| Verb (Infinitive) | Simple Past | Past Participle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | ▶ |
| awake | awoke (awaked) | awoken (awaked) | ▶ |
| be | was / were | been | ▶ |
| bear | bore | borne / born | ▶ |
| beat | beat | beaten | ▶ |
| become | became | become | ▶ |
| begin | began | begun | ▶ |
| bend | bent | bent | ▶ |
| bet | bet | bet | ▶ |
| bid | bid / bade | bid / bidden | ▶ |
| 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) | ▶ |
| build | built | built | ▶ |
| burn | burnt / burned | burnt / burned | ▶ |
| burst | burst | burst | ▶ |
| buy | bought | bought | ▶ |
| cast | cast | cast | ▶ |
| catch | caught | caught | ▶ |
| choose | chose | chosen | ▶ |
| cling | clung | clung | ▶ |
| clothe | clad (clothed) | clad (clothed) | ▶ |
| come | came | come | ▶ |
| cost | cost | cost | ▶ |
| creep | crept | crept | ▶ |
| cut | cut | cut | ▶ |
| deal | dealt | dealt | ▶ |
| dig | dug | dug | ▶ |
| do | did | done | ▶ |
| draw | drew | drawn | ▶ |
| dream | dreamt (dreamed) | dreamt (dreamed) | ▶ |
| drink | drank | drunk | ▶ |
| drive | drove | driven | ▶ |
| dwell | dwelt | 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 | ▶ |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | ▶ |
| forecast | forecast (forecasted) | forecast (forecasted) | ▶ |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | ▶ |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | ▶ |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken | ▶ |
| freeze | froze | frozen | ▶ |
| get | got | got / gotten (us) | ▶ |
| give | gave | given | ▶ |
| go | went | gone | ▶ |
| grind | ground | ground | ▶ |
| grow | grew | grown | ▶ |
| hang | hung | hung | ▶ |
| have | had | had | ▶ |
| hear | heard | heard | ▶ |
| hide | hid | hidden | ▶ |
| hit | hit | hit | ▶ |
| hold | held | held | ▶ |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | ▶ |
| keep | kept | kept | ▶ |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | ▶ |
| knit | knit (knitted) | knit (knitted) | ▶ |
| know | knew | known | ▶ |
| lay | laid | laid | ▶ |
| lead | led | led | ▶ |
| lean | leant (leaned) | leant (leaned) | ▶ |
| leap | leapt (leaped) | leapt (leaped) | ▶ |
| learn | learnt (learned) | learnt (learned) | ▶ |
| leave | left | left | ▶ |
| lend | lent | lent | ▶ |
| let | let | let | ▶ |
| lie | lay | lain | ▶ |
| light | lit (lighted) | lit (lighted) | ▶ |
| lose | lost | lost | ▶ |
| make | made | made | ▶ |
| mean | meant | meant | ▶ |
| meet | met | met | ▶ |
| mislead | misled | misled | ▶ |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | ▶ |
| mow | mowed | mown (mowed) | ▶ |
| pay | paid | paid | ▶ |
| put | put | put | ▶ |
| quit | quit (quitted) | quit (quitted) | ▶ |
| read | read | read | ▶ |
| rid | rid | rid | ▶ |
| ride | rode | ridden | ▶ |
| ring | rang | rung | ▶ |
| rise | rose | risen | ▶ |
| run | ran | run | ▶ |
| saw | sawed | sawn (sawed) | ▶ |
| 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 | shaven (shaved) | ▶ |
| shine | shone | shone | ▶ |
| shoot | shot | shot | ▶ |
| show | showed | shown | ▶ |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | ▶ |
| shut | shut | shut | ▶ |
| sing | sang | sung | ▶ |
| sink | sank | sunk | ▶ |
| sit | sat | sat | ▶ |
| sleep | slept | slept | ▶ |
| slide | slid | slid | ▶ |
| smell | smelt (smelled) | smelt (smelled) | ▶ |
| 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) | ▶ |
| spin | span | spun | ▶ |
| spit | spat | spat | ▶ |
| split | split | split | ▶ |
| spoil | spoilt (spoiled) | spoilt (spoiled) | ▶ |
| spread | spread | spread | ▶ |
| spring | sprang | sprung | ▶ |
| stand | stood | stood | ▶ |
| steal | stole | stolen | ▶ |
| stick | stuck | stuck | ▶ |
| sting | stung | stung | ▶ |
| stink | stank | stunk | ▶ |
| stride | strode | stridden | ▶ |
| strike | struck | struck | ▶ |
| 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 | ▶ |
| think | thought | thought | ▶ |
| throw | threw | thrown | ▶ |
| thrust | thrust | thrust | ▶ |
| tread | trod | trod / trodden | ▶ |
| understand | understood | understood | ▶ |
| wake | woke (waked) | woke (waked) | ▶ |
| waylay | waylaid | waylaid | ▶ |
| wear | wore | worn | ▶ |
| weave | wove | woven | ▶ |
| weep | wept | wept | ▶ |
| win | won | won | ▶ |
| wring | wrung | wrung | ▶ |
| write | wrote | written | ▶ |
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In English there are several hundred irregular verbs but only a minority of them are regularly used. We have gathered the 160 most commonly used irregular verbs in the English language to enable you to learn and revise them effectively.
This list is interactive. It is possible to use the smart search field to search for a verb or the particular form of a verb.
In English, a regular verb is a verb that follows the usual rules of conjugation in the Simple Past and Past Participle (to form the Present Perfect in particular). You have to add -ed to the verb stem to form these two tenses of conjugation. Irregular verbs do not follow these rules! That is why you have to learn them by heart to avoid making mistakes.
Irregular verbs are used very frequently in English to form a large number of sentences in writing and speaking. Thus, it is primordial to know them well and master them in order to have a good level of English language and make oneself understood properly.
Learning irregular verbs also helps to expand your English vocabulary. Indeed, irregular verbs are frequently used. By learning irregular verbs it allows you to know more vocabulary words in English.
There is no miracle method to learn English irregular verbs permanently in one day ... To memorize irregular verbs, the only technique that works is repetition. It is advisable to divide the learning of irregular verbs into several days so that it is easier to memorize them for good.
Another tip that can help the person learning irregular verbs is to group them according to their irregularity. Indeed, verbs are irregular but it is possible to identify types of irregularity that are repeated for several verbs. (examples: drink-drank-drunk and sing-sang-sung).
