200 Irregular Verbs List

The following table contains over 200 irregular verbs in English. Take some time to study them, especially in the early stages of learning a language. We used Merriam-Webster and Longman Learner's Dictionary of American English to create this irregular verbs list.

Irregular Verbs List

Infinitive	Past Simple	Past Participle
A
abide	abode	abode
arise	arose	arisen
awake	awoke	awoken
B
be	was/were	been
bear	bore	borne / born
beat	beat	beaten
become	became	become
befall	befell	befallen
beget	begat / begot	begotten
begin	began	begun
behold	beheld	beheld
bend	bent	bent
bereave	bereft	bereft
beseech	besought	besought
beset	beset	beset
bespeak	bespoke	bespoken
bestride	bestrode	bestridden
bet	bet	bet
bid	bid / bade	bid / bidden
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	burned
burst	burst	burst
buy	bought	bought
C
cast	cast	cast
catch	caught	caught
chide	chid / chode	chid / chidden
choose	chose	chosen
cling	clung	clung
clothe	clad / clothed	clad / clothed
come	came	come
cost	cost	cost
creep	crept	crept
cut	cut	cut
D
deal	dealt	dealt
dig	dug	dug
dive	dived	dived
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
dream	dreamed	dreamed
drink	drank	drunk
drive	drove	driven
dwell	dwelled	dwelled
E
eat	ate	eaten
F
fall	fell	fallen
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
flee	fled	fled
fling	flung	flung
fly	flew	flown
forbid	forbade	forbidden
forecast	forecast	forecast
foresee	foresaw	foreseen
foretell	foretold	foretold
forget	forgot	forgotten
forgive	forgave	forgiven
forsake	forsook	forsaken
freeze	froze	frozen
G
get	got	got
give	gave	given
go	went	gone
grind	ground	ground
grow	grew	grown
H
hang	hung	hung
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide	hid	hidden
hit	hit	hit
hold	held	held
hurt	hurt	hurt
I
interweave	interwove	interwoven
K
keep	kept	kept
kneel	knelled	kneeled
know	knew	known
L
lay	laid	laid
lead	led	led
lean	leaned	leaned
leap	leaped	leaped
learn	learned	learned
leave	left	left
lend	lent	lent
let	let	let
lie (in bed)	lay	lain
lie (to not tell the truth)	lied	lied
light	llighted	lighted
lose	lost	lost
M
make	made	made
mean	meant	meant
meet	met	met
mistake	mistook	mistaken
mow	mowed	mowed
O
offset	offset	offset
overcome	overcame	overcome
overhear	overheard	overheard
oversleep	overslept	overslept
overtake	overtook	overtaken
P
partake	partook	partaken
pay	paid	paid
plead	pleaded	pleaded
preset	preset	preset
prove	proved	proved
put	put	put
Q
quit	quit	quit
R
read	read	read
relay	relaid	relaid
rend	rended	rended
rid	rid	rid
ride	rode	ridden
ring	rang	rung
rise	rose	risen
run	ran	run
S
saw	sawed	sawed
say	said	said
see	saw	seen
seek	sought	sought
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
set	set	set
sew	sewed	sewed
shake	shook	shaken
shed	shed	shed
shine	shone	shone
shit	shit/shat	shit/shat
shoe	shod	shod
shoot	shot	shot
show	showed	shown
shrink	shrank	shrunk
shrive	shrove	shriven
shut	shut	shut
sing	sang	sung
sink	sank	sunk
sit	sat	sat
slay	slew	slain
sleep	slept	slept
slide	slid	slid
sling	slung	slung
slink	slunk	slunk
slit	slit	slit
smell	smelled	smelled
smite	smote	smitten
sow	sowed	sowed
speak	spoke	spoken
speed	sped	sped
spell	spelled	spelled
spend	spent	spent
spill	spilled	spilled
spin	spun	spun
spit	spat	spat
split	split	split
spoil	spoiled	spoiled
spread	spread	spread
spring	sprang	sprung
stand	stood	stood
steal	stole	stolen
stick	stuck	stuck
sting	stung	stung
stink	stank	stunk
strew	strewed	strewn
stride	strode	stridden
strike	struck	struck
string	strung	strung
strive	strove	striven
swear	swore	sworn
sweat	sweated	sweated
sweep	swept	swept
swell	swelled	swelled
swim	swam	swum
swing	swung	swung
T
take	took	taken
teach	taught	taught
tear	tore	torn
tell	told	told
think	thought	thought
thrive	throve	thriven
throw	threw	thrown
thrust	thrust	thrust
tread	treaded	trodden
typeset	typeset	typeset
U
undergo	underwent	undergone
understand	understood	understood
undertake	undertook	undertaken
undo	undid	undone
upset	upset	upset
W
wake	woke	woken
wear	wore	worn
weave	wove	woven
weep	wept	wept
wet	wetted	wetted
win	won	won
wind	wound	wound
withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn
withstand	withstood	withstood
wring	wrung	wrung
write	wrote	written

What is an Irregular Verb?

An irregular verb is a word that follows different rules of changing the form to reflect tenses. In general, you only have to use the ending "-d," "-ed," or "-ied." Here are some examples:

escape - escaped;
enjoy - enjoyed;
try - tried.

But for passive voice, perfect and past tense irregular verbs have unique forms that do not follow the standard rule. Each word in the irregular verbs list doesn't follow any general pattern, so you have to learn them separately. Usually, there are several special lessons in school to learn and remember the list of irregular verbs.

How to Read the List of Irregular Verbs in English?

The list with irregular verbs in English contains three columns. The first column demonstrates the infinitive or the base form of the verb. You use it to express action or describe the state of something without changing the form.

The second and third columns contain irregular past tense verbs. The 2nd column relates to using verb words in sentences with the past simple. Here are some examples:

I went to the stadium yesterday.
He always drove carefully
She knew a lot from the list of English irregular verbs.

The 3rd column shows the form of verbs that you have to use for sentences with perfect tenses and passive voice.

I have finished my homework.
They had already left when I arrived.
The article was written by a journalist.

How to Learn Irregular Verbs?

The list of irregular verbs in English contains over 200 words. There might be more if you include a rare or antiquated verbs list. It may be ineffective to learn them one by one. There are several approaches to remembering this list of verbs in English quickly.

Learn by groups

Although irregular verbs are unique, you may notice some similar patterns. That is why you can create several groups to simplify the learning process.

All three forms are similar

cut - cut - cut;
put - put- put;
quit - quit - quit.

The second and third forms are similar

bind - bound - bound;
find - found - found;
build - built - built.

The first and the third forms are similar

come - came - come;
become - became - become;
run - ran - run.

Alternation of i - a - u

stink - stank - stunk;
spring - sprang - sprung;

Learn by flashcards

Flashcards are a very effective way to learn English irregular verbs list. For example, you may write the infinitive form on one side and 2nd + 3rd on the other side of the flashcard. You can bring such cards anywhere and learn verb words at any time.

Practice regularly

The secret to remembering the list of verbs in English is very simple. You must practice using flashcards, completing exercises, and repeating the material daily. Download the Promova app or sign-up on the website to get your plan and learn effectively.