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