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177 irregular verbs in English

177 irregular verbs in English

177 irregular verbs in English

Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t form the past tense (like Past Simple) by adding -ed. For example, “watch” is a regular verb because the past tense form is “watched” but “see” is an irregular verb because the past tense is “saw” and not “sawed”. Here’s a pretty long list of irregular verbs in English.

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Infinitive Past Tense Past Participle
A
abide [əˈbaɪd] abode [əˈboʊd] abode [əˈboʊd]
arise [əˈraɪz] arose [əˈroʊz] arisen [əˈrɪzən]
awake [əˈweɪk] awoke [əˈwoʊk] awoken [əˈwoʊkən]
B
be [bi:] was, were [wəz], [wər] been [bɪn]
bear [ber] bore[bɔːr] borne [bɔːrn]
beat [biːt] beat [biːt] beaten [ˈbiːtn]
become [bɪˈkʌm] became [bɪˈkeɪm] become [bɪˈkʌm]
befall [bɪˈfɒːl] befell [bɪˈfel] befallen [bɪˈfɒːlən]
begin [bɪˈɡɪn] began [bɪˈɡæn] begun [bɪˈɡʌn]
behold [bɪˈhoʊld] beheld [bɪˈheld] beheld [bɪˈheld]
bend [bend] bent [bent] bent [bent]
beseech [bɪˈsiːtʃ] besought [bɪˈsɒːt] besought [bɪˈsɒːt]
beset [bɪˈset] beset [bɪˈset] beset [bɪˈset]
bespeak [bɪˈspiːk] bespoke [bɪˈspoʊk] bespoken [bɪˈspoʊkən]
bet [bet] bet [bet] bet [bet]
bid [bɪd] bid [bɪd] bid [bɪd]
bind [baɪnd] bound [baʊnd] bound [baʊnd]
bite [baɪt] bit [bɪt] bitten [ˈbɪtn]
bleed [bliːd] bled [bled] bled [bled]
blow [bloʊ] blew [bluː] blown [bloʊn]
break [breɪk] broke [broʊk] broken [ˈbroʊkən]
breed [briːd] bred [bred] bred [bred]
bring [brɪŋ] brought [brɒːt] brought [brɒːt]
broadcast [ˈbrɒːdkæst] broadcast [ˈbrɒːdkæst] broadcast [ˈbrɒːdkæst]
build [bɪld] built [bɪlt] built [bɪlt]
burn [bɜːrn] burnt [bɜːrnt] burnt [bɜːrnt]
burst [bɜːrst] burst [bɜːrst] burst [bɜːrst]
buy [baɪ] bought [bɒːt] bought [bɒːt]
C
catch [kætʃ] caught [kɒːt] caught [kɒːt]
cast [kæst] cast [kæst] cast [kæst]
choose [tʃuːz] chose [tʃoʊz] chosen [ˈtʃoʊzən]
cleave [kliːv] clove [kloʊv] cloven [kloʊvən]
cling [klɪŋ] clung [klʌŋ] clung [klʌŋ]
come [kʌm] came [keɪm] come [kʌm]
cost [kɒːst] cost [kɒːst] cost [kɒːst]
creep [kriːp] crept [krept] crept [krept]
cut [kʌt] cut [kʌt] cut [kʌt]
D
deal [diːl] dealt [delt] dealt [delt]
dig [dɪɡ] dug [dʌɡ] dug [dʌɡ]
do [duː] did [dɪd] done [dʌn]
draw [drɒː] drew [druː] drawn [drɒːn]
dream [driːm] dreamt
(or dreamed)
[dremt], [ˈdriːmd]
dreamt
(or dreamed)
[dremt], [ˈdriːmd]
drink [drɪŋk] drank [dræŋk] drunk [drʌŋk]
drive [draɪv] drove [droʊv] driven [ˈdrɪvən]
dwell [dwel] dwelt [dwelt] dwelt [dwelt]
E
eat [iːt] ate [eɪt] eaten [ˈiːtn]
F
fall [fɒːl] fell [fel] fallen [ˈfɒːlən]
feed [fiːd] fed [fed] fed [fed]
feel [fiːl] felt [felt] felt [felt]
fight [faɪt] fought [fɒːt] fought [fɒːt]
find [faɪnd] found [faʊnd] found [faʊnd]
fit [fɪt] fit [fɪt] fit [fɪt]
flee [fliː] fled [fled] fled [fled]
fling [flɪŋ] flung [flʌŋ] flung [flʌŋ]
fly [flaɪ] flew [fluː] flown [floʊn]
forbear [fərˈber] forbore [fərˈbɔːr] forborne [fərˈbɔːrn]
forbid [fərˈbɪd] forbade [fərˈbeɪd] forbidden [fərˈbɪdn]
forecast [ˈfɔːrkæst] forecast [ˈfɔːrkæst] forecast [ˈfɔːrkæst]
forget [fərˈɡet] forgot [fərˈɡɑːt] forgotten [fərˈɡɑːtn]
forgive [fərˈɡɪv] forgave [fərˈɡeɪv] forgiven [fərˈɡɪvən]
forsake [fərˈseɪk] forsook [fərˈsʊk] forsaken [fərˈseɪkən]
freeze [friːz] froze [froʊz] frozen [ˈfroʊzən]
G
get [ɡet] got [ɡɑːt] gotten (BrE got) [ˈɡɑːtn], [ɡɑːt]
give [ɡɪv] gave [ɡeɪv] given [ˈɡɪvən]
go [ɡoʊ] went [went] gone [ɡɒːn]
grind [ɡraɪnd] ground [ɡraʊnd] ground [ɡraʊnd]
grow [ɡroʊ] grew [ɡruː] grown [ɡroʊn]
H
hang [hæŋ] hung [hʌŋ] hung [hʌŋ]
have [hæv] had [hæd] had [hæd]
hear [hɪr] heard [hɜːrd] heard [hɜːrd]
hew [hjuː] hewed [hjuːd] hewn [hjuːn]
hide [haɪd] hid [hɪd] hidden [ˈhɪdn]
hit [hɪt] hit [hɪt] hit [hɪt]
hold [hoʊld] held [held] held [held]
hurt [hɜːrt] hurt [hɜːrt] hurt [hɜːrt]
K
keep [kiːp] kept [kept] kept [kept]
kneel [niːl] knelt [nelt] knelt [nelt]
knit [nɪt] knit [nɪt] knit [nɪt]
know [noʊ] knew [nuː] known [noʊn]
L
lay [leɪ] laid [leɪd] laid [leɪd]
lead [liːd] led [led] led [led]
lean [liːn] leaned
(BrE leant)
[liːnd], [lent]
leaned
(BrE leant)
[liːnd], [lent]
leap [liːp] leaped
(BrE leapt)
[liːpt], [lept]
leaped
(BrE leapt)
[liːpt], [lept]
learn [lɜːrn] learned
(BrE learnt)
[ˈlɜːrnɪd], [lɜːrnt]
learned
(BrE learnt)
[ˈlɜːrnɪd], [lɜːrnt]
leave [liːv] left [left] left [left]
lend [lend] lent [lent] lent [lent]
let [let] let [let] let [let]
lie [laɪ] lay [leɪ] lain [leɪn]
light [laɪt] lit [lɪt] lit [lɪt]
lose [luːz] lost [lɒːst] lost [lɒːst]
M
make [meɪk] made [meɪd] made [meɪd]
mean [miːn] meant [ment] meant [ment]
meet [miːt] met [met] met [met]
mistake [məˈsteɪk] mistook [məˈstʊk] mistaken [məˈsteɪkən]
mow [moʊ] mowed [moʊd] mown [moʊd]
P
pay [peɪ] paid [peɪd] paid [peɪd]
plead [pliːd] pled
(BrE pleaded)
[pled], [ˈplidəd]
pled
(BrE pleaded)
[pled], [ˈplidəd]
prove [pruːv] proved [pruːvd] proven [pruːvən]
put [pʊt] put [pʊt] put [pʊt]
Q
quit [kwɪt] quit [kwɪt] quit [kwɪt]
R
read [riːd] read [red] read [red]
rend [rend] rent [rent] rent [rent]
rid [rɪd] rid [rɪd] rid [rɪd]
ride [raɪd] rode [roʊd] ridden [ˈrɪdn]
ring [rɪŋ] rang [ræŋ] rung [rʌŋ]
rise [raɪz] rose [roʊz] risen [ˈrɪzən]
run [rʌn] ran [ræn] run [rʌn]
S
saw [sɒː] sawed [sɒːd] sawn [sɒːn]
say [seɪ] said [sed] said [sed]
see [siː] saw [sɒː] seen [siːn]
seek [siːk] sought [sɒːt] sought [sɒːt]
sell [sel] sold [soʊld] sold [soʊld]
send [send] sent [sent] sent [sent]
set [set] set [set] set [set]
sew [soʊ] sewed [soʊd] sewn [soʊn]
shake [ʃeɪk] shook [ʃʊk] shaken [ˈʃeɪkən]
shear [ʃɪr] sheared [ʃɪrd] shorn [ʃɔːrn]
shed [ʃed] shed [ʃed] shed [ʃed]
shine [ʃaɪn] shone [ʃoʊn] shone [ʃoʊn]
shoot [ʃuːt] shot [ʃɑːt] shot [ʃɑːt]
show [ʃoʊ] showed [ʃoʊd] shown [ʃoʊn]
shrink [ʃrɪŋk] shrank [ʃræŋk] shrunk [ʃrʌŋk]
shut [ʃʌt] shut [ʃʌt] shut [ʃʌt]
sing [sɪŋ] sang [sæŋ] sung [sʌŋ]
sink [sɪŋk] sank [sæŋk] sunk [sʌŋk]
sit [sɪt] sat [sæt] sat [sæt]
slay [sleɪ] slew [sluː] slain [sleɪn]
sleep [sliːp] slept [slept] slept [slept]
slide [slaɪd] slid [slɪd] slid [slɪd]
sling [slɪŋ] slung [slʌŋ] slung [slʌŋ]
slit [slɪt] slit [slɪt] slit [slɪt]
smite [smaɪt] smote [smoʊt] smitten [ˈsmɪtn]
sow [soʊ] sowed [soʊd] sown [soʊn]
speak [spiːk] spoke [spoʊk] spoken [ˈspoʊkən]
speed [spiːd] sped [sped] sped [sped]
spend [spend] spent [spent] spent [spent]
spin [spɪn] spun [spʌn] spun [spʌn]
spit [spɪt] spit
(BrE spat)
[spɪt], [spæt]
spit
(BrE spat)
[spɪt], [spæt]
split [splɪt] split [splɪt] split [splɪt]
spoil [spɔɪl] spoiled
(BrE spoilt)
[spɔɪld], [spɔɪlt]
spoiled
(BrE spoilt)
[spɔɪld], [spɔɪlt]
spread [spred] spread [spred] spread [spred]
spring [sprɪŋ] sprang [spræŋ] sprung [sprʌŋ]
stand [stænd] stood [stʊd] stood [stʊd]
steal [stiːl] stole [stoʊl] stolen [stoʊlən]
stick [stɪk] stuck [stʌk] stuck [stʌk]
sting [stɪŋ] stung [stʌŋ] stung [stʌŋ]
stink [stɪŋk] stank [stæŋk] stunk [stʌŋk]
strew [struː] strewed [struːd] strewn [struːn]
stride [straɪd] strode [stroʊd] stridden [ˈstrɪdn]
strike [straɪk] struck [strʌk] struck [strʌk]
string [strɪŋ] strung [strʌŋ] strung [strʌŋ]
strive [straɪv] strove [stroʊv] striven [ˈstrɪvən]
swear [swer] swore [swɔːr] sworn [swɔːrn]
sweep [swiːp] swept [swept] swept [swept]
swell [swel] swelled [sweld] swollen [ˈswoʊlən]
swim [swɪm] swam [swæm] swum [swʌm]
swing [swɪŋ] swung [swʌŋ] swung [swʌŋ]
T
take [teɪk] took [tʊk] taken [ˈteɪkən]
teach [tiːtʃ] taught [tɒːt] taught [tɒːt]
tear [ter] tore [tɔːr] torn [tɔːrn]
tell [tel] told [toʊld] told [toʊld]
think [θɪŋk] thought [θɒːt] thought [θɒːt]
thrive [θraɪv] throve [θroʊ] thrived [θraɪvd]
throw [[θroʊ] threw [θruː] thrown [θroʊn]
thrust [θrʌst] thrust [θrʌst] thrust [θrʌst]
tread [tred] trod [trɑːd] trodden [ˈtrɑːdn]
U
understand [ˌʌndərˈstænd] understood [ˌʌndərˈstʊd] understood [ˌʌndərˈstʊd]
upset [ʌpˈset] upset [ʌpˈset] upset [ʌpˈset]
W
wake [weɪk] woke [woʊk] woken [ˈwoʊkən]
wear [wer] wore [wɔːr] worn [wɔːrn]
weave [wiːv] wove [woʊv] woven [ˈwoʊvən]
weep [wiːp] wept [wept] wept [wept]
wet [wet] wet [wet] wet [wet]
win [wɪn] won [wʌn] won [wʌn]
wind [waɪnd] wound [waʊnd] wound [waʊnd]
wring [rɪŋ] wrung [rʌŋ] wrung [rʌŋ]
write [raɪt] wrote [roʊt] written [ˈrɪtn]

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