2019-08-31 14:48:41
List of Irregular Verbs in English
be (am, is, are) – was, were – been
bear – bore – borne [spelt born in passive and adjectival uses relating to birth]
beat – beat – beaten
become – became – become
beget – begot – begot(ten) [Biblical past tense: begat]
begin – began – begun
bend – bent – bent
bet – bet – bet [past tense and participle also sometimes betted]
beware – defective verb [see anomalous cases above]
bid – bid – bid [as in an auction]
bid – bade/bid – bidden/bid [meaning "request”]
bide – bided/bode – bided/bidden [b[but abide mostly uses the regular forms only]li>
bind – bound – bound
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
burst – burst – burst
buy – bought – bought
can – could [d[defective; see anomalous cases above]li>
cast – cast – cast [p[prefixed forms broadcast, forecast, etc. sometimes take -ed
catch – caught – caught
choose – chose – chosen
clad – clad/cladded – clad/cladded [clad is also sometimes used as past form of clothe]li>
cleave – clove/cleft – cloven/cleft [b[but regular when meaning "adhere”]li>
cling – clung – clung
come – came – come
cost – cost – cost [but[but regular when meaning "calculate the cost of”]>
creep – crept/creeped – crept/creeped
crow – crowed/crew – crowed [crew [crew normally used only of a cock’s crowing]
cut – cut – cut
dare – regular except for possible third person singular present dare (see anomalous cases a
deal – dealt – dealt
dig – dug – dug
dive – dived/dove – dived [the f[the form dove is chiefly American]
do (does /dʌz/) – did – done
drag – dragged/drug – dragged/drug [the f[the form drug is chiefly dialectal]
draw – drew – drawn
dream – dreamed/dreamt – dreamed/dreamt
drink – drank – drunk
drive – drove – driven
dwell – dwelt/dwelled – dwelt/dwelled
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
for(e)- : for forgo, foresee, etc. see go, see, etc.
forbid – forbade/forbid – forbidden
forget – forgot – forgotten
forsake – forsook – forsaken
freeze – froze – frozen
get – got – gotten/got [past [past participle got in British English, gotten in American, but see have got]
gild – gilded/gilt – gilded/gilt
give – gave – given
go – went – gone [see a[see also have been]
grind – ground – ground
grow – grew – grown
hang – hung/hanged – hung/hanged [the f[the form hanged is more common in the sense of execution by hanging
have (has) – had – had
hear – heard – heard
hew – hewed – hewn/hewed
hide – hid – hidden
hit – hit – hit
hoist – hoist/hoisted – hoist/hoisted
hold – held – held
hurt – hurt – hurt
in- : for inlay, input, etc. see lay, put, etc.
inter- : for interlay, interweave, etc. see lay, weave, etc.
keep – kept – kept
kneel – knelt/kneeled – knelt/kneeled
knit – knit/knitted – knit/knitted
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 [but regular when meaning "tell an untruth”]
light – lit/lighted – lit/lighted
lose – lost – lost
make – made – made
may – might [defecti[defective; see anomalous cases above]i>mean – meant – meant
meet – met – met
mis- : for misspeak, mistake, etc. see speak, take, etc.
mow – mowed – mowed/mown
must – defective [see ano[see anomalous cases above]i>need – regular except for possible third person singular present need (see anomalous cases above
off- : for offset see set, etc.
ought – defective [see ano[see anomalous cases above]i>out- : for outbid, output, etc. see bid, put, etc.
over- : for overbid, overdo, etc. see bid, do, etc.
pay – paid – paid [but som[but sometimes spelt regularly when meaning "let out” (rope etc.)]i>plead – pleaded/pled – pleaded/pled
pre- : for prepay, preset, etc. see pay, set, etc.
prove – proved – proved/proven
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