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Irregular Verbs This is a list of the English verbs verbs that have have an irregular past simple tense and an irregular past participl participle. e. If more than one one form form is listed, listed, it may may indicate indicate that each form has a different meaning; you should check this in the dictionary. dictionary. Infinitive
Past Simple
Past Participle
Infinitive
Past Simple
Past Participle
arise awake
arisen awoken
dig dive
dug dived
been borne, (US ALSO born) beaten, (US ALSO beat) begot otte tenn,be ,beggot become befallen begun beheld belied bent beseeched, besought bestrewn, bestrewed bestridden bet, be betted bid, bi bidden bound bitten bled ble less ssed ed,bl ,bles estt blown broken bred brought broadcast (US ALSO broa br oadc dcas aste ted) d) built burn rntt, burne nedd burst (UK ) bust, (US ) busted bought cast caught chosen cleaved, cloven cleaved,
draw dream drink drive dwell eat fall feed feel fight find flee fling fly forbid forecast foresee forget forgive forgo forsake forswear freeze gainsay get
dduug dived,(US ALSO ) dove drew dr dreame dre amed,dream d,dreamtt drank dr d rove dr dwel dw elt,dw t,dwel elle ledd ate at fell fe fed felt fe fought found fled fle fl ung flu flew forb fo rbad adee, fo forb rbad ad forecaste fore casted, d, fore forecast cast f oresaw fo forgot fo forgave fo forwent forsook fo forswore fo froze g ainsaid ga got go
be bear
arose awoke, (US ALSO awaked) was/were bore bo
beat
beat be
beget become befall begin behold belie bend beseech
bestrew bestride bet bid bind bite bleed bless blow break breed bring broadcast
build burn burst bust buy cast catch choose cleave cling come cost creep cut deal
beg egoot,b t,beegat became be befell be began beheld be belied bent be beseeched, besought bestrewed bbeestrode bet, be betted bid, ba bade bound bit bled ble less sseed, ble lest st blew bl broke br bred brought broadcast (US ALSO broa br oadc dcas aste ted) d) built bur urnnt,b t,buurn rneed burst bu (UK ) bust, (US ) busted bought cast ca caught chose cleaved,((US cleaved, ALSO clove) c lung cl came ca cost,co ,cossted crept cr cut cu dealt
clung come cost,co ,cossted crept cut dealt
gird give go grind grow hang have hear hew hide hit hold hurt input interbreed interweave keep kneel knit
girded,gi ,girrt g ave ga went ground grew gr hung ng,ha ,hannged had heard hewed hid hit hi held he hurt hu inpu in putt tted ed,, in inpu putt interbred interwove in kept ke knel kn elt,kn t,knee eele ledd knitted,kn ,kniit
drawn dream dr eamed,drea ed,dreamt mt drunk driven dwel dw elt,dw t,dwel elle ledd eaten fallen fed felt fought found fled flung flown forbidd forbi dden en forecast for ecasted, ed,fore forecast cast foreseen forgotten forgiven forgone forsaken forsworn frozen gainsaid got, (US ALSO gotten girded,gi ,girrt given gone ground grown hung, han angged had heard hewed, he hewn hidden hit held hurt inpu in putt tted ed,, in inpu putt interbred interwoven kept knel kn elt,kn t,knee eele ledd knitted,( US ALSO knit)
1543 Infinitive
IRREGULAR VERBS
Past Simple
Past Participle
Infinitive
Past Simple paid pleaded,(US ALSO pled) preset proved put quit,quitted read /red/ rebuilt recast refit,refitted remade rent,(US ALSO rended) repaid reran resat rethought rewrote rid rode rang rose ran sawed
overpay override overrun oversee overshoot oversleep overspend overtake overthrow overwrite partake
overpaid overrode overran oversaw overshot overslept overspent overtook overthrew overwrote partook
known led leaned (UK ALSO leant) leapt,leaped learned,(UK ALSO learnt) left lent let lain, lied lit, l ighted lip-read lost made meant met mimicked miscast misheard mislaid misled misspelled, (UK ALSO misspelt) misspent mistaken misunderstood mown, mowed offset outbid, outbidden outdone outfought outgrown outrun outsold outshone overbid overcome overdone overdrawn overeaten overhung overheard overlaid overloaded,( UK ALSO ) overladen overpaid overridden overrun overseen overshot overslept overspent overtaken overthrown overwritten partaken
pay plead
misspend mistake misunderstand mow offset outbid outdo outfight outgrow outrun outsell outshine overbid overcome overdo overdraw overeat overhang overhear overlay overload
knew led leaned,(UK ALSO leant) leapt,leaped learned,(UK ALSO learnt) left lent let lay, lied lit, lighted lip-read lost made mean met mimicked miscast misheard mislaid misled misspelled, (UK ALSO misspelt) misspent mistook misunderstood mowed offset outbid outdid outfought outgrew outran outsold o utshone overbid overcame overdid overdrew overate overhung overheard overlaid overloaded
know lead lean
leap learn leave lend let lie light lip-read lose make mean meet mimic miscast mishear mislay mislead misspell
preset prove put quit read /rid/ rebuild recast refit remake rend repay rerun resit rethink rewrite rid ride ring rise run saw say see seek sell send set sew shake shear shed shine shit shoe shoot show shrink shut sink sit slay sleep slide sling slink slit smell smite sneak sow
Past Participle
paid pleaded,(US ALSO pled) preset proved, proven put quit,quitted read /red/ rebuilt recast refit, refitted remade rent,(US ALSO rended) repaid rerun resat rethought rewritten rid ridden rung risen run sawn, (US ALSO sawed) said said saw seen sought sought sold sold sent sent set set sewed sewn, sewed shook shaken sheared sheared, shorn shed shed shone shone shit, shat, shitted shit, shat, shitted shod, (US ALSO shod, (US ALSO shoed) shoed) shot shot showed shown shrank shrunk shut shut sank sunk sat sat slew, slayed slain slept slept slid slid slung slung slunk slunk slit slit smelled,(UK ALSO smelled,(UK ALSO smelt) smelt) smote smitten sneaked,(US ALSO sneaked, (US ALSO snuck) snuck) sowed sown, sowed
IRREGULAR VERBS
Infinitive speak speed spell spend spill spin spit split spoil spotlight spring stand steal stick sting stink
strew stride strike string strive sublet swear sweep swell swim swing take teach tear tell think
1544
Past Simple
Past Participle
Infinitive
spoke sped, speeded spelled,(UK ALSO spelt) spent spilled,(UK ALSO spilt) spun spat,(US ALSO spit) split spoiled,spoilt spotlighted,spotlit sprang stood stole stuck stung stank,(US ALSO stunk) strewed strode struck
spoken sped, speeded spelled,(UK ALSO spelt) spent spilled,(UK ALSO spilt) spun spat, (US ALSO spit) split spoiled,spoilt spoltlighted,spotlit sprung stood stolen stuck stung stunk
thrive
throw thrust tread
strung strove, strived sublet swore swept swelled swam swung took taught tore told thought
strewn, strewed strode struck, (US ALSO stricken) strung striven,strived sublet sworn swept swollen, swelled swum swung taken taught torn told thought
Past Simple
typecast unbend undercut undergo underlie underpay underwrite undersell understand undertake undo unwind uphold upset wake waylay wear weave wed weep wet win wind withdraw withhold withstand wreak wring write
Past Participle
thrived,(US ALSO thrived,(US ALSO throve) thriven) threw thrown thrust thrust trod, (US ALSO trodden,(US ALSO treaded) trod) typecast typecast unbent unbent undercut undercut underwent undergone underlay underlain u nderpaid underpaid underwrote underwritten undersold undersold understood understood undertook undertaken undid undone unwound unwound upheld upheld upset upset woke woken waylaid waylaid wore worn wove, weaved woven,weaved wedded,wed wedded,wed wept wept wet,wetted wet,wetted won won wound wound withdrew withdrawn withheld withheld withstood withstood wrought,wreaked wrought, wreaked wrung wrung wrote written