Past Tense Irregular Verbs List
Part One: The following is a list of Irregular Verbs in English:
| Verb |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
| arise |
arose |
arisen |
| babysit |
babysat |
babysat |
| be |
was / were |
been |
| beat |
beat |
beaten |
| become |
became |
become |
| bend |
bent |
bent |
| begin |
began |
begun |
| bet |
bet |
bet |
| 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 |
| buy |
bought |
bought |
| catch |
caught |
caught |
| choose |
chose |
chosen |
| come |
came |
come |
| cost |
cost |
cost |
| cut |
cut |
cut |
| deal |
dealt |
dealt |
| dig |
dug |
dug |
| do |
did |
done |
| draw |
drew |
drawn |
| drink |
drank |
drunk |
| drive |
drove |
driven |
| eat |
ate |
eaten |
| fall |
fell |
fallen |
| feed |
fed |
fed |
| feel |
felt |
felt |
| fight |
fought |
fought |
| find |
found |
found |
| fly |
flew |
flown |
| forbid |
forbade |
forbidden |
| forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
| forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
| freeze |
froze |
frozen |
| get |
got |
gotten |
| give |
gave |
given |
| go |
went |
gone |
| 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 |
| know |
knew |
known |
| lay |
laid |
lain |
| lead |
led |
led |
| leave |
left |
left |
| lend |
lent |
lent |
| let |
let |
let |
| lie ** |
lay |
lain |
| light |
lit |
lit |
| lose |
lost |
lost |
| make |
made |
made |
| mean |
meant |
meant |
| meet |
met |
met |
| pay |
paid |
paid |
| put |
put |
put |
| quit |
quit |
quit |
| read *** |
read |
read |
| ride |
rode |
ridden |
| ring |
rang |
rung |
| rise |
rose |
risen |
| run |
ran |
run |
| say |
said |
said |
| see |
saw |
seen |
| sell |
sold |
sold |
| send |
sent |
sent |
| set |
set |
set |
| shake |
shook |
shaken |
| shine |
shone |
shone |
| shoot |
shot |
shot |
| show |
showed |
shown |
| shut |
shut |
shut |
| sing |
sang |
sung |
| sink |
sank |
sunk |
| sit |
sat |
sat |
| sleep |
slept |
slept |
| slide |
slid |
slid |
| speak |
spoke |
spoken |
| spend |
spent |
spent |
| spin |
spun |
spun |
| spread |
spread |
spread |
| stand |
stood |
stood |
| steal |
stole |
stolen |
| stick |
stuck |
stuck |
| sting |
stung |
stung |
| strike |
struck |
struck |
| swear |
swore |
sworn |
| sweep |
swept |
swept |
| swim |
swam |
swum |
| swing |
swung |
swung |
| take |
took |
taken |
| teach |
taught |
taught |
| tear |
tore |
torn |
| tell |
told |
told |
| think |
thought |
thought |
| throw |
threw |
thrown |
| understand |
understood |
understood |
| wake |
woke |
woken |
| wear |
wore |
worn |
| win |
won |
won |
| withdraw |
withdrew |
withdrawn |
| write |
wrote |
written |
* HANG - Hang has two different meanings.
The first is "to attach (or hang) something in a high position" (e.g. on the wall or on a hook). In this case we use the above verbs Hang-Hung-Hung.
BUT when Hang means "to kill someone by putting a rope around someone's neck and leaving them in a high position without any support", we use different verbs: Hang-Hanged-hanged. This verb is typical of public executions in the past. (e.g. They hanged him in the main square.)
** LIE - Lie has two meanings.
When it means "to put your body in a horizontal position" (normally on a bed) it uses the Lie-Lay-Lain verbs.
BUT it is regular Lie-Lied-Lied when it has the other meaning of "not to say the truth".
*** READ - Even though they are written the same, the pronunciation is different in the Past Tense and Past Participle form.
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