Mastering Irregular Verbs in English

What are Irregular Verbs?

Irregular verbs in English do not follow the standard pattern of adding -ed to form the past simple and past participle. Instead, they have unique forms that must be memorized. This list provides a comprehensive collection of common irregular verbs, along with their base form, past simple, past participle, and Catalan translation.

List of Irregular Verbs

  • Be (was/were) – been – Ser/Estar
  • Beat (beat) – beaten – Donar cops
  • Become (became) – become – Convertirse
  • Begin (began) – begun Començar
  • Bend (bent) – bent – Doblegar-se
  • Bet (bet) – bet – Apostar
  • Bite (bit) – bitten – Mossegar
  • Bleed (bled) – bled – Sagnar
  • Blow (blew) – blown – Bufar
  • Break (broke) – broken – Trencar
  • Bring (brought) – brought – Portar
  • Build (built) – built – Construir
  • Burn (burnt) – burnt – Cremar
  • Burst (burst) – burst – Rebentar
  • Buy (bought) – bought – Comprar
  • Catch (caught) – caught – Enxampar, Agafar
  • Choose (chose) – chosen – Triar
  • Come (came) – come – Venir
  • Cost (cost) – cost – Costar
  • Cut (cut) – cut – Tallar
  • Deal (dealt) – dealt – Comerciar
  • Dig (dug) – dug – Cavar
  • Do (did) – done – Fer
  • Draw (drew) – drawn – Dibuixar
  • Dream (dreamt) – dreamt – Somiar
  • Drink (drank) – drunk – Beure
  • Drive (drove) – driven – Conduir
  • Eat (ate) – eaten – Menjar
  • Fall (fell) – fallen – Caure
  • Feed (fed) – fed – Alimentar
  • Feel (felt) – felt – Sentir-se
  • Fight (fought) – fought – Lluitar
  • Find (found) – found – Trobar
  • Fly (flew) – flown – Volar
  • Forbid (forbade) – forbidden – Prohibir
  • Forget (forgot) – forgotten – Oblidar
  • Forgive (forgave) – forgiven – Perdonar
  • Freeze (froze) – frozen – Congelar
  • Get (got) – got – Aconseguir
  • Give (gave) – given – Donar
  • Go (went) – gone – Anar
  • Grow (grew) – grown – Créixer
  • Hang (hung) – hung – Penjar
  • Have (had) – had – Tenir
  • Hear (heard) – heard – Sentir
  • Hide (hid) – hidden – Amagar-se
  • Hit (hit) – hit – Pegar, Colpejar
  • Hold (held) – held – Subjectar
  • Hurt (hurt) – hurt – Ferir
  • Keep (kept) – kept – Guardar
  • Know (knew) – known – Saber, Conèixer
  • Lay (laid) – laid – Posar, Estendre
  • Lead (led) – led – Guiar
  • Learn (learnt) – learnt – Aprendre
  • Leave (left) – left – Deixar, Marxar
  • Lend (lent) – lent – Prestar
  • Let (let) – let – Permetre
  • Lie (lay) – lain – Estirar-se
  • Lie (lied) – lied – Mentir
  • Light (lit) – lit – Encendre
  • Lose (lost) – lost – Perdre
  • Make (made) – made – Fabricar
  • Mean (meant) – meant – Significar
  • Meet (met) – met – Conèixer
  • Pay (paid) – paid – Pagar