- But many of the most frequent verbs are irregular: Base form.
- List of irregular verbs English grammar Author: e-grammar.org Created Date: 3:01:21 PM.
The irregular verbs in a table
100 Irregular Verbs List - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. Open navigation menu. For more examples, see Englishpage.com's list of irregular verbs. What are the most common. Irregular verb list & audio. Use the list below to learn all your irregular verbs! Select the verb to read and listen to the verb forms. Base form: be /bi/ Past simple: was, were /wəz, wɒz, wə(r), wɜː(r)/ Past participle: been /bɪn, biːn/ become. Base form: become /bɪˈkʌm/ Past simple: became /bɪˈkeɪm/ Past participle: become.
| infinitive | simple past | past participle |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | broadcast |
| build | built | built |
| burn*** | burnt | burnt |
| burst | burst | burst |
| bust* | bust | bust |
| buy | bought | bought |
| cast | cast | cast |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| cling | clung | clung |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| creep | crept | crept |
| cut | cut | cut |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dig | dug | dug |
| dive | dived/dove | dived |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| dream*** | dreamt | dreamt |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| 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, forbad | forbidden |
| forecast* | forecast | forecast |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got, gotten |
| give | gave | given |
| grind | ground | ground |
| go | went | gone |
| 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 |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| learn*** | learnt | learnt |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| let | let | let |
| lie** | lay | lain |
| light* | lit | lit |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| pay | paid | paid |
| prove* | proved | proven |
| put | put | put |
| quit* | quit | quit |
| read | read | read |
| rid | rid | rid |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| saw*** | sawed | sawed/sawn |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| sew* | sewed | sewn |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shear* | sheared | shorn |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show* | showed | shown |
| 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 |
| sow | sowed | sown |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| speed* | sped | sped |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spin | spun | spun |
| spit | spat, spit | spat, spit |
| split | split | split |
| spread | spread | spread |
| spring | sprang | sprung |
| stand | stood | stood |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| stink | stank, stunk | stunk |
| stride | strode | stridden |
| strike | struck | struck |
| string | strung | strung |
| strive | strove | striven |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| swell* | swelled | swollen |
| swim | swam | swum |
| swing | swung | swung |
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| thrive* | throve | thrived |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| tread | trod | trodden, trod |
| understand | understood | understood |
| wake* | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| weave | wove | woven |
| weep | wept | wept |
| wet* | wet | wet |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| write | wrote | written |
* regular form (+ -ed) also possible
The trend, in English, and especially in American English, is to standardize the irregular verbs. We do not foresee all the irregular verbs ever being standardized, but some of the more minor variations in less commonly used words will probably disappear in the next genration or two.
The following English irregular verbs are often used in the standard past and participle forms (-ed).
- dwell
- lean
- smell
- spell
- spill
- spoil
Irregular Verbs List Pdf
Note: The wordscan, may and must are Modals.
** The verb lie in the meaning of not to tell the truth is a regular verb.
*** The following verbs use the standard past and participle forms (-ed) in American English.
- burn
- dream
- learn
- saw
Irregular Verbs List English
PDF-files
Irregular Verbs List Pdf
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