Irregular verbs
are verbs in which the past form and the -ed form are not spelled
in the regular way. The ‘regular way’ adds -ed to the base form of the verb (e.g. base form = walk, past form = walked, -ed form
= (has) walked).
Some of the verbs listed here have regular and irregular variants. On the five verb forms, . For the verb be.
awake awakes awoke awoken awaking
bear bears bore borne bearing
beat beats beat beaten beating
become becomes became become becoming
begin begins began begun beginning
bend bends bent bent bending
bet bets bet bet betting
bid bids bid bid bidding
bind binds bound bound binding
Base -s Past -ed -ing
bite bites bit bitten biting
bleed bleeds bled bled bleeding
blow blows blew blown blowing
break breaks broke broken breaking
bring brings brought brought bringing
breed breeds bred bred breeding
build builds built built building
burn burns burned burnt burning
burst bursts burst burst bursting
buy buys bought bought buying
cast casts cast cast casting
catch catches caught caught catching
choose chooses chose chosen choosing
cling clings clung clung clinging
come comes came come coming
creep creeps crept crept creeping
cut cuts cut cut cutting
deal deals dealt dealt dealing
dig digs dug dug digging
Base -s Past -ed -ing
dive dives dived dived diving
do does did done doing
draw draws drew drawn drawing
dream dreams dreamed dreamt dreaming
drink drinks drank drunk drinking
drive drives drove driven driving
eat eats ate eaten eating
fall falls fell fallen falling
feed feeds fed fed feeding
feel feels felt felt feeling
fight fights fought fought fighting
find finds found found finding
flee flees fled fled fleeing
fling flings flung flung flinging
fly flies flew flown flying
forget forgets forgot forgotten forgetting
freeze freezes froze frozen freezing
get gets got got getting
give gives gave given giving
Base -s Past -ed -ing
go goes went gone going
grind grinds ground ground grinding
grow grows grew grown growing
have has had had having
hear hears heard heard hearing
hide hides hid hidden hiding
hit hits hit hit hitting
hold holds held held holding
hurt hurts hurt hurt hurting
keep keeps kept kept keeping
kneel kneels knelt knelt kneeling
knit knits knitted knit knitting
know knows knew known knowing
lay lays laid laid laying
lead leads led led leading
lean leans leaned leant leaning
leap leaps leaped leapt leaping
learn learns learned learnt learning
leave leaves left left leaving
lend lends lent lent lending
Base -s Past -ed -ing
let lets let let letting
lie lies lay lain lying
light lights lit lit lighting
lose loses lost lost losing
make makes made made making
mean means meant meant meaning
meet meets met met meeting
pay pays paid paid paying
prove proves proved proven proving
put puts put put putting
quit quits quit quit quitting
read reads read read reading
ride rides rode ridden riding
ring rings rang rung ringing
rise rises rose risen rising
run runs ran run running
say says said said saying
Base -s Past -ed -ing
see sees saw seen seeing
seek seeks sought sought seeking
sell sells sold sold selling
send sends sent sent sending
set sets set set setting
sew sews sewed sewn sewing
shake shakes shook shaken shaking
shine shines shone shone shining
shoot shoots shot shot shooting
show shows showed shown showing
shrink shrinks shrank shrunk shrinking
shut shuts shut shut shutting
sing sings sang sung singing
sink sinks sank sunk sinking
sit sits sat sat sitting
sleep sleeps slept slept sleeping
slide slides slid slid sliding
smell smells smelled smelt smelling
speak speaks spoke spoken speaking
Base -s Past -ed -ing
spell spells spelled spelt spelling
spend spends spent spent spending
spill spills spilled spilt spilling
spin spin spun spun spinning
spit spits spat spat spitting
split splits split split splitting
spoil spoils spoiled spoilt spoiling
spread spreads spread spread spreading
spring springs sprang sprung springing
stand stands stood stood standing
steal steals stole stolen stealing
stick sticks stuck stuck sticking
sting stings stung stung stinging
strike strikes struck struck striking
string strings strung strung stringing
strive strives strove striven striving
swear swears swore sworn swearing
sweep sweeps swept swept sweeping
swell swells swelled swollen swelling
Base -s Past -ed -ing
swim swims swam swum swimming
swing swings swung swung swinging
take takes took taken taking
teach teaches taught taught teaching
tear tears tore torn tearing
tell tells told told telling
think thinks thought thought thinking
throw throws threw thrown throwing
wake wakes woke woken waking
wear wears wore worn wearing
weave weaves wove woven weaving
weep weeps wept wept weeping
win wins won won winning
wind winds wound wound winding
wring wrings wrung wrung wringing
write writes wrote written writing
are verbs in which the past form and the -ed form are not spelled
in the regular way. The ‘regular way’ adds -ed to the base form of the verb (e.g. base form = walk, past form = walked, -ed form
= (has) walked).
Some of the verbs listed here have regular and irregular variants. On the five verb forms, . For the verb be.
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
awake awakes awoke awoken awaking
bear bears bore borne bearing
beat beats beat beaten beating
become becomes became become becoming
begin begins began begun beginning
bend bends bent bent bending
bet bets bet bet betting
bid bids bid bid bidding
bind binds bound bound binding
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
bite bites bit bitten biting
bleed bleeds bled bled bleeding
blow blows blew blown blowing
break breaks broke broken breaking
bring brings brought brought bringing
breed breeds bred bred breeding
build builds built built building
burn burns burned burnt burning
burst bursts burst burst bursting
buy buys bought bought buying
cast casts cast cast casting
catch catches caught caught catching
choose chooses chose chosen choosing
cling clings clung clung clinging
come comes came come coming
creep creeps crept crept creeping
cut cuts cut cut cutting
deal deals dealt dealt dealing
dig digs dug dug digging
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
dive dives dived dived diving
do does did done doing
draw draws drew drawn drawing
dream dreams dreamed dreamt dreaming
drink drinks drank drunk drinking
drive drives drove driven driving
eat eats ate eaten eating
fall falls fell fallen falling
feed feeds fed fed feeding
feel feels felt felt feeling
fight fights fought fought fighting
find finds found found finding
flee flees fled fled fleeing
fling flings flung flung flinging
fly flies flew flown flying
forget forgets forgot forgotten forgetting
freeze freezes froze frozen freezing
get gets got got getting
give gives gave given giving
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
go goes went gone going
grind grinds ground ground grinding
grow grows grew grown growing
have has had had having
hear hears heard heard hearing
hide hides hid hidden hiding
hit hits hit hit hitting
hold holds held held holding
hurt hurts hurt hurt hurting
keep keeps kept kept keeping
kneel kneels knelt knelt kneeling
knit knits knitted knit knitting
know knows knew known knowing
lay lays laid laid laying
lead leads led led leading
lean leans leaned leant leaning
leap leaps leaped leapt leaping
learn learns learned learnt learning
leave leaves left left leaving
lend lends lent lent lending
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
let lets let let letting
lie lies lay lain lying
light lights lit lit lighting
lose loses lost lost losing
make makes made made making
mean means meant meant meaning
meet meets met met meeting
pay pays paid paid paying
prove proves proved proven proving
put puts put put putting
quit quits quit quit quitting
read reads read read reading
ride rides rode ridden riding
ring rings rang rung ringing
rise rises rose risen rising
run runs ran run running
say says said said saying
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
see sees saw seen seeing
seek seeks sought sought seeking
sell sells sold sold selling
send sends sent sent sending
set sets set set setting
sew sews sewed sewn sewing
shake shakes shook shaken shaking
shine shines shone shone shining
shoot shoots shot shot shooting
show shows showed shown showing
shrink shrinks shrank shrunk shrinking
shut shuts shut shut shutting
sing sings sang sung singing
sink sinks sank sunk sinking
sit sits sat sat sitting
sleep sleeps slept slept sleeping
slide slides slid slid sliding
smell smells smelled smelt smelling
speak speaks spoke spoken speaking
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
speed speeds sped sped speedingspell spells spelled spelt spelling
spend spends spent spent spending
spill spills spilled spilt spilling
spin spin spun spun spinning
spit spits spat spat spitting
split splits split split splitting
spoil spoils spoiled spoilt spoiling
spread spreads spread spread spreading
spring springs sprang sprung springing
stand stands stood stood standing
steal steals stole stolen stealing
stick sticks stuck stuck sticking
sting stings stung stung stinging
strike strikes struck struck striking
string strings strung strung stringing
strive strives strove striven striving
swear swears swore sworn swearing
sweep sweeps swept swept sweeping
swell swells swelled swollen swelling
Base -s Past -ed -ing
form form form form form
swim swims swam swum swimming
swing swings swung swung swinging
take takes took taken taking
teach teaches taught taught teaching
tear tears tore torn tearing
tell tells told told telling
think thinks thought thought thinking
throw throws threw thrown throwing
wake wakes woke woken waking
wear wears wore worn wearing
weave weaves wove woven weaving
weep weeps wept wept weeping
win wins won won winning
wind winds wound wound winding
wring wrings wrung wrung wringing
write writes wrote written writing