Irregular verbs are those that usually don’t take the -ed ending for the Past Simple and Past Participle forms.
Sometimes, there may be the option to use -ed but that would only be due to modern changes in the language or the ‘British vs American’ English difference.
| BASE FORM | PAST SIMPLE | PAST PARTICIPLE | GERUND | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abide | Abode/Abided | Abode/Abided/Abidden | Abiding | |||
| 2 | Alight | Alit | Alit/Alighted | Alighting | |||
| 3 | Arise | Arose | Arisen | Arising | |||
| 4 | Awake | Awoke | Awoken | Awaking | |||
| 5 | Be | Was/Were | Been | Being | |||
| 6 | Bear | Bore | Borne | Bearing | |||
| 7 | Beat | Beat | Beaten | Beating | |||
| 8 | Become | Became | Become | Becoming | |||
| 9 | Begin | Began | Begun | Beginning | |||
| 10 | Behold | Beheld | Beheld | Beholding | |||
| 11 | Bend | Bent | Bent | Bending | |||
| 12 | Bet | Bet | Bet | Betting | |||
| 13 | Bid | Bade | Bidden | Bidding | |||
| 14 | Bind | Bind | Bound | Binding | |||
| 15 | Bite | Bit | Bitten | Biting | |||
| 16 | Bleed | Bled | Bled | Bleeding | |||
| 17 | Blow | Blew | Blown | Blowing | |||
| 18 | Break | Broke | Broken | Breaking | |||
| 19 | Breed | Bred | Bred | Breeding | |||
| 20 | Bring | Brought | Brought | Bringing | |||
| 21 | Build | Built | Built | Building | |||
| 22 | Burn | Burnt | Burnt | Burning | |||
| 23 | Burst | Burst | Burst | Bursting | |||
| 24 | Bust | Bust | Bust | Busting | |||
| 25 | Buy | Bought | Bought | Buying | |||
| 26 | Cast | Cast | Cast | Casting | |||
| 27 | Catch | Caught | Caught | Catching | |||
| 28 | Choose | Chose | Chosen | Choosing | |||
| 29 | Cling | Clung | Clung | Clinging | |||
| 30 | Clothe | Clad | Clad | Clothing | |||
| 31 | Come | Came | Come | Coming | |||
| 32 | Cost | Cost | Cost | Costing | |||
| 33 | Creep | Crept | Crept | Creeping | |||
| 34 | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cutting | |||
| 35 | Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Dealing | |||
| 36 | Dig | Dug | Dug | Digging | |||
| 37 | Dive | Dove/Dived | Dove/Dived | Diving | |||
| 38 | Do | Did | Done | Doing | |||
| 39 | Draw | Drew | Drawn | Drawing | |||
| 40 | Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt | Dreaming | |||
| 41 | Drink | Drank | Drunk | Drinking | |||
| 42 | Drive | Drove | Driven | Driving | |||
| 43 | Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt | Dwelling | |||
| 44 | Eat | Ate | Eaten | Eating | |||
| 45 | Fall | Fell | Fallen | Falling | |||
| 46 | Feed | Fed | Fed | Feeding | |||
| 47 | Feel | Felt | Felt | Feeling | |||
| 48 | Fight | Fought | Fought | Fighting | |||
| 49 | Find | Found | Found | Finding | |||
| 50 | Fit | Fit | Fit | Fitting | |||
| 51 | Flee | Fled | Fled | Fleeing | |||
| 52 | Fling | Flung | Flung | Flinging | |||
| 53 | Fly | Flew | Flown | Flying | |||
| 54 | Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden | Forbidding | |||
| 55 | Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen | Foreseeing | |||
| 56 | Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Forgetting | |||
| 57 | Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Forgiving | |||
| 58 | Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken | Forsaking | |||
| 59 | Freeze | Froze | Frozen | Freezing | |||
| 60 | Frostbite | Frostbit | Frostbitten | Frostbiting | |||
| 61 | Get | Got | Got | Getting | |||
| 62 | Give | Gave | Given | Giving | |||
| 63 | Go | Went | Gone | Going | |||
| 64 | Grind | Ground | Ground | Grinding | |||
| 65 | Grow | Grew | Grown | Growing | |||
| 66 | Handwrite | Handwrote | Handwritten | Handwriting | |||
| 67 | Hang | Hung | Hung | Hanging | |||
| 68 | Have | Had | Had | Having | |||
| 69 | Hear | Heard | Heard | Hearing | |||
| 70 | Hide | Hid | Hidden | Hiding | |||
| 71 | Hit | Hit | Hit | Hitting | |||
| 72 | Hold | Held | Held | Holding | |||
| 73 | Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Hurting | |||
| 74 | Inlay | Inlaid | Inlaid | Inlaying | |||
| 75 | Keep | Kept | Kept | Keeping | |||
| 76 | Kneel | Knelt | Knelt | Kneeling | |||
| 77 | Knit | Knit | Knit | Knitting | |||
| 78 | Know | Knew | Known | Knowing | |||
| 79 | Lay | Laid | Laid | Laying | |||
| 80 | Lead | Led | Led | Leading | |||
| 81 | Lean | Leant | Leant | Leaning | |||
| 82 | Leap | Leapt | Leapt | Leaping | |||
| 83 | Learn | Learnt | Learnt | Learning | |||
| 84 | Leave | Left | Left | Leaving | |||
| 85 | Lend | Lent | Lent | Lending | |||
| 86 | Let | Let | Let | Letting | |||
| 87 | Lie | Lay | Lain | Lying | |||
| 88 | Light | Lit | Lit | Lighting | |||
| 89 | Lose | Lost | Lost | Losing | |||
| 90 | Make | Made | Made | Making | |||
| 91 | Mean | Meant | Meant | Meaning | |||
| 92 | Meet | Met | Met | Meeting | |||
| 93 | Melt | Melted | Molten | Melting | |||
| 94 | Mislead | Misled | Misled | Misleading | |||
| 95 | Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken | Mistaking | |||
| 96 | Misunderstand | Misunderstood | Misunderstood | Misunderstanding | |||
| 97 | Mow | Mowed | Mown | Mowing | |||
| 98 | Overdraw | Overdrew | Overdrawn | Overdrawing | |||
| 99 | Overhear | Overheard | Overheard | Overhearing | |||
| 100 | Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken | Overtaking | |||
| 101 | Pay | Paid | Paid | Paying | |||
| 102 | Preset | Preset | Preset | Presetting | |||
| 103 | Prove | Proved | Proven | Proving | |||
| 104 | Put | Put | Put | Putting | |||
| 105 | Quit | Quit | Quit | Quitting | |||
| 106 | Read | Read | Read | Reading | |||
| 107 | Rid | Rid | Rid | Ridding | |||
| 108 | Ride | Rode | Ridden | Riding | |||
| 109 | Ring | Rang | Rung | Ringing | |||
| 110 | Rise | Rose | Risen | Rising | |||
| 111 | Rive | Rived | Riven | Riving | |||
| 112 | Run | Ran | Run | Running | |||
| 113 | Saw | Sawed | Sawn | Sawing | |||
| 114 | Say | Said | Said | Saying | |||
| 115 | See | Saw | Seen | Seeing | |||
| 116 | Seek | Sought | Sought | Seeking | |||
| 117 | Sell | Sold | Sold | Selling | |||
| 118 | Send | Sent | Sent | Sending | |||
| 119 | Set | Set | Set | Setting | |||
| 120 | Sew | Sewed | Sewn | Sewing | |||
| 121 | Shake | Shook | Shaken | Shaking | |||
| 122 | Shave | Shaved | Shaven | Shaving | |||
| 123 | Shear | Shore | Shorn | Shearing | |||
| 124 | Shed | Shed | Shed | Shedding | |||
| 125 | Shine | Shone | Shone | Shining | |||
| 126 | Shoe | Shod | Shod | Shoeing | |||
| 127 | Shoot | Shot | Shot | Shooting | |||
| 128 | Show | Showed | Shown | Showing | |||
| 129 | Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk | Shrinking | |||
| 130 | Shut | Shut | Shut | Shutting | |||
| 131 | Sing | Sang | Sung | Singing | |||
| 132 | Sink | Sank | Sunk | Sinking | |||
| 133 | Sit | Sat | Sat | Sitting | |||
| 134 | Slay | Slew | Slain | Slaying | |||
| 135 | Sleep | Slept | Slept | Sleeping | |||
| 136 | Slide | Slid | Slid | Sliding | |||
| 137 | Sling | Slung | Slung | Slinging | |||
| 138 | Slink | Slunk | Slunk | Slinking | |||
| 139 | Slit | Slit | Slit | Slitting | |||
| 140 | Smell | Smelt | Smelt | Smelling | |||
| 141 | Sneak | Snuck | Snuck | Sneaking | |||
| 142 | Sow | Sowed | Sown | Sowing | |||
| 143 | Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Speaking | |||
| 144 | Speed | Sped | Sped | Speeding | |||
| 145 | Spell | Spelt | Spelt | Spelling | |||
| 146 | Spend | Spent | Spent | Spending | |||
| 147 | Spill | Spilt | Spilt | Spilling | |||
| 148 | Spin | Span | Spun | Spinning | |||
| 149 | Spit | Spat | Spat | Spitting | |||
| 150 | Split | Split | Split | Splitting | |||
| 151 | Spoil | Spoilt | Spoilt | Spoiling | |||
| 152 | Spread | Spread | Spread | Spreading | |||
| 153 | Spring | Sprang | Sprung | Springing | |||
| 154 | Stand | Stood | Stood | Standing | |||
| 155 | Steal | Stole | Stolen | Stealing | |||
| 156 | Stick | Stick | Stuck | Sticking | |||
| 157 | Sting | Stung | Stung | Stinging | |||
| 158 | Stink | Stank | Stunk | Stinking | |||
| 159 | Stride | Strode | Stridden | Striding | |||
| 160 | Strike | Struck | Struck | Striking | |||
| 161 | String | Strung | Strung | Stringing | |||
| 162 | Strip | Stripped/Stript | Stripped/Stript | Stripping | |||
| 163 | Strive | Strove | Striven | Striving | |||
| 164 | Sublet | Sublet | Sublet | Subletting | |||
| 165 | Sunburn | Sunburnt | Sunburnt | Sunburning | |||
| 166 | Swear | Swore | Sworn | Swearing | |||
| 167 | Sweat | Sweat | Sweat | Sweating | |||
| 168 | Sweep | Swept | Swept | Sweeping | |||
| 169 | Swell | Swelled | Swollen | Swelling | |||
| 170 | Swim | Swam | Swum | Swimming | |||
| 171 | Swing | Swung | Swung | Swinging | |||
| 172 | Take | Took | Taken | Taking | |||
| 173 | Teach | Taught | Taught | Teaching | |||
| 174 | Tear | Tore | Torn | Tearing | |||
| 175 | Tell | Told | Told | Telling | |||
| 176 | Think | Thought | Thought | Thinking | |||
| 177 | Thrive | Throve | Thriven | Thriving | |||
| 178 | Throw | Threw | Thrown | Throwing | |||
| 179 | Thrust | Thrust | Thrust | Thrusting | |||
| 180 | Tread | Trod | Trodden | Treading | |||
| 181 | Undergo | Underwent | Undergone | Undergoing | |||
| 182 | Understand | Understood | Understood | Understanding | |||
| 183 | Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken | Undertaking | |||
| 184 | Upset | Upset | Upset | Upsetting | |||
| 185 | Vex | Vext/Vexed | Vext/Vexed | Vexing | |||
| 186 | Wake | Woke | Woken | Waking | |||
| 187 | Wear | Wore | Worn | Wearing | |||
| 188 | Weave | Wove | Woven | Weaving | |||
| 189 | Wed | Wed | Wed | Wedding | |||
| 190 | Weep | Wept | Wept | Weeping | |||
| 191 | Wend | Went | Went | Wending | |||
| 192 | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wetting | |||
| 193 | Win | Won | Won | Winning | |||
| 194 | Wind | Wound | Wound | Winding | |||
| 195 | Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn | Withdrawing | |||
| 196 | Withhold | Withheld | Withheld | Withholding | |||
| 197 | Withstand | Withstood | Withstood | Withstanding | |||
| 198 | Wring | Wrung | Wrung | Wringing | |||
| 199 | Write | Wrote | Written | Writing | |||
| 200 | Zinc | Zincked | Zincked | Zincking |
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