The Greenland School

English Department

Common Irregular Verbs in English

The list below is a list of some irregular verbs that are part of the English language.
A comprehensive dictionary can tell you when a verb is regular or irregular or both and its uses in
context as the verbs burn (n24) or dream (n43), for example.
Irregular verbs are very common in English, thats why it is very important to study them. Notice that
basically there are three types of irregular verbs:
1. Those that change in their three forms. (Ex. n41)
2. Those that change in one of their forms. (Ex. n86)
3. Those that remain the same in their three forms.(Ex.n97)

Irregular Verbs
Base Form
(Third person)

Past Simple Form

Past Participle Form

1.

Arise(s) / raz / / z /

arose / rz /

arisen /rzn /

2.

Awake(s) / wek / / s /

Awoke / wk /

awoken / wkn /

Be (is, are) / bi/ / z / / /

was / wz /
were / w /

been / bi:n /

3.
4.

Bear(s) / be / / z /

bore / b /

borne / bn /

5.

Beat(s) / bi:t / / s /

beat

beaten / 'bi:tn /

6.

Become(s) / bikm / / z /

became / bikem /

become

7.

Beget(s) / biet / / s /

begot / bit /

begot /
begotten (Am.)
/tn/

8.

Begin(s) / bin / / z /

began / bin /

begun / bin /

9.

Behold(s) / bihld / / z /

beheld / biheld /

beheld

10. Bend(s) / bend / / z /

bent / bent /
bended /bendd /

bent/bended

11. Beset(s) / biset / / s /

beset

beset

12. Bet(s) / bet / / s /

bet / bet /
betted /betd /

bet / betted

13. Bid(s) / bd / / z /

bid / bd /

bid / bd /

14. Bid(s) / bd / / z /

bade / bd / / bed /

bidden / bdn /

bound / band /

bound

bit / bt /

bitten /btn /

bled / bled /

bled

15. Bind(s) / band / / z /

16. Bite(s) / bat / / s /
17. Bleed(s) / blid / / z /

Spanish
Translation(s)

18. Bless(es) / bles / / z /

blest / blest /
blessed / blest /

blest
blessed

blew / blu /

blown / bln /

broke / brk /

broken /brkn

21. Breed(s) / brid / / z /

bred / bred /

bred

22. Bring(s) / br / / z /

brought / brt /

brought

built / blt /

built

24. Burn(s) / bn / / z /

burnt / bnt /
burned / bnd /

burnt/burned

25. Burst(s) / bst / / s /

burst/ bst /

burst

26. Bust(s) / bst / / s /

bust/ bst /
busted /bstd /

bust/busted

27. Buy(s) / ba / / z /

bought / bt /

bought

28. Can / kn /

could / kd /

29. Cast(s) / kst / / s /

cast / kst /

cast

30. Catch(es) / kt / / z /

caught / kt /

caught

31. Choose(s) / tuz / / z /

chose / tz /

chosen /tozn /

32. Cleave(s) / kliv / / z /

cleaved / klivd /
cleft / kleft /
clove / klv /

cleaved
cleft
cloven /klvn /

33. Cling(s) / kl / / z /

clung / kl /

clung

34. Come(s) / km / / z /

came / kem /

come / km /

cost / kst /

cost

crept / krept /

crept

cut / ct /

cut

38. Deal(s) / dil / / z /

dealt / delt /

dealt

39. Dig(s) / d / / z /

dug / d /

dug

dove / dv /
dived davd

dove / dived

did / dd /

done / dn /

drew / dru /

drawn / drn /

43. Dream(s) / drim / / z /

dreamt / dremt /
dreamed / drimd /

dreamt/dreamed

44. Drink(s) / drk / / s /

drank / drk /

drunk / drk /

45. Drive(s) / drav / / z /

drove / drv /

driven /drvn /

46. Dwell(s) / dwel / / z /

dwelt / dwelt /
dwelled / dweld /

dwelt/
dwelled

19. Blow(s) / bl / / z /
20. Break(s) / brek / / s /

23. Build(s) build / bld / / z /

35. Cost(s) / kst / / s /

36. Creep(s) / krip / / s /
37. Cut(s) / ct / / s /

40. Dive(s) / dav / / z /

41. Do(es) / du / / dz /
42. Draw(s) / dr / / z /

47. Eat(s) / it / / s /

ate /et / /et /

eaten / it n /

48. Fall(s) / fl / / z /

fell / fel /

fallen / fln /

49. Feed(s) / fid / / z /

fed / fed /

fed

50. Feel(s) / fil / / z /

felt / felt /

felt

fought / ft /

fought

found / fand /

found

fit /
fitted / ftd /

fit / fitted

54. Flee(s) / fli / / z /

fled / fled /

fled

55. Fly(ies) / fla / / z /

flew / flu /

flown / fln /

56. Forbid(s) / fbd / / z /

forbade / fbd /

forbidden / fbdn/

57. Forget(s) / forget / / s /

forgot / ft /

forgotten / ftn /

58. Forgive(s) / frv / / z /

forgave / frev /

forgiven / frvn /

59. Forsake(s) / fsek / / s /

forsook / fsk /

forsaken / fsekn /

froze / frz /

frozen / frzn /

61. Get(s)get / et / / s /

got / t /

got /
gotten (Am.) /tn/

62. Give(s) / v / / z /

gave / ev /

given /vn /

63. Go(es) / / / z /

went / went /

gone / n /

ground / rand /

ground

65. Grow(s) / r / / z /

grew / ru /

grown / rn /

66. Hang(s) / h / / z /

hung / h /
hanged / hd

hung /
(*to be) hanged

had / hd /

had / hd /

heard / hd /

heard

69. Hide(s) / had / / z /

hid / hd /

hidden /hdn /

70. Hit(s) / ht / / s /

hit / ht /

hit

71. Hold(s) / hld / / z /

held / held /

held

72. Hurt(s) / ht / / s /

hurt / ht /

hurt

73. Keep(s) / kip / / s /

kept / kept /

kept

74. Kneel(s) / nil / / z /

knelt / nelt /

knelt

knit/ /nt/
knitted /ntd/

knit/knitted

knew / nju: /

known / nn /

51. Fight(s) / fat / / s /

52. Find(s) / fand / / z /
53. Fit(s) / ft / / s /

60. Freeze(s) / friz / / z /

64. Grind(s) / rand / / z /

67. Have/has / hv / / hz /
68. Hear(s) / h / / z /

75. Knit(s) / nt / / s /

76. Know(s) /n / / z /

77. Lay(s) / le / / z /

laid / led /

laid

78. Lead(s) / lid / / z /

led / led /

led

79. Lean(s) / lin / / z /

leant / lent /
leaned / lind /

leant/leaned

80. Leap(s) / lip / / s /

leapt / lept /
leaped / lipt /

leapt/leaped

81. Leave(s) / liv / / z /

left / left /

left

82. Lend(s) / lend / / z /

lent / lent /

lent

83. Let(s) / let / / s /

let / let /

let

84. Lie(s) / la / / z /

lay / le /

lain / len /

85. Light(s) / lat / / s /

lit / lt /

lit

86. Lose(s) / luz / / z /

lost / lst /

lost

87. Make(s) / mek / / s /

made / med /

made

88. May / me /

might / mat /

---

89. Mean(s) / min / / z /

meant / ment /

meant

met / met /

met

91. Melt(s) / melt /

melted /meltd /

melted /
molten /mltn /

92. Mow(s) /m / / z /

mowed / md /

mown / mn /
mowed

Overcame /vkem /

overcome

94. Pay(s) / pe / / z /

paid / ped /

paid

95. Plead(s) / plid / / z /

pled / pled /

pled

96. Prove(s) / pruv / / z /

proved / pruvd /

proved
proven /pruvn /

97. Put(s) / pt / / s /

put / pt /

put

98. Quit(s) / kwt / / s /

quit/
quitted / kwtd /

quit / quitted

99. Read(s) /rid / / z /

read / red /

read / red /

100. Ride(s) / rad / / z /

rode / rd /

ridden /rdn /

101. Ring(s) /r / / z /

rang / r /

rung / r /

102. Rise(s) / raz / / z /

rose / rz /

risen /rzn /

103. Run(s) / rn / / z /

ran / rn /

run / rn /

104. Saw(s) / s / / z /

sawed / sd /

sawed /
sawn / sn /

90. Meet(s) / mit / / s /

93. Overcome(s) /vkm / /z /

105. Say(s) / se / /sez /

said / sed /

said

106. See(s) / si / / z /

saw / s /

seen / sin /

107. Seek(s) / sik / / s /

sought / st /

sought

108. Sell(s) / sel / / z /

sold / sld /

sold

sent / sent /

sent

set

set

sewed / sd /

sewed
sewn / sn /

112. Shake(s) / ek / / s /

shook / k /

shaken /ekn /

113. Shall / l /

should / d /

---

shed / ed /

shed

115. Shine(s) / an / / z /

shone / n /

shone

116. Shoe (s) / u / / z /

shod/ d / shoed / ud /

shod / shoed

shot / t /

shot

118. Show(s) / / / z /

showed / d /

shown / n /

119. Shrink(s) / rk / / s /

shrank / rk /

shrunk / rk /

shut / t /

shut

121. Sing(s) / s / / sz /

sang / s /

sung / s /

122. Sink(s) / sk / / s /

sank / sk /

sunk / sk /

sat / st /

sat

slayed / sled /
slew / slu /

slayed
slain / slen /

125. Sleep(s) / slip / / s /

slept / slept /

slept

126. Slide(s) / slad / / z /

slid / sld /

slid

127. Slink(s) / slk / / s /

slunk / slk /

slunk

128. Smell(s) / smel / / z /

smelt / smelt /
smelled / smeld /

smelt/smelled

129. Smite(s) / smat / / s /

smote / smt /

smitten /smtn /

130. Sow(s) / s / / z /

sowed / sd /

sowed/
sown / sn /

131. Speak(s) / spik / / s /

spoke / spk /

spoken /spkn/

132. Speed(s) / spid / / z /

sped / sped /
speeded /spidd /

sped/speeded

spelt / spelt /
spelled / speld /

spelt/spelled

spent / spent /

spent

109. Send(s) / send / / z /

110. Set(s) / set / / s /
111. Sew(s) / s / / z /

114. Shed(s) / ed / / z /

117. Shoot(s) / ut / / s /

120. Shut(s) / t / / s /

123. Sit(s) / st / / s /
124. Slay(s) / sle / / z /

133. Spell(s) / spel / / z /

134. Spend(s) / spend / / z /

135. Spill(s) / spl / / z /

spilt / splt /
spilled / spld /

136. Spin(s) / spn / / z /

span / spn /
spun / spn /

spun

137. Spit(s) / spt / / s /

spat / spt /
spitted /sptd /

spat / spitted

138. Split(s) / splt / / s /

split / splt /

split

139. Spoil(s) / spl / / z /

spoilt / splt /
spoiled / spld /

spoilt/spoiled

140. Spread(s) / spred / / z /

spread / spred /

spread

141. Spring(s) / spr / / z /

sprang / spr /

sprung / spr /

142. Stand(s) / stnd / / z /

stood / std /

stood

143. Steal(s) / stil / / z /

stole / stl /

stolen /stln /

144. Stick(s) / stk / / s /

stuck / stk /

stuck

145. Sting(s) / st / / z /

stung / st /

stung

146. Stink(s) / stk / /s /

stank / stk /

stunk / stk /

147. Strew(s) / stru / / z /

strewed / strud /

strewn / strun /

148. Stride(s) / strad / / z /

strode / strd /

strode

149. Strike(s) / strak / / s /

struck / strk /

struck

150. String(s) / str / / z /

strung / str /

strung

151. Strive(s) / strav / / z /

strove / strv /

striven /strvn /

152. Swear(s) / swe / / z /

swore / sw /

sworn/ swn /

153. Swell(s) / swell / / z /

swelled / sweld /

swollen / swln /

154. Sweep(s) / swip / / s /

swept / swept /

swept

155. Swim(s) / swm / /z/

swam / swm /

swum / swm /

156. Swing(s) / sw / / z /

swung / sw /

swung

took / tk /

taken /tekn /

taught / tt /

taught

159. Tear(s) / te / / z /

tore / t /

torn / tn /

160. Tell(s) / tel / / z /

told / tld /

told

thought / t /

thought

162. Thrive(s) / rav / / z /

thrived / ravd /
throve / rv /

thrived
thriven /rvn /

163. Throw(s) / r / / z /

threw / ru /

thrown / rn /

164. Undergo(es) /nd | / /z/

underwent
/ndwent/

undergone
/ndn /

157. Take(s) / tek / / s /

158. Teach(es) / tit / / z /

161. Think(s) / k / / s /

spilt / splt /
spilled / spld /

165. Understand(s) / z /

understood
/ndstd /

understood

166. Undertake(s) /ndtek/ / s /

undertook
/ndtk /

undertaken
/ndtekn /

167. Upset(s) / pset / / s /

upset / pset /

upset

168. Wake(s) / wek / / s /

woke / wk /
waked / wekt /

woken /wkn /
waked

169. Wear(s) / we / / z /

wore / w /

worn / wn /

170. Weave(s) / wiv / / z /

wove / wv /
weaved / wivd /

woven / wvn /
weaved

171. Wed(s) / wed / / z /

wed / wed /
wedded /wedd /

wed/
wedded

172. Weep(s) / wip / / s /

wept / wept /

wept

wet / wet /
wetted /wetd /

wet
wetted /wetd /

would / wd /

---

won / wn /

won

wound / wand /

wound

wrote / rt /

written /rtn /

178. Withdraw(s) / wdr / / z /

withdrew / wdru /

withdrawn
/ wdrn /

179. Withhold(s) / whld / / z /

withheld / wheld /

withheld

180. Withstand(s) / wstnd/ / z /

withstood / wstd /

withstood

173. Wet(s) / wet / / s /

174. Will / wl /
175. Win(s) / wn / / z /
176. Wind(s) / wand / / z /
177. Write(s) / rat / / s /

References:

Hornby, A.S. (2005). Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary. 7th edition. Oxford: OUP.

Michael, R.; Gwyneth, F. (2002). Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. Oxford:
Bloomsbury Publishing.

Proctor, Paul (ed.) (2002). Cambridge International Dictionary of English. Cambridge: CUP.

Wells, J.C., (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. 3rd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education.

References for Spanish translations:

Gondar, M. (Ed.). (2002). Diccionario Cambridge Klett Pocket: Espaol-Ingls/Ingls- Espaol.

Cambridge: CUP.

Fox, G. (Ed.).
Publishers.

Janes, A. (Ed.). (2003). Diccionario Longman Pocket: Ingls-Espaol/Espaol-Ingls. Harlow: Pearson

Education.

(2006). Diccionario MacMillan: Espaol-Ingls/Ingls-Espaol. Oxford: MacMillan