Complete English Irregular Verb List: A Comprehensive Guide
Complete English Irregular Verb List
Infinitive, Past Simple, and Past Participle
This comprehensive list provides the infinitive, past simple, and past participle forms of common English irregular verbs, along with their meanings.
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | to rise; to emerge |
| awake | awoke | awoken | to wake up |
| be | was/were | been | to be |
| bear | bore | born | to endure; to carry |
| beat | beat | beaten | to hit; to defeat |
| become | became | become | to become |
| begin | began | begun | to begin |
| bend | bent | bent | to bend |
| bet | bet | bet | to bet |
| bind | bound | bound | to bind; to tie |
| bite | bit | bitten | to bite |
| bleed | bled | bled | to bleed |
| blow | blew | blown | to blow |
| break | broke | broken | to break |
| bring | brought | brought | to bring |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | to broadcast |
| build | built | built | to build |
| buy | bought | bought | to buy |
| catch | caught | caught | to catch |
| choose | chose | chosen | to choose |
| come | came | come | to come |
| cost | cost | cost | to cost |
| creep | crept | crept | to creep |
| have | had | had | to have |
| hear | heard | heard | to hear |
| hide | hid | hidden | to hide |
| hit | hit | hit | to hit |
| hold | held | held | to hold |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | to hurt |
| keep | kept | kept | to keep |
| kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled | to kneel |
| knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted | to knit |
| know | knew | known | to know |
| lay | laid | laid | to lay |
| lead | led | led | to lead |
| lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned | to lean |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped | to leap |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | to learn |
| leave | left | left | to leave |
| lend | lent | lent | to lend |
| let | let | let | to let |
| lie | lay | lain | to lie down |
| light | lit | lit | to light |
| lose | lost | lost | to lose |
| make | made | made | to make |
| mean | meant | meant | to mean |
| meet | met | met | to meet |
| mow | mowed | mown/mowed | to mow |
| pay | paid | paid | to pay |
| prove | proved | proven/proved | to prove |
| put | put | put | to put |
| quit | quit | quit | to quit |
| read | read | read | to read |
| ride | rode | ridden | to ride |
| ring | rang | rung | to ring |
| rise | rose | risen | to rise |
| run | ran | run | to run |
| saw | sawed | sawn/sawed | to saw |
| say | said | said | to say |
| see | saw | seen | to see |
| seek | sought | sought | to seek |
| sell | sold | sold | to sell |
| send | sent | sent | to send |
| set | set | set | to set |
| sew | sewed | sewn/sewed | to sew |
| shake | shook | shaken | to shake |
| shine | shone | shone | to shine |
| shoot | shot | shot | to shoot |
| show | showed | shown | to show |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | to shrink |
| shut | shut | shut | to shut |
| sing | sang | sung | to sing |
| sink | sank | sunk | to sink |
| sit | sat | sat | to sit |
| sleep | slept | slept | to sleep |
| slide | slid | slid | to slide |
| smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled | to smell |
| sow | sowed | sown/sowed | to sow |
| speak | spoke | spoken | to speak |
| speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded | to speed |
| spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled | to spell |
| spend | spent | spent | to spend |
| spit | spit/spat | spit/spat | to spit |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled | to spill |
| split | split | split | to split |
| spoil | spoilt | spoilt | to spoil |
| spread | spread | spread | to spread |
| spring | sprang | sprung | to spring |
| stand | stood | stood | to stand |
| steal | stole | stolen | to steal |
| stick | stuck | stuck | to stick |
| stink | stank | stunk | to stink |
| strike | struck | struck | to strike |
| sting | stung | stung | to sting |
| swear | swore | sworn | to swear |
| sweep | swept | swept | to sweep |
| swell | swelled | swollen/swelled | to swell |
| swim | swam | swum | to swim |
| swing | swung | swung | to swing |
| take | took | taken | to take |
| teach | taught | taught | to teach |
| tear | tore | torn | to tear |
| tell | told | told | to tell |
| think | thought | thought | to think |
| throw | threw | thrown | to throw |
| understand | understood | understood | to understand |
| wake | woke | woken | to wake |
| wear | wore | worn | to wear |
| weep | wept | wept | to weep |
| wet | wet/wetted | wet/wetted | to wet |
| win | won | won | to win |
| write | wrote | written | to write |