Irregular Verbs Chart
This chart contains a list of the most common irregular verbs in English and their various forms, arranged according to type.
Present
root |
Present
participle |
Past
root |
Past
participle |
Regular verbs(past root and past participles are the same; both end in 'ed') |
| jump |
jumping |
jumped |
jumped |
Irregular verbs - Type 1(past root and past participles are the same but have irregular forms) |
| bleed |
bleeding |
bled |
bled |
| bend |
bending |
bent |
bent |
| build |
building |
built |
built |
| burn |
burning |
burnt |
burnt |
| buy |
buying |
bought |
bought |
| bring |
bringing |
brought |
brought |
| catch |
catching |
caught |
caught |
| creep |
creeping |
crept |
crept |
| dig |
digging |
dug |
dug |
| dream |
dreaming |
dreamt |
dreamt |
| feed |
feeding |
fed |
fed |
| feel |
feeling |
felt |
felt |
| fight |
fighting |
fought |
fought |
| find |
find |
found |
found |
| hang |
hanging |
hung |
hung |
| have |
having |
had |
had |
| hold |
holding |
held |
held |
| keep |
keeping |
kept |
kept |
| lay |
laying |
laid |
laid |
| lead |
leading |
led |
led |
| leap |
leaping |
leapt |
leapt |
| leave |
leaving |
left |
left |
| lend |
lending |
lent |
lent |
| lie |
lying |
lied |
lied |
| light |
lighting |
lit |
lit |
| lose |
losing |
lost |
lost |
| make |
making |
made |
made |
| mean |
meaning |
meant |
meant |
| pay |
paying |
paid |
paid |
| read |
reading |
read * |
read * |
| run |
running |
ran |
run |
| say |
saying |
said |
said |
| seek |
seeking |
sought |
sought |
| sell |
selling |
sold |
sold |
| send |
sending |
sent |
sent |
| shoot |
shooting |
shot |
shot |
| sit |
sitting |
sat |
sat |
| sleep |
sleeping |
slept |
slept |
| spend |
spending |
spent |
spent |
| spill |
splilling |
split |
spilt |
| spin |
spinning |
spun |
spun |
| stand |
standing |
stood |
stood |
| stick |
sticking |
stuck |
stuck |
| swear |
swearing |
swore |
swore |
| sweep |
sweeping |
swept |
swept |
| teach |
teaching |
taught |
taught |
| tell |
telling |
told |
told |
| think |
thinking |
thought |
thought |
| throw |
throwing |
threw |
thrown |
| understand |
understanding |
understood |
understood |
| weep |
weeping |
wept |
wept |
| win |
winning |
won |
won |
Irregular verbs - Type 2(present root & past participle are the same but past root is different) |
| become |
becoming |
became |
become |
| come |
coming |
came |
come |
|
Present
root |
Present
participle |
Past
root |
Past
participle |
Irregular verbs - Type 3(past participles end with 'n') |
| beat |
beating |
beat |
beaten |
| bite |
biting |
bit |
bitten |
| blow |
blowing |
blew |
blown |
| break |
breaking |
broke |
broken |
| choose |
choosing |
chose |
chosen |
| do |
doing |
did |
done |
| draw |
drawing |
drew |
drawn |
| drive |
driving |
drove |
driven |
| eat |
eating |
ate |
eaten |
| fall |
falling |
fell |
fallen |
| fly |
flying |
flew |
flown |
| forget |
forgetting |
forgot |
forgotten |
| forgive |
forgiving |
forgave |
forgiven |
| freeze |
freezing |
froze |
frozen |
| get |
getting |
got |
gotten |
| give |
giving |
gave |
given |
| go |
going |
went |
gone |
| grow |
growing |
grew |
grown |
| hide |
hiding |
hid |
hidden |
| know |
knowing |
knew |
known |
| lie (down) |
lying |
lay |
lain |
| prove |
proving |
proved |
proven |
| ride |
riding |
rode |
riden |
| rise |
rising |
rose |
risen |
| see |
seeing |
saw |
seen |
| sew |
sewing |
sewed |
sown |
| shake |
shaking |
shook |
shaken |
| shave |
shaving |
shaved |
shaven |
| shine |
shining |
shined |
shone |
| show |
showing |
showed |
shown |
| speak |
speaking |
spoke |
spoken |
| steal |
stealing |
stole |
stolen |
| take |
taking |
took |
taken |
| tear |
tearing |
tore |
torn |
| wake |
waking |
woke |
woken |
| wear |
wearing |
wore |
worn |
| write |
writing |
wrote |
written |
Irregular verbs - Type 4(past roots have the vowel 'a' and past participles have the vowel 'u') |
| begin |
beginning |
began |
begun |
| drink |
drinking |
drank |
drunk |
| ring |
ringing |
rang |
rung |
| shrink |
shrinking |
shrank |
shrunk |
| sing |
singing |
sang |
sung |
| sink |
sinking |
sank |
sunk |
| spring |
springing |
sprang |
sprung |
| swim |
swimming |
swam |
swum |
Irregular verbs - Type 5(present root, past root, and past participle are all the same) |
| cost |
costing |
cost |
cost |
| cut |
cutting |
cut |
cut |
| hit |
hitting |
hit |
hit |
| hurt |
hurting |
hurt |
hurt |
| put |
putting |
put |
put |
| quit |
quitting |
quit |
quit |
| set |
setting |
set |
set |
| shut |
shutting |
shut |
shut |
| split |
splitting |
split |
split |
| spread |
spreading |
spread |
spread |
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