Irregular Verbs in English (Infinitive, Past , Past Participle)


Irregular verb is a type of verb that does not follow the general rule of using “-ed” at the end of the word to make the past tense or the past participle form. It means the spellings of an irregular verb can be tricky, and may follow a different pattern. Irregular verbs does not confirm to the rule for forming is simple past tense and past participle. Irregular verbs are follows:- 



Base Form (Infinitive) Past Simple Past Participle
Abandon Abandoned Abandoned
Abhore Abhorred Abhorred
Abide Abide, Abided Abode, Abided
Arise Arose Arisen
Awake Awoke Awaked, Awoken
Be Was Been
Bear Bore Borne
Beat Beat Beaten
Becom Became Become
Befall Befall Befallen
Beget Begot Begotten
Begin Began Begun
Behold Beheld Beheld
Bend Bent Bent
Bereave Bereaved, Bereft Bereft
Beseech Besought Besought
Bet Bet, Betted Bet, Betted
Betake Betook Betaken
Bethink Bethought Bethought
Bid Bade, Bid Bidden, Bid
Bind Bound Bound
Bite Bit Bitten, Bit
Bleed Bled Bled
Blend Blended, Blent Blended, Blent
Bless Blessed, Blest Blessed, Blest
Blow Blew Blown
Break Broke Broken
Breed Bred Bred
Bring Brought Brought
Broadcast Broadcast, Broadcasted Broadcast, Broadcasted
Build Built Built
Burn Burnt, Burned Burnt, Burned
Burst Burst Burst
Buy Bought Bought
Cast Cast Cast
Catch Caught Caught
Chide Chided, Chid Chided, Chidden
Choose Chose Chosen
Cleave Clove, Cleft Cloven, Cleft
Cling Clung Clung
Cloth Clothed, Clad Clothed, Clad
Come Came Come
Convey Conveyed Conveyed
Cost Cost Cost
Creep Crept Crept
Crow Crowed, Crew Crowed
Cut Cut Cut
Dare Dared, Durst Dared
Deal Dealt Dealt
Dig Dug Dug
Dive Dived Dived
Do Did Done
Draw Drew Drawn
Dream Dreamt, Dreamed Dreamt, Dreamed
Drink Drank Drunk
Drive Drove Driven
Dwell Dwelt Dewelt
Eat At Eaten
Fall Fell Fallen
Feed Fed Fed
Feel Felt Felt
Fight Fought Fought
Find Found Found
Fit Fitted Fitted
Flee Fled Fled
Fling Flung Flung
Fly Flew Flown
Forbear Forebore Foreborne
Forbid Forbade, Forbad Forbidden
Forecast Forecast, Forecasted Forecast, Forecasted
Foreknow Foreknew Foreknown
Foresee Foresaw Foreseen
Foretell Foretold Foretold
Forget Forgot Forgotten
Forgive Forgave Forgiven
Forsake Forsook Forsaken
Forswear Forswore Forsworn
Freeze Froze Frozen
Gainsay Gainsaid Gainsaid
Get Got Got
Gild Gilded, Gilt Gilded, Gil
Gird Girded, Girt Girded, Girt
Give Gave Given
Go Went Gone
Grave Graved Graven, Graved
Grind Ground Ground
Grow Grew Grown
Hamstring Hamstringed Hamstringed
Hang Hung, Hanged Hung, Hanged
Have Had Had
Hear Heard Heard
Heave Heaved, Hove Heaved, Hove
Hew Hewed Hewed, Hove
Hide Hid Hidden
Hit Hit Hit
Hold Held Held
Hurt Hurt Hurt
Inlay Inlaid Inlaid
Keep Kept Kept
Kneel Knelt Knelt
Knit Knitted, Knit Knitted, Knit
Know Knew Known
Lade Laded Laden
Lay Laid Laid
Lead Leant, Learned Leant, Learned
Leap Leapt, Leaped Leapt, Leaped
Learn Learnt, Learned Learnt, Learned
Leave Left Left
Lie Lay Lain
Light Lighted, Lit Lighted, Lit
Lose Lost Lost
Make Made Made
Mean Meant Meant
Meet Met Met
Melt Melted Melted, Molten
Miscast Miscast Miscast
Misdeal Misdealt Misdealt
Misgive Misgave Misgaven
Mislay Mislaid Mislaid
Mislead Misled Misled
Misspell Misspelt Misspelt
Misspend Misspent Misspent
Mistake Mistook Mistaken
Mow Mowed Mown
Outbid Outbid Outbid
Outdo Outdid Outdone
Outgo Outwent Outgone
Outgrow Outgrew Outgrown
Outride Outrode Outridden
Outrun Outran Outrun
Outshine Outshore Outshone
Overbear Overbore Overborne
Overcast Overcast Overcast
Overcome Overcame Overcome
Overdo Overdid Overdone
Overhang Overhung Overhung
Overhear Overheard Overheard
Overlay Overlaid Overlaid
Overleap Overleapt, Overleaped Overleapt, Overleaped
Overlie Overlay Overlain
Override Overrode Overridden
Oversee Oversaw Overseen
Overshoot Overshot Overshot
Oversleep Overslept Overslept
Overtake Overtook Overtaken
Overthrow Overthrew Overthrown
Partake Partook Partaken
Pay Paid Paid
Prove Proved Proved, Proven
Purify Purified Purified
Put Put Put
Quit Quitted, Quit Quitted, Qui
Read Read Read
Rebind Rebound Rebound
Rebuild Rebuilt Rebuilt
Recast Recast Recast
Redo Redid Redone
Relay Relayed Relayed
Remake Remade Remade
Rend Rent Rent
Repay Repaid Repaid
Rerun Reran Rerun
Reset Reset Reset
Retell Retold Retold
Rewrite Rewrote Rewritten
Rid Rid, Ridded Rid, Ridded
Ride Rode Ridden
Ring Rang Rung
Rise Rose Risen
Rive Rived Riven, Rived
Run Ran Run
Satisfy Satisfied Satisfied
Saw Sawed Sawn, Sawed
Say Said Said
See Saw Seen
Seek Sought Sought
Sell Sold Sold
Send Sent Sent
Sew Sewed Sewn, Sewed
Shake Shook Shaken
Shave Shaved Shaved, Shaven
Shear Sheared Sheared, Shorn
Shead Shed Shed
Shine Shone Shone
Shoe Shod Shod
Shoot Shot Shot
Show Showe Showed, Shown
Shrink Shrank, Shrunk Shrank, Shrunken
Shrive Shrove, Shrived Shriven, Shrived
Shut Shut Shut
Sing Sang Sung
Sink Sank Sunk, Sunken
Sit Sat Sat
Slay Slew Slain
Sleep Slept Slept
Slide Slid Slid
Sling Slung Slung
Slink Slunk Slunk
Slit Slit Slit
Smell Smelt, Smelled Smelt, Smelled
Smite Smote Smitten
Sow Sowed Sown, Sowed
Speak Spoke Spoken
Speed Sped, Speeded Sped, Speeded
Spell Spelt, Spelled Spelt, Spelled
Spend Spent Spent
Spill Spilt, Spilled Spilt, Spilled
Spoil Spoilt, Spoiled Spoilt, Spoiled
Spread Spread Spread
Spring Sprang Sprung
Stand Stood Stood
Stave Staved, Stove Staved, Stove
Steal Stole Stolen
Stick Stuck Stuck
Sting Stank, Stunk Stunk
Strew Strewed Strewn, Strewed
Stride Strode Stridden
Strike Struck Struck, Stricken
String Strung Strung
Strive Strove Striven
Swear Swore Sworn
Sweep Swept Swept
Swell Swelled Swollen, Swelled
Swim Swam Swum
Swing Swung Swung
Take Took Taken
Teach Taught Taught
Tear Tore Torn
Tell Told Told
Thin Thought Though
Thrive Throve, Thrived Thriven, Thrived
Throw Threw Thrown
Thrust Thrust Thrust
Tie Tied Tied
Tread Trod Trodden, Trod
Unbend Unbent Unbent
Unbind Unbound Unbound
Underbid Underbid Underbid
Undergo Underwent Undergone
Undertake Undertook Undertaken
Understand Understood Understood
Undo Undid Undone
Upset Upset Upset
Wake Woke, Waked Woken, Waked
Waylay Waylaid Waylaid
Wear Wore Worn
Weave Wove Woven
Weep Wept Wept
Win Won Won
Wind Wound Wound
Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn
Withhold Withheld Withheld
Withstand Withstood Withstood
Work Worked, Wrought Worked, Wrought
Wring Wrung Wrung
Write Wrote Written

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