This is a list of the English verbs that have an irregular past

simple tense and an irregular past participle. If more than one

form is listed, it could be because each form has a different
meaning. You should check this in the dictionary.
Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Infinitive Past Simple Past
Participle
arise arose arisen draw drew drawn
awake awoke awoken dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt
(US also awaked) drink drank drunk
be was/were been drive drove driven
bear bore borne dwell dwelt, dwelled dwelt, dwelled
(US also born) eat ate eaten
beat beat beaten fall fell fallen
(US also beat) feed fed fed
beget begot, begat begotten, begot feel felt felt
become became become fight fought fought
befall befell befallen find found found
begin began begun flee fled fled
behold beheld beheld fling flung flung
belie belied belied fly flew flown
bend bent bent forbid forbade, forbad forbidden
beseech beseeched, beseeched, forecast forecasted, forecast forecasted,
besought besought forecast
bestrew bestrewed bestrewn, foresee foresaw foreseen
bestrewed forget forgot forgotten
bestride bestrode bestridden forgive forgave forgiven
bet bet, betted bet, betted forgo forwent forgone
bid bid, bade bid, bidden forsake forsook forsaken
bind bound bound forswear forswore forsworn
bite bit bitten freeze froze frozen
bleed bled bled gainsay gainsaid gainsaid
bless blessed, blest blessed, blest get got got (US also
blow blew blown gotten)
break broke broken gird girded, girt girded, girt
breed bred bred give gave given
bring brought brought go went gone
broadcast broadcast broadcast grind ground ground
(US also (US also grow grew grown
broadcasted) broadcasted) hang hung, hanged hung, hanged
build built built have had had
burn burnt, burned burnt, burned hear heard heard
burst burst burst hew hewed hewed, hewn
bust (UK) bust, (UK) bust, hide hid hidden
(US) busted (US) busted hit hit hit
buy bought bought hold held held
cast cast cast hurt hurt hurt
catch caught caught input inputted, input inputted, input
choose chose chosen interbreed interbred interbred
cleave cleaved (US cleaved, cloven interweave interwove interwoven
also clove) keep kept kept
cling clung clung kneel knelt, kneeled knelt, kneeled
come came come knit knitted, knit knitted (US also
cost cost, costed cost, costed knit)
creep crept crept know knew known
cut cut cut lead led led
deal dealt dealt lean leaned (UK also leaned (UK also
dig dug dug leant) leant)
dive dived (US also dove) dived leap leapt, leaped leapt, leaped

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Infinitive Past Simple Past Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle
Participle
refit refit, refitted refit, refitted
learn learned learned, remake remade remade
UK learnt UK learnt rend rent (US also rent (US also
leave left left rended) rended)
lend lent lent repay repaid repaid
let let let rerun reran rerun
lie lay, lied lain, lied resit resat resat
light lit, lighted lit, lighted rethink rethought rethought
lip-read lip-read lip-read rewrite rewrote rewritten
lose lost lost rid rid rid
make made made ride rode ridden
mean mean meant ring rang rung
meet met met rise rose risen
mimic mimicked mimicked run ran run
miscast miscast miscast saw sawed sawn (US also
mishear misheard misheard sawed)
mislay mislaid mislaid say said said
mislead misled misled see saw seen
misspell misspelled misspelled seek sought sought
(UK also misspelt) (UK also sell sold sold
misspelt) send sent sent
misspend misspent misspent set set set
mistake mistook mistaken sew sewed sewn, sewed
misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood shake shook shaken
mow mowed mown, shear sheared sheared, shorn
mowed shed shed shed
offset offset offset shine shone shone
outbid outbid outbid, outbidden shit shit, shat, shitted shit, shat, shitted
outdo outdid outdone shoe shod (US also shod (US also
outfight outfought outfought shoed) shoed)
outgrow outgrew outgrown shoot shot shot
outrun outran outrun show showed shown
outsell outsold outsold shrink shrank shrunk
outshine outshone outshone shut shut shut
overbid overbid overbid sink sank sunk
overcome overcame overcome sit sat sat
overdo overdid overdone slay slew, slayed slain
overdraw overdrew overdrawn sleep slept slept
overeat overate overeaten slide slid slid
overhang overhung overhung sling slung slung
overhear overheard overheard slink slunk slunk
overlay overlaid overlaid slit slit slit
overload overloaded overloaded (UK smell smelled (UK also smelled
also overladen) (UK smelt) also smelt)
overpay overpaid overpaid smite smote smitten
override overrode overridden sneak sneaked (US also sneaked (US
overrun overran overrun snuck) also snuck)
oversee oversaw overseen sow sowed sown, sowed
overshoot overshot overshot speak spoke spoken
oversleep overslept overslept speed sped, speeded sped, speeded
overspend overspent overspent spell spelled (UK also spelled (UK also
overtake overtook overtaken spelt) spelt)
overthrow overthrew overthrown spend spent spent
overwrite overwrote overwritten spill spilled (UK also spilled (UK also
partake partook partaken spilt) spilt)
pay paid paid spin spun spun
plead pleaded (US also pleaded (US spit spat (US also spit) spat (US also
pled) also pled) spit)
preset preset preset split split split
prove proved proved, proven spoil spoiled, spoilt spoiled, spoilt
put put put spotlight spotlighted, spotlit spoltlighted,spotlit
quit quit, quitted quit, quitted spring sprang sprung
read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/
rebuild rebuilt rebuilt
recast recast recast
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stand stood stood

steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank (US also stunk
stunk)
strew strewed strewn, strewed
stride strode strode
strike struck struck (US also
stricken)
string strung strung
strive strove, strived striven, strived
sublet sublet sublet
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swell swelled swollen, swelled
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
thrive thrived (US also thrived (US also
throve) thriven)
throw threw thrown
thrust thrust thrust
tread trod (US also trodden (US
treaded) also trod)
typecast typecast typecast
unbend unbent unbent
undercut undercut undercut
undergo underwent undergone
underlie underlay underlain
underpay underpaid underpaid
underwrite underwrote underwritten
undersell undersold undersold
understand understood understood
undertake undertook undertaken
undo undid undone
unwind unwound unwound
uphold upheld upheld
upset upset upset
wake woke woken
waylay waylaid waylaid
wear wore worn
weave wove, weaved woven, weaved
wed wedded, wed wedded, wed
weep wept wept
wet wet, wetted wet, wetted
win won won
wind wound wound
withdraw withdrew withdrawn
withhold withheld withheld
withstand withstood withstood
wreak wrought, wreaked wrought, wreaked
wring wrung wrung
write wrote written