Irregular English Verbs: A Quick Reference

Irregular English Verbs

Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, showing their infinitive, past simple, and past participle forms:

InfinitivePast SimplePast Participle
bewas, werebeen
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
breakbrokebroken
buildbuiltbuilt
burstburstburst
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
comecamecome
costcostcost
dodiddone
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feelfeltfelt
findfoundfound
fleefledfled
flyflewflown
getgotgot
givegavegiven
gowentgone, been
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hidehidhidden
hithithit
knowknewknown
learnlearnt, learnedlearnt, learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
loselostlost
makemademade
meetmetmet
mowmowedmown
putputput
readreadread
rideroderidden
runranrun
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
shakeshookshaken
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
speakspokespoken
spendspentspent
spreadspreadspread
swimswamswum
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
wearworeworn
writewrotewritten