What is Irregular verb?
The Irregular form of Verbs is the verbs whose past simple form and past participle form that does not contain “-ed ” or “-d ” at the end or in their suffix of that word.
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Irregular Verb List
#1. A
Infinitive (V1 ) Past Form (V2 ) Past Participle (V3 ) arise arose arisen awake awoke awoken
#2. B
backslide backslid backslidden be was/were been bear bore born/borne beat beat beaten/beat become became become begin began become begin began begun bend bent bent bet bet bet bid bid/bade bidden bid bid bid bind bound bound bite bit bitten bleed bled bled blow blew blown break broke broken breed bred bred bring brought brought broadcast broadcast broadcast browbeat browbeat browbeaten build built built burn burnt/ burned burnt/ burned burst bust bust buy bought bought
#3. C
Cast cast cast catch caught caught choose chose chosen cling clung clung clothe clad clad come came come cost cost cost creep crept crept crossbreed crossbred crossbred cut cut cut
#4. D
daydream daydreamt daydreamt deal dealt dealt dig dug dug disprove disproved disproven dive dove dived do did done draw drew drawn dream dreamt dreamt drink drank drunk drive drove driven dwell dwelt dwelt
#5. E
#6. F
fall fell fallen feed fed fed feel felt felt fight fought fought find found found fit fit fit flee fled fled fling flung flung fly flew flew forbid forbade forbidden forecast forecast forecast forego forewent foregone foresee foresaw foregone foresee foresaw foreseen foretell foretold foretold forget forgot forgotten forgive forgave forgiven forsake forsook forsaken freeze froze frozen frostbite frostbit frostbitten
#7. G
get got gotten give gave given go went gone grind ground ground grow grew grown
#8. H
hand-feed hand-fed hand-fed handwrite handwrote handwritten hang hung hung have had had hear heard heard hew hewed hewn hide hid hidden hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt
#9. I
inbreed inbred inbred inlay inlaid inlaid input input input interbreed interbred interbred interweave interwove interwoven interwind interwound interwound
#10. J
jerry-build jerry-built jerry-built
#11. K
keep kept kept kneel knelt knelt knit knit knit know knew known
#12. L
lay laid laid lead led led leave left left lend lent lent let let let lie lay lain light lit lit lose lost lost
#13. M
make made made mean meant meant meet met met miscast miscast miscast misdeal misdealt misdealt misdo misdid misdone mishear misheard misheard mislay mislaid mislaid mislead misled misled mislearn mislearnt mislearnt misread misread misread misset misset misset misspeak misspoke misspoken misspell misspelled misspelled misspend misspent misspent mistake mistook misspent misteach mistaught mistaught misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood miswrite miswrote miswritten
#14. N
No Irregular Verb start with N
# 15. O
offset offset offset outbid outbid outbid outbreed outbred outbred outdo outdid outdone outdraw outdrank outdrank outdrive outdrove outdriven outfight outfought outfought outfly outflew outflown outgrow outgrew outgrown outride outrode outridden outrun outran outrun outsell outsold outsold outshoot outshot outshot outsing outsang outsang outsit outsat outsat outsleep outslept outslept outspeak outspoke outspoken outspend outspent outspent outswear outswore outsworn outswim outswam outswum outthink outthought outthought outthrow outthrew outthrown outwrite outwrote outwritten overbid overbid overbid overbreed overbred overbred overbuild overbuilt overbuilt overbuy overbought overbought overcome overcame overcome overdo overdid overdone overdraw overdrew overdrawn overdrink overdrank overdrunk overeat overate overeaten overfeed overfed overfed overhang overhung overhung overhear overheard overheard overlay overlaid overlaid overpay overpaid overpaid override overrode overridden overrun overran overrun oversee oversaw overseen oversell oversold oversold oversew oversewed oversewn overshoot overshot overshot oversleep overslept overslept overspeak overspoke overspoken overspend overspent overspent overspill overspilt overspilt overtake overtook overtaken overthink overthought overthought overthrow overthrew overthrown overwind overwound overwound overwrite overwrote overwritten
# 16. P
partake partook partaken pay paid paid plead pled pled prebuild prebuilt prebuilt predo predid predone premake premade premade prepay prepaid prepaid presell presold presold preset preset preset preshrink preshrank preshrunk proofread proofread proofread prove proved proved put put put
# 17. Q
quick-freeze quick-froze quick-frozen quit quited quited
#18. R
read read read reawake reawoke reawoken rebid rebid rebid rebind rebound rebound rebroadcast rebroadcasted rebroadcasted rebuild rebuilt rebuilt recast recast recast recut recut recut redeal redealt redealt redo redid redone redraw redrew redrawn refit (retailor) refitted refitted refit (replace parts) refit refit regrind reground reground regrow regrew regrown rehang rehung rehung rehear reheard reheard reknit reknitted reknitted relay relaid relaid relay (pass along) relayed relayed relearn relearnt relearnt relight relighted relighted remake remade remade repay repaid repaid reread reread reread rerun reran rerun resell resold resold resend resent resent reset reset reset resew resewed resewn retake retook retaken reteach retaught retaught retear retore retorn retell retold retold rethink rethought rethought retread retread retread retrofit retrofitted retrofitted rewake rewoke rewoken rewear rewore reworn reweave reweaved reweaved rewed rewedded rewedded rewet rewetted rewetted rewin rewon rewon rewind rewound rewound rewrite rewrote rewritten rid rid rid ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run
# 19. S (irregular verb)
sand-cast sand-cast sand-cast saw sawed sawn say said said see saw seen seek sought sought sell sold sold send sent sent set set set sew sewed sewn shake shoke shaken shave shaved shaven shear sheared sheared shed shed shed shine shone shone shit shitted shitted shoot shot shot show showed shown shrink shrank shrunk shut shut shut sight-read sight-read sight-read sing sang sung sink sank sunk sit sat sat slay (kill) slew slain slay (amuse) slayed slayed sleep slept slept slide sild slid sling slung slung slink slunk slunk slit slit slit smell smelt smelt sneak snuck snuck sow sowed sowed speak spoke spoken speed sped sped spell spelled spelled spend spent spent spill spilled spilled spin spun spun spit spit spit split split split spoil spoiled spoiled spoon-feed spoon-fed spoon-fed spread spread spread spring sprang sprung stand stood stood steal stole stolen stick stuck stuck sting stung stung stink stank stunk strew strewed strewed stride strode stridden strike (delete) struck struck strike (hit) struck struck string strung strung strive strove striven sublet sublet sublet sunburn sunburnt sunburnt swear swore sworn sweat sweat sweat sweep swept swept swell swolled swollen swim swam swum
# 20. T
take took taken teach taught taught tear tore torn telecast telecast telecast tell told told test-drive test-drove test-driven test-fly test-flew test-flown think thought thought throw threw thrown thrust thrust thrust tread trod trodden typecast typecast typecast typeset typeset typeset typewrite typewrote typewritten
#21. U
unbend unbent unbent unbind unbound unbound underbid underbid underbid undercut undercut undercut underfeed underfed underfed undergo underwent undergone underlie underlay underlain undersell undersold undersold underspend underspent underspent understand understood understood undertake undertook undertaken underwrite underwrote underwritten undo undid undone unfreeze unfroze unfrozen unhang unhung unhung unhide unhid unhidden unlearn unlearnt unlearnt unsew unsewed unsewn unsling unslung unslung unspin unspun unspun unstick unstuck unstuck unstring unstrung unstrung unweave unwove unwoven unwind unwound unwound uphold upheld upheld upset upset upset
# 22. V
#23. W
wake woke woken waylay waylaid waylaid wear wore worn weave wove woven wed wed wed weep wept wept wet wet wet win won won wind wound wound withdraw withdrew withdrawn withhold withheld withheld withstand withstood withstood wring wrung wrung write wrote written
# 24. X
No Irregular Verb start with X
#25. Y
No Irregular Verb start with Y
#26. Z
No Irregular Verb start with Z
Frequently People also ask
1. What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs?
As of the regular verb forms which have a well-oriented pattern of a word in different forms like –d , –ed ; the irregular verb form does not have any plain, well-defined, or anticipated decoration of words.
The regular verbs have a plain formation of words in the past simple form and past participle form having “-d or-ed ” at the end of the word. Regular verbs follow a typical pattern of a word in its different forms.
The irregular verbs that do not contain “-ed ” or “-d ” at the end or in their suffix of past simple form and past participle form. It follows a distinct pattern of a word in the different forms of a verb.
2. What is irregular verb and its rule?
Irregular verbs are generally contained three ways of writing a verb into a different form.
First : some irregular verbs are all same in different forms like
simple form past simple past participle hit hit hit shut shut shut put put put
some irregular verbs are the same in two forms like (build-built-built), (run-ran-run), (burn-burnt-burnt), (sit-sat-sat), (come came-come), (mean-meant-meant)etc. Third : some irregular verbs having all different words in all three verb forms like (go-went-gone), (eat-ate-eaten),(forget-forgot-forgotten), (do-did-done), (drink-drank-drunk), (see-saw-seen), (drive-drove-driven)etc.
3. How many irregular verbs are there in English?
There are numbers of Irregular verbs in the English Language, out of all, such 200 verbs are normally use, these verbs are meaningful and purposeful in making sentences whose prefixes are in counted form.
Most of the time, irregular verbs affect the verb forms in past participle and past simple form respectively.
Examples and Exercises
1. Examples of Irregular verbs are in sentences
I will meet with my buddies if they cross their limits.
The airplane requires fuel to fly into the sky.
The principal took all the responsibility for his education.
I paid for her shopping bills too.
I had driven a sports car in Los Angeles.
My father had cut many trees from this forest.
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2. Exercise of Irregular verbs: Complete the sentences, Use the base form (1st form)
She is trying to __________ (hidden) something from me.
You have to __________ (held) her hands to propose to her on the valentines day.
She wants to __________ (met) me right now.
I usually use this box to __________ (kept) my important documents safe here.
He needs to __________ (sold) his bike for the urge of money.
They will __________ (spoken) to the principal for the organization of the event.
Ans: 6) speak 5) sell 4) keep 3) met 2) hold 1) hide
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