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Irregular Verb

The document lists the most common irregular verbs in English. It provides the base form of each irregular verb, its past simple form, and past participle. It notes that some irregular verbs don't change form, can be both regular and irregular, and can be either strong or weak irregular verbs depending on whether their past forms end in "d" or "t". The list serves as a reference for the most frequently used irregular verbs in the English language.
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Irregular Verb

The document lists the most common irregular verbs in English. It provides the base form of each irregular verb, its past simple form, and past participle. It notes that some irregular verbs don't change form, can be both regular and irregular, and can be either strong or weak irregular verbs depending on whether their past forms end in "d" or "t". The list serves as a reference for the most frequently used irregular verbs in the English language.
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1.

My dog jumped out of the swimming pool and _____________ himself,


causing water to spray everywhere. (shake, shook, shaken)
2. You should have ______________ Trish’s face when she got her
surprise. (saw, had seen, seen)
3. We _____________ the whole day lounging on the beach. (spend,
spent, had spend)
4. Let’s _____________ a hike on Saturday. (take, took, taken)
5. My brother Mike ______________ his stinky socks on the coffee table.
(leave, left, leaving)
6. This is the ninth time that pitcher has _____________ a foul ball (throw,
threw, thrown)
7. The water balloon _____________ when it hit its target. (burst, busted,
broken)
8. Jesse intentionally ______________ gum in Jeff’s hair. (stick, stuck,
sticky)

Answers: 1 – shook, 2 – seen, 3 – spent, 4 – take, 5 – left, 6 – thrown,


7- burst, 8 – stuck
The Most Common Irregular Verbs in
English
Listed below are the most common irregular verbs in English:

Irregular Verb Past Simple Past Participle

arise arose arisen

be was/were been

beat beat beaten

become became become

bend bent bent

begin began begun

bet bet bet

bind bound bound

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

breed bred bred

bring brought brought

build built built

buy bought bought

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

come came come


cost cost cost

cut cut cut

deal dealt dealt

dig dug dug

do did done

draw drew drawn

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

fly flew flown

forbid forbade forbidden

forget forgot forgotten

forgive forgave forgiven

freeze froze frozen

get got got ( )


gotten ( )

give gave given

go went gone
grow grew grown

have had had

hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held

hurt hurt hurt

keep kept kept

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain

light lit lit

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

pay paid paid

put put put


quit quit quit

read read read

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

say said said

see saw seen

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

shake shook shaken

shine shone shone

shoot shot shot

show showed shown

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk

sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid

speak spoke spoken


spend spent spent

spin spun spun

spread spread spread

stand stood stood

steal stole stolen

stick stuck stuck

sting stung stung

strike struck struck

swear swore sworn

sweep swept swept

swim swam swum

swing swung swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

throw threw thrown

understand understood understood

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

win won won


withdraw withdrew withdrawn

write wrote written

Irregular Verbs That Don't Change


Some irregular verbs do not change their forms for the simple past tense and
the past participle:
Verb Past Simple Past Participle

bet bet bet

broadcast broadcast broadcast

cut cut cut

hit hit hit

hurt hurt hurt

let let let

put put put

quit quit quit

read read read

set set set

shut shut shut

spread spread spread


Verbs with Irregular and Regular Forms
The following verbs can be regular or irregular:
Verb Past Simple Past Participle

burn burned OR burnt burned OR burnt

dream dreamed OR dreamt dreamed OR dreamt

learn learned OR learnt learned OR learnt

hang hung hung


also hanged also hanged

smell smelled OR smelt smelled OR smelt

spell spelled OR spelt spelled OR spelt

Irregular Verbs Can Be Strong or Weak


Verbs
An irregular verb can be either a weak verb (when its past forms end "–d" or "-
t") or a strong verb. Here are some examples of strong and weak irregular
verbs:
Base Form Simple Past Tense Past Participle comment

grow grew has grown irregular verb (strong)

freeze froze has frozen irregular verb (strong)

tell told has told irregular verb (weak)

shoot shot has shot irregular verb (weak)

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