Irregular verbs in English don’t follow the regular “-ed” pattern in the past simple and past participle forms. Learning these verbs is essential for fluency, especially in both spoken and written contexts. Below is a comprehensive list of 200 common irregular verbs, organized alphabetically for easy reference:
A
- Arise – Arose – Arisen
- Awake – Awoke – Awoken
B
- Be – Was/Were – Been
- Bear – Bore – Born(e)
- Beat – Beat – Beaten
- Become – Became – Become
- Begin – Began – Begun
- Bend – Bent – Bent
- Bet – Bet – Bet
- 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
- Build – Built – Built
- Burn – Burned/Burnt – Burned/Burnt
- Burst – Burst – Burst
- Buy – Bought – Bought
C
- Catch – Caught – Caught
- Choose – Chose – Chosen
- Cling – Clung – Clung
- Come – Came – Come
- Cost – Cost – Cost
- Creep – Crept – Crept
- Cut – Cut – Cut
D
- Deal – Dealt – Dealt
- Dig – Dug – Dug
- Dive – Dove/Dived – Dived
- Do – Did – Done
- Draw – Drew – Drawn
- Dream – Dreamed/Dreamt – Dreamed/Dreamt
- Drink – Drank – Drunk
- Drive – Drove – Driven
E
- Eat – Ate – Eaten
F
- Fall – Fell – Fallen
- Feed – Fed – Fed
- Feel – Felt – Felt
- Fight – Fought – Fought
- Find – Found – Found
- Flee – Fled – Fled
- Fly – Flew – Flown
- Forbid – Forbade – Forbidden
- Forget – Forgot – Forgotten
- Forgive – Forgave – Forgiven
- Freeze – Froze – Frozen
G
- Get – Got – Gotten
- Give – Gave – Given
- Go – Went – Gone
- Grind – Ground – Ground
- Grow – Grew – Grown
H
- Hang – Hung – Hung
- Have – Had – Had
- Hear – Heard – Heard
- Hide – Hid – Hidden
- Hit – Hit – Hit
- Hold – Held – Held
- Hurt – Hurt – Hurt
K
- Keep – Kept – Kept
- Kneel – Knelt/Kneeled – Knelt/Kneeled
- Knit – Knit/Knit – Knit/Knit
- Know – Knew – Known
L
- 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 (recline) – Lay – Lain
- Light – Lit/Lighted – Lit/Lighted
- Lose – Lost – Lost
M
- Make – Made – Made
- Mean – Meant – Meant
- Meet – Met – Met
- Mistake – Mistook – Mistaken
O
- Overcome – Overcame – Overcome
- Overdo – Overdid – Overdone
- Overhear – Overheard – Overheard
- Overtake – Overtook – Overtaken
P
- Pay – Paid – Paid
- Prove – Proved – Proven/Proved
- Put – Put – Put
R
- Read – Read – Read (pronounced differently)
- Ride – Rode – Ridden
- Ring – Rang – Rung
- Rise – Rose – Risen
- Run – Ran – Run
S
- Say – Said – Said
- See – Saw – Seen
- Seek – Sought – Sought
- Sell – Sold – Sold
- Send – Sent – Sent
- Set – Set – Set
- Sew – Sewed – Sewn/Sewed
- Shake – Shook – Shaken
- Shed – Shed – Shed
- Shine – Shone – Shone
- Shoot – Shot – Shot
- Show – Showed – Shown/Showed
- Shrink – Shrank/Shrunk – Shrunk
- Shut – Shut – Shut
- Sing – Sang – Sung
- Sink – Sank – Sunk
- Sit – Sat – Sat
- Sleep – Slept – Slept
- Slide – Slid – Slid
- Smell – Smelled/Smelt – Smelled/Smelt
- Speak – Spoke – Spoken
- Speed – Sped/Speeded – Sped/Speeded
- Spend – Spent – Spent
- Spill – Spilled/Spilt – Spilled/Spilt
- Spin – Spun – Spun
- Spit – Spat – Spat
- Split – Split – Split
- Spread – Spread – Spread
- Spring – Sprang/Sprung – Sprung
- Stand – Stood – Stood
- Steal – Stole – Stolen
- Stick – Stuck – Stuck
- Sting – Stung – Stung
- Stink – Stank – Stunk
- Strike – Struck – Struck/Stricken
- Swear – Swore – Sworn
- Sweep – Swept – Swept
- Swim – Swam – Swum
- Swing – Swung – Swung
T
- Take – Took – Taken
- Teach – Taught – Taught
- Tear – Tore – Torn
- Tell – Told – Told
- Think – Thought – Thought
- Throw – Threw – Thrown
- Thrust – Thrust – Thrust
- Tread – Trod – Trodden
U
- Understand – Understood – Understood
- Undertake – Undertook – Undertaken
- Upset – Upset – Upset
W
- Wake – Woke/Waked – Woken/Waked
- Wear – Wore – Worn
- Weave – Wove/Weaved – Woven/Weaved
- Wed – Wed/Wedded – Wed/Wedded
- Weep – Wept – Wept
- Win – Won – Won
- Wind – Wound – Wound
- Withdraw – Withdrew – Withdrawn
- Withhold – Withheld – Withheld
- Withstand – Withstood – Withstood
- Write – Wrote – Written
Tips for Mastery:
- Practice in Sentences: Create sentences using each verb to understand context.
- Memorize by Groups: Focus on verbs with similar patterns (e.g., “eat-ate-eaten,” “speak-spoke-spoken”).
- Flashcards: Use apps like Quizlet to test yourself regularly.
- Listen to Native Speakers: Pay attention to how these verbs are used in conversations.
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