Irregular Verbs List
Here's an irregular verbs list for ESL teachers and English Language Learners. See
ESL Verb Tenses
for tips on teaching all English verb tenses to ESL and EFL students.
| BASE FORM/SIMPLE FORM | SIMPLE PAST TENSE | PAST PARTICIPLE OF VERBS | | 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 |
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