Common irregular verbs
The dictionary lists the base form of the verb and any irregular forms. If no additional forms are listed in the dictionary, the verb is regular, not irregular.
BASE FORM |
PAST TENSE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
arise |
arose |
arisen |
awake |
awoke, awaked |
awaked, awoke |
be |
was, were |
been |
beat |
beat |
beaten, beat |
become |
became |
become |
begin |
began |
begun |
bend |
bent |
bent |
bite |
bit |
bitten, bit |
blow |
blew |
blown |
break |
broke |
broken |
bring |
brought |
brought |
build |
built |
built |
burst |
burst |
burst |
buy |
bought |
bought |
catch |
caught |
caught |
choose |
chose |
chosen |
cling |
clung |
clung |
come |
came |
come |
cost |
cost |
cost |
deal |
dealt |
dealt |
dig |
dug |
dug |
dive |
dived, dove |
dived |
do |
did |
done |
drag |
dragged |
dragged |
draw |
drew |
drawn |
dream |
dreamed, dreamt |
dreamed, dreamt |
drink |
drank |
drunk |
drive |
drove |
driven |
eat |
ate |
eaten |
fall |
fell |
fallen |
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) |
hung |
hung |
hang(execute) |
hanged |
hanged |
have |
had |
had |
hear |
heard |
heard |
hide |
hid |
hidden |
hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
keep |
kept |
kept |
know |
knew |
known |
lay (put) |
laid |
laid |
lead |
led |
led |
lend |
lent |
lent |
let (allow) |
let |
let |
lie (recline) |
lay |
lain |
lose |
lost |
lost |
make |
made |
made |
prove |
proved |
proved, proven |
read |
read |
read |
ride |
rode |
ridden |
ring |
rang |
rung |
rise (get up) |
rose |
risen |
run |
ran |
run |
say |
said |
said |
see |
saw |
seen |
set(place) |
set |
set |
shake |
shook |
shaken |
shoot |
shot |
shot |
shrink |
shrank |
shrunk, shrunken |
sing |
sang |
sung |
sink |
sank |
sunk |
sit (be seated) |
sat |
sat |
slay |
slew |
slain |
sleep |
slept |
slept |
speak |
spoke |
spoken |
spin |
spun |
spun |
spring |
sprang |
sprung |
stand |
stood |
stood |
steal |
stole |
stolen |
sting |
stung |
stung |
strike |
struck |
struck, stricken |
swear |
swore |
sworn |
swim |
swam |
swum |
swing |
swung |
swung |
take |
took |
taken |
teach |
taught |
taught |
throw |
threw |
thrown |
wake |
woke, waked |
waked, woken |
wear |
wore |
worn |
wring |
wrung |
wrung |
write |
wrote |
written |