Overview of
English Irregular Verbs
Traditional style alphabetical listing
Sections | |
A to F | S to W |
G to R | Inflection Patterns |
A to F
Infinitive / Basic Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
abide | abode | abode |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke, awaked | awoken, awaked |
be | was, were | been |
bear | bore | borne, born |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
befall | befell | befallen |
beget | begot | begotten |
begin | began | begun |
behold | beheld | beheld |
bend | bent | bent |
bereave | bereave | bereaved, bereft |
beseech | besought | besought |
bet | betted, bet | betted, bet |
bid (command) | bade | bidden |
bid (offer) | 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 | broadcast |
build | built | built |
burn | burned, burnt | burned, burnt |
burst | burst | burst |
buy | bought | bought |
can | could | been able |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
chide | chid | chidden |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | clove, cleft | cloven, cleft |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed, clad | clothed, clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crow | crowed, crew | crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
dare | dared, durst | dared, durst |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamed, dreamt | dreamed, dreamt |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelled, dwelt | dwelled, dwelt |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbear | forbore | forborne |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
G to R
Infinitive / Basic Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
get | got | got, gotten |
gild | gilded, gilt | gilded, gilt |
gird | girded, girt | girded, girt |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone (and still
absent); been (and returned) |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
hang | hanged, hung | hanged, hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hew | hewed | hewed, hewn |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt | knelt |
knit | knitted, knit | knitted, knit |
know | knew | known |
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 |
light | lighted, lit | lighted, lit |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
may | might | — |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
mow | mowed | mowed, mown |
must | had to | had to |
ought | — | — |
pay | paid | paid |
put | put | put |
read /ri:d/ | read /red/ | read /red/ |
rend | rent | rent |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
S to W
Infinitive / Basic Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
saw | sawed | sawed, sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
sew | sewed | sewed, sewn |
shake | shook | shaken |
shall | should | — |
shear | sheared, shore | sheared, shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shoe | shoed, shod | shoed, shod |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | showed, shown |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slunk | slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
smell | smelled, smelt | smelled, smelt |
smite | smote | smitten |
sow | sowed | sowed, sown |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | speeded, sped | speeded, sped |
spell | spelled, spelt | spelled, spelt |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilled, spilt | spilled, spilt |
spin | spun | spun |
spit | spat | spat |
split | split | split |
spoil | spoiled, spoilt | spoiled, spoilt |
spread | spread | spread |
spring | sprang | sprung |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stank, stunk | stunk |
strew | strewed | strewed, strewn |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck |
string | strung | strung |
strive | strove | striven |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweep | swept | swept |
swell | swelled | swelled, swollen |
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 |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden, trod |
understand | understood | understood |
undertake | undertook | undertaken |
wake | waked, woke | waked, woken |
wear | wore | worn |
weave | wove | woven |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wetted, wet | wetted, wet |
will | would | — |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |