List of Irregular Verbs and Examples

Welcome to the fascinating world of English grammar, where we’ll explore the concept of list of  irregular verbs pdf ! As a beginner, you’re probably familiar with the idea that verbs are action words, like “run,” “jump,” and “think.” In English, verbs change their form to show different times (past, present, future) and other nuances.

Most verbs follow a regular pattern: we simply add -ed to make the past tense. For example, “talk” becomes “talked.” However, some verbs don’t follow this rule, and these are called “irregular verbs.”

They change in unique ways when used in the past tense or past participle form. For instance, “go” becomes “went,” and “see” turns into “saw.”

What are Irregular Verbs?

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the standard rules for conjugation in English.

Unlike regular verbs, which form their past tense and past participle by adding -ed (e.g., walk, walked), irregular verbs have unique forms for these tenses. Examples include “go” (past tense “went”), “be” (past tense “was/were”), and “have” (past participle “had”).

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List of Irregular Verbs

Present	Past	Past Participle
Burst	Burst	Burst
Fall	Fell	Fallen
Bid	Bid	Bid
Spoil	Spoilt /spoiled	Spoilt /spoiled
Beset	Beset	Beset
Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk
Forsake	Forsook	Forsaken
Kneel	Knelt	Knelt
Write	Wrote	Written
Hold	Held	Held
Spend	Spent	Spent
Throw	Threw	Thrown
Uphold	Upheld	Upheld
Wed	Wedded /wed	Wedded /wed
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten
Show	Showed	Showed or shown
Upset	Upset	Upset
Sew	Sewed	Sewn/sewed
Grow	Grew	Grown

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Past Participle Verbs List

Break	Broke	Broken
Shoot	Shot	Shot
Sweep	Swept	Swept
Spread	Spread	Spread
Let	Let	Let
Broadcast	Broadcast	Broadcast
Get	Got	Got (sometimes gotten)
Wring	Wrung	Wrung
Speed	Sped /speeded	Sped /speeded
Set	Set	Set
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven
Lay	Laid	Laid
Bleed	Bled	Bled
Ring	Rang	Rung
Rise	Rose	Risen
Build	Built	Built
Beat	Beat	Beaten
Come	Came	Come
Put	Put	Put
Fling	Flung	Flung
Arise	Arose	Arisen
Fight	Fought	Fought
Weep	Wept	Wept
Flee	Fled	Fled
Pay	Paid	Paid
Have	Had	Had
Dig	Dug	Dug
Bet	Bet	Bet
Wind	Wound	Wound
Cast	Cast	Cast
Begin	Began	Begun
Buy	Bought	Bought
Foretell	Foretold	Foretold

Irregular Verbs Examples

Choose	Chose	Chosen
Bring	Brought	Brought
Smell	Smelt /smelled	Smelt /smelled
Hit	Hit	Hit
Breed	Bred	Bred
Make	Made	Made
Slide	Slid	Slid
Burst	Burst	Burst
Wear	Wore	Worn
Cut	Cut	Cut
Draw	Drew	Drawn
Blow	Blew	Blown
Buy	Bought	Bought
Teach	Taught	Taught
Light	Lit /lighted	Lit /lighted
Thrive	Thrived /throve	Thrived
Stick	Stuck	Stuck
Do	Did	Done
Swim	Swam	Swum
Feel	Felt	Felt
Eat	Ate	Eaten
Be	Was	Been
Shear	Sheared	Sheared/shorn
Bet	Bet	Bet
Overcome	Overcame	Overcome
Bind	Bound	Bound
Lie	Lay	Lain
Go	Went	Gone
Hide	Hid	Hidden
Mistake	Mistook	Mistaken
Be	Was,were	Been
Sink	Sank	Sunk
Spell	Spelt /spelled	Spelt /spelled
Bind	Bound	Bound
Overdo	Overdid	Overdone
Overtake	Overtook	Overtaken
Thrust	Thrust	Thrust
Breed	Bred	Bred
See	Saw	Seen
Bring	Brought	Brought
Beset	Beset	Beset
Lead	Led	Led
Win	Won	Won
Quit	Quit	Quit
Bite	Bit	Bitten
Dive	Dived/dove	Dived
Deal	Dealt	Dealt
Tread	Trod	Trodden
Wear	Wore	Worn
Understand	Understood	Understood
Sleep	Slept	Slept
Creep	Crept	Crept
Read	Read	Read
Bend	Bent	Bent
Write	Wrote	Written
Hang	Hung	Hung
Withdraw	Withdrew	Withdrawn
Bleed	Bled	Bled
Think	Thought	Thought
Lend	Lent	Lent
Find	Found	Found
Mow	Mowed	Mowed/mown
Shed	Shed	Shed
Become	Became	Become
Swell	Swelled	Swelled /swollen
Freeze	Froze	Frozen
Meet	Met	Met
Wake	Woke	Woken
Weave	Wove /weaved	Woven /weaved
Swear	Swore	Sworn
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven
Cast	Cast	Cast
Stand	Stood	Stood
Beat	Beat	Beaten
Wake	Woke	Woken
Plead	Pleaded/plead	Pleaded/plead
Withstand	Withstood	Withstood
Cling	Clung	Clung
Ride	Rode	Ridden
Wind	Wound	Wound
Take	Took	Taken
Spring	Sprang	Sprung
Dream	Dreamed or dreamt	Dreamed or dreamt
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt
Catch	Caught	Caught
Fly	Flew	Flown
Overthrow	Overthrew	Overthrown
Forbid	Forbade	Forbidden
Slay	Slew	Slayed /slain
Shake	Shook	Shaken
Fall	Fell	Fallen
Swing	Swung	Swung
Awake	Awoke	Awoken
Tread	Trod	Trodden
Know	Knew	Known
Run	Ran	Run
Throw	Threw	Thrown
Win	Won	Won
Bite	Bit	Bitten
Bear	Bore	Borne
Tell	Told	Told
Fit	Fit	Fit
Spit	Spat	Spat
Arise	Arose	Arisen
Hear	Heard	Heard
Awake	Awoke	Awoken
Steal	Stole	Stolen
Upset	Upset	Upset
Mean	Meant	Meant
Withhold	Withheld	Withheld
Come	Came	Come
Sow	Sowed	Sown /sowed
Shut	Shut	Shut
Spin	Spun	Spun
Build	Built	Built
Withstand	Withstood	Withstood
Sell	Sold	Sold
Cling	Clung	Clung
Spill	Spilt /spilled	Spilt /spilled
Cost	Cost	Cost
Break	Broke	Broken
Broadcast	Broadcast	Broadcast
Drive	Drove	Driven

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List of Irregular Verbs in English PDF

Sing	Sang	Sung
Sting	Stung	Stung
Rid	Rid	Rid
Burn	Burned or burnt	Burned or burnt
Speak	Spoke	Spoken
Slit	Slit	Slit
Withhold	Withheld	Withheld
Wring	Wrung	Wrung
Drink	Drank	Drunk
Smite	Smote	Smitten
Lose	Lost	Lost
Withdraw	Withdrew	Withdrawn
Thrive	Thrived /throve	Thrived
Give	Gave	Given
Stride	Strode	Stridden
Freeze	Froze	Frozen
Say	Said	Said
Blow	Blew	Blown
Catch	Caught	Caught
Burn	Burned or burnt	Burned or burnt
Learn	Learned or learnt	Learned or learnt
Weave	Wove /weaved	Woven /weaved
Uphold	Upheld	Upheld
Sling	Slung	Slung
Leave	Left	Left
Choose	Chose	Chosen
Sit	Sat	Sat
Leap	Leapt /leaped	Leapt /leaped
Keep	Kept	Kept
Become	Became	Become
Thrust	Thrust	Thrust
Bend	Bent	Bent
Saw	Sawed	Sawn /sawed
Bear	Bore	Borne
Weep	Wept	Wept
Seek	Sought	Sought
Wed	Wedded /wed	Wedded /wed
Send	Sent	Sent
Understand	Understood	Understood
Grind	Ground	Ground
Bid	Bid	Bid
Hang	Hanged	Hanged
Feed	Fed	Fed
Shine	Shone	Shone
Begin	Began	Begun
Prove	Proved	Proved/proven