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Do You Speak American . What Speech Do We Like Best? . Verb Machine . Irregular Verbs

Verbs are subdivided into two groups, regular verbs and irregular verbs, on the basis of how their past tense and past participles are formed. Most verbs are regular verbs. Regular verbs are those whose past tense and past participles are formed by adding a -d or an -ed to the end of the verb, for example, roll and rolled. Sometimes the last consonant must be doubled before adding the -ed ending, as in, plan and planned. So far, so good.

However, English being the contrary language that it is, there are also nearly 300 irregular verbs and there is no formula to predict how such a verb will form its past tense and past participle states. Some do not change at all, others change completely, while others change letters in the middle. It's no wonder the student of English sometimes gets confused. To make things a little easier, here is a table of all the irregular verbs.

Base FormPast SimplePast Participle3rd Person SingularPresent Participle/ Gerund
AbideAbode/ AbidedAbode/ Abided/ AbiddenAbidesAbiding
AriseAroseArisenArisesArising
AwakeAwokeAwokenAwakesAwaking
BeWas/ WereBeenAm/ Is/ AreBeing
BearBoreBorn/ BorneBearsBearing
BeatBeatBeatenBeatsBeating
BecomeBecameBecomeBecomesBecoming
BefallBefallingBefallenBefallsBefalling
BegetBegot/ BegatBegottenBegetsBegetting
BeginBeganBegunBeginsBeginning
BeholdBeheldBeheldBeholdsBeholding
BendBentBentBendsBending
BereaveBereftBereft/ Bereaved-Bereaving
BeseechBesoughtBesoughtBeseechesBeseeching
BesetBesetBesetBesetsBesetting
BespeakBespokeBespokenBespeaksBespeaking
BestrideBestrodeBestriddenBestridesBestriding
BetBetBetBetsBetting
BetakeBetookBetakenBetakesBetaking
BethinkBethoughtBethoughtBethinksBethinking
BidBidBidBidsBidding
BideBode/ BidedBidedBidesBiding
BindBoundBoundBindsBinding
BiteBitBittenBitesBiting
BleedBledBledBleedsBleeding
BlowBlewBlownBlowsBlowing
BreakBrokeBrokenBreaksBreaking
BreedBredBredBreedsBreeding
BringBroughtBroughtBringsBringing
BroadcastBroadcast/ BroadcastedBroadcast/ BroadcastedBroadcastsBroadcasting
BrowbeatBrowbeatBrowbeat/ BrowbeatenBrowbeatsBrowbeating
BuildBuiltBuiltBuildsBuilding
BurnBurnt/ BurnedBurnt/ BurnedBurnsBurning
BurstBurstBurstBurstsBursting
BustBustBustBustsBusting
BuyBoughtBoughtBuysBuying
CastCastCastCastsCasting
CatchCaughtCaughtCatchesCatching
ChideChidChidden/ ChidChidesChiding
ChooseChoseChosenChoosesChoosing
CleaveClove/ CleftCloven/ CleftCleavesCleaving
ClingClungClungClingsClinging
ClotheClad/ ClothedClad/ ClothedClothesClothing
ComeCameComeComesComing
CostCostCostCostsCosting
CreepCreptCreptCreepsCreeping
CutCutCutCutsCutting
DareDared/ DurstDaredDaresDaring
DealDealtDealtDealsDealing
DigDugDugDigsDigging
DiveDived/ DoveDivedDivesDiving
DoDidDoneDoesDoing
DrawDrewDrawnDrawsDrawing
DreamDreamt/ DreamedDreamt/ DreamedDreamsDreaming
DrinkDrankDrunkDrinksDrinking
DriveDroveDrivenDrivesDrives
DwellDwelt/ DwelledDwelt/ DwelledDwellsDwelling
EatAteEatenEatsEating
FallFellFallenFallsFalling
FeedFedFedFeedsFeeding
FeelFeltFeltFeelsFeeling
FightFoughtFoughtFightsFighting
FindFoundFoundFindsFinding
FitFit/ FittedFit/ FittedFitsFitting
FleeFledFledFleesFleeing
FlingFlungFlungFlingsFlinging
FloodlightFloodlitFloodlitFloodlightsFloodlighting
FlyFlewFlownFliesFlying
ForbearForeboreForborneForbearsForbearing
ForbidForbade/ ForbadForbiddenForbidsForbidding
ForecastForecast/ ForecastedForecast/ ForecastedForecastForecasting
ForegoForewentForegoneForegoesForegoing
ForeknowForeknewForeknownForeknowsForeknowing
ForerunForeranForerunForerunsForerunning
ForeseeForesawForeseenForeseesForeseeing
ForetellForetoldForetoldForetellsForetelling
ForgetForgotForgottenForgetsForgetting
ForgiveForgaveForgivenForgivesForgiving
ForsakeForsookForsakenForsakesForsaking
ForswearForsworeForswornForswearsForswearing
FreezeFrozeFrozenFreezesFreezing
GainsayGainsaidGainsaidGainsaysGainsaying
GetGotGotGetsGetting
GildGilded/ GiltGilded/ GiltGildsGilding
GirdGirded/ GirtGirded/ GirtGirdsGirding
GiveGaveGivenGivesGiving
GoWentGone/ BeenGoesGoing
GraveGravedGravenGravesGraving
GrindGroundGroundGrindsGrinding
GrowGrewGrownGrowsGrowing
HamstringHamstrung/ HamstringedHamstrung/ HamstringedHamstringsHamstringing
HangHung/ HangedHung/ HangedHangsHanging
HaveHadHadHasHaving
HearHeardHeardHearsHearing
HeaveHeaved/ HoveHeaved/ HoveHeavesHeaving
HewHewedHewnHewsHewing
HideHidHiddenHidesHiding
HitHitHitHitsHitting
HoldHeldHeldHoldsHolding
HousebreakHousebrokeHousebrokenHousebreaksHousebreaking
HurtHurtHurtHurtsHurting
InbreedInbredInbredInbreedsInbreeding
InlayInlaidInlaidInlaysInlaying
InputInput/ InputtedInput/ InputtedInputsInputting
InsetInsetInsetInsetsInsetting
InterbreedInterbredInterbredInterbreedsInterbreeding
InterlayInterlaidInterlaidInterlaysInterlaying
InterweaveInterwoveInterwovenInterweavesInterweaving
KeepKeptKeptKeepsKeeping
KneelKneeled/ KneltKneeled/ KneltKneelsKneeling
KnitKnitted/ KnitKnitted/ KnitKnitsKnitting
KnowKnewKnownKnowsKnowing
LadeLadedLaden/ LadedLadesLading
LayLaidLaidLaysLaying
LeadLedLedLeadsLeading
LeanLeaned/ LeantLeaned/ LeantLeansLeaning
LeapLeaped/ LeaptLeaped/ LeaptLeapsLeaping
LearnLearnt/ LearnedLearnt/ LearnedLearnsLearning
LeaveLeftLeftLeavesLeaving
LendLentLentLendsLending
LetLetLetLetsLetting
LieLayLainLiesLying
LightLitLitLightsLighting
LoseLostLostLosesLosing
MakeMadeMadeMakesMaking
MeanMeantMeantMeansMeaning
MeetMetMetMeetsMeeting
MeltMeltedMelted/ MoltenMeltsMelting
MiscastMiscastMiscastMiscastsMiscasting
MisdealMisdealtMisdealtMisdealsMisdealing
MisgiveMisgaveMisgivenMisgivesMisgiving
MishearMisheardMisheardMishearsMishearing
MislayMislaidMislaidMislaysMislaying
MisleadMisledMisledMisleadsMisleading
MisreadMisreadMisreadMisreadsMisreading
MisspellMisspeltMisspeltMisspellsMisspelling
MisspendMisspentMisspentMisspendsMisspending
MistakeMistookMistakenMistakesMistaking
MisunderstandMisunderstoodMisunderstoodMisunderstandsMisunderstanding
MowMowedMownMowsMowing
OutbidOutbidOutbidOutbidsOutbidding
OutdoOutdidOutdoneOutdoesOutdoing
OutgrowOutgrewOutgrownOutgrowsOutgrowing
OutrideOutrodeOutriddenOutridesOutriding
OutrunOutranOutrunOutrunsOutrunning
OutsellOutsoldOutsoldOutsellsOutselling
OutshineOutshoneOutshoneOutshinesOutshining
OverbearOverboreOberborneOverbearsOverbearing
OvercomeOvercameOvercomeOvercomesOvercoming
OverdoOverdidOverdoneOverdoesOverdoing
OvereatOverateOvereatenOvereatsOvereating
OverhangOverhungOverhungOverhangsOverhanging
OverhearOverheardOverheardOverhearsOverhearing
OverlayOverlaidOverlaidOverlaysOverlaying
OverleapOverleapt/ OverleapedOverleapt/ OverleapedOverleapsOverleaping
OverpayOverpaidOverpaidOverpaysOverpaying
OverrideOverrodeOverriddenOverridesOverriding
OverrunOverranOverriddenOverrunsOverrunning
OverseeOversawOverseenOverseesOverseeing
OversellOversoldOversoldOversellsOverselling
OvershootOvershotOvershotOvershootsOvershooting
OversleepOversleptOversleptOversleepsOversleeping
OvertakeOvertookOvertakenOvertakesOvertaking
OverthrowOverthrewOverthrownOverthrowsOverthrowing
PartakePartookPartakenPartakesPartaking
PayPaidPaidPaysPaying
PleadPleaded/ PledPleaded/ PledPleadsPleading
PresetPresetPresetPresetsPresetting
ProofreadProofreadProofreadProofreadsProofreading
ProveProvedProved/ ProvenProvesProving
PutPutPutPutsPutting
QuitQuitQuitQuitsQuitting
ReadReadReadReadsReading
RebindReboundReboundRebindsRebinding
RebuildRebuiltRebuiltRebuildsRebuilding
RecastRecastRecastRecastsRecasting
RedoRedidRedoneRedoesRedoing
RelayRelaidRelaidRelaysRelaying
RemakeRemadeRemadeRemakesRemaking
RendRentRentRentsRenting
RepayRepaidRepaidRepaysRepaying
RerunReranRerunRerunsRerunning
ResellResoldResoldResellsReselling
ResetResetResetResetsResetting
RetellRetoldRetoldRetellsRetelling
RethinkRethoughtRethoughtRethinksRethinking
RewindRewoundRewoundRewindsRewinding
RewriteRewroteRewrittenRewritesRewriting
RidRid/ RiddedRid/ RiddedRidsRidding
RideRodeRiddenRidesRiding
RingRangRungRingsRinging
RiseRoseRisenRisesRising
RiveRivedRiven/ RivedRivesRiving
RunRanRunRunsRunning
SawSawedSawed/ SawnSawsSawing
SaySaidSaidSaysSaying
SeeSawSeenSeesSeeing
SeekSoughtSoughtSeeksSeeking
SellSoldSoldSellsSelling
SendSentSentSendsSending
SetSetSetSetsSetting
SewSewedSewed/ SewnSewsSewing
ShakeShookShakenShakesShaking
ShaveShavedShaved/ ShavenShavesShaving
ShearSheared/ ShoreSheared/ ShoreShearsShearing
ShedShedShedShedsShedding
ShineShoneShoneShinesShining
ShitShit/ ShatShit/ ShatShitsShitting
ShoeShodShodShoesShoeing
ShootShotShotShootsShooting
ShowShowedShownShowsShowing
ShrinkShrankShrunkShrinksShrinking
ShriveShroveShrivenShrivesShriving
ShutShutShutShutsShutting
SingSangSungSingsSinging
SinkSankSunkSinksSinking
SitSatSatSitsSitting
SlaySlewSlainSlaysSlaying
SleepSleptSleptSleepsSleeping
SlideSlidSlid/ SliddenSlidesSliding
SlingSlungSlungSlingsSlinging
SlinkSlunkSlunkSlinksSlinking
SlitSlitSlitSlitsSlitting
SmellSmelt/ SmelledSmelt/ SmelledSmellsSmelling
SmiteSmoteSmittenSmitesSmiting
SowSowedSownSowsSowing
SpeakSpokeSpokenSpeaksSpeaking
SpeedSpedSpedSpeedsSpeeding
SpellSpeltSpeltSpellsSpelling
SpendSpentSpentSpendsSpending
SpillSpiltSpiltSpillsSpilling
SpinSpun/ SpanSpunSpinsSpinning
SpitSpatSpatSpitsSpitting
SplitSplitSplitSplitsSplitting
SpoilSpoiled/ SpoiltSpoiled/ SpoiltSpoilsSpoiling
SpoonfeedSpoonfedSpoonfedSpoonfeedsSpoonfeeding
SpreadSpreadSpreadSpreadsSpreading
SpringSprangSprungSpringsSpringing
StandStoodStoodStandsStanding
StaveStove/ StavedStove/ StavedStavesStaving
StealStoleStolenStealsStealing
StickStuckStuckSticksSticking
StingStungStungStingsStinging
StinkStankStunkStinksStinking
StrewStrewedStrewed/ StrewnStrewsStrewing
StrideStrode/ StridedStriddenStridesStriding
StrikeStruckStruck/ StrickenStrikesStriking
StringStrungStrungStringsStringing
StriveStroveStrivenStrivesStriving
SunburnSunburned/ SunburntSunburned/ SunburntSunburnsSunburning
SwearSworeSwornSwearsSwearing
SweepSwept/ SweepedSwept/ SweepedSweepsSweeping
SwellSwelledSwollenSwellsSwelling
SwimSwamSwumSwimsSwimming
SwingSwungSwungSwingsSwinging
TakeTookTakenTakesTaking
TeachTaughtTaughtTeachesTeaching
TearToreTornTearsTearing
TellToldToldTellsTelling
ThinkThoughtThoughtThinksThinking
ThriveThrived/ ThroveThrived/ ThrivenThrivesThriving
ThrowThrewThrownThrowsThrowing
ThrustThrustThrustThrustsThrusting
TreadTrodTroddenTreadsTreading
UnbendUnbentUnbentUnbendsUnbending
UnbindUnboundUnboundUnbindsUnbinding
UnderbidUnderbidUnderbid/ UnderbiddenUnderbidsUnderbidding
UndergoUnderwentUndergoneUndergoesUndergoing
UnderlieUnderlayUnderlainUnderlaysUnderlying
UnderstandUnderstoodUnderstoodUnderstandsUnderstanding
UndertakeUndertookUndertakenUndertakesUndertaking
UnderwriteUnderwroteUnderwrittenUnderwritesUnderwriting
UndoUndidUndoneUndoesUndoing
UnwindUnwoundUnwoundUnwindsUnwinding
UpholdUpheldUpheldUpholdsUpholding
UpsetUpsetUpsetUpsetsUpsetting
WakeWokeWokenWakesWaking
WaylayWaylaidWaylaidWaylaysWaylaying
WearWoreWornWearsWearing
WeaveWoveWovenWeavesWeaving
WedWedded/ WedWedded/ WedWedsWedding
WeepWeptWeptWeepsWeeping
WetWetted/ WetWetted/ WetWetsWetting
WinWonWonWinsWinning
WindWoundWoundWindsWinding
WithdrawWithdrewWithdrawnWithdrawsWithdrawing
WithholdWithheldWithheldWithholdsWithholding
WithstandWithstoodWithstoodWithstandsWithstanding
WreakWroughtWroughtWreaksWreaking
WringWrungWrungWringsWringing
WriteWroteWrittenWritesWriting

Source: tinyonline

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Update: 2024-08-17