Irregular Verb Forms
Common Irregular Verbs in English
Be
Present: be
Past: was/were
Past Participle: been
Become, Begin, Bid, Bite, Break
Become
Present: become
Past: became
Past Participle: become
Begin
Present: begin
Past: began
Past Participle: begun
Bid
Present: bid
Past: bid
Past Participle: bid
Bite
Present: bite
Past: bit
Past Participle: bitten
Break
Present: break
Past: broke
Past Participle: broken
Bring, Build, Burn, Buy
Bring
Present: bring
Past: brought
Past Participle: brought
Build
Present: build
Past: built
Past Participle: built
Burn
Present: burn
Past: burnt
Past Participle: burnt
Buy
Present: buy
Past: bought
Past Participle: bought
Can, Catch, Choose, Come, Cost, Cut
Can
Present: can
Past: could
Past Participle: —
Catch
Present: catch
Past: caught
Past Participle: caught
Choose
Present: choose
Past: chose
Past Participle: chosen
Come
Present: come
Past: came
Past Participle: come
Cost
Present: cost
Past: cost
Past Participle: cost
Cut
Present: cut
Past: cut
Past Participle: cut
Dig, Do, Draw, Dream, Drink
Dig
Present: dig
Past: dug
Past Participle: dug
Do
Present: do
Past: did
Past Participle: done
Draw
Present: draw
Past: drew
Past Participle: drawn
Dream
Present: dream
Past: dreamed/dreamt
Past Participle: dreamed/dreamt
Drink
Present: drink
Past: drank
Past Participle: drunk
Drive, Eat, Fall, Feed, Feel, Fight, Find
Drive
Present: drive
Past: drove
Past Participle: driven
Eat
Present: eat
Past: ate
Past Participle: eaten
Fall
Present: fall
Past: fell
Past Participle: fallen
Feed
Present: feed
Past: fed
Past Participle: fed
Feel
Present: feel
Past: felt
Past Participle: felt
Fight
Present: fight
Past: fought
Past Participle: fought
Find
Present: find
Past: found
Past Participle: found
Fly, Forget, Get, Give, Go, Grow
Fly
Present: fly
Past: flew
Past Participle: flown
Forget
Present: forget
Past: forgot
Past Participle: forgotten
Get
Present: get
Past: got
Past Participle: got
Give
Present: give
Past: gave
Past Participle: given
Go
Present: go
Past: went
Past Participle: gone
Grow
Present: grow
Past: grew
Past Participle: grown
Hang, Have, Hear, Hide, Hit, Hold, Hurt
Hang
Present: hang
Past: hung
Past Participle: hung
Have
Present: have
Past: had
Past Participle: had
Hear
Present: hear
Past: heard
Past Participle: heard
Hide
Present: hide
Past: hid
Past Participle: hidden
Hit
Present: hit
Past: hit
Past Participle: hit
Hold
Present: hold
Past: held
Past Participle: held
Hurt
Present: hurt
Past: hurt
Past Participle: hurt
Keep, Know, Learn, Leave, Lend, Let
Keep
Present: keep
Past: kept
Past Participle: kept
Know
Present: know
Past: knew
Past Participle: known
Learn
Present: learn
Past: learned/learnt
Past Participle: learned/learnt
Leave
Present: leave
Past: left
Past Participle: left
Lend
Present: lend
Past: lent
Past Participle: lent
Let
Present: let
Past: let
Past Participle: let
Lie, Light, Lose, Make, Mean, Meet
Lie
Present: lie
Past: lay
Past Participle: lain
Light
Present: light
Past: lit
Past Participle: lit
Lose
Present: lose
Past: lost
Past Participle: lost
Make
Present: make
Past: made
Past Participle: made
Mean
Present: mean
Past: meant
Past Participle: meant
Meet
Present: meet
Past: met
Past Participle: met
Pay, Put, Read, Ride, Rise, Run
Pay
Present: pay
Past: paid
Past Participle: paid
Put
Present: put
Past: put
Past Participle: put
Read
Present: read
Past: read
Past Participle: read
Ride
Present: ride
Past: rode
Past Participle: ridden
Rise
Present: rise
Past: rose
Past Participle: risen
Run
Present: run
Past: ran
Past Participle: run
Say, See, Sell, Send, Set
Say
Present: say
Past: said
Past Participle: said
See
Present: see
Past: saw
Past Participle: seen
Sell
Present: sell
Past: sold
Past Participle: sold
Send
Present: send
Past: sent
Past Participle: sent
Set
Present: set
Past: set
Past Participle: set
Shine, Show, Sing, Sink, Sit, Sleep
Shine
Present: shine
Past: shone
Past Participle: shone
Show
Present: show
Past: showed
Past Participle: shown
Sing
Present: sing
Past: sang
Past Participle: sung
Sink
Present: sink
Past: sank/sunk
Past Participle: sunk
Sit
Present: sit
Past: sat
Past Participle: sat
Sleep
Present: sleep
Past: slept
Past Participle: slept
Smell, Speak, Spell, Spend, Split, Stand
Smell
Present: smell
Past: smelled/smelt
Past Participle: smelled/smelt
Speak
Present: speak
Past: spoke
Past Participle: spoken
Spell
Present: spell
Past: spelled/spelt
Past Participle: spelled/spelt
Spend
Present: spend
Past: spent
Past Participle: spent
Split
Present: split
Past: split
Past Participle: split
Stand
Present: stand
Past: stood
Past Participle: stood
Steal, Strike, Swim, Take, Teach, Tell
Steal
Present: steal
Past: stole
Past Participle: stolen
Strike
Present: strike
Past: struck
Past Participle: struck
Swim
Present: swim
Past: swam
Past Participle: swum
Take
Present: take
Past: took
Past Participle: taken
Teach
Present: teach
Past: taught
Past Participle: taught
Tell
Present: tell
Past: told
Past Participle: told
Think, Throw, Understand, Wake, Wear, Win, Write
Think
Present: think
Past: thought
Past Participle: thought
Throw
Present: throw
Past: threw
Past Participle: thrown
Understand
Present: understand
Past: understood
Past Participle: understood
Wake
Present: wake
Past: woke
Past Participle: woken
Wear
Present: wear
Past: wore
Past Participle: worn
Win
Present: win
Past: won
Past Participle: won
Write
Present: write
Past: wrote
Past Participle: written