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