Irregular verbs have patterns of regularity.

These verbs can be grouped by similar

vowel and spelling changes.

begin began begun bite bit bitten

spring sprang sprung hide hid hidden
ring rang rung slide slid slid
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk sting stung stung
swim swam swum swing swung swung
stick stuck stuck
sit sat sat strike struck struck
dig dug dug
come came come
become became become spin spun spun
overcome overcame overcome win won won

choose chose chosen hang hung hung

drive drove driven bleed bled bled

(a)rise (a)rose (a)risen feed fed fed
ride rode ridden speed sped sped
write wrote written flee fled fled
lead led led
give gave given read read read
eat ate eaten meet met met
feel felt felt
blow blew blown mean meant meant
grow grew grown
know knew known fall fell fallen
throw threw thrown hold held held
draw drew drawn
fly flew flown bring brought brought
buy bought bought
keep kept kept fight fought fought
sleep slept slept think thought thought
sweep swept swept catch caught caught
weep wept wept teach taught taught
creep crept crept wind wound wound
kneel knelt knelt grind ground ground
leave left left find found found

swear swore sworn beat beat beat

tear tore torn bet bet bet
wear wore worn burst burst burst
cost cost cost
tell told told cut cut cut
sell sold sold hit hit hit
stand stood stood knit knit knit
let let let
understand understood understood quit quit quit
withstand withstood withstood shut shut shut
split split split
get got gotten set set set
forget forgot forgotten spread spread spread

take took taken bend bent bent

mistake mistook mistaken lend lent lent
shake shook shaken send sent sent
spend spent spent
go went gone
undergo underwent undergone

do did done

have had had

make made made

say said said

pay paid paid

lay laid laid

lose lost lost

build built built

hear heard heard