Irregular English Verbs (Tense Table)

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Infinitive

Past Tense

Past Participle

abide

abode, abided

abode, abided

arise

arose

arisen

awake

awoke

awoken

be

was

been

bear

bore

borne, born

beat

beat

beaten

become

became

become

befall

befell

befallen

beget

begot

begotten

begin

began

begun

behold

beheld

beheld

bend

bent

bent, bended

bereave

bereaved, bereft

bereaved, bereft

beseech

besought

besought

beset

beset

beset

bet

bet, betted

bet, betted

bid

bode, bid

bidden, bid

bind

bound

bound

bite

bit

bitten, bit

bleed

bled

bled

blend

blended

blended

bless

blessed, blest

blessed, blest

blow

blew

blown

break

broke

broken

breed

bred

bred

bring

brought

brought

broadcast

broadcast

broadcast

build

built

built

burn

burnt, burned

burnt, burned

burst

burst

burst

buy

bought

bought

cast

cast

cast

catch

caught

caught

choose

chose

chosen

cleave

clove, cleft

cloven, cleft

cling

clung

clung

clothe

clothed

clothed

come

came

come

cost

cost

cost

creep

crept

crept

crow

crowed

crowed

cut

cut

cut

dare

dared

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

flee

fled

fled

fling

flung

flung

fly

flew

flown

forbear

forbore

forborne

forbid

forbade, forbad

forbidden

forecast

forecast, forecasted

forecast, forecasted

foresee

foresaw

foreseen

foretell

foretold

foretold

forget

forgot

forgotten

forgive

forgave

forgiven

forsake

forsook

forsaken

forswear

forswore

forsworn

freeze

froze

frozen

get

got

got, gotten

gild

gilded, gilt

gilded

give

gave

given

go

went

gone

grind

ground

ground

grow

grew

grown

hamstring

hamstrung

hamstrung

hang

hung, hanged

hung, hanged

have

had

had

hear

heard

heard

heave

heaved, hove

heaved, hove

hew

hewed

hewed, hewn

hide

hid

hidden, hid

hit

hit

hit

hold

hold

held

hurt

hurt

hurt

inlay

inlaid

inlaid

keep

kept

kept

kneel

knelt

knelt

knit

knitted, knit

knitted, knit

know

knew

known

lay

laid

laid

lead

led

led

learn

learnt, learned

learnt, learned

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

melted, molten

mislay

mislaid

mislaid

mislead

misled

misled

misspell

misspell

misspell

mistake

mistook

mistaken

misunderstand

misunderstood

misunderstood

mow

mowed

mown, mowed

outdo

outdid

outdone

overcome

overcame

overcome

overdo

overdid

overdone

overhang

overhung

overhung

overhear

overheard

overheard

overlay

overlaid

overlaid

override

overrode

overridden

overrun

overran

overrun

oversee

oversaw

overseen

overshoot

overshot

overshot

oversleep

overslept

overslept

overtake

overtook

overtaken

overthrow

overthrew

overthrown

overwork

overworked

overworked

partake

partook

partaken

pay

paid

paid

prove

proved

proved, proven

put

put

put

read

read

read

rebuild

rebuilt

rebuilt

recast

recast

recast

redo

redid

redone

relay

relayed

relayed

remake

remade

remade

rend

rent

rem

repay

repaid

repaid

rerun

reran

rerun

reset

reset

reset

retell

retold

retold

rewrite

rewrote

rewritten

rid

rid, ridden

rid, ridden

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

shake

shook

shaken

shave

shaved

shaved, shaven

shear

sheared

shorn, sheared

shed

shed

shed

shine

shone

shone

shoe

shod

shod

shoot

shot

shot

show

showed

shown, showed

shred

shredded

shredded

shrink

shrank, shrunk

shrunk, shrunken

shut

shut

shut

sing

sang

sung

sink

sank

sunk, sunken

sit

sat

sat

slay

slew

slain

sleep

slept

slept

slide

slid

slid, slidden

sling

slung

slung

slink

slunk

slunk

slit

slit

slit

smell

smelt

smelt

smite

smote

smitten

sow

sowed

sown, sowed

speak

spoke

spoken

speed

sped, speeded

sped, speeded

spell

spelt, spelled

spelt, spelled

spend

spent

spent

spill

spilt. spilled

spilt, spilled

spin

spun, span

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

stunk

strew

strewed

strewn, strewed

stride

strode

stridden

strike

struck

struck, stricken

string

strung

strung

strive

strove

striven.

swear

swore

sworn

sweep

swept

swept

swell

swelled

swollen, swelled

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

understand

understood

understood

undertake

undertook

undertaken

undo

undid

undone

upset

upset

upset

wake

woke

woken

waylay

waylaid

waylaid

wear

wore

worn

weave

wove

woven

wed

wedded

wedded, wed

weep

wept

wept

win

won

won

wind

winded, wound

winded, wound

withdraw

withdrew

withdrawn

withhold

withheld

withheld

withstand

withstood

withstood

work

worked

worked

wring

wrung

wrung

write

wrote

written

Regular Verbs List

There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular
verbs. Note that there are some spelling variations in American English (for example, "practise"
becomes "practice" in American English).

accept

allow

applaud

add

amuse

appreciate

attach

admire

analyse

approve

attack

admit

announce

argue

attempt

advise

annoy

arrange

attend

afford

answer

arrest

attract

agree

apologise

arrive

avoid

alert

appear

ask

back

beg

boil

branch

bake
balance

behave
belong

bolt

ban

bleach

book

bang

bless

bore

bare

blind

borrow

bat

blink

bounce

bathe
battle

blot
blush

breathe

bruise

brush

bubble

bump

burn

bury

buzz

bomb

bow
box

beam

boast

brake

calculate

choke

compare

cough

call

chop

compete

count

camp

claim

complain

cover

care

clap

complete

crack

carry

clean

concentrate

crash

carve

clear

concern

crawl

cause

clip

confess

cross

challenge

close

confuse

crush

change

coach

connect

cry

charge

coil

consider

cure

chase

collect

consist

curl

cheat

colour

contain

check

comb

continue

curve

cheer

command

copy

cycle

chew

communicate

correct

dam

deliver

disapprove

damage

depend

disarm

dress

drip

drop

drown

drum

dry

dust

dance

describe

discover

dare

desert

dislike

decay

deserve

divide

deceive

destroy

double

decide
decorate

detect
develop

doubt
drag

delay

disagree

drain

delight

disappear

dream

earn

end

excite

explain

educate

enjoy

excuse

explode

embarrass

enter

exercise

extend

employ

entertain

exist

empty

escape

expand

encourage

examine

expect

face

fetch

flash

fade

file

float

force

fail

fill

flood

form

fancy

film

flow

found

fasten

fire

flower

frame

fax

fit

fold

frighten

fear

fix

follow

fry

fence

flap

fool

gather

grab

grin

guard

guess

guide

gaze

grate

grip

glow

grease

groan

glue

greet

guarantee

hammer

harm

heat

hug

hand

hate

help

hum

handle

haunt

hook

hunt

hang

head

hop

hurry

happen

heal

hope

harass

heap

hover

identify

increase

intend

ignore

influence

interest

imagine

inform

interfere

impress

inject

interrupt

invite

irritate

itch

improve

injure

introduce

include

instruct

invent

jail

jog

joke

juggle

jam

join

judge

jump

kick

kiss

knit

kill

kneel

knot

knock

label

learn

lighten

load

land

level

like

lock

last

license

list

long

laugh

lick

listen

look

launch

lie

live

love

man

matter

milk

manage

measure

mine

move

march

meddle

miss

muddle

mark

melt

mix

mug

marry

memorise

moan

multiply

match

mend

moor

murder

mate

mess up

mourn

nail

need

nod

notice

name

nest

note

number

obey

obtain

offer

overflow

object

occur

open

owe

observe

offend

order

own

pack

permit

pop

prevent

paddle

phone

possess

prick

paint

pick

post

print

park

pinch

pour

produce

part

pine

practise

program

pass

place

pray

promise

paste

plan

preach

protect

pat

plant

precede

provide

pause

play

prefer

pull

peck

please

prepare

pump

pedal

plug

present

punch

peel

point

preserve

puncture

peep

poke

press

punish

perform

polish

pretend

push

question

queue

race

refuse

remove

rhyme

radiate

regret

repair

rinse

rain

reign

repeat

risk

raise

reject

replace

rob

reach

rejoice

reply

rock

realise

relax

report

roll

receive

release

reproduce

rot

recognise

rely

request

rub

record

remain

rescue

ruin

reduce

remember

retire

rule

reflect

remind

return

rush

sack

shiver

soothe

stop

sail

shock

sound

store

satisfy

shop

spare

strap

save

shrug

spark

strengthen

saw

sigh

sparkle

stretch

scare

sign

spell

strip

scatter

signal

spill

stroke

scold

sin

spoil

stuff

scorch

sip

spot

subtract

scrape

ski

spray

succeed

scratch

skip

sprout

suck

scream

slap

squash

suffer

screw

slip

squeak

suggest

scribble

slow

squeal

suit

scrub

smash

squeeze

supply

seal

smell

stain

support

search

smile

stamp

suppose

separate

smoke

stare

surprise

serve

snatch

start

surround

settle

sneeze

stay

shade

sniff

steer

suspect

share

snore

step

suspend

shave

snow

stir

switch

shelter

soak

stitch

talk

thaw

trace

trot

trouble

trust

try

tug

tumble

turn

twist

type

use

tame

tick

trade

tap

tickle

train

taste

tie

transport

tease

time

trap

telephone
tempt
terrify

tip
tire
touch

travel
treat
tremble

test

tour

trick

thank

tow

trip

undress

unite

unpack

unfasten

unlock

untidy

vanish

visit

wail

waste

whirl

wait

watch

whisper

work

walk

water

whistle

worry

wander

wave

wink

wrap

want

weigh

wipe

wreck

warm

welcome

wish

wrestle

warn

whine

wobble

wriggle

wash

whip

wonder

x-ray

yawn

yell

zip

zoom