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92 Irregular Verbs in English
Verbs with all 3 forms Identical
Present Past Past Participle bid bid bid bet bet bet burst burst burst cast cast cast cost cost cost cut cut cut fit fit fit hit hit hit hurt hurt hurt let let let put put put quit quit quit set set set shut shut shut split split split spread spread spread
Verbs with Identical Past and Past Participle
These verbs are the same in the past and the past participle.
Present Past Past Participle
make made made sell sold sold tell told told say said said have had had
Verbs with Identical Present and Past
Participle These verbs are the same in the present and the past participle. Only the past form is different.
Present Past Past Participle
come came come become became become run ran run Verbs with – (e)n in the Past participle These verbs are a little more complicated, as they have – (e)n in the past participle form.
There are a few different groups of verbs:
With “o” in the Past and Past Participle
Present Past Past Participle break broke broken choose chose chosen forget forgot forgotten freeze froze frozen get got gotten speak spoke spoken steal stole stolen tear tore torn wake woke woken wear wore worn
With “o” in the Past only
Present Past Past Participle drive drove driven ride rode ridden rise rose risen write wrote written
Past with -ew, Past Participle with -own
Present Past Past Participle blow blew blown fly flew flown grow grew grown know knew known throw threw thrown Other Irregular Verbs with Past Participle ending in – (e)n Present Past Past Participle bite bit bitten hide hid hidden eat ate eaten fall fell fallen forbid forbade forbidden forgive forgave forgiven give gave given see saw seen shake shook shaken take took taken
Verbs with Vowel changes
Long “e” changes to short “e” Present Past Past Participle keep kept kept sleep slept slept feel felt felt bleed bled bled feed fed fed meet met met lead led led
“ea” is pronounced differently
Present Past Past Participle deal dealt dealt dream dreamt dreamt mean meant meant read read read hear heard heard
Long “i” changes to “ou”
Present Past Past Participle bind bound bound find found found grind ground ground wind wound wound
Short “i” changes to “u”
Present Past Past Participle dig dug dug stick stuck stuck spin spun spun sting stung stung swing swung swung
-ought and -aught endings
Present Past Past Participle bring brought brought buy bought bought catch caught caught fight fought fought seek sought sought teach taught taught think thought thought
Verbs with 3 different Vowels!
These irregular verbs have different vowels in each form. Fortunately, they do follow a pattern.
Vowel changes from “i” to “a” to “u”
Present Past Past Participle begin began begun drink drank drunk ring rang rung shrink shrank shrunk sing sang sung sink sank sunk spring sprang sprung swim swam swum The most Irregular Verbs Present Past Past Participle be was / were been do did done go went gone
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