Irregular Verb: Definition, Examples, and List

Definition:

The irregular verb does not contain -ed at the end of it in its past participle forms and does not follow a regular conjunction pattern as regular verbs do. Irregular verbs include unpredictable and distinct forms of words than regular verb forms.

Most irregular verbs are the same in all participle forms like hurt, bid, cut, put, etc. Some become more complex in its different forms, such as bring, brought, brought. 

Irregular verbs are derived from the old English format.

irregular verb

Examples of Irregular verbs are in sentences

  1. She can now bring her baby to the doctor for a checkup.
  2. The dog had bitten on his legs.
  3. The coordination of cops catches the thieves.
  4. The professor taught a wonderful lesson about life in the lecture.
  5. Everyone has the right to speak in a democratic country.
  6. He has drunk a lot at the party.
  7. The artist drew a fantastic painting.
  8. He cut the fruits into pieces and distributed them among all.
  9. He made no mistakes in the paper.
  10. She gave birth to twins last week.
  11. He left his train for some reason.
  12. Did we know each other?
  13. The cops are hidden behind the car to catch the thief.
  14. My mother holds my hands in the crowd.
  15. The lawyer kept this as a secret in the courtroom to be open on the next hearing.
  16. The story begins from the start.
  17. Will you do me a favor?
  18. The highway was built to connect the village to the city.
  19. The principal of our school fell due to weakness.
  20. The delivery boy put the parcel on the floor and left.

List of common irregular Verbs

arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborn
beatbeatbeaten
befallbefellbefallen
begetbegotbegotten
beginbeganbegun
bespeakbespokebespoken
bestridebestrodebestridden
betbetbet
bidbade/bidbidden/bid
bindboundbound
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburntburnt
burstburstburst
buyboughtbought
cancouldwould
cutcutcut
dealdealtdealt
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamtdreamt
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fleefledfled
flyflewflown
forbidforbad(e)forbidden
forecastforecastforecast
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgot
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
hanghunghung
havehadhad
interweaveinterwoveinterwoven
loselostlost
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
mistakemistookmistaken
overhearoverheardoverheard
oversleepoversleptoverslept
paypaidpaid
putputput
readreadread
rendrentrent
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
shakeshookshaken
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shatshit/shat
shootshotshot
showshowedshown
shrinkshrankshrunk
shriveshroveshriven
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
strivestrovestriven
sweepsweptswept
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden
undoundidundone
upsetupsetupset
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
weavewovewoven