List of 200 Most Common Irregular Verbs

Verbs are one of the most essential parts of speech in the English language that tells us what the subject is doing or what is being done to the subject. In other words, they are the action words that enable us to express what we do, what happens around us, or what exists. Verbs are broadly categorized into two main categories: regular and irregular verbs. In this article, we will focus on the latter, presenting you with the ‘List of 200 Most Common Irregular Verbs, shedding light on these special verbs that don’t follow the usual patterns.

Regular Verbs:

Regular verbs follow a simple pattern when they change from their base form (the basic form of the verb) to past tense and past participle forms. They usually add “ed” to the base form to indicate past actions.

For example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Tense (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
Walk	Walked	Walked
Jump	Jumped	Jumped

So, in a sentence: “I walk to the store every day,” becomes “Yesterday, I walked to the store.”

Irregular Verbs:

Irregular verbs, on the other hand, don’t follow the regular “-ed” pattern when you change their tense. Instead, each irregular verb has its own unique way of changing from present to past. They change in unpredictable ways when moving from the base form to past tense and past participle forms. Some change a lot, some change a little, and some don’t change at all.

For example:

Base Form (V1)	Past Tense (V2)	Past Participle (V3)
Go	Went	Gone
Break	Broke	Broken

So, in a sentence: “I go to the park every weekend,” becomes “Last weekend, I went to the park.”

(Here “go” is an irregular verb. Instead of adding “-ed,” we changed it to “went” to make it past tense.)

Learning irregular verbs can be a bit challenging because there are no fixed rules to predict how they will change. Instead, you must memorize each irregular verb individually, along with its past tense and past participle forms. So, here we have compiled a comprehensive list of 200 of the most common irregular verbs, each with its base form, past tense, past participle, simple present (3rd person), and ing form. Whether you’re a student looking to ace your grammar tests or trying to improve your language skills, this list will be a valuable resource for you.

 

List of 200 Most Common Irregular Verbs

Base Form (V1)	Past Tense (V2)	Past Participle (V3)	Simple Present (3rd Person Singular) (V4)	Ing Form (V5)
Arise	Arose	Arisen	Arises	Arising
Awake	Awoke	Awoken	Awakes	Awaking
Abide	Abode	Abode	Abides	Abiding
Alight	Alit/Alighted	Alit/Alighted	Alights	Alighting
Be (Am, Are)	Was/Were	Been	Is	Being
Bear	Bore	Borne	Bears	Bearing
Beat	Beat	Beaten	Beats	Beating
Become	Became	Become	Becomes	Becoming
Begin	Began	Begun	Begins	Beginning
Bend	Bent	Bent	Bends	Bending
Bet	Bet	Bet	Bets	Betting
Bid	Bid	Bid	Bids	Bidding
Bid	Bade	Bidden	Bids	Bidding
Bind	Bound	Bound	Binds	Binding
Bite	Bit	Bitten	Bites	Biting
Bleed	Bled	Bled	Bleeds	Bleeding
Blow	Blew	Blown	Blows	Blowing
Break	Broke	Broken	Breaks	Breaking
Breed	Bred	Bred	Breeds	Breeding
Bring	Brought	Brought	Brings	Bringing
Build	Built	Built	Builds	Building
Burn	Burnt/Burned	Burnt/Burned	Burns	Burning
Burst	Burst	Burst	Bursts	Bursting
Buy	Bought	Bought	Buys	Buying
Come	Came	Come	Comes	Coming
Catch	Caught	Caught	Catches	Catching
Choose	Chose	Chosen	Chooses	Choosing
Cost	Cost	Cost	Costs	Costing
Cut	Cut	Cut	Cuts	Cutting
Cling	Clung	Clung	Clings	Clinging
Creep	Crept	Crept	Creeps	Creeping
Cast	Cast	Cast	Casts	Casting
Do	Did	Done	Does	Doing
Draw	Drew	Drawn	Draws	Drawing
Drive	Drove	Driven	Drives	Driving
Drink	Drank	Drunk	Drinks	Drinking
Dig	Dug	Dug	Digs	Digging
Deal	Dealt	Dealt	Deals	Dealing
Dive	Dove/Dived	Dived	Dives	Diving
Dream	Dreamt	Dreamt	Dreams	Dreaming
Drive	Drove	Driven	Drives	Driving
Eat	Ate	Eaten	Eats	Eating
Fall	Fell	Fallen	Falls	Falling
Feed	Fed	Fed	Feeds	Feeding
Feel	Felt	Felt	Feels	Feeling
Fight	Fought	Fought	Fights	Fighting
Find	Found	Found	Finds	Finding
Flee	Fled	Fled	Flees	Fleeing
Fly	Flew	Flown	Flies	Flying
Forbid	Forbade	Forbidden	Forbids	Forbidding
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten	Forgets	Forgetting
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven	Forgives	Forgiving
Freeze	Froze	Frozen	Freezes	Freezing
Forecast	Forecast	Forecast	forecasts	Forecasting
Get	Got	Got	Gets	Getting
Give	Gave	Given	Gives	Giving
Go	Went	Gone	Goes	Going
Grow	Grew	Grown	Grows	Growing
Grind	Ground	Ground	Grinds	Grinding
Have	Had	Had	Has	Having
Hang	Hung	Hung	Hangs	Hanging
Hide	Hid	Hidden	Hides	Hiding
Hit	Hit	Hit	Hits	Hitting
Hold	Held	Held	Holds	Holding
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	Hurts	Hurting
Keep	Kept	Kept	Keeps	Keeping
Kneel	Knelt	Knelt	Kneels	Kneeling
Know	Knew	Known	Knows	Knowing
Knit	Knit	Knit	Knits	Knitting
Lay	Laid	Laid	Lays	Laying
Lead	Led	Led	Leads	Leading
Leap	Leapt/Leaped	Leapt/Leaped	Leaps	Leaping
Learn	Learned	Learned	Learns	Learning
Leave	Left	Left	Leaves	Leaving
Lend	Lent	Lent	Lends	Lending
Let	Let	Let	Lets	Letting
Lie (in bed)	Lay	Lain	Lies	Lying
Lie (to tell a falsehood)	Lied	Lied	Lies	Lying
Light	Lit	Lit	Lights	Lighting
Lose	Lost	Lost	Loses	Losing
Make	Made	Made	Makes	Making
Mean	Meant	Meant	Means	Meaning
Meet	Met	Met	Meets	Meeting
Mistake	Mistook	Mistaken	Mistakes	Mistaking
Misunderstand	Misunderstood	Misunderstood	Misunderstands	Misunderstanding
Mislead	Misled	Misled	Misleads	Misleading
Pay	Paid	Paid	Pays	Paying
Put	Put	Put	Puts	Putting
Quit	Quit	Quit	Quits	Quitting
Ring	Rang	Rung	Rings	Ringing
Rise	Rose	Risen	Rises	Rising
Run	Ran	Run	Runs	Running
Ride	Rode	Ridden	Rides	Riding
Read	Read	Read	Reads	Reading
Rebuild	Rebuilt	Rebuilt	Rebuilds	Rebuilding
Resell	Resold	Resold	Resells	Reselling
Rebuild	Rebuilt	Rebuilt	Rebuilds	Rebuilding
Remake	Remade	Remade	Remakes	Remaking
Say	Said	Said	Says	Saying
See	Saw	Seen	Sees	Seeing
Seek	Sought	Sought	Seeks	Seeking
Sell	Sold	Sold	Sells	Selling
Send	Sent	Sent	Sends	Sending
Set	Set	Set	Sets	Setting
Shake	Shook	Shaken	Shakes	Shaking
Shine	Shone	Shone	Shines	Shining
Shoot	Shot	Shot	Shoots	Shooting
Show	Showed	Shown (or Showed)	Shows	Showing
Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk	Shrinks	Shrinking
Shut	Shut	Shut	Shuts	Shutting
Sing	Sang	Sung	Sings	Singing
Sink	Sank	Sunk	Sinks	Sinking
Sit	Sat	Sat	Sits	Sitting
Sleep	Slept	Slept	Sleeps	Sleeping
Slide	Slid	Slid	Slides	Sliding
Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Speaks	Speaking
Spend	Spent	Spent	Spends	Spending
Spin	Spun	Spun	Spins	Spinning
Spit	Spit or Spat	Spit or Spat	Spits	Spitting
Split	Split	Split	Splits	Splitting
Spread	Spread	Spread	Spreads	Spreading
Spring	Sprang	Sprung	Springs	Springing
Stand	Stood	Stood	Stands	Standing
Steal	Stole	Stolen	Steals	Stealing
Stick	Stuck	Stuck	Sticks	Sticking
Sting	Stung	Stung	Stings	Stinging
Stink	Stank	Stunk	Stinks	Stinking
Stride	Strode	Stridden	Strides	Striding
Strike	Struck	Struck	Strikes	Striking
Swear	Swore	Sworn	Swears	Swearing
Sweat	Sweat	Sweated (or Sweat)	Sweats	Sweating
Sweep	Swept	Swept	Sweeps	Sweeping
Swell	Swelled	Swollen (or Swelled)	Swells	Swelling
Swim	Swam	Swum	Swims	Swimming
Swing	Swung	Swung	Swings	Swinging
Teach	Taught	Taught	Teaches	Teaching
Tear	Tore	Torn	Tears	Tearing
Tell	Told	Told	Tells	Telling
Think	Thought	Thought	Thinks	Thinking
Throw	Threw	Thrown	Throws	Throwing
Thrust	Thrust	Thrust	Thrusts	Thrusting
Thrive	Throve/Thrived	Thriven/Thrived	Thrives	Thriving
Undergo	Underwent	Undergone	Undergoes	Undergoing
Understand	Understood	Understood	Understands	Understanding
Undertake	Undertook	Undertaken	Undertakes	Undertaking
Upset	Upset	Upset	Upsets	Upsetting
Undertake	Undertook	Undertaken	Undertakes	Undertaking
Undo	Undid	Undone	Undoes	Undoing
Uphold	upheld	upheld	upholds	Upholding
Wake	Woke	Woken	Wakes	Waking
Wear	Wore	Worn	Wears	Wearing
Weave	Wove	Woven	Weaves	Weaving
Weep	Wept	Wept	Weeps	Weeping
Win	Won	Won	Wins	Winning
Wind	Wound	Wound	Winds	Winding
Withdraw	Withdrew	Withdrawn	Withdraws	Withdrawing
Withhold	Withheld	Withheld	Withholds	Withholding
Withstand	Withstood	Withstood	Withstands	Withstanding
Wring	Wrung	Wrung	Wrings	Wringing
Write	Wrote	Written	Writes	Writing

So, this is our collection of the 200 most common irregular verbs. We hope it’ll be super helpful for you! Learning these verbs might seem tricky, but with practice and patience, you’ll become a verb master in no time.

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