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Irregular verbs in English – a comprehensive list

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Comprehensive List of Irregular Verbs in English
Comprehensive List of Irregular Verbs in English

Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t follow English grammar rules. If you want to learn more about what these verbs are, read the article entitled, “Irregular verbs“. The following list is broken down into the verb followed by the conjugations for the simple past and past participle.

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Comprehensive list of irregular verbs in English

be: was/were | been

become: became | become

begin: began | begun

bend: bent | bent

bet: bet | bet

bite: bit | bitten

bleed: bled | bled

blow: blew | blown

break: broke | broken

breed: bred | bred  

bring: brought | brought

build: built | built

burn: burnt/burned | burnt/burned (burned is more common in American English)  

burst: burst | burst

buy: bought | bought

can: could | (no past participle)

catch: caught | caught

choose: chose | chosen

cling: clung | clung

come: came | come

cost: cost | cost

cut: cut | cut

deal: dealt | dealt

dig: dug | dug  

do: did | done

draw: drew | drawn

dream: dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed (dreamed is more common)  

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 | forbidden  

forget: forgot | forgotten

forgive: forgave | forgiven

freeze: froze | frozen

get: got | gotten/got (gotten is more common in American English)  

give: gave | given

go: went | gone

grind: ground | ground

grow: grew | grown

hang: hung/hanged (for things), hanged (for people) | hung/hanged (for things), hanged (for people)

have: had | had

hear: heard | heard

hide: hid | hidden

hit: hit | hit

hold: held | held

hurt: hurt | hurt

keep: kept | kept

kneel: knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled

know: knew | known

lay: laid | laid

lead: led | led

leap: leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped  

learn: learnt/learned | learnt/learned

leave: left | left

lend: lent | lent

let: let | let

lie: lay | lain (for inanimate objects); lied | lied (for telling a falsehood)  

light: lit/lighted | lit/lighted

lose: lost | lost

make: made | made

may: might | (no past participle)

mean: meant | meant

meet: met | met

melt: melted | molten/melted

misspell: misspelled/misspelt | misspelled/misspelt

mistake: mistook | mistaken

mow: mowed | mown/mowed

overcome: overcame | overcome

overtake: overtook | overtaken

pay: paid | paid

put: put | put

quit: quit | quit

read: read | read (pronunciation changes)

ride: rode | ridden

ring: rang | rung

rise: rose | risen

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

shed: shed | shed

shine: shone/shined | shone/shined

shoot: shot | shot

show: showed | shown/showed

shrink: shrank/shrunk | shrunk/shrunken  

shut: shut | shut

sing: sang | sung

sink: sank | sunk

sit: sat | sat

sleep: slept | slept

slide: slid | slid

sling: slung | slung

slink: slunk | slunk

slit: slit | slit  

smell: smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled

speak: spoke | spoken  

speed: sped | sped

spend: spent | spent

spin: spun | spun

spit: spat | spat

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 | stridden

strike: struck | struck/stricken

string: strung | strung  

swear: swore | sworn

sweep: swept | swept

swim: swam | swum

swing: swung | swung

take: took | taken

teach: taught | taught

tear: tore | torn  

tell: told | told

think: thought | thought

throw: threw | thrown

thrust: thrust | thrust

tread: trod | trodden/trod

understand: understood | understood

uphold: upheld | upheld  

upset: upset | upset

wake: woke | woken

wear: wore | worn

weave: wove | woven

wed: wed/wedded | wed/wedded

weep: wept | wept

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

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