Irregular Verbs

What's an irregular verb

english irregular verbs

If the conjugation of a verb follows a different pattern than usual, this verb called as an irregular verb.

In English, some endings (like -s, -ed, -ing) are added to regular verbs when the verb is in different time forms. These endings are not added to irregular verbs. It changes in different time forms. For example: look turns into looked (regular), go turns into went (irregular).

Practice irregular verbs

  • Some irregular verbs have two options in simple past or past participle forms. You must enter only one of them (example: learned/learnt you can enter learned or learnt)
  • We will show you random 10 irregular verbs in one form of three (infinitive, simple past or past participle). You should write other two forms of the verb
Infinitive (v1) Simple Past (v2) Past Participle (v3)
spin
driven
girded/girt
build
trod
done
had
swing
give
spit

Irregular verb list

Our list includes all English irregular verbs in bare infinitive form and their simple past (v2) and past participle (v3) forms. It can be considered some auxiliary or modal verbs that are not in this list as irregular. They are can/could, will/would, shall/should, may/might.
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
abide abode abode
arise arose arisen
awake awakened/awoke awakened/awoken
be was/were been
bear bore born/borne
beat beat beat/beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
bid bid bid
bide bode bidden
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
bless blessed/blest blessed/blest
blow blew blown
break broke broken
breed bred bred
bring brought brought
broadcast broadcast broadcast
build built built
burn burned/burnt burned/burnt
burst burst burst
buy bought bought
cast cast cast
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
cleave cleft cleft
cling clung clung
clothe clad clad
come came come
cost cost cost
creep crept crept
cut cut cut
dare dared/durst dared
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt
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 forbidden
forecast forecast forecast
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
geld gelded gelt
get got gotten/got
gild gilded/gilt gilded/gilt
girt girded/girt girded/girt
give gave given
go went gone
grind ground ground
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hew hewed hewn
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
kneel kneeled/knelt kneeled/knelt
knit knit knit
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
lean leaned/leant leaned/leant
leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
light lighted/lit lighted/lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
melt melted molten
mislay mislaid mislaid
mistake mistook mistaken
mow mowed mowed/mown
pay paid paid
plead pleaded/pled pleaded/pled
prove proved proved/proven
put put put
quit quit quit
read read read
reave raft/reaved/reft raft/reaved/reft
rend rent rent
rid rid rid
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
saw sawed sawn
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 shaved/shaven
shear sheared shorn
shed shed shed
shine shone/shined shone/shined
shoot shot shot
show showed showed/shown
shred shred shred
shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk
shrive shrove shriven
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
smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt
smite smote smitten
sneak sneaked/snuck sneaked/snuck
sow sowed sown
speak spoke spoken
speed speeded/sped speeded/sped
spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt
spend spent spent
spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt
spin spun spun
spit spit/spat spit/spat
split split split
spoil spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt
spread spread spread
spring sprang/sprung sprung
stand stood stood
stave stove stove
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank/stunk stunk
strew strewed strewed/strewn
stride strode stridden
strike struck struck/stricken
string strung strung
strive strived/strove strived/striven
sublet sublet sublet
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swell swelled 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 thriven
throw threw thrown
thrust thrust thrust
tread trod trod
understand understood understood
undertake undertook undertaken
upset upset upset
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
weave wove woven
wed wed wed
weep wept wept
win won won
wind wound wound
withdraw withdrew withdrawn
wring wrang wrung
write wrote written
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