Irregular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

These are the main ones: Should you have some aditions, please e-mail me!
PS: As an English Teacher, you should now all of them by heart along with their pronunciation, spelling and meaning!

IRREGULAR VERBS
(The most common or used form is given first)

Verb

Past Tense

Past Participle

Present Participle / Gerund

arise arose arisen arising
awake awoke awoken awaking
be was/were been being
bear bore borne bearing
beat beat beaten beating
become became become becoming
begin began begun beginning
behold beheld beheld beholding
bend bent bent bending
bet bet bet betting
bid2 bid bid bidding
bid3 bade/bid bid/bidden bidding
bind bound bound binding
bite bit bitten biting
bleed bled bled bleeding
blow blew blown blowing
break broke broken breaking
breed bred bred breeding
bring brought brought bringing
broadcast broadcast/broadcasted broadcast/broadcasted broadcasting
build built built building
burn burned burned/burnt burning
burst burst burst bursting
buy bought bought buying
cast cast cast casting
catch caught caught catching
choose chose chosen choosing
cling clung clung clinging
come came come coming
cost2 cost cost costing
creep crept crept creeping
cut cut cut cutting
deal dealt dealt dealing/td>
dig dug dug digging
dive dived/dove dived diving
do did done doing
draw drew drawn drawing
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt dreaming
drink drank drunk drinking
drive drove driven driving
dwell dwelled/dwelt dwelled/dwelt dwelling
eat ate eaten eating
fall fell fallen falling
feed fed fed feeding
feel felt felt feeling
fight fought fought fighting
find found found finding
fit fit/fitted fitted fitting
flee fled fled fleeing
fling flung flung flinging
fly flew flewn flying
forbid forbade/forbid forbid/forbidden forbidding
forecast forecast/forecasted forecast/forecasted forecasting
foresee foresaw foreseen foreseeing
forget forgot forgotten forgetting
forgive forgave forgiven forgiving
freeze froze frozen freezing
get got gotten getting
give gave given giving
go went gone going
grind ground ground grinding
grow grew grown growing
hang1 hung hung hanging
have had had having
hear heard heard hearing
hide hid hidden hiding
hit hit hit hitting
hold held held holding
hurt hurt hurt hurting
keep kept kept keeping
kneel knelt/kneeled knelt/kneeled kneeling
knit knitted/knit knitted/knit knitting
know knew known knowing
lay laid laid laying
lead led led leading
leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt leaping
leave left left leaving
lend lent lent lending
let let let letting
lie1 lay lain lying
lie2 lied lied lying
light lit/lighted lit/lighted lighting
lose lost lost losing
make made made making
mean meant meant meaning
meet met met meeting
mislead misled misled misleading
mistake mistook mistaken mistaking
misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood misunderstanding
outbid outbid outbid outbidding
outdo outdid outdone outdoing
overcome overcame overcome overcoming
overdo overdid overdone overdoing
overhang overhung overhung overhanging
overhear overheard overheard overhearing
override overrode overridden overriding
overrun overran overrun overrunning
oversee oversaw overseen overseeing
overtake overtook overtaken overtaking
overthrow overthrew overthrown overthrowing
pay paid paid paying
prove proved proved/proven proving
put put put putting
read read read reading
rebuild rebuilt rebuilt rebuilding
redo redid redone redoing
relay relayed relayed relaying
repay repaid repaid repaying
rewrite rewrote rewritten rewriting
rid rid rid ridding
ride rode ridden riding
ring2 rang rung ringing
rise rose risen rising
run ran run running
saw sawed sawn/sawed sawing
say said said saying
see saw seen seeing
seek sought sought seeking
sell sold sold selling
send sent sent sending
set set set setting
sew sewed sewn/sewed sewing
shake shook shaken shaking
shed shed shed shedding
shine1 shone shone shining
shrink shrank shrunk shrinking
shut shut shut shutting
sing sang sung singing
sink sank/sunk sunk sinking
sit sat sat sitting
slay slew slain slaying
sleep slept slept sleeping
slide slid slid sliding
sling slung slung slinging
slit slit slit slitting
sow sowed sown/sowed sowing
speak spoke spoken speaking
speed sped/speeed sped/speeded speeding
spend spent spent spending
spin spun spun spinning
spit spit/spat spat spitting
split split split splitting
spread spread spread spreading
spring sprang sprung springing
stand stood stood standing
steal stole stolen stealing
stick stuck stuck sticking
sting stung stung stinging
stink stank/stunk stunk stinking
strew strewed strewn/strewed strewing
stride strode stridden striding
strike struck struck/stricken striking
string strung strung stringing
strive strove/strived striven/strived striving
swear swore swornt swearing
sweep swept swept sweeping
swell swelled swollen swelling
swim swam swum swimming
swing swung swung swinging
take took taken taking
teach taught taught teaching
tear tore torn tearing
tell told told telling
think thought thought thinking
throw threw thrown throwing
thrust thrust thrust thrusting
tread trod trodden treading
undergo underwent undergone undergoing
understand understood understood understanding
undertake undertook undertaken undertaking
undo undid undone undoing
unwind unwound unwound unwinding
uphold upheld upheld upholding
upset upset upset upsetting
wake woke woken waking
wear wore worn wearing
weave wove/weaved woven/weaved weaving
wed wed/wedded wed/wedded wedding
weep wept wept weeping
wet wet/wetted wet wetting
win won won winning
wind wound wound winding
withdraw withdrew withdrawn withdrawing
withhold withheld withheld withholding
withstand withstood withstood withstanding
wring wrung wrung wringing
write wrote written writing

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