Irregular verbs

The verbs which are very often different in their past simple and past participle forms. Sometimes, there will be no change.

bare infinitive (v1)                               past simple (v2)                                  past participle (v3)

arise                                                     arose                                                    arisen

awake                                                   awoke                                                   awaken

be                                                        was/were                                               been

bear                                                      bore                                                     borne

beat                                                      beat                                                      beaten

become                                                 became                                                become

begin                                                    began                                                   begun

bend                                                     bent                                                      bent

bet                                                       bet                                                       bet

bind                                                      bound                                                   bound

bite                                                       bit                                                        bitten

bleed                                                    bled                                                      bled

blow                                                     blew                                                     blown

break                                                    broke                                                    broken

bring                                                     brought                                                 brought

broadcast                                             broadcast                                             broadcast

build                                                     built                                                      built

burn                                                      burnt                                                     burnt

burst                                                     burst                                                     burst

buy                                                       bought                                                  bought

cast                                                      cast                                                      cast

catch                                                    caught                                                  caught

choose                                                 chose                                                   chosen

cling                                                     clung                                                    clung

come                                                    came                                                    come

cost                                                      cost                                                      cost

creep                                                    crept                                                     crept

cut                                                        cut                                                        cut

deal                                                      dealt                                                     dealt

dig                                                       dug                                                      dug

do                                                        did                                                       done

dive                                                      dived                                                    dived

draw                                                     drew                                                     drawn

dream                                                   dreamt                                                  dreamt

drink                                                     drank                                                    drunk

drive                                                     drove                                                    driven

dwell                                                     dwelt                                                    dwelt

eat                                                        ate                                                        eaten

fall                                                        fell                                                        fallen

feed                                                     fed                                                       fed

feel                                                       fell                                                        fallen

fight                                                     fought                                                  fought

find                                                      found                                                   found

fit                                                         fit                                                         fit

flee                                                       fled                                                      fled

fling                                                      flung                                                     flung

fly                                                        flew                                                      flown

forbid                                                   forbade                                                forbidden

forecast                                               forecast                                                 forecast

forget                                                   forgot                                                   forgotten

forgive                                                  forgave                                                 forgiven

freeze                                                   froze                                                     frozen

get                                                       got                                                       got

give                                                      gave                                                     given

go                                                        went                                                     gone

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

knit                                                       knit                                                       knit

know                                                    knew                                                     known

lay                                                        laid                                                       laid

lead                                                      led                                                        led

lean                                                      leant                                                     leant

leap                                                      leapt                                                     leapt

learn                                                     learnt                                                    learnt

leave                                                    left                                                       left

lend                                                      lent                                                       lent

let                                                         let                                                         let

lie                                                         lay                                                        lain

light                                                      lit                                                          lit

lose                                                      lost                                                       lost

make                                                    made                                                    made

mean                                                    meant                                                   meant

meet                                                     met                                                       met

mow                                                     mowed                                                   mown

pay                                                       paid                                                      paid

prove                                                    proved                                                  proved

put                                                       put                                                       put

quit                                                       quit                                                       quit

read                                                      read                                                      read

ride                                                       rode                                                     ridden

ring                                                       rang                                                      rung

rise                                                       rose                                                      risen

run                                                        ran                                                        run

saw                                                      sawed                                                   sawn

say                                                       said                                                      said

see                                                       saw                                                      seen

seek                                                     sought                                                  sought

sell                                                       sold                                                      sold

send                                                     sent                                                      sent

set                                                        set                                                        set

sew                                                      sewed                                                   sewn

shake                                                   shook                                                   shaken

shear                                                    sheared                                                shorn

shed                                                     shed                                                     shed

shine                                                    shone                                                   shone

shoot                                                    shot                                                      shot

show                                                    showed                                                 shown

shrink                                                   shrank                                                  shrunk

shut                                                      shut                                                      shut

sing                                                      sang                                                     sung

sink                                                      sank                                                     sunk

sit                                                         sat                                                        sat

sleep                                                    slept                                                     slept

slide                                                     slid                                                       slid

sling                                                     slung                                                    slung

smell                                                    smelt                                                    smelt

sow                                                      sowed                                                  sown

speak                                                   spoke                                                   spoken

speed                                                   sped                                                     sped

spell                                                     spelt                                                     spelt

spend                                                   spent                                                    spent

spin                                                      span/spun                                             spun

spill                                                      spilt                                                      spilt

spit                                                       spat                                                      spat

split                                                      split                                                      split

spoil                                                     spoilt                                                    spoilt

spread                                                  spread                                                  spread

spring                                                   sprang                                                  sprung

stand                                                    stood                                                   stood

steal                                                     stole                                                     stolen

stick                                                     stuck                                                    stuck

sting                                                     stung                                                    stung

stink                                                     stank                                                    stunk

strike                                                    struck                                                   struck

strive                                                    strove                                                   striven

swear                                                    swore                                                   sworn

sweep                                                   swept                                                   swept

swell                                                     swelled                                                 swollen

swim                                                     swam                                                    swum

take                                                      took                                                     taken

teach                                                    taught                                                   taught

tear                                                       tore                                                      torn

tell                                                        told                                                      told

think                                                     thought                                                 thought

throw                                                    threw                                                    thrown

thrust                                                    thrust                                                    thrust

tread                                                     trod                                                      trodden

understand                                            understood                                           understood

wake                                                     woke                                                    woken

wear                                                     wore                                                     worn

weave                                                   wove                                                    woven

weep                                                    wept                                                     wept

wet                                                       wet                                                       wet

win                                                       won                                                      won

wind                                                     wound                                                  wound

wring                                                    wrung                                                   wrung

write                                                     wrote                                                    written

(Source: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 7^th edition, 2005)