Irregular Verbs List

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.

Menu A to Z Irregular Verbs

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F	G	H	I	J
K	L	M	N	O
P	Q	R	S	T
U	V	W	X	Y
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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

eat

ate

eaten

#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

vex

vext

vext

#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

1. I will meet with my buddies if they cross their limits.
2. The airplane requires fuel to fly into the sky.
3. The principal took all the responsibility for his education.
4. I paid for her shopping bills too.
5. I had driven a sports car in Los Angeles.
6. My father had cut many trees from this forest.

more examples of irregular verbs

2. Exercise of Irregular verbs: Complete the sentences, Use the base form (1st form)

1. She is trying to __________ (hidden) something from me.
2. You have to __________ (held) her hands to propose to her on the valentines day.
3. She wants to __________ (met) me right now.
4. I usually use this box to __________ (kept) my important documents safe here.
5. He needs to __________ (sold) his bike for the urge of money.
6. 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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