Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular -ed ending rule in past tense or past participle forms. These verbs must be memorized, as their forms change unpredictably. In this post, you’ll learn a complete list of 200 irregular verbs in base, past, and past participle form to help you speak and write correctly.
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What Are 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 |
What Are 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 go to the park every weekend,” becomes “Last weekend, I went to the park.”

200 Most Common Irregular Verbs List (Base, Past, Past Participle)
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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