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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 |
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 |
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