Irregular verbs in English - Comprehensive list of 120 irregular verbs

In English, a verb has more than one form, typically four: V1, V2, V3, and V4. Most verbs have the suffix "ed" for their V2 form, and the same V2 form will be their V3 form. However, some verbs don't follow this rule; instead, they have a V2 form without "ed" and a V3 form that is quite different from their V2 form. Such verbs are called irregular verbs in English.

This blog post will feature common irregular verbs in English. Additionally, you should be aware that some verbs have different V2 and V3 forms in American and British English. Moreover, many verbs that have an "ed" V2 form but a different V3 form have started to use the "ed" form as their V3 form as well, alongside the former one.


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  1. arise arose arisen
  2. awake awaked/awoke awoken
  3. beat beat beaten
  4. bear bore born/borne
  5. become became become
  6. befall befell befallen
  7. begin began begun
  8. bend bent bent
  9. bet bet bet
  10. bind bound bound
  11. bite bit bitten
  12. bleed bled bled
  13. blow blew blown
  14. break broke broken
  15. breed bred bred
  16. bring brought brought
  17. build built built
  18. burn burned burned
  19. buy bought bought
  20. cast cast cast
  21. catch caught caught
  22. choose chose chosen
  23. cling clung clung
  24. come came come
  25. cost cost cost
  26. creep crept crept
  27. cut cut cut
  28. dig dug dug
  29. dive dove/dived dived
  30. do did done
  31. draw drew drawn
  32. dream dreamed dreamed
  33. drink drank drunk
  34. drive drove driven
  35. eat ate eaten
  36. fall fell fallen
  37. feed fed fed
  38. feel felt felt
  39. fight fought fought
  40. find found found
  41. fly flew flown
  42. forbid forbade forbidden
  43. forget forgot forgotten
  44. forgive forgave forgiven
  45. forsake forsook forsaken
  46. freeze froze frozen
  47. get got gotten
  48. give gave given
  49. go went gone
  50. grow grew grown
  51. have had had
  52. hear heard heard
  53. hide hid hidden
  54. hit hit hit
  55. hold held held
  56. hurt hurt hurt
  57. keep kept kept
  58. know knew known
  59. lay laid laid (laying)
  60. lie lied lied (lying)
  61. lie lay lain (lying)
  62. lead led led
  63. lean leaned leaned
  64. leave left left
  65. lend lent lent
  66. let let let
  67. lose lost lost
  68. make made made
  69. mean meant meant
  70. meet met met
  71. pay paid paid
  72. plead pled/pleaded pled/pleaded
  73. prove proved proven/proved
  74. put put put
  75. quit quit quit
  76. read read read
  77. ride rode ridden
  78. ring rang rung 
  79. rise rose risen 
  80. run ran run 
  81. say said said 
  82. see saw seen 
  83. sell sold sold 
  84. send sent sent 
  85. set set set
  86. sew sewed sewn/sewed
  87. shake shook shaken 
  88. shine shone shone 
  89. shoot shot shot 
  90. show showed shown 
  91. shrink shrank shrunk 
  92. shut shut shut 
  93. shear sheared shorn/sheared
  94. sing sang sung 
  95. sink sank sunk 
  96. sit sat sat 
  97. sleep slept slept
  98. sow sowed sown/sowed
  99. speak spoke spoken 
  100. speed sped sped 
  101. spend spent spent 
  102. spill spilled spilled 
  103. spread spread spread 
  104. stand stood stood
  105. steal stole stolen 
  106. stick stuck stuck 
  107. sting stung stung 
  108. stink stank/stank stunk 
  109. swear swore sworn 
  110. sweep swept swept 
  111. swim swam swum 
  112. swing swung swung 
  113. take took taken 
  114. teach taught taught 
  115. tear tore torn 
  116. tell told told 
  117. think thought thought 
  118. throw threw thrown 
  119. understand understood understood 
  120. wake woke/waked woken/waked
  121. wear wore worn 
  122. win won won 
  123. write wrote written 



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