A verb is regular when its past tense and past participle are formed by adding -ed or -d to the base form.
BASE FORM | PAST TENSE | PAST PARTICIPLE |
love | loved | loved |
honor | honored | honored |
obey | obeyed | obeyed |
A verb is irregular when it does not follow the -ed or -d pattern. If you are unsure about whether a verb is regular or irregular, or what the correct form is, consult the following list or a dictionary. Dictionaries list any irregular forms under the entry for the base form.
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Common irregular verbs
BASE FORM | PAST TENSE | PAST PARTICIPLE |
arise | arose | arisen |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne, born |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bite | bit | bitten, bit |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
build | built | built |
burn | burned, burnt | burned, burnt |
burst | burst | burst |
buy | bought | bought |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
cut | cut | cut |
dig | dug | dug |
dive | dived, dove | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamed, dreamt | dreamed, dreamt |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fly | flew | flown |
forget | forgot | forgotten, forgot |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | gotten, got |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grow | grew | grown |
hang (suspend)1 | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
keep | kept | kept |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie (recline)2 | lay | lain |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
pay | paid | paid |
prove | proved | proved, proven |
put | put | put |
read | read | read |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
shake | shook | shaken |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | showed, shown |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
sleep | slept | slept |
speak | spoke | spoken |
spend | spent | spent |
spread | spread | spread |
spring | sprang, sprung | sprung |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
strike | struck | struck, stricken |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
wake | waked, woke | waked, woken |
wear | wore | worn |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
write | wrote | written |