Essential English Irregular Verbs: A Quick Reference
Essential English Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common English irregular verbs, with their base form, past simple, and past participle forms:
- Agitar: shake-shook-shaken
- Alimentar: feed-fed-fed
- Apostar: bet-bet-bet
- Aprender: learn – learnt- learnt
- Arrojar, tirar: throw-threw-thrown
- Arruinar: spoil-spoilt-spoilt
- Barrer: sweep-swept-swept
- Beber: drink-drank-drunk
- Brillar: shine-shone-shone
- Caer: fall-fell-fallen
- Cantar: sing-sang-sung
- Cavar: dig-dug-dug
- Cerrar: shut-shut-shut
- Coger: catch-caught-caught
- Coger, llevar: take-took-taken
- Colgar: hang-hung-hung
- Colocar: set-set-set
- Comer: eat-ate-eaten
- Comercializar: deal-dealt-dealt
- Comprar: buy-bought-bought
- Comprender, entender: understand-understood-understood
- Conducir: drive-drove-driven
- Congelar: freeze-froze-frozen
- Conocer: meet-met-met
- Conseguir: get-got-got
- Construir: build-built-built
- Correr: run-ran-run
- Cortar: cut-cut-cut
- Coser: sew-sewed-sewn
- Crecer: grow-grew-grown
- Costar: cost-cost-cost
- Dar: give-gave-given
- Decir: say-said-said
- Decir, contar: tell-told-told
- Deletrear: spell-spelt-spelt
- Dejar, irse, salir: leave-left-left
- Despertar: wake up- woke up- woken up
- Derramar: spill-spilt-spilt
- Dibujar: draw-drew-drawn
- Disparar: shoot-shot-shot
- Doblar: bend-bent-bent
- Dormir: sleep-slept-slept
- Elegir: choose-chose-chosen
- Elevarse: rise-rose-risen
- Empezar: begin-began-begun
- Encender: light-lit-lit
- Encontrar: find-found-found
- Enseñar: teach-taught-taught
- Enviar: send-sent-sent
- Esconder: hide-hid-hidden
- Escribir: write-wrote-written
- Estar de pie: stand-stood-stood
- Gastar: spend-spent-spent
- Ganar: win-won-won
- Golpear: beat-beat-beaten
- Golpear, pegar: hit-hit-hit
- Guiar: lead-led-led
- Guardar: keep-kept-kept
- Hablar: speak-spoke-spoken
- Hacer: do-did-done
- Hacer, fabricar: make-made-made
- Herir: hurt-hurt-hurt
- Hundirse: sink-sank-sunk
- Ir: go-went-gone
- Jurar: swear-swore-sworn
- Leer: read-read-read
- LLamar: ring-rang-rung
- Llegar a ser: become-became-become
- LLevar puesto: wear-wore-worn
- Luchar: fight-fought-fought
- Mentir: lie-lied-lied
- Montar: ride-rode-ridden
- Morder: bite-bit-bitten
- Mostrar: show-showed-shown
- Nadar: swim-swam-swum
- Oír: hear-heard-heard
- Oler: smell-smelt-smelt
- Olvidar: forget-forgot-forgotten
- Pagar: pay-paid-paid
- Pegar: stick-stuck-stuck
- Pensar: think-thought-thought
- Perdonar: forgive-forgave-forgiven
- Permitir, dejar: let-let-let
- Picar: sting-stung-stung
- Poner: put-put-put
- Poner, extender: lay-laid-laid
- Prestar: lend-lent-lent
- Quemar: burn-burnt-burnt
- Reventar: burst-burst-burst
- Robar: steal-stole-stolen
- Romper: break-broke-broken
- Romper, desgarrar: tear-tore-torn
- Saber, conocer: know-knew-known
- Saltar: spring-sprang-sprung
- Sangrar: bleed-bled-bled
- Sentarse: sit-sat-sat
- Sentir: feel-felt-felt
- Ser: be-was,were-been
- Significar: mean-meant-meant
- Soñar: dream-dreamt-dreamt
- Soplar: blow-blew-blown
- Sujetar: hold-held-held
- Traer: bring-brought-brought
- Tumbarse: lie-lay-lain
- Untar: spread-spread-spread
- Vender: sell-sold-sold
- Ver: see-saw-seen