English Irregular Verbs List
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Common English Irregular Verb List
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
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| Abide | Abode/Abided | Abode/Abided/Abidden |
| Alight | Alit/Alighted | Alit/Alighted |
| Arise | Arose | Arisen |
| Awake | Awoke | Awoken |
| Be | Was/Were | Been |
| Bear | Bore | Born/Borne |
| Beat | Beat | Beaten |
| Become | Became | Become |
| Begin | Began | Begun |
| Behold | Beheld | Beheld |
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| Bend | Bent | Bent |
| Bet | Bet | Bet |
| Bid | Bid | Bid |
| Bid | Bade | 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 |
| Bust | Bust | Bust |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Cast | Cast | Cast |
| Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Clap | Clapped/Clapt | Clapped/Clapt |
| Cling | Clung | Clung |
| Clothe | Clad/Clothed | Clad/Clothed |
| Come | Came | Come |
| Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Countersink | Countersank, Countersunk | Countersunk |
| Creep | Crept | Crept |
| Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Dare | Dared/Durst | Dared |
| Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
| Dig | Dug | Dug |
| Dive | Dived/Dove | Dived |
| 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 |
| Fit | Fit/Fitted | Fit/Fitted |
| Flee | Fled | Fled |
| Fling | Flung | Flung |
| Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Forbid | Forbade/Forbad | Forbidden |
| Forecast | Forecast/Forecasted | Forecast/Forecasted |
| Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen |
| Foretell | Foretold | Foretold |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
| Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
| Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Frostbite | Frostbit | Frostbitten |
| Get | Got | Got/Gotten |
| Give | Gave | Given |
| Go | Went | Gone/Been |
| Grind | Ground | Ground |
| Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Handwrite | Handwrote | Handwritten |
| Hang | Hung/Hanged | Hung/Hanged |
| Have | Had | Had |
| Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Hide | Hid | Hidden |
| Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Hold | Held | Held |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Inlay | Inlaid | Inlaid |
| Input | Input/Inputted | Input/Inputted |
| Interlay | Interlaid | Interlaid |
| Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Kneel | Knelt/Kneeled | Knelt/Kneeled |
| 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 | Lit |
| Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Make | Made | Made |
| Mean | Meant | Meant |
| Meet | Met | Met |
| Melt | Melted | Molten/Melted |
| Mislead | Misled | Misled |
| Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken |
| Misunderstand | Misunderstood | Misunderstood |
| Miswed | Miswed/Miswedded | Miswed/Miswedded |
| Mow | Mowed | Mown |
| Overdraw | Overdrew | Overdrawn |
| Overhear | Overheard | Overheard |
| Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken |
| Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Preset | Preset | Preset |
| Prove | Proved | Proven/Proved |
| Put | Put | Put |
| Quit | Quit | Quit |
| Re-prove | Re-proved | Re-proven/Re-proved |
| Read | Read | Read |
| Rid | Rid/Ridded | Rid/Ridded |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Ring | Rang | Rung |
| Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Rive | Rived | Riven/Rived |
| 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 |
| Shear | Shore/Sheared | Shorn/Sheared |
| Shed | Shed | Shed |
| Shine | Shone | Shone |
| Shoe | Shod | Shod |
| Shoot | Shot | Shot |
| Show | 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/Slidden |
| Sling | Slung | Slung |
| Slink | Slunk | Slunk |
| Slit | Slit | Slit |
| Smell | Smelt/Smelled | Smelt/Smelled |
| Sneak | Sneaked/Snuck | Sneaked/Snuck |
| Soothsay | Soothsaid | Soothsaid |
| Sow | Sowed | Sown |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
| Speed | Sped/Speeded | Sped/Speeded |
| Spell | Spelt/Spelled | Spelt/Spelled |
| Spend | Spent | Spent |
| Spill | Spilt/Spilled | Spilt/Spilled |
| Spin | Span/Spun | Spun |
| Spit | Spat/Spit | Spat/Spit |
| 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/Strided | Stridden |
| Strike | Struck | Struck/Stricken |
| String | Strung | Strung |
| Strip | Stript/Stripped | Stript/Stripped |
| Strive | Strove | Striven |
| Sublet | Sublet | Sublet |
| Sunburn | Sunburned/Sunburnt | Sunburned/Sunburnt |
| Swear | Swore | Sworn |
| Sweat | Sweat/Sweated | Sweat/Sweated |
| Sweep | Swept/Sweeped | Swept/Sweeped |
| 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 | Thriven/Thrived |
| Throw | Threw | Thrown |
| Thrust | Thrust | Thrust |
| Tread | Trod | Trodden |
| Undergo | Underwent | Undergone |
| Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken |
| Upsell | Upsold | Upsold |
| Upset | Upset | Upset |
| Vex | Vext/Vexed | Vext/Vexed |
| Wake | Woke | Woken |
| Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Weave | Wove | Woven |
| Wed | Wed/Wedded | Wed/Wedded |
| Weep | Wept | Wept |
| Wend | Wended/Went | Wended/Went |
| Wet | Wet/Wetted | Wet/Wetted |
| Win | Won | Won |
| Wind | Wound | Wound |
| Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn |
| Withhold | Withheld | Withheld |
| Withstand | Withstood | Withstood |
| Wring | Wrung | Wrung |
| Write | Wrote | Written |
| Zinc | Zinced/Zincked | Zinced/Zincked |
