Common Irregular Verbs

Below, you will find a list of the most common irregular verbs in English. You should know these by heart. They have been listed alphabetically to help you look up a particular verb more quickly. Remember that the base form is used with the simple present tense. (Example: I often forget my umbrella.) The simple past form is used with the simple past tense. (Example: I forgot my umbrella yesterday.) The past participle is used with the perfect tenses, such as present and past perfect. (Example: Oh no! Its raining and Ive forgotten my umbrella.)

Base Form arise awake be beat become begin bend bet bite bleed blow break bring build burn burst buy catch choose come cost cut dig do draw dream drink drive

Simple Past arose awoke was, were beat became began bent bet bit bled blew broke brought built burnt / burned burst bought caught chose came cost cut dug did drew dreamed / dreamt drank drove

Past Participle arisen awoken been beaten become begun bent bet bitten bled blown broken brought built burnt / burned burst bought caught chosen come cost cut dug done drawn dreamed / dreamt drunk driven

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Base Form eat fall feed feel fight find fly forget get give go grow have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lead learn leave let lie lose make meet pay put read ride ring run say see sell

Simple Past ate fell fed felt fought found flew forgot got gave went grew had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew led learnt / learned left let lay lost made met paid put read rode rang ran said saw sold

Past Participle eaten fallen fed felt fought found flown forgotten got / gotten given gone grown had heard hidden hit held hurt kept known led learnt / learned left let lain lost made met paid put read ridden rung run said seen sold

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Base Form send shoot show shut sing sit sleep speak spend stand steal swim take teach tear tell think throw understand wear win write

Simple Past sent shot showed shut sang sat slept spoke spent stood stole swam took taught tore told thought threw understood wore won wrote

Past Participle sent shot shown shut sung sat slept spoken spent stood stolen swum taken taught torn told thought thrown understood worn won written

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