Irregular Verbs List: Base Form V1, Simple Past V2, Past Participle V3

What is an Irregular Verb?

Irregular verbs list are verbs that do not follow the standard pattern or form of a regular verb when changing into the past or past participle form, which is why they are called irregular.

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Irregular Verbs List: V1, V2, V3

Some irregular verbs have a similar form as a regular verb, but their meaning is different. Some irregular verbs have a completely different past tense or past participle form. Irregular verbs are used in both the present and the past tenses.

Irregular verbs are a challenge for many learners of English. They have a different form from regular verbs and it is difficult to remember them.

Irregular verbs are the exception to the rule, as they don’t follow the same pattern as regular verbs. Irregular verbs also make up about 20% of all English verbs, so it’s important to know how to use them correctly in order to avoid mistakes.

One way that you can learn irregular verb usage is through memorization and repetition. If you’re not sure whether a verb is irregular or not, let’s EnglishAwesome list the most common irregular verbs list below.

	Base Form V1	Past Simple V2	Past Participle V3
1	abide	abode/abided	abode/abided
2	arise	arose	arisen
3	awake	awoke	awoken
4	backslide	backslid	backslidden/backslid
5	be	was/were	been
6	bear	bore	borne
7	beat	beat	beaten/beat
8	become	became	become
9	befall	befell	befallen
10	begin	began	begun
11	behold	beheld	beheld
12	bend	bent	bent
13	beset	beset	beset
14	bespeak	bespoke	bespoken
15	bet	bet/betted	bet/betted
16	bid	bid	bid
17	bind	bound	bound
18	bite	bit	bitten
19	bleed	bled	bled
20	blow	blew	blown
21	break	broke	broken
22	breed	bred	bred
23	bring	brought	brought
24	broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
25	browbeat	browbeat	browbeaten/browbeat
26	build	built	built
27	burn	burnt/burned	burnt/burned
28	burst	burst	burst
29	bust	busted/bust	busted/bust
30	buy	bought	bought
31	cast	cast	cast
32	catch	caught	caught
33	chide	chid/chided	chid/chidden/chided
34	choose	chose	chosen
35	cleave	clove/cleft/cleaved	cloven/cleft/cleaved
36	cleave	clave	cleaved
37	cling	clung	clung
38	clothe	clothed/clad	clothed/clad
39	come	came	come
40	cost	cost	cost
41	creep	crept	crept
42	crossbreed	crossbred	crossbred
43	crow	crew/crewed	crowed
44	cut	cut	cut
45	daydream	daydreamed daydreamt	daydreamed daydreamt
46	deal	dealt	dealt
47	dig	dug	dug
48	disprove	disproved	disproved/disproven
49	dive	dove/dived	dived
50	do	did	done
51	draw	drew	drawn
52	dream	dreamt/dreamed	dreamt/dreamed
53	drink	drank	drunk
54	drive	drove	driven
55	dwell	dwelt	dwelt
56	eat	ate	eaten
57	fall	fell	fallen
58	feed	fed	fed
59	feel	felt	felt
60	fight	fought	fought
61	find	found	found
62	fit	fitted/fit	fitted/fit
63	flee	fled	fled
64	fling	flung	flung
65	fly	flew	flown
66	forbear	forbore	forborne
67	forbid	forbade/forbad	forbidden
68	forecast	forecast/forecasted	forecast/forecasted
69	forego (also forgo)	forewent	foregone
70	foresee	foresaw	forseen
71	foretell	foretold	foretold
72	forget	forgot	forgotten
73	forgive	forgave	forgiven
74	forsake	forsook	forsaken
75	freeze	froze	frozen
76	frostbite	frostbit	frostbitten
77	get	got	got/gotten
78	gild	gilt/gilded	gilt/gilded
79	gird	girt/girded	girt/girded
80	give	gave	given
81	go	went	gone
82	grind	ground	ground
83	grow	grew	grown
84	hand-feed	hand-fed	hand-fed
85	handwrite	handwrote	handwritten
86	hang	hung	hung
87	have	had	had
88	hear	heard	heard
89	heave	hove/heaved	hove/heaved
90	hew	hewed	hewn/hewed
91	hide	hid	hidden
92	hit	hit	hit
93	hurt	hurt	hurt
94	inbreed	inbred	inbred
95	inlay	inlaid	inlaid
96	input	input	input
97	inset	inset	inset
98	interbreed	interbred	interbred
99	interweave	interwove interweaved	interwoven interweaved
100	interwind	interwound	interwound
101	jerry-build	jerry-built	jerry-built
102	keep	kept	kept
103	kneel	knelt/kneeled	knelt/kneeled
104	knit	knit/knitted	knit/knitted
105	know	knew	known
106	lay	laid	laid
107	lead	led	led
108	lean	leaned/leant	leaned/leant
109	leap	leapt	leapt
110	learn	learnt/learned	learnt/learned
111	leave	left	left
112	lend	lent	lent
113	let	let	let
114	lie	lay	lain
115	light	lit/lighted	lit/lighted
116	lip-read	lip-read	lip-read
117	lose	lost	lost
118	make	made	made
119	mean	meant	meant
120	meet	met	met
121	miscast	miscast	miscast
122	misdeal	misdealt	misdealt
123	misdo	misdid	misdone
124	mishear	misheard	misheard
125	mislay	mislaid	mislaid
126	mislead	misled	misled
127	mislearn	mislearned mislearnt	mislearned mislearnt
128	misread	misread	misread
129	misset	misset	misset
130	misspeak	misspoke	misspoken
131	misspell	misspelt	misspelt
132	misspend	misspent	misspent
133	mistake	mistook	mistaken
134	misteach	mistaught	mistaught
135	misunderstand	misunderstood	misunderstood
136	miswrite	miswrote	miswritten
137	mow	mowed	mown/mowed
138	offset	offset	offset
139	outbid	outbid	outbid
140	outbreed	outbred	outbred
141	outdo	outdid	outdone
142	outdraw	outdrew	outdrawn
143	outdrink	outdrank	outdrunk
144	outdrive	outdrove	outdriven
145	outfight	outfought	outfought
146	outfly	outflew	outflown
147	outgrow	outgrew	outgrown
148	outleap	outleaped/outleapt	outleaped/outleapt
149	outlie	outlied	outlied
150	output	output	output
151	outride	outrode	outridden
152	outrun	outran	outrun
153	outsell	outsold	outsold
154	outshine	outshined/outshone	outshined/outshone
155	outshoot	outshot	outshot
156	outsing	outsang	outsung
157	outsit	outsat	outsat
158	outsleep	outslept	outslept
159	outsmell	outsmelled/outsmelt	outsmelled/outsmelt
160	outspeak	outspoke	outspoken
161	outspeed	outsped	outsped
162	outspend	outspent	outspent
163	outswear	outswore	outsworn
164	outswim	outswam	outswum
165	outthink	outthought	outthought
166	outthrow	outthrew	outthrown
167	outwrite	outwrote	outwritten
168	overbid	overbid	overbid
169	overbreed	overbred	overbred
170	overbuild	overbuilt	overbuilt
171	overbuy	overbought	overbought
172	overcome	overcame	overcome
173	overdo	overdid	overdone
174	overdraw	overdrew	overdrawn
175	overdrink	overdrank	overdrunk
176	overeat	overate	overeaten
177	overfeed	overfed	overfed
178	overfly	overflew	overflown
179	overhang	overhung	overhung
180	overhear	overheard	overheard
181	overlay	overlaid	overlaid
182	overpay	overpaid	overpaid
183	override	overrode	overridden
184	overrun	overran	overrun
185	oversee	oversaw	overseen
186	oversell	oversold	oversold
187	oversew	oversewed	oversewn/oversewed
188	overshoot	overshot	overshot
189	oversleep	overslept	overslept
190	overspeak	overspoke	overspoken
191	overspend	overspent	overspent
192	overspill	overspilled/overspilt	overspilled/overspilt
193	overtake	overtook	overtaken
194	overthink	overthought	overthought
195	overthrow	overthrew	overthrown
196	overwind	overwound	overwound
197	overwrite	overwrote	overwritten
198	partake	partook	partaken
199	pay	paid	paid
200	plead	pleaded/pled	pleaded/pled
201	prebuild	prebuilt	prebuilt
202	predo	predid	predone
203	premake	premade	premade
204	prepay	prepaid	prepaid
205	presell	presold	presold
206	preset	preset	preset
207	preshrink	preshrank	preshrunk
208	proofread	proofread	proofread
209	prove	proved	proven/proved
210	put	put	put
211	quick-freeze	quick-froze	quick-frozen
212	quit	quit/quitted	quit/quitted
213	read	read	read
214	reawake	reawoke	reawaken
215	rebid	rebid	rebid
216	rebind	rebound	rebound
217	rebroadcast	rebroadcast rebroadcasted	rebroadcast rebroadcasted
218	rebuild	rebuilt	rebuilt
219	recast	recast	recast
220	recut	recut	recut
221	redeal	redealt	redealt
222	redo	redid	redone
223	redraw	redrew	redrawn
224	refit	refitted/refit	refitted/refit
225	regrind	reground	reground
226	regrow	regrew	regrown
227	rehang	rehung	rehung
228	rehear	reheard	reheard
229	reknit	reknitted/reknit	reknitted/reknit
230	relay	relaid	relaid
231	relay	relayed	relayed
232	relearn	relearned/relearnt	relearned/relearnt
233	relight	relit/relighted	relit/relighted
234	remake	remade	remade
235	rend	rent	rent
236	repay	repaid	repaid
237	reread	reread	reread
238	rerun	reran	rerun
239	resell	resold	resold
240	resend	resent	resent
241	reset	reset	reset
242	resew	resewed	resewn/resewed
243	retake	retook	retaken
244	reteach	retaught	retaught
245	retear	retore	retorn
246	retell	retold	retold
247	rethink	rethought	rethought
248	retread	retread	retread
249	retrofit	retrofitted/retrofit	retrofitted/retrofit
250	rewake	rewoke/rewaked	rewaken/rewaked
251	rewear	rewore	reworn
252	reweave	rewove/reweaved	rewoven/reweaved
253	rewed	rewed/rewedded	rewed/rewedded
254	rewet	rewet/rewetted	rewet/rewetted
255	rewin	rewon	rewon
256	rewind	rewound	rewound
257	rewrite	rewrote	rewritten
258	rid	rid	rid
259	ride	rode	ridden
260	ring	rang	rung
261	rise	rose	risen
262	roughcast	roughcast	roughcast
263	run	ran	run
264	sand-cast	sand-cast	sand-cast
265	saw	sawed	sawn
266	say	said	said
267	see	saw	seen
268	seek	sought	sought
269	sell	sold	sold
270	send	sent	sent
271	set	set	set
272	sew	sewed	sewn/sewed
273	shake	shook	shaken
274	shave	shaved	shaved/shaven
275	shear	sheared	shorn
276	shed	shed	shed
277	shine	shone	shone
278	shit	shit/shat/shitted	shit/shat/shitted
279	shoot	shot	shot
280	show	showed	shown/showed
281	shrink	shrank	shrunk
282	shut	shut	shut
283	sight-read	sight-read	sight-read
284	sing	sang	sung
285	sink	sank	sunk
286	sit	sat	sat
287	slay	slew	slain
288	sleep	slept	slept
289	slide	slid	slid
290	sling	slung	slung
291	slink	slunk	slunk
292	slit	slit	slit
293	smell	smelt	smelt
294	smite	smote	smitten
295	sneak	sneaked/snuck	sneaked/snuck
296	speak	spoke	spoken
298	speed	sped/speeded	sped/speeded
299	spell	spelt/spelled	spelt/spelled
300	spend	spent	spent
301	spill	spilt/spilled	spilt/spilled
302	spin	spun/span	spun
303	spoil	spoilt/spoiled	spoilt/spoiled
304	spread	spread	spread
305	stand	stood	stood
305	steal	stole	stolen
306	stick	stuck	stuck
307	sting	stung	stung
308	stink	stunk/stank	stunk
309	stride	strode	stridden
310	strike	struck	struck
311	string	strung	strung
312	sunburn	sunburned/sunburnt	sunburned/sunburnt
313	swear	swore	sworn
314	sweat	sweat/sweated	sweat/sweated
315	sweep	swept	swept
316	swell	swelled	swollen/swelled
317	swim	swam	swum
318	swing	swung	swung
319	take	took	taken
320	teach	taught	taught
321	tear	tore	torn
322	telecast	telecast	telecast
323	tell	told	told
324	think	thought	thought
325	throw	threw	thrown
326	thrust	thrust	thrust
327	tread	trod	trodden/trod
328	typewrite	typewrote	typewritten
329	unbend	unbent	unbent
330	unbind	unbound	unbound
331	unclothe	unclothed/unclad	unclothed/unclad
332	undercut	undercut	undercut
333	underfeed	underfed	underfed
334	undergo	underwent	undergone
335	underlie	underlay	underlain
336	understand	understood	understood
337	undertake	undertook	undertaken
338	underwrite	underwrote	underwritten
339	undo	undid	undone
340	unfreeze	unfroze	unfrozen
341	unhang	unhung	unhung
342	unhide	unhid	unhidden
343	unlearn	unlearned/unlearnt	unlearned/unlearnt
344	unspin	unspun	unspun
345	unwind	unwound	unwound
346	uphold	upheld	upheld
347	upset	upset	upset
348	wake	woke/waked	woken/waked
349	wear	wore	worn
350	wed	wed/wedded	wed/wedded
351	weep	wept	wept
352	wet	wet/wetted	wet/wetted
353	win	won	won
354	wind	wound	wound
355	withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn
356	withhold	withheld	withheld
357	withstand	withstood	withstood
358	work	worked	worked
359	wring	wrung	wrung
360	write	wrote	written

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Download: Irregular Verbs List PDF

For the convenience of learning English irregular verbs. You can download the list of irregular verbs and print them out.

The Secret to Learning the Table of Irregular Verbs Effectively

You can completely recognize in this irregular verb that there are groups of words that are somewhat similar, such as groups of words related to “go” such as “go”, “undergo”,… will become “went”, “underwent” or “gone” and “undergone”,… Similarly, find similarities such as structure or semantics for group learning.

We will divide verbs into 5 main groups according to the principle:

Group 1: Verbs that do not change

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
beset	beset	beset
bet	bet	bet
beat	beat	beaten/beat
bid	bid	bid
burst	burst	burst
cast	cast	cast
cost	cost	cost
cut	cut	cut
hear	hear	hear
hit	hit	hit
hurt	hurt	hurt
input	input	input
inset	inset	inset
…………	…………	…………

Group 2: Past Simple verbs & Past Participle are the same

+ V2, V3 Ending in “ought” or “aught”

……⇒ _ought ⇒ _ought

…… ⇒ _aught ⇒ _aught

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
bring	brought	brought
buy	bought	bought
catch	caught	caught
teach	taught	taught

+ V1 ending with -ay goes to V2, V3 ending with -aid

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
lay	laid	laid
mislay	mislaid	mislaid
say	said	said
overlay	overlaid	overlaid
overpay	overpaid	overpaid
prepay	prepaid	prepaid
pay	paid	paid
repay	repaid	repaid

+ V2, V3 change the number of vowels ‘ee’ to ‘e’ and add or transform _t or _d at the end

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
creep	crept	crept
feel	felt	felt
feed	fed	fed
meet	met	met

+ V1 verbs ending in _d are changed to V2, V3 endings in _t

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
rend	rent	rent
rebuild	rebuilt	rebuilt
spend	spent	spent
lend	lent	lent

+ V1 verbs end in _m or _n, then V2 and V3 end in _t

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
burn	burnt	burnt
learn	learnt	learnt
mean	meant	meant
dream	dreamt	dreamt

Group 3: V1 contains i switch to V2 is a and V3 is u

This case is also quite common and used a lot in English, so keep this rule in mind so you don’t get confused in using the past word!

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
ring	rang	rung
begin	began	begun
drink	drank	drunk
sink	sank	sunk

Group 4: V1 ends with _ow, moves to V2 ends with _ew and V3 is _own

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
blow	blew	blown
know	knew	known
grow	grew	grown
throw	threw	thrown

Group 5: Verbs in the V1 form ending in _ear, when converted to V2 are _ore and V3 are _orn

* Except: The verb Hear ⇒ heard ⇒ heard does not follow this rule.

Example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Simple (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
bear	bore	born
tear	tore	torn
swear	swore	sworn
forbear	forbore	forborn

Note:

In irregular verbs, there are still words made up of a verb stem and a prefix that precedes it. When changing those verbs from the present tense to the simple past or past participle, we only need to change the base verb and keep the prefix.

Therefore, when learning irregular verbs, just remembering the rules of the stem verbs is that you can completely transform the verbs that are formed from it.

How to Learn English Irregular Verbs in English Grammar

Learning English grammar can be relatively dry, especially with regular or enumerable English sections like this irregular verb lesson in English. However, you can completely make learning interesting in a few ways:

Learn through flashcards

Learning through flashcards helps you to remember actively because flashcards will help you arrange words in the most random way instead of mechanically remembering. Moreover, you can compete with your friends using flashcards as a game to make the lesson more interesting.

Practice making sentences

Making sentences is still the most recommended way to learn in the process of learning a language because of its initiative. Making sentences will help you fully understand how a word will be used in what situation with appropriate and correct usage.

Do verb conjugation exercises

Finally, practice and test your memory level by doing exercises. Exercises on English irregular verbs will help you memorize faster and practice reflexes when encountering a word.

Learn irregular verbs through songs

Learning English through songs is not a strange thing. And there are also a lot of songs to help memorize the irregular verb table in English naturally and remember longer.

Compared to single words, our brains absorb the melody of a song much faster and easier. Songs will help associate memorable tunes with words and content to learn. You will be surprised at your own learning ability when learning with music!

Learn irregular verbs through apps and online games

Currently, there is much software to learn English vocabulary and is highly appreciated. English Irregular Verbs is the application I used to learn irregular verbs in English. The application provides reading, usage of irregular verbs in English, and tests to increase reflexes. Besides, word learning games are also an effective way to practice.

Conclusion

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