List of Irregular Verbs Pdf!
What are Irregular Verbs?
Irregular verbs are a type of verb that do not form their Past tense or Past participle by merely adding ‘-d’ or ‘-ed’ to their base form. You can simply Say that irregular verbs are in Contrast with the regular verbs, regular verbs form their past and the past participle by just adding ‘-d’ or ‘-ed’ to their base form.
List of Irregular Verbs in English
Below is a list of 300+ examples of irregular verbs in English:
Bare Form |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
shoot | shot | shot |
swing | swung | swung |
awake | awoke | awoken |
mow | mowed | mowed/mown |
think | thought | thought |
put | put | put |
hang | hung | hung |
blow | blew | blown |
lend | lent | lent |
seek | sought | sought |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
ring | rang | rung |
hide | hid | hidden |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
beat | beat | beaten |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
teach | taught | taught |
flee | fled | fled |
bid | bid | bid |
sit | sat | sat |
bet | bet | bet |
saw | sawed | sawn /sawed |
come | came | come |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
sell | sold | sold |
give | gave | given |
bite | bit | bitten |
wring | wrung | wrung |
run | ran | run |
plead | pleaded/plead | pleaded/plead |
hit | hit | hit |
bear | bore | borne |
bet | bet | bet |
leave | left | left |
set | set | set |
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Irregular Verbs List – Infographic 1
Bare Form |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
lose | lost | lost |
stride | strode | stridden |
bring | brought | brought |
break | broke | broken |
break | broke | broken |
beset | beset | beset |
quit | quit | quit |
show | showed | showed or shown |
weep | wept | wept |
lie | lay | lain |
arise | arose | arisen |
shine | shone | shone |
spill | spilt /spilled | spilt /spilled |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
cut | cut | cut |
bear | bore | borne |
throw | threw | thrown |
send | sent | sent |
weave | wove /weaved | woven /weaved |
rise | rose | risen |
wring | wrung | wrung |
get | got | got (sometimes gotten) |
weep | wept | wept |
bend | bent | bent |
sink | sank | sunk |
let | let | let |
wake | woke | woken |
see | saw | seen |
sweep | swept | swept |
wake | woke | woken |
sing | sang | sung |
beset | beset | beset |
shed | shed | shed |
pay | paid | paid |
stick | stuck | stuck |
be | was,were | been |
wear | wore | worn |
wed | wedded /wed | wedded /wed |
grind | ground | ground |
buy | bought | bought |
burst | burst | burst |
speak | spoke | spoken |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
keep | kept | kept |
build | built | built |
creep | crept | crept |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
smell | smelt /smelled | smelt /smelled |
begin | began | begun |
drink | drank | drunk |
bid | bid | bid |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
breed | bred | bred |
burn | burned or burnt | burned or burnt |
beat | beat | beaten |
win | won | won |
sleep | slept | slept |
cling | clung | clung |
have | had | had |
sting | stung | stung |
speed | sped /speeded | sped /speeded |
buy | bought | bought |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
rid | rid | rid |
dig | dug | dug |
bleed | bled | bled |
lead | led | led |
become | became | become |
smite | smote | smitten |
freeze | froze | frozen |
List of Irregular Verbs – Infographic 2
Bare Form |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
eat | ate | eaten |
blow | blew | blown |
meet | met | met |
prove | proved | proved/proven |
come | came | come |
understand | understood | understood |
breed | bred | bred |
shut | shut | shut |
thrive | thrived /throve | thrived |
kneel | knelt | knelt |
spoil | spoilt /spoiled | spoilt /spoiled |
mean | meant | meant |
spread | spread | spread |
cast | cast | cast |
stand | stood | stood |
feed | fed | fed |
wind | wound | wound |
spend | spent | spent |
bring | brought | brought |
fit | fit | fit |
deal | dealt | dealt |
grow | grew | grown |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
bleed | bled | bled |
bind | bound | bound |
build | built | built |
spring | sprang | sprung |
cost | cost | cost |
go | went | gone |
fling | flung | flung |
spell | spelt /spelled | spelt /spelled |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
swear | swore | sworn |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
spit | spat | spat |
choose | chose | chosen |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
be | was,were | been |
know | knew | known |
draw | drew | drawn |
arise | arose | arisen |
ride | rode | ridden |
cling | clung | clung |
read | read | read |
fight | fought | fought |
write | wrote | written |
cast | cast | cast |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
write | wrote | written |
catch | caught | caught |
say | said | said |
tread | trod | trodden |
fall | fell | fallen |
burn | burned or burnt | burned or burnt |
catch | caught | caught |
wear | wore | worn |
swim | swam | swum |
wed | wedded /wed | wedded /wed |
fall | fell | fallen |
swell | swelled | swelled /swollen |
tell | told | told |
shear | sheared | sheared/shorn |
bite | bit | bitten |
hang | hanged | hanged |
shake | shook | shaken |
spin | spun | spun |
drive | drove | driven |
do | did | done |
light | lit /lighted | lit /lighted |
win | won | won |
find | found | found |
Irregular Verbs in English – Infographic 3
Bare Form |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
freeze | froze | frozen |
feel | felt | felt |
sling | slung | slung |
become | became | become |
slit | slit | slit |
sow | sowed | sown /sowed |
tread | trod | trodden |
make | made | made |
throw | threw | thrown |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
hear | heard | heard |
fly | flew | flown |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
upset | upset | upset |
lay | laid | laid |
thrive | thrived /throve | thrived |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
dream | dreamed or dreamt | dreamed or dreamt |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
take | took | taken |
learn | learned or learnt | learned or learnt |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
slay | slew | slayed /slain |
steal | stole | stolen |
burst | burst | burst |
dive | dived/dove | dived |
wind | wound | wound |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
awake | awoke | awoken |
choose | chose | chosen |
hold | held | held |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
upset | upset | upset |
understand | understood | understood |
slide | slid | slid |
weave | wove /weaved | woven /weaved |
bind | bound | bound |
List of Irregular Verbs in English – Infographic 4
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List Of Common Irregular Verbs
Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
say | said | said |
become | became | become |
strive | strove | striven |
wake | woke /waked | woken /waked |
sell | sold | sold |
spring | sprang | sprung |
shed | shed | shed |
hang | hanged | hanged |
cling | clung | clung |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
begin | began | begun |
wear | wore | worn |
smell | smelt /smelled | smelt /smelled |
sink | sank | sunk |
fit | fit | fit |
hold | held | held |
sleep | slept | slept |
mean | meant | meant |
spend | spent | spent |
fall | fell | fallen |
bleed | bled | bled |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
bid | bid | bid |
win | won | won |
eat | ate | eaten |
send | sent | sent |
stand | stood | stood |
slit | slit | slit |
spit | spat | spat |
stink | stank | stunk |
drive | drove | driven |
lead | led | led |
lay | laid | laid |
lean | leant /leaned | leant /leaned |
find | found | found |
choose | chose | chosen |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrive | thrived /throve | thrived |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
light | lit /lighted | lit /lighted |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
have | had | had |
smite | smote | smitten |
spell | spelt /spelled | spelt /spelled |
Catch | caught | caught |
strike | struck | struck |
slay | slew | slayed /slain |
set | set | set |
steal | stole | stolen |
lie | lay | lain |
mow | mowed | mowed/mown |
read | read | read |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
sow | sowed | sown /sowed |
grow | grew | grown |
shake | shook | shaken |
split | split | split |
spin | spun | spun |
sting | stung | stung |
sling | slung | slung |
spoil | spoilt /spoiled | spoilt /spoiled |
drink | drank | drunk |
draw | drew | drawn |
freeze | froze | frozen |
learn | learnt /learned | learnt /learned |
grind | ground | ground |
give | gave | given |
spill | spilt /spilled | spilt /spilled |
stick | stuck | stuck |
shine | shone | shone |
arise | arose | arisen |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
tell | told | told |
sing | sang | sung |
hide | hid | hidden |
blow | blew | blown |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
plead | pleaded/plead | pleaded/plead |
speak | spoke | spoken |
show | showed | shown |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
take | took | taken |
fling | flung | flung |
bite | bit | bitten |
swing | swung | swung |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
lend | lent | lent |
Arise | arose | arisen |
swear | swore | sworn |
Tread | trod | trodden |
bind | bound | bound |
wind | wound | wound |
bend | bent | bent |
weave | wove /weaved | woven /weaved |
hit | hit | hit |
speed | sped /speeded | sped /speeded |
see | saw | seen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
ring | rang | rung |
understand | understood | understood |
bear | bore | borne |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
kneel | knelt | knelt |
keep | kept | kept |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
feed | fed | fed |
buy | bought | bought |
come | came | come |
burst | burst | burst |
tear | tore | torn |
cast | cast | cast |
bring | brought | brought |
Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
put | put | put |
beat | beat | beaten |
upset | upset | upset |
slide | slid | slid |
make | made | made |
cost | cost | cost |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
creep | crept | crept |
seek | sought | sought |
feel | felt | felt |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
breed | bred | bred |
know | knew | known |
write | wrote | written |
swell | swelled | swelled /swollen |
cut | cut | cut |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
think | thought | thought |
do | did | done |
dive | dived/dove | dived |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
fly | flew | flown |
Shoot | shot | shot |
rid | rid | rid |
fight | fought | fought |
rise | rose | risen |
sweep | swept | swept |
bet | bet/betted | bet |
weep | wept | wept |
hang | hung | hung |
quit | quit | quit |
meet | met | met |
prove | proved | proved/proven |
run | ran | run |
beset | beset | beset |
wed | wedded /wed | wedded /wed |
lose | lost | lost |
get | got | got |
spread | spread | spread |
let | let | let |
leave | left | left |
hear | heard | heard |
break | broke | broken |
wring | wrung | wrung |
shut | shut | shut |
sit | sat | sat |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
flee | fled | fled |
go | went | gone |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
pay | paid | paid |
shear | sheared | sheared/shorn |
stride | strode | stridden |
saw | sawed | sawn /sawed |
swim | swam | swum |
build | built | built |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
ride | rode | ridden |
teach | taught | taught |