Irregular verbs

A Present Irregular verbs

A few verbs have irregular present simple forms:

VERB PRESENT SIMPLE

be I am; you/we/they are; he/she/it is

do he/she/it does

go he/she/it goes

have he/she/it has

say he/she/it says

B Past and participle irregular verb

VERB PAST TENSE PAST/PASSIVE PARTICIPLE

arise arose arisen

be was, were been

bear bore borne

beat beat beaten

become became become

begin began begun

bend bent bent

bet bet bet betted

bind bound bound

bite bit bitten bit

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

breed bred bred

bring brought brought

broadcast broadcast broadcast

build built built

burn burnt burned burnt burned

burst burst burst

buy bought bought

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

come came come

cost cost cost

creep crept crept

cut cut cut

deal dealt dealt

dig dug dug

dive dived dived dove (us)

do did done

draw drew drawn

dream dreamt dreamed dreamt dreamed

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

flee fled fled

fly flew flown

forbid forbade forbidden

forget forgot forgotten

forgive forgave forgiven

freeze froze frozen

get got got gotten (us)

give gave given

go went gone

grind ground ground

grow grew grown

hang hung hung

have had had

hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held

hurt hurt hurt

keep kept kept

kneel knelt knelt

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

lean leant leaned leant leaned

leap leapt leaped leapt leaped

learn learnt learned learnt learned

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain

light lit lighted lit lighted

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

mow mowed mown mowed

pay paid paid

put put put

read read read

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

sew sewed sewn sewed

shake shook shaken

shine shone shone

shoot shot shot

show showed shown showed

shrink shrank shrunk shrunk

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk

sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid

smell smelt smelled smelt smelled

speak spoke spoken

speed sped speeded sped speeded

spell spelt spelled spelt spelled

spend spent spent

spill spilt spilled spilt spilled

spin spun spun

spit spat spat

split split split

spoil spoilt spoiled spoilt spoiled

spread spread spread

spring sprang sprung

stand stood stood

steal stole stolen

stick stuck stuck

sting stung stung

stink stank stunk stunk

stride strode stridden

strike struck struck

swear swore sworn

sweep swept swept

swim swam swum

swing swung swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

throw threw thrown

tread trod trodden

understand understood understood

wake woke waked woken waked

wear wore worn

weave wove weaved woven weaved

weep wept wept

win won won

wind wound wound

write wrote written

The verbs in this list are also irregular when they have a prefix, e.g. overtake - overtook - overtaken; foretell - foretold - foretold.