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Irregular Verbs List
Here's an alphabetical irregular verbs list for ESL and EFL teachers and English Language Learners.
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| List of Irregular Verbs (a to c) | ||
| arise | arose | arisen |
| be | was/were | been |
| bear | bore | borne/born |
| beat | beat | beaten/beat |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bet | bet | bet |
| bid | bid | bid |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burned/burnt | burned/burnt |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | bought |
| cast | cast | cast |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| cling | clung | clung |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| creep | crept | crept |
| cut | cut | cut |
| Irregular Verbs List (d to f) | ||
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dig | dug | dug |
| dive | dive/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 |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fit | fit/fitted | fit/fitted |
| flee | fled | fled |
| fling | flung | flung |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden |
| forecast | forecast | forecast |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| forgo | forwent | forgone |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| Irregular Verbs List (g to l) | ||
| get | got | gotten/got |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grind | ground | ground |
| grow | grew | grown |
| hang | hung | hung |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | kneeled/knelt | kneeled/knelt |
| knit | knitted/knit | knitted/knit |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | leaned/leant | leaned/leant |
| leap | leaped/leapt | leaped/leapt |
| learn | learned/learnt | learned/learnt |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| let | let | let |
| lie | lay | lain |
| light | lit | lit |
| lose | lost | lost |
| Irregular Verbs List (m to s) | ||
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| mishear | misheard | misheard |
| mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
| mislead | misled | misled |
| misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
| mistook | mistake | mistaken |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| mow | mowed | mown |
| offset | offset | offset |
| pay | paid | paid |
| put | put | put |
| quit | quit | quit |
| read | read | read |
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
| redo | redid | redone |
| remake | remade | remade |
| repay | repaid | repaid |
| reread | reread | reread |
| retell | retold | retold |
| rethink | rethought | rethought |
| rewrite | rewrote | rewritten |
| rid | rid | rid |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shine | shone/shined | shone/shined |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show | showed | shown/showed |
| shred | shredded/shred | shredded/shred |
| shrink | shrank/shrunk | shrunk |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slide | slid | slid |
| sling | slung | slung |
| slink | slunk/slinked | slunk/slinked |
| slit | slit | slit |
| smell | smelled/smelt | smelled/smelt |
| sneak | sneaked/snuck | sneaked/snuck |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
| spell | spelled/spelt | spelled/spelt |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilled/spilt | spilled/spilt |
| spin | spun | spun |
| spit | spit/spat | spit/spat |
| split | split | split |
| spoil | spoiled/spoilt | spoiled/spoilt |
| spread | spread | spread |
| spring | sprang/sprung | sprung |
| stand | stood | stood |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| stink | stank/stunk | stunk |
| stride | strode | stridden |
| strike | struck | struck/stricken |
| string | strung | strung |
| strive | strove/strived | striven/strived |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| sweat | sweat/sweated | sweat/sweated |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| swim | swam | swum |
| swing | swung | swung |
| Irregular Verbs List (t to w) | ||
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| tread | trod/treaded | trodden/trod |
| typecast | typecast | typecast |
| unbend | unbent | unbent |
| undergo | underwent | undergone |
| underlie | underlay | underlain |
| undersell | undersold | undersold |
| understand | understood | understood |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken |
| undo | undid | undone |
| unwind | unwound | unwound |
| upset | upset | upset |
| wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
| wear | wore | worn |
| weave | wove/weaved | woven/weaved |
| wed | wed/wedded | wed/wedded |
| weep | wept | wept |
| wet | wet | wet |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
| withhold | withheld | withheld |
| withstand | withstood | withstood |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| write | wrote | written |
See ESL Verb Tenses
for tips on teaching the comprehensive list of irregular verbs above,
as well as all English verb tenses, to ESL and EFL students.
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