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CD IrrVerbs
CD IrrVerbs
Irregular verbs
This is a list of the English verbs that have an irregular past simple tense and an irregular
past participle. If more than one form is listed, it could be because each form has a different
meaning. You should check this in the dictionary.
Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle
learn learned (UK also learned, (UK refit refit, refitted refit, refitted
learnt) also learnt) remake remade remade
leave left left rend rent (US also rent (US also
lend lent lent rended) rended)
let let let repay repaid repaid
lie lay, lied lain, lied rerun reran rerun
light lit, lighted lit, lighted resit resat resat
lip-read lip-read lip-read rethink rethought rethought
lose lost lost rewrite rewrote rewritten
make made made rid rid rid
mean mean meant ride rode ridden
meet met met ring rang rung
mimic mimicked mimicked rise rose risen
miscast miscast miscast run ran run
mishear misheard misheard saw sawed sawn (US also
mislay mislaid mislaid sawed)
mislead misled misled say said said
misspell misspelled misspelled see saw seen
(UK also misspelt) (UK also seek sought sought
misspelt) sell sold sold
misspend misspent misspent send sent sent
mistake mistook mistaken set set set
misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood sew sewed sewn, sewed
mow mowed mown, mowed shake shook shaken
offset offset offset shear sheared sheared, shorn
outbid outbid outbid, outbidden shed shed shed
outdo outdid outdone shine shone shone
outfight outfought outfought shit shit, shat, shitted shit, shat, shitted
outgrow outgrew outgrown shoe shod (US also shod (US also
outrun outran outrun shoed) shoed)
outsell outsold outsold shoot shot shot
outshine outshone outshone show showed shown
overbid overbid overbid shrink shrank shrunk
overcome overcame overcome shut shut shut
overdo overdid overdone sink sank sunk
overdraw overdrew overdrawn sit sat sat
overeat overate overeaten slay slew, slayed slain
overhang overhung overhung sleep slept slept
overhear overheard overheard slide slid slid
overlay overlaid overlaid sling slung slung
overload overloaded overloaded (UK slink slunk slunk
also overladen) slit slit slit
overpay overpaid overpaid smell smelled (UK also smelled (UK
override overrode overridden smelt) also smelt)
overrun overran overrun smite smote smitten
oversee oversaw overseen sneak sneaked (US also sneaked (US
overshoot overshot overshot snuck) also snuck)
oversleep overslept overslept sow sowed sown, sowed
overspend overspent overspent speak spoke spoken
overtake overtook overtaken speed sped, speeded sped, speeded
overthrow overthrew overthrown spell spelled (UK also spelled (UK also
overwrite overwrote overwritten spelt) spelt)
partake partook partaken spend spent spent
pay paid paid spill spilled (UK also spilled (UK also
plead pleaded (US also pleaded (US spilt) spilt)
pled) also pled) spin spun spun
preset preset preset spit spat (US also spit) spat (US also
prove proved proved, proven spit)
put put put split split split
quit quit, quitted quit, quitted spoil spoiled, spoilt spoiled, spoilt
read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/ spotlight spotlighted, spotlit spoltlighted,spotlit
rebuild rebuilt rebuilt spring sprang sprung
recast recast recast