Irregular verbs
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300 Irregular Verbs in Five Forms

Introduction

Irregular verbs do not follow the standard “-ed” rule when moving into the past tense and past participle forms. Instead, they change their spelling entirely (for example, go – went – gone; speak – spoke – spoken), or sometimes they do not change at all (for example, put – put – put; let – let – let). Therefore, to use them properly in sentences and in different tenses, you have to memorize them independently!

There are around 200 commonly used irregular verbs in English. However, if we prepare a comprehensive list, including not so frequently used verbs, rare verbs, or archaic forms, it can exceed 300 verbs. While the total count may vary, we use about 100 to 200 verbs in daily conversations and business English.

Common Examples

Break – broke – broken
Buy – bought – bought
Catch – caught – caught
Come – came – come
Cut – cut – cut
Do – did – done
Drink – drank – drunk
Drive – drove – driven
Eat – ate – eaten
Give – gave – given
Go – went – gone
Hear – heard – heard
Meet – met – met
Pay – paid – paid
Run – ran – run
Say – said – said
See – saw – seen
Sleep – slept – slept
Speak – spoke – spoken
Swim – swam – swum
Take – took – taken
Teach – taught – taught
Throw – threw – thrown
Win – won – won
Write – wrote – written

Irregular verbs

Main Considerations

Irregular Past Tense/Participle: Irregular verbs do not follow the standard “-ed” rule for past simple or past participle forms. For example, teach becomes taught and not ‘teached’; eat becomes ate and not ‘eated’; think becomes thought and not ‘thinked’.

British vs. American English: British English often includes more irregular forms (for example, learn – learnt – learnt; spell – spelt – spelt), whereas American English often uses regular forms (for example, learn – learned – learned; spell – spelled – spelled).

New Verbs: When new verbs added to the English language, they are regular verbs in most of the cases.

Irregular verbs

To learn more about irregular verbs and other types of verbs, read our blog post, Types of Verbs in English.

300 Irregular Verbs in Five Forms

We have given here a list of 300 irregular verbs commonly used in English. Go through them at regular intervals in order to remember them and try to use them in your sentences.

Serial No.Base Form/
Present Simple
(V1)
Past Simple
(V2)
Past Participle
(V3)
Present Participle
(‘-ing’ form)
(V4)
Present Simple 
(3rd Person Singular)
(V5)
1.AbideAbode/
Abided
Abode/
Abided
AbidingAbides
2.AlightAlighted/AlitAlighted/AlitAlightingAlightes
3.AriseAroseArisenArisingArises
4.AwakeAwoke/ AwakedAwoken/ AwakedAwakingAwakes
5.BabysitBabysatBabysatBabysittingBabysits
6.BearBoreBorn/BorneBearingBears
7.BeatBeatBeat/BeatenBeatingBeats
8.BecomeBecameBecomeBecomingBecomes
9.BefallBefellBefallenBefallingBefalls
10.BegetBegotBegot/ BegottenBegettingBegets
11.BeginBeganBegunBeginningBegins
12.BeholdBeheldBeheldBeholdingBeholds
13.BendBentBentBendingBends
14.BereaveBereft/ BereavedBereft/ BereavedBereavingBereaves
15.BeseechBesought/ BeseechedBesought/ BeseechedBeseechingBeseeches
16.BesetBesetBesetBesettingBesets
17.BespeakBespokeBespoke/ BespokenBespeakingBespeaks
18.BestrideBestrodeBestriddenBestridingBestrides
19.BetBet/BettedBet/BettedBettingBets
20.BetakeBetookBetakenBetakingBetakes
21.BidBid/BadeBid/BiddenBiddingBids
22.BindBoundBoundBindingBinds
23.BiteBitBit/ BittenBitingBites
24.BleedBledBledBleedingBleeds
25.BlessBlest/BlessedBlest/BlessedBlessingBlesses
26.BlowBlewBlownBlowingBlows
27.BreakBrokeBrokenBreakingBreaks
28.BreastfeedBreastfedBreastfedBreastfeedingBreastfeeds
29.BreedBredBredBreedingBreeds
30.BringBroughtBroughtBringingBrings
31.BroadcastBroadcast/ BroadcastedBroadcast/ BroadcastedBroadcastingBroadcasts
32.BrowbeatBrowbeatBrowbeatenBrowbeatingBrowbeats
33.BuildBuiltBuiltBuildingBuilds
34.BurnBurnt/ 
Burned
Burnt/ 
Burned
BurningBurns
35.BurstBurstBurstBurstingBursts
36.BustBust/BustedBust/BustedBustingBusts
37.BuyBoughtBoughtBuyingBuys
38.CastCastCastCastingCasts
39.CatchCaughtCaughtCatchingCatches
40.ChideChid/
Chided
Chid/Chided/ChiddenChidingChides
41.ChooseChoseChosenChoosingChooses
42.CleaveCleft/Cleaved/CloveCleft/Cleaved/ClovenCleavingCleaves
43.ClingClungClungClingingClings
44.ClotheClothed/
Clad
Clothed/
Clad
ClothingClothes
45.ComeCameComeComingComes
46.CostCost/ 
Costed
Cost/ 
Costed
CostingCosts
47.CreepCreptCreptCreepingCreeps
48.CutCutCutCuttingCuts
49.DealDealtDealtDealingDeals
50.DigDugDugDiggingDigs
51.DiveDove (US)/
Dived (UK)
DivedDivingDives
52.DoDidDoneDoingDoes
53.DrawDrewDrawnDrawingDraws
54.DreamDreamt/ DreamedDreamt/ DreamedDreamingDreams
55.DrinkDrankDrunkDrinkingDrinks
56.DriveDroveDrivenDrivingDrives
57.DwellDwelt/ 
Dwelled
Dwelt/ 
Dwelled
DwellingDwells
58.EatAteEatenEatingEats
59.FallFellFallenFallingFalls
60.FeedFedFedFeedingFeeds
61.FeelFeltFeltFeelingFeels
62.FightFoughtFoughtFightingFights
63.FindFoundFoundFindingFinds
64.FitFit (US)/
Fitted (UK)
Fit (US)/
Fitted (UK)
FittingFits
65.FleeFledFledFleeingFlees
66.FlingFlungFlungFlingingFlings
67.FloodlightFloodlit/ FloodlightedFloodlit/ FloodlightedFloodlightingFloodlights
68.FlyFlewFlownFlyingFlies
69.ForbearForboreForborneForbearingForbears
70.ForbidForbad/ ForbadeForbid/ ForbiddenForbiddingForbids
71.ForecastForecast/ ForecastedForecast/ ForecastedForecastingForecasts
72.ForeseeForesawForeseenForeseeingForesees
73.ForetellForetoldForetoldForetellingForetells
74.ForgetForgotForgot/ ForgottenForgettingForgets
75.ForgiveForgaveForgivenForgivingForgives
76.Forgo/
Forego
Forwent/
Forewent
Forgone/
Foregone
Forgoing/
Foregoing
Forgoes/
Foregoes
77.ForsakeForsookForsakenForsakingForsakes
78.ForswearForsworeForswornForswearingForswears
79.FreezeFrozeFrozenFreezingFreezes
80.GainsayGainsaidGainsaidGainsayingGainsays
81.GetGotGot (UK)/
Gotten (US)
GettingGets
82.GirdGirt/GirdedGirt/GirdedGirdingGirds
83.GiveGaveGivenGivingGives
84.GoWentGoneGoingGoes
85.GrindGroundGroundGrindingGrinds
86.GrowGrewGrownGrowingGrows
87.HamstringHamstrungHamstrungHamstringingHamstrings
88.HandwriteHandwroteHandwrittenHandwritingHandwrites
89.HangHung/
Hanged
Hung/
Hanged
HangingHangs
90.HaveHadHadHavingHas
91.HearHeardHeardHearingHears
92.HeaveHove/
Heaved
Hove/
Heaved
HeavingHeaves
93.HewHewedHewn/
Hewed
HewingHews
94.HideHidHid/HiddenHidingHides
95.HitHitHitHittingHits
96.HoldHeldHeldHoldingHolds
97.HurtHurtHurtHurtingHurts
98.InlayInlaidInlaidInlayingInlays
99.InputInput/
Inputted
Input/
Inputted
InputtingInputs
100.InsetInsetInsetInsettingInsets
101.InterbreedInterbredInterbredInterbreedingInterbreeds
102.IntercutIntercutIntercutIntercuttingIntercuts
103.InterweaveInterwoveInterwovenInterweavingInterweaves
104.KeepKeptKeptKeepingKeeps
105.KneelKnelt (UK)/
Kneeled (US)
Knelt (UK)/
Kneeled (US)
KneelingKneels
106.KnitKnit/KnittedKnit/KnittedKnittingKnits
107.KnowKnewKnownKnowingKnows
108.LayLaidLaidLayingLays
109.LeadLedLedLeadingLeads
110.LeanLeant (UK)/
Leaned (US)
Leant (UK)/
Leaned (US)
LeaningLeans
111.LeapLeapt (UK)/
Leaped (US)
Leapt (UK)/
Leaped (US)
LeapingLeaps
112.LearnLearnt (UK)/
Learned (US)
Learnt (UK)/
Learned (US)
LearningLearns
113.LeaveLeftLeftLeavingLeaves
114.LendLentLentLendingLends
115.LetLetLetLettingLets
116.LieLayLainLyingLies
117.LightLit/LightedLit/LightedLightingLights
118.LoseLostLostLosingLoses
119.MakeMadeMadeMakingMakes
120.MeanMeantMeantMeaningMeans
121.MeetMetMetMeetingMeets
122.MiscastMiscastMiscastMiscastingMiscasts
123.MishearMisheardMisheardMishearingMishears
124.MishitMishitMishitMishittingMishits
125.MislayMislaidMislaidMislayingMislays
126.MisleadMisledMisledMisleadingMisleads
127.MisreadMisreadMisreadMisreadingMisreads
128.MisspeakMisspokeMisspokenMisspeakingMisspeaks
129.MisspellMisspelt/
Misspelled
Misspelt/
Misspelled
MisspellingMisspells
130.MisspendMisspentMisspentMisspendingMisspends
131.MistakeMistookMistakenMistakingMistakes
132.MisunderstandMisunderstoodMisunderstoodMisunderstandingMisunderstands
133.MowMowedMowed/
Mown
MowingMows
134.OffsetOffsetOffsetOffsettingOffsets
135.OutbidOutbidOutbidden/
Outbid
OutbiddingOutbids
136.OutdoOutdidOutdoneOutdoingOutdoes
137.OutgrowOutgrewOutgrownOutgrowingOutgrows
138.OutputOutputted/
Output
Outputted/
Output
OutputtingOutputs
139.OutrideOutrodeOutriddenOutridingOutrides
140.OutrunOutranOutrunOutrunningOutruns
141.OutsellOutsoldOutsoldOutsellingOutsells
142.OutshineOutshoneOutshoneOutshiningOutshines
143.OutspendOutspentOutspentOutspendingOutspends
144.OverbearOverboreOverborneOverbearingOverbears
145.OvercastOvercastOvercastOvercastingOvercasts
146.OvercomeOvercameOvercomeOvercomingOvercomes
147.OverdoOverdidOverdoneOverdoingOverdoes
148.OverdrawOverdrewOverdrawnOverdrawingOverdraws
149.OvereatOverateOvereatenOvereatingOvereats
150.OverfeedOverfedOverfedOverfeedingOverfeeds
151.OverflyOverflewOverflownOverflyingOverflies
152.OverhangOverhungOverhungOverhangingOverhangs
153.OverhearOverheardOverheardOverhearingOverhears
154.OverlayOverlaidOverlaidOverlayingOverlays
155.OverlieOverlayOverlainOverlyingOverlies
156.OverpayOverpaidOverpaidOverpayingOverpays
157.OverrideOverrodeOverriddenOverridingOverrides
158.OverrunOverranOverrunOverruningOverruns
159.OverseeOversawOverseenOverseeingOversees
160.OversellOversoldOversoldOversellingOversells
161.OvershootOvershotOvershotOvershootingOvershoots
162.OversleepOversleptOversleptOversleepingOversleeps
163.OverspendOverspentOverspentOverspendingOverspends
164.OvertakeOvertookOvertakenOvertakingOvertakes
165.OverthinkOverthoughtOverthoughtOverthinkingOverthinks
166.OverthrowOverthrewOverthrownOverthrowingOverthrows
167.OverwriteOverwroteOverwrittenOverwritingOverwrites
168.PartakePartookPartakenPartakingPartakes
169.PayPaidPaidPayingPays
170.PleadPleaded (UK)/
Pled (US)
Pleaded (UK)/
Pled (US)
PleadingPleads
171.PresetPresetPresetPresettingPresets
172.ProofreadProofreadProofreadProofreadingProofreads
173.ProveProvedProved (UK)/
Proven (US)
ProvingProves
174.PutPutPutPuttingPuts
175.QuitQuit (US)/
Quitted (UK)
Quit (US)/
Quitted (UK)
QuittingQuits
176.ReadReadReadReadingReads
177.RebindReboundReboundRebindingRebinds
178.RebuildRebuiltRebuiltRebuildingRebuilds
179.RecastRecastRecastRecastingRecasts
180.RedoRedidRedoneRedoingRedoes
181.RedrawRedrewRedrawnRedrawingRedraws
182.RehearReheardReheardRehearingRehears
183.RelayRelaidRelaidRelayingRelays
184.RemakeRemadeRemadeRemakingRemakes
185.RendRent/RendedRent/RendedRendingRends
186.RepayRepaidRepaidRepayingRepays
187.RerunReranRerunRerunningReruns
188.ResellResoldResoldResellingResells
189.ResetResetResetResettingResets
190.Resit (UK)ResatResatResittingResits
191.Restring (UK)RestrungRestrungRestringingRestrings
192.RetakeRetookRetakenRetakingRetakes
193.RetellRetoldRetoldRetellingRetells
194.RethinkRethoughtRethoughtRethinkingRethinks
195.RetreadRetrod/
Retreaded
Retrodden/
Retreaded
RetreadingRetreads
196.RewindRewoundRewoundRewindingRewinds
197.RewriteRewroteRewrittenRewritingRewrites
198.RidRid/RiddedRid/RiddedRiddingRids
199.RideRodeRiddenRidingRides
200.RingRang/RingedRung/RingedRingingRings
201.RiseRoseRisenRisingRises
202.RiveRivedRiven/RivedRivingRives
203.RunRanRunRunningRuns
204.SawSawedSawn (UK)/
Sawed (US)
SawingSaws
205.SaySaidSaidSayingSays
206.SeeSawSeenSeeingSees
207.SeekSoughtSoughtSeekingSeeks
208.SellSoldSoldSellingSells
209.SendSentSentSendingSends
210.SetSetSetSettingSets
211.SewSewedSewn/SewedSewingSews
212.ShakeShookShakenShakingShakes
213.ShaveShavedShaved/
Shaven
ShavingShaves
214.ShearShearedShorn/
Sheared
ShearingShears
215.ShedShedShedSheddingSheds
216.ShineShone/
Shined
Shone/
Shined
ShiningShines
217.ShitShitted (UK)/
Shit, Shat (US)
Shitted (UK)/
Shit, Shat
(US)
ShittingShits
218.ShoeShodShod/
Shodden
ShoeingShoes
219.ShootShotShotShootingShoots
220.ShowShowedShown/
Showed
ShowingShows
221.ShrinkShrank/
Shrunk
Shrunk/
Shrunken
ShrinkingShrinks
222.ShutShutShutShuttingShuts
223.SimulcastSimulcast/
Simulcasted
Simulcast/
Simulcasted
SimulcastingSimulcasts
224.SingSangSungSingingSings
225.SinkSank/SunkSunkSinkingSinks
226.SitSatSatSittingSits
227.SlaySlew/SlayedSlain/SlayedSlayingSlays
228.SleepSleptSleptSleepingSleeps
229.SlideSlidSlidSlidingSlides
230.SlingSlungSlungSlingingSlings
231.SlinkSlunk/SlinkedSlunk/SlinkedSlinkingSlinks
232.SlitSlitSlitSlittingSlits
233.SmellSmelt (UK)/
Smelled (US)
Smelt (UK)/
Smelled (US)
SmellingSmells
234.SmiteSmoteSmitten/
Smote
SmitingSmites
235.SneakSneaked/
Snuck
Sneaked/
Snuck
SneakingSneaks
236.SowSowedSown/SowedSowingSows
237.SpeakSpokeSpokenSpeakingSpeaks
238.SpeedSped/
Speeded
Sped/
Speeded
SpeedingSpeeds
239.SpellSpelt (UK)/
Spelled (US)
Spelt (UK)/
Spelled (US)
SpellingSpells
240.SpendSpentSpentSpendingSpends
241.SpillSpilt (UK)/
Spilled (US)
Spilt (UK)/
Spilled (US)
SpillingSpills
242.SpinSpunSpunSpinningSpins
243.SpitSpat (UK)/
Spit (US)
Spat (UK)/
Spit (US)
SpittingSpits
244.SplitSplitSplitSplittingSplits
245.SpoilSpoilt (UK)/
Spoiled (US)
Spoilt (UK)/
Spoiled (UK)
SpoilingSpoils
246.Spoon-feedSpoon-fedSpoon-fedSpoon-feedingSpoon-feeds
247.SpotlightSpotlit/
Spotlighted
Spotlit/
Spotlighted
SpotlightingSpotlights
248.SpreadSpreadSpreadSpreadingSpreads
249.SpringSprang (UK)/
Sprung (US)
SprungSpringingSprings
250.StandStoodStoodStandingStands
251.StaveStaved/StoveStaved/StoveStavingStaves
252.StealStoleStolenStealingSteals
253.StickStuck/
Sticked
Stuck/
Sticked
StickingSticks
254.StingStungStungStingingStings
255.StinkStank/StunkStunkStinkingStinks
256.StrewStrewedStrewn/
Strewed
StrewingStrews
257.StrideStrodeStrode (UK)/ Stridden (US)StridingStrides
258.StrikeStruckStruck (UK)/
Stricken (US)
StrikingStrikes
259.StringStrungStrungStringingStrings
260.StriveStrove/
Strived
Striven/
Strived
StrivingStrives
261.SubletSubletSubletSublettingSublets
262.SwearSworeSwornSwearingSwears
263.SweatSweated/
Sweat
Sweated/
Sweat
SweatingSweats
264.SweepSweptSweptSweepingSweeps
265.SwellSwelledSwollen/
Swelled
SwellingSwells
266.SwimSwamSwumSwimmingSwims
267.SwingSwungSwungSwingingSwings
268.TakeTookTakenTakingTakes
269.TeachTaughtTaughtTeachingTeaches
270.TearToreTornTearingTears
271.TelecastTelecastTelecastTelecastingTelecasts
272.TellToldToldTellingTells
273.ThinkThoughtThoughtThinkingThinks
274.ThriveThrived/
Throve
Thrived/
Thriven
ThrivingThrives
275.ThrowThrewThrownThrowingThrows
276.ThrustThrustThrustThrustingThrusts
277.TreadTrod/TreadedTrodden/Trod/TreadedTreadingTreads
278.TypecastTypecastTypecastTypecastingTypecasts
279.TypesetTypesetTypesetTypesettingTypesets
280.UnbendUnbentUnbentUnbendingUnbends
281.UnbindUnboundUnboundUnbindingUnbinds
282.UnderbidUnderbidUnderbidUnderbiddingUnderbids
283.UndercutUndercutUndercutUndercuttingUndercuts
284.UndergoUnderwentUndergoneUndergoingUndergoes
285.UnderlieUnderlayUnderlainUnderlyingUnderlies
286.UnderpayUnderpaidUnderpaidUnderpayingUnderpays
287.UndersellUndersoldUndersoldUndersellingUndersells
288.UnderstandUnderstoodUnderstoodUnderstandingUnderstands
289.UndertakeUndertookUndertakenUndertakingUndertakes
290.UnderwriteUnderwroteUnderwrittenUnderwritingUnderwrites
291.UndoUndidUndoneUndoingUndoes
292.UnfreezeUnfrozeUnfrozenUnfreezingUnfreezes
293.UnwindUnwoundUnwoundUnwindingUnwinds
294.UpholdUpheldUpheldUpholdingUpholds
295.UpsetUpsetUpsetUpsettingUpsets
296.WakeWoke/
Waked
Woken/
Waked
WakingWakes
297.WaylayWaylaidWaylaidWaylayingWaylays
298.WearWoreWornWearingWears
299.WeaveWove/
Weaved
Woven/
Weaved
WeavingWeaves
300.WedWedded/
Wed
Wedded/
Wed
WeddingWeds
301.WeepWeptWeptWeepingWeeps
302.WetWet/WettedWet/WettedWettingWets
303.WinWonWonWinningWins
304.WindWoundWoundWindingWinds
305.WithdrawWithdrewWithdrawnWithdrawingWithdraws
306.WithholdWithheldWithheldWithholdingWithholds
307.WithstandWithstoodWithstoodWithstandingWithstands
308.WreakWreakedWreakedWreakingWreaks
309.WringWrungWrungWringingWrings
310.WriteWroteWrittenWritingWrites

*US = Especially used in US English or American English; *UK = Especially used in UK English or British English. 

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