborne unbend unbent unbent unbind unbound unbound unbuild unbuilt unbuilt unclothe unclothed / unclad [?] unclothed / unclad [?] underbid underbid underbid underbuy underbought underbought undercut undercut undercut underfeed underfed underfed undergo underwent undergone underlay underlaid underlaid underlet underlet underlet underlie underlay underlain underrun underran underrun undersell undersold undersold undershoot undershot undershot underspend underspent underspent understand understood understood undertake undertook undertaken underthrust underthrust underthrust underwrite underwrote underwritten undo undid undone undraw undrew undrawn unfreeze unfroze unfrozen unhang unhung unhung unhide unhid unhidden unhold unheld unheld unknit unknitted / unknit unknitted / unknit unlade unladed unladen / unladed unlay unlaid unlaid unlead REGULAR unleaded unleaded unlearn unlearned / unlearnt [?] unlearned / unlearnt [?] unmake unmade unmade unreeve unreeved / unrove unreeved / unrove unsay unsaid unsaid unsew unsewed unsewn / unsewed unsling unslung unslung unspin unspun unspun unstick unstuck unstuck unstring unstrung unstrung unswear unswore unsworn unteach untaught untaught unthink unthought unthought unweave unwove / unweaved unwoven / unweaved unwind unwound unwound unwrite unwrote unwritten uphold upheld upheld upset upset upset V vex vexed / vext [?] vexed / vext [?] W wake woke / waked woken / waked waylay waylaid waylaid wear wore worn weave wove / weaved woven / weaved wed wed / wedded wed / wedded weep wept wept wet wet / wetted [?] wet / wetted [?] whet REGULAR whetted whetted win won won wind wound wound withdraw withdrew withdrawn withhold withheld withheld withstand withstood withstood wring wrung wrung write wrote written X No irregular verbs beginning with "X." Y No irregular verbs beginning with "Y." Z No irregular verbs beginning with "Z."

Irregular Verb Flashcards and Drills

If you want to learn irregular verbs, you need to practice, practice, practice. Below we have created five sets of flashcards as well as simple irregular verb drills to help English learners learn the 100 most common irregular verbs in English.

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