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:
Irregular Verb Forms: Past Simple and Past Participle
Irregular Verb Forms in English
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, showing their base form, simple past form, and past participle form:
| Base Verb | Simple Past (Irregular) | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| Agree | Agreed | Agreed |
| Be | Was/Were | Been |
| Become | Became | Become |
| Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Build | Built | Built |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Can | Could | Been able to |
| Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Come | Came | Come |
| Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Do | Did | Done |
| Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Find | Found | Found |
| Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Get | Got | Gotten |
| Give | Gave | Given |
| Go | Went | Gone |
| Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Have | Had | Had |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Knit | Knit/ |
Common English Irregular Verbs: Forms Reference
Common English Irregular Verbs
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun | bite | bit | bitten |
| bring | brought | brought | build | built | built |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned | buy | bought | bought |
| come | came | come | drink | drank | drunk |
| can | could | (been able) | catch | caught | caught |
| dig | dug | dug | dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| do | did | done | draw | drew | drawn |
| drive | drove | driven | eat | ate | eaten |
| feed | fed | fed | feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought | fly | flew | flown |
| get | got | got/gotten | go | went | gone |
| grow | grew | grown | have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard | hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit | hold | held | held |
| keep | kept | kept | know | knew | known |
| learn | learnt/ |
Irregular Verb Conjugation: The Ultimate Resource
Mastering Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English:
- Awake: awake, awoke, awoken
- Be: be, was/were, been
- Bear: bear, bore, borne
- Be Born: be born, was born/were born, been born
- Beat: beat, beat, beaten
- Become: become, became, become
- Begin: begin, began, begun
- Bend: bend, bent, bent
- Bind: bind, bound, bound
- Bite: bite, bit, bitten
- Blow: blow, blew, blown
- Break: break, broke, broken
- Breed: breed, bred, bred
- Bring: bring, brought, brought
- Build: build, built, built
- Burn: burn, burnt/burned,
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,
English Passive Voice Formation and Irregular Verbs
Understanding the Passive Voice in English
Structure
The basic structure for the past passive voice is:
Subject + was/were + Past Participle (3rd column verb) + [by Agent]
Active vs. Passive Examples
Active: Mark Chapman killed John Lennon.
Passive: John Lennon was killed by Mark Chapman.
Tense Examples
- Present Passive: Uses is/are + Past Participle (e.g., Tennis is played.)
- Past Passive: Uses was/were + Past Participle (e.g., John Lennon was killed.)
Identifying Active and Passive Voice
- Active voice usually