This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs.
A
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| arise | arose | arisen | /əˈraɪz/ | /əˈroʊz/ | /əˈrɪzən/ |
B
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| be | was/were | been | /biː/ | /wʌz/, /wɜr/ | /bɪn/ |
| bear | bore | borne/born | /bɛr/ | /bɔr/ | /bɔrn/ |
| beat | beat | beaten | /biːt/ | /biːt/ | /ˈbiːtən/ |
| become | became | become | /bɪˈkʌm/ | /bɪˈkeɪm/ | /bɪˈkʌm/ |
| begin | began | begun | /bɪˈɡɪn/ | /bɪˈɡæn/ | /bɪˈɡʌn/ |
| bend | bent | bent | /bɛnd/ | /bɛnt/ | /bɛnt/ |
| bet | bet | bet | /bɛt/ | /bɛt/ | /bɛt/ |
| bind | bound | bound | /baɪnd/ | /baʊnd/ | /baʊnd/ |
| bite | bit | bitten | /baɪt/ | /bɪt/ | /ˈbɪtən/ |
| bleed | bled | bled | /bliːd/ | /blɛd/ | /blɛd/ |
| blow | blew | blown | /bloʊ/ | /bluː/ | /bloʊn/ |
| break | broke | broken | /breɪk/ | /broʊk/ | /ˈbroʊkən/ |
| breed | bred | bred | /briːd/ | /brɛd/ | /brɛd/ |
| bring | brought | brought | /brɪŋ/ | /brɔt/ | /brɔt/ |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | /ˈbrɔdˌkæst/ | /ˈbrɔdˌkæst/ | /ˈbrɔdˌkæst/ |
| build | built | built | /bɪld/ | /bɪlt/ | /bɪlt/ |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned | /bɜrn/ | /bɜrnt/, /bɜrnd/ | /bɜrnt/, /bɜrnd/ |
| burst | burst | burst | /bɜrst/ | /bɜrst/ | /bɜrst/ |
| buy | bought | bought | /baɪ/ | /bɔt/ | /bɔt/ |
C
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| cast | cast | cast | /kæst/ | /kæst/ | /kæst/ |
| catch | caught | caught | /kætʃ/ | /kɔt/ | /kɔt/ |
| choose | chose | chosen | /tʃuːz/ | /tʃoʊz/ | /ˈtʃoʊzən/ |
| cling | clung | clung | /klɪŋ/ | /klʌŋ/ | /klʌŋ/ |
| come | came | come | /kʌm/ | /keɪm/ | /kʌm/ |
| cost | cost | cost | /kɔst/ | /kɔst/ | /kɔst/ |
| creep | crept | crept | /kriːp/ | /krɛpt/ | /krɛpt/ |
| cut | cut | cut | /kʌt/ | /kʌt/ | /kʌt/ |
D
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| deal | dealt | dealt | /diːl/ | /dɛlt/ | /dɛlt/ |
| dig | dug | dug | /dɪg/ | /dʌg/ | /dʌg/ |
| dive | dove/dived | dived | /daɪv/ | /doʊv/, /daɪvd/ | /daɪvd/ |
| do | did | done | /duː/ | /dɪd/ | /dʌn/ |
| draw | drew | drawn | /drɔː/ | /druː/ | /drɔːn/ |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed | /driːm/ | /drɛmt/, /driːmd/ | /drɛmt/, /driːmd/ |
| drink | drank | drunk | /drɪŋk/ | /dræŋk/ | /drʌŋk/ |
| drive | drove | driven | /draɪv/ | /droʊv/ | /ˈdrɪvən/ |
E
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| eat | ate | eaten | /iːt/ | /eɪt/ | /ˈiːtən/ |
F
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| fall | fell | fallen | /fɔːl/ | /fɛl/ | /ˈfɔːlən/ |
| feed | fed | fed | /fiːd/ | /fɛd/ | /fɛd/ |
| feel | felt | felt | /fiːl/ | /fɛlt/ | /fɛlt/ |
| fight | fought | fought | /faɪt/ | /fɔːt/ | /fɔːt/ |
| find | found | found | /faɪnd/ | /faʊnd/ | /faʊnd/ |
| flee | fled | fled | /fliː/ | /flɛd/ | /flɛd/ |
| fling | flung | flung | /flɪŋ/ | /flʌŋ/ | /flʌŋ/ |
| fly | flew | flown | /flaɪ/ | /fluː/ | /floʊn/ |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | /fərˈbɪd/ | /fərˈbæd/ | /fərˈbɪdən/ |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | /fərˈɡɛt/ | /fərˈɡɑt/ | /fərˈɡɑtən/ |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | /fərˈɡɪv/ | /fərˈɡeɪv/ | /fərˈɡɪvən/ |
| freeze | froze | frozen | /friːz/ | /froʊz/ | /ˈfroʊzən/ |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken | /fɔrˈseɪk/ | /fɔrˈsʊk/ | /fɔrˈseɪkən/ |
| forswear | forswore | forsworn | /fɔrˈswɛr/ | /fɔrˈswɔr/ | /fɔrˈswɔrn/ |
G
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| get | got | got/gotten | /ɡɛt/ | /ɡɑt/ | /ɡɑt/, /ˈɡɑtən/ |
| give | gave | given | /ɡɪv/ | /ɡeɪv/ | /ˈɡɪvən/ |
| go | went | gone | /ɡoʊ/ | /wɛnt/ | /ɡɔn/ |
| grind | ground | ground | /ɡraɪnd/ | /ɡraʊnd/ | /ɡraʊnd/ |
| grow | grew | grown | /ɡroʊ/ | /ɡruː/ | /ɡroʊn/ |
H
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| have | had | had | /hæv/ | /hæd/ | /hæd/ |
| hear | heard | heard | /hɪr/ | /hɜrd/ | /hɜrd/ |
| hide | hid | hidden | /haɪd/ | /hɪd/ | /ˈhɪdən/ |
| hit | hit | hit | /hɪt/ | /hɪt/ | /hɪt/ |
| hold | held | held | /hoʊld/ | /hɛld/ | /hɛld/ |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | /hɜrt/ | /hɜrt/ | /hɜrt/ |
I
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| inlay | inlaid | inlaid | /ɪnˈleɪ/ | /ɪnˈleɪd/ | /ɪnˈleɪd/ |
J
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| jet | jetted | jetted | /dʒɛt/ | /ˈdʒɛtɪd/ | /ˈdʒɛtɪd/ |
K
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| kneel | knelt | knelt | /niːl/ | /nɛlt/ | /nɛlt/ |
| know | knew | known | /noʊ/ | /nuː/ | /noʊn/ |
L
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| lay | laid | laid | /leɪ/ | /leɪd/ | /leɪd/ |
| lead | led | led | /liːd/ | /lɛd/ | /lɛd/ |
| lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned | /liːn/ | /lɛnt/ or /liːnd/ | /lɛnt/ or /liːnd/ |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped | /liːp/ | /lɛpt/ or /liːpt/ | /lɛpt/ or /liːpt/ |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | /lɜːrn/ | /lɜːrnt/ or /lɜːrnd/ | /lɜːrnt/ or /lɜːrnd/ |
| leave | left | left | /liːv/ | /lɛft/ | /lɛft/ |
| lend | lent | lent | /lɛnd/ | /lɛnt/ | /lɛnt/ |
| let | let | let | /lɛt/ | /lɛt/ | /lɛt/ |
| lie (to recline) | lay | lain | /laɪ/ | /leɪ/ | /leɪn/ |
| light | lit | lit | /laɪt/ | /lɪt/ | /lɪt/ |
| lose | lost | lost | /luːz/ | /lɔst/ | /lɔst/ |
M
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| make | made | made | /meɪk/ | /meɪd/ | /meɪd/ |
| mean | meant | meant | /miːn/ | /mɛnt/ | /mɛnt/ |
| meet | met | met | /miːt/ | /mɛt/ | /mɛt/ |
| mislead | misled | misled | /mɪsˈliːd/ | /mɪsˈlɛd/ | /mɪsˈlɛd/ |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | /mɪsˈteɪk/ | /mɪsˈtʊk/ | /mɪsˈteɪkən/ |
O
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| outbid | outbid | outbid | /aʊtˈbɪd/ | /aʊtˈbɪd/ | /aʊtˈbɪd/ |
| outdo | outdid | outdone | /aʊtˈduː/ | /aʊtˈdɪd/ | /aʊtˈdʌn/ |
| outgrow | outgrew | outgrown | /aʊtˈɡroʊ/ | /aʊtˈɡruː/ | /aʊtˈɡroʊn/ |
| outshine | outshone | outshone | /aʊtˈʃaɪn/ | /aʊtˈʃoʊn/ | /aʊtˈʃoʊn/ |
| overcome | overcame | overcome | /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/ | /ˌoʊvərˈkeɪm/ | /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/ |
| overdo | overdid | overdone | /ˌoʊvərˈduː/ | /ˌoʊvərˈdɪd/ | /ˌoʊvərˈdʌn/ |
| overeat | overate | overeaten | /ˌoʊvərˈiːt/ | /ˌoʊvərˈeɪt/ | /ˌoʊvərˈiːtn/ |
| oversee | oversaw | overseen | /ˌoʊvərˈsiː/ | /ˌoʊvərˈsɔː/ | /ˌoʊvərˈsiːn/ |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken | /ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/ | /ˌoʊvərˈtʊk/ | /ˌoʊvərˈteɪkən/ |
| overthrow | overthrew | overthrown | /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/ | /ˌoʊvərˈθruː/ | /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊn/ |
P
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| pay | paid | paid | /peɪ/ | /peɪd/ | /peɪd/ |
| plead | pled/pleaded | pled/pleaded | /pliːd/ | /plɛd/ or /ˈpliːdɪd/ | /plɛd/ or /ˈpliːdɪd/ |
| preset | preset | preset | /priːˈsɛt/ | /priːˈsɛt/ | /priːˈsɛt/ |
| prove | proved | proven/proved | /pruːv/ | /pruːvd/ | /ˈpruːvən/ or /pruːvd/ |
| put | put | put | /pʊt/ | /pʊt/ | /pʊt/ |
Q
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| quit | quit | quit | /kwɪt/ | /kwɪt/ | /kwɪt/ |
R
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| read | read | read | /riːd/ | /rɛd/ | /rɛd/ |
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt | /riːˈbɪld/ | /riːˈbɪlt/ | /riːˈbɪlt/ |
| redo | redid | redone | /riːˈduː/ | /riːˈdɪd/ | /riːˈdʌn/ |
| relearn | relearned/relearnt | relearned/relearnt | /riːˈlɜːrn/ | /riːˈlɜːrnd/ or /riːˈlɜːrnt/ | /riːˈlɜːrnd/ or /riːˈlɜːrnt/ |
| rend | rent | rent | /rɛnd/ | /rɛnt/ | /rɛnt/ |
| repay | repaid | repaid | /rɪˈpeɪ/ | /rɪˈpeɪd/ | /rɪˈpeɪd/ |
| resell | resold | resold | /ˌriːˈsɛl/ | /ˌriːˈsoʊld/ | /ˌriːˈsoʊld/ |
| retake | retook | retaken | /ˌriːˈteɪk/ | /ˌriːˈtʊk/ | /ˌriːˈteɪkən/ |
| rewind | rewound | rewound | /riːˈwaɪnd/ | /riːˈwaʊnd/ | /riːˈwaʊnd/ |
| rewrite | rewrote | rewritten | /riːˈraɪt/ | /riːˈroʊt/ | /riːˈrɪtn/ |
| rid | rid | rid | /rɪd/ | /rɪd/ | /rɪd/ |
| ride | rode | ridden | /raɪd/ | /roʊd/ | /ˈrɪdən/ |
| ring | rang | rung | /rɪŋ/ | /ræŋ/ | /rʌŋ/ |
| rise | rose | risen | /raɪz/ | /roʊz/ | /ˈrɪzən/ |
| run | ran | run | /rʌn/ | /ræn/ | /rʌn/ |
S
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
|---|
| say | said | said | /seɪ/ | /sɛd/ | /sɛd/ |
| see | saw | seen | /siː/ | /sɔː/ | /siːn/ |
| sell | sold | sold | /sɛl/ | /soʊld/ | /soʊld/ |
| send | sent | sent | /sɛnd/ | /sɛnt/ | /sɛnt/ |
| set | set | set | /sɛt/ | /sɛt/ | /sɛt/ |
| sew | sewed | sewn | /soʊ/ | /soʊd/ | /soʊn/ |
| shake | shook | shaken | /ʃeɪk/ | /ʃʊk/ | /ˈʃeɪkən/ |
| shine | shone | shone | /ʃaɪn/ | /ʃoʊn/ | /ʃoʊn/ |
| shoot | shot | shot | /ʃuːt/ | /ʃɑt/ | /ʃɑt/ |
| show | showed | shown | /ʃoʊ/ | /ʃoʊd/ | /ʃoʊn/ |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | /ʃrɪŋk/ | /ʃræŋk/ | /ʃrʌŋk/ |
| shut | shut | shut | /ʃʌt/ | /ʃʌt/ | /ʃʌt/ |
| sing | sang | sung | /sɪŋ/ | /sæŋ/ | /sʌŋ/ |
| sink | sank | sunk | /sɪŋk/ | /sæŋk/ | /sʌŋk/ |
| sit | sat | sat | /sɪt/ | /sæt/ | /sæt/ |
| sleep | slept | slept | /sliːp/ | /slɛpt/ | /slɛpt/ |
| slide | slid | slid | /slaɪd/ | /slɪd/ | /slɪd/ |
| speak | spoke | spoken | /spiːk/ | /spoʊk/ | /ˈspoʊkən/ |
| spend | spent | spent | /spɛnd/ | /spɛnt/ | /spɛnt/ |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled | /spɪl/ | /spɪlt/ or /spɪld/ | /spɪlt/ or /spɪld/ |
| spit | spat | spat | /spɪt/ | /spæt/ | /spæt/ |
| split | split | split | /splɪt/ | /splɪt/ | /splɪt/ |
| spread | spread | spread | /sprɛd/ | /sprɛd/ | /sprɛd/ |
| stand | stood | stood | /stænd/ | /stʊd/ | /stʊd/ |
| steal | stole | stolen | /stiːl/ | /stoʊl/ | /ˈstoʊlən/ |
| stick | stuck | stuck | /stɪk/ | /stʌk/ | /stʌk/ |
| sting | stung | stung | /stɪŋ/ | /stʌŋ/ | /stʌŋ/ |
| strike | struck | struck | /straɪk/ | /strʌk/ | /strʌk/ |
| swear | swore | sworn | /swɛr/ | /swɔːr/ | /swɔrn/ |
| sweep | swept | swept | /swiːp/ | /swept/ | /swept/ |
| swim | swam | swum | /swɪm/ | /swæm/ | /swʌm/ |
| swing | swung | swung | /swɪŋ/ | /swʌŋ/ | /swʌŋ/ |
T
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| take | took | taken | /teɪk/ | /tʊk/ | /ˈteɪkən/ |
| teach | taught | taught | /tiːtʃ/ | /tɔːt/ | /tɔːt/ |
| tear | tore | torn | /tɛə/ | /tɔːr/ | /tɔrn/ |
| tell | told | told | /tɛl/ | /toʊld/ | /toʊld/ |
| think | thought | thought | /θɪŋk/ | /θɔt/ | /θɔt/ |
| thrive | thrived/throve | thrived/thriven | /θraɪv/ | /θraɪvd/ or /θroʊv/ | /θraɪvd/ or /ˈθrɪvən/ |
| throw | threw | thrown | /θroʊ/ | /θruː/ | /θroʊn/ |
| tread | trod | trodden | /trɛd/ | /trɒd/ | /ˈtrɒd.ən/ |
| twin | twinned | twinned | /twɪn/ | /twɪnd/ | /twɪnd/ |
U
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| understand | understood | understood | /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ | /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/ | /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/ |
| upset | upset | upset | /ʌpˈsɛt/ | /ʌpˈsɛt/ | /ʌpˈsɛt/ |
| unwind | unwound | unwound | /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ | /ʌnˈwaʊnd/ | /ʌnˈwaʊnd/ |
W
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | IPA (Base Form) | IPA (Past Simple) | IPA (Past Participle) |
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| wake | woke | woken | /weɪk/ | /woʊk/ | /ˈwoʊ.kən/ |
| wear | wore | worn | /wɛr/ | /wɔr/ | /wɔrn/ |
| weave | wove | woven | /wiːv/ | /woʊv/ | /ˈwoʊ.vən/ |
| wed | wed | wed | /wɛd/ | /wɛd/ | /wɛd/ |
| win | won | won | /wɪn/ | /wʌn/ | /wʌn/ |
| wind | wound | wound | /wɪnd/ | /waʊnd/ | /waʊnd/ |
| write | wrote | written | /raɪt/ | /roʊt/ | /ˈrɪt.ən/ |
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