The list of irregular verbs in English

  • Verb
  • abide
  • arise
  • awake
  • be
  • bear
  • beat
  • become
  • befall
  • beget
  • begin
  • behold
  • bend
  • bereave
  • bereave
  • beseech
  • beset
  • bet
  • bid (= command)
  • bid (= offer)
  • bind
  • bite
  • bleed
  • bless
  • blow
  • break
  • breed
  • bring
  • broadcast
  • build
  • burn
  • burst
  • buy
  • cast
  • catch
  • chide
  • choose
  • cleave
  • cling
  • clothe
  • come
  • cost
  • creep
  • crow
  • cut
  • dare
  • deal
  • dig
  • do
  • draw
  • dream
  • drink
  • drive
  • dwell
  • eat
  • fall
  • feed
  • feel
  • fight
  • find
  • flee
  • fling
  • fly
  • forbear
  • forbid
  • forecast
  • foresee
  • foretell
  • forget
  • forgive
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • freeze
  • get
  • gild
  • gird
  • give
  • go
  • grind
  • grow
  • hamstring
  • hang
  • have
  • hear
  • hew
  • hide
  • hit
  • hold
  • hurt
  • inlay
  • keep
  • kneel
  • knit
  • know
  • lay
  • lead
  • lean
  • leap
  • learn
  • leave
  • lend
  • let
  • lie
  • light
  • lose
  • make
  • mean
  • meet
  • melt
  • mislay
  • mislead
  • misspell
  • mistake
  • misunderstand
  • mow
  • outdo
  • overcome
  • overdo
  • overhang
  • overhear
  • overlay
  • override
  • overrun
  • oversee
  • overshoot
  • oversleep
  • overtake
  • overthrow
  • partake
  • pay
  • prove
  • put
  • read
  • rebuild
  • recast
  • redo
  • relay
  • remake
  • rend
  • repay
  • rerun
  • reset
  • retell
  • rewrite
  • rid
  • ride
  • ring
  • rise
  • run
  • saw
  • say
  • see
  • seek
  • sell
  • send
  • set
  • sew
  • shake
  • shave
  • shear
  • shed
  • shine
  • shoe
  • shoot
  • show
  • shred
  • shut
  • sing
  • sink
  • sit
  • slay
  • sleep
  • slide
  • sling
  • slink
  • slit
  • smell
  • smite
  • sow
  • speak
  • speed
  • spell
  • spend
  • spill
  • spin
  • spit
  • split
  • spoil
  • spread
  • spring
  • stand
  • steal
  • stick
  • sting
  • stink
  • strew
  • stride
  • strike
  • string
  • strive
  • swear
  • sweep
  • swell
  • swim
  • swing
  • take
  • teach
  • tear
  • tell
  • think
  • thrive
  • throw
  • thrust
  • tread
  • understand
  • undertake
  • undo
  • upset
  • wake
  • waylay
  • wear
  • weave
  • wed
  • weep
  • wet
  • win
  • wind
  • withdraw
  • withhold
  • withstand
  • wring
  • write
  • Past simple
  • abode
  • arose
  • awoke/awaked
  • was/were
  • bore
  • beat
  • became
  • befell
  • begot
  • began
  • beheld
  • bent
  • bereft
  • bereaved
  • besought
  • beset
  • betted/bet
  • bade
  • bid
  • bound
  • bit
  • bled
  • blessed, blest
  • blew
  • broke
  • bred
  • brought
  • broadcast
  • built
  • burnt/burned
  • burst
  • bought
  • cast
  • caught
  • chid
  • chose
  • clove/cleft
  • clung
  • clothed/clad
  • came
  • cost
  • crept
  • crowed/crew
  • cut
  • dared/durst
  • dealt
  • dug
  • did
  • drew
  • dreamed/dreamt
  • drank
  • drove
  • dwelled/dwelt
  • ate
  • fell
  • fed
  • felt
  • fought
  • found
  • fled
  • flung
  • flew
  • forbore
  • forbade
  • forecast, forecasted
  • foresaw
  • foretold
  • forgot
  • forgave
  • forsook
  • forswore
  • froze
  • got
  • gilded/gilt
  • girded/girt
  • gave
  • went
  • ground
  • grew
  • hamstrung
  • hanged/hung
  • had
  • heard
  • hewed
  • hid
  • hit
  • held
  • hurt
  • inlaid
  • kept
  • knelt
  • knitted, knit
  • knew
  • laid
  • led
  • leaned/leant
  • leaped/leapt
  • learned/learnt
  • left
  • lent
  • let
  • lay
  • lighted/lit
  • lost
  • made
  • meant
  • met
  • melted
  • mislaid
  • misled
  • misspelled, misspelt
  • mistook
  • misunderstood
  • mowed
  • outdid
  • overcame
  • overdid
  • overhung
  • overheard
  • overlaid
  • overrode
  • overran
  • oversaw
  • overshot
  • overslept
  • overtook
  • overthrew
  • partook
  • paid
  • proved
  • put
  • read
  • rebuilt
  • recast
  • redid
  • relayed
  • remade
  • rent
  • repaid
  • reran
  • reset
  • retold
  • rewrote
  • rid
  • rode
  • rang
  • rose
  • ran
  • sawed
  • said
  • saw
  • sought
  • sold
  • sent
  • set
  • sewed
  • shook
  • shaved
  • sheared/shore
  • shed
  • shone
  • shoed/shod
  • shot
  • showed
  • shredded
  • shut
  • sang
  • sank
  • sat
  • slew
  • slept
  • slid
  • slung
  • slunk
  • slit
  • smelled/smelt
  • smote
  • sowed
  • spoke
  • speeded/sped
  • spelled/spelt
  • spent
  • spilled/spilt
  • spun
  • spat
  • split
  • spoiled/spoilt
  • spread
  • sprang
  • stood
  • stole
  • stuck
  • stung
  • stank/stunk
  • strewed
  • strode
  • struck
  • strung
  • strove
  • swore
  • swept
  • swelled
  • swam
  • swung
  • took
  • taught
  • tore
  • told
  • thought
  • thrived/throve
  • threw
  • thrust
  • trod
  • understood
  • undertook
  • undid
  • upset
  • waked/woke
  • waylaid
  • wore
  • wove
  • wedded, wed
  • wept
  • wetted/wet
  • won
  • wound
  • withdrew
  • withheld
  • withstood
  • wrung
  • wrote
  • Past participle
  • abode
  • arisen
  • awoken/awaked
  • been
  • borne/born
  • beaten
  • become
  • befallen
  • begotten
  • begun
  • beheld
  • bent
  • bereft
  • bereaved
  • besought
  • beset
  • betted/bet
  • bidden
  • bid
  • bound
  • bitten
  • bled
  • blessed, blest
  • blown
  • broken
  • bred
  • brought
  • broadcast
  • built
  • burnt/burned
  • burst
  • bought
  • cast
  • caught
  • chidden
  • chosen
  • cloven/cleft
  • clung
  • clothed/clad
  • come
  • cost
  • crept
  • crowed
  • cut
  • dared/durst
  • dealt
  • dug
  • done
  • drawn
  • dreamed/dreamt
  • drunk
  • driven
  • dwelled/dwelt
  • eaten
  • fallen
  • fed
  • felt
  • fought
  • found
  • fled
  • flung
  • flown
  • forborne
  • forbidden
  • forecast, forecasted
  • foreseen
  • foretold
  • forgotten
  • forgiven
  • forsaken
  • forsworn
  • frozen
  • got
  • gilded/gilt
  • girded/girt
  • given
  • gone
  • ground
  • grown
  • hamstrung
  • hanged/hung
  • had
  • heard
  • hewed/hewn
  • hidden
  • hit
  • held
  • hurt
  • inlaid
  • kept
  • knelt
  • knitted, knit
  • known
  • laid
  • led
  • leaned/leant
  • leaped/leapt
  • learned/learnt
  • left
  • lent
  • let
  • lain
  • lighted/lit
  • lost
  • made
  • meant
  • met
  • melted, molten
  • mislaid
  • misled
  • misspelled, misspelt
  • mistaken
  • misunderstood
  • mowed/mown
  • outdone
  • overcome
  • overdone
  • overhung
  • overheard
  • overlaid
  • overridden
  • overrun
  • overseen
  • overshot
  • overslept
  • overtaken
  • overthrown
  • partaken
  • paid
  • proved, proven
  • put
  • read
  • rebuilt
  • recast
  • redone
  • relayed
  • remade
  • rent
  • repaid
  • rerun
  • reset
  • retold
  • rewritten
  • rid
  • ridden
  • rung
  • risen
  • run
  • sawed/sawn
  • said
  • seen
  • sought
  • sold
  • sent
  • set
  • sewed/sewn
  • shaken
  • shaved, shaven
  • sheared/shorn
  • shed
  • shone
  • shoed/shod
  • shot
  • showed/shown
  • shredded
  • shut
  • sung
  • sunk
  • sat
  • slain
  • slept
  • slid
  • slung
  • slunk
  • slit
  • smelled/smelt
  • smitten
  • sowed/sown
  • spoken
  • speeded/sped
  • spelled/spelt
  • spent
  • spilled/spilt
  • spun
  • spat
  • split
  • spoiled/spoilt
  • spread
  • sprung
  • stood
  • stolen
  • stuck
  • stung
  • stunk
  • strewed/strewn
  • stridden
  • struck
  • strung
  • striven
  • sworn
  • swept
  • swelled/swollen
  • swum
  • swung
  • taken
  • taught
  • torn
  • told
  • thought
  • thrived/thriven
  • thrown
  • thrust
  • trodden/trod
  • understood
  • undertaken
  • undone
  • upset
  • waked/woken
  • waylaid
  • worn
  • woven
  • wedded, wed
  • wept
  • wetted/wet
  • won
  • wound
  • withdrawn
  • withheld
  • withstood
  • wrung
  • written