600 Irregular Verbs List, List Of Irregular Verbs

In this lesson, we will study 600 Irregular Verbs in English.

There are many verbs in English. Some are regular, meaning they follow a predictable pattern when conjugated. For example, the verb “to walk” becomes “walked” in the past tense. However, many English verbs are irregular, which means they don’t follow a regular pattern. The verb “to be,” for instance, becomes “was” in the past tense. This can make learning English verbs a challenge for non-native speakers.

Irregular Verbs

An irregular verb is a verb that does not follow the standard rules of conjugation, which means it does not follow the same pattern as other verbs when it is conjugated into different tenses.

For example, the regular verb “walk” becomes “walked” in the past tense, but the irregular verb “run” becomes “ran.”

Irregular verbs often have multiple forms, which can make them even more difficult to remember.

However, there are some strategies that can help. One approach is to focus on one verb at a time and memorize its different forms.

Related: Verb + Preposition List

List of 600 Irregular Verbs

Base Form	Past form	Past participle
think	thought	thought
feel	felt	felt
see	saw	seen
wear	wore	worn
bet	bet	bet
break	broke	broken
flee	fled	fled
bend	bent	bent
quit	quit	quit
tell	told	told
shrink	shrank	shrunk
thrust	thrust	thrust
hit	hit	hit
weep	wept	wept
cling	clung	clung
run	ran	run
seek	sought	sought
creep	crept	crept
rid	rid	rid
forget	forgot	forgotten
bid	bid	bid
keep	kept	kept
arise	arose	arisen
sting	stung	stung
overcome	overcame	overcome
fall	fell	fallen
find	found	found
swear	swore	sworn
dig	dug	dug
cling	clung	clung
leap	leapt /leaped	leapt /leaped
bend	bent	bent
buy	bought	bought
smite	smote	smitten
weave	wove /weaved	woven /weaved
cost	cost	cost
cast	cast	cast
come	came	come
forsake	forsook	forsaken
put	put	put
spoil	spoilt /spoiled	spoilt /spoiled
fight	fought	fought
bind	bound	bound

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Base Form	Past form	Past participle
hold	held	held
breed	bred	bred
lose	lost	lost
go	went	gone
bleed	bled	bled
choose	chose	chosen
hear	heard	heard
be	was,were	been
burst	burst	burst
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
lie	lay	lain
have	had	had
fall	fell	fallen
know	knew	known
begin	began	begun
bear	bore	borne
spread	spread	spread
learn	learned or learnt	learned or learnt
hang	hung	hung
sing	sang	sung
choose	chose	chosen
burst	burst	burst
speed	sped /speeded	sped /speeded
deal	dealt	dealt
mow	mowed	mowed/mown
spill	spilt /spilled	spilt /spilled
shut	shut	shut
meet	met	met
stride	strode	stridden
withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn
bid	bid	bid
fling	flung	flung
upset	upset	upset
rise	rose	risen
bet	bet	bet
do	did	done
mean	meant	meant
thrive	thrived /throve	thrived
take	took	taken
become	became	become
fly	flew	flown
withhold	withheld	withheld
ring	rang	rung
bring	brought	brought
let	let	let
come	came	come
read	read	read
sling	slung	slung
wind	wound	wound
burn	burned or burnt	burned or burnt
buy	bought	bought
shoot	shot	shot
send	sent	sent
swing	swung	swung

Base Form	Past form	Past participle
dive	dived/dove	dived
sew	sewed	sewn/sewed
swim	swam	swum
foretell	foretold	foretold
catch	caught	caught
slide	slid	slid
sweep	swept	swept
spell	spelt /spelled	spelt /spelled
wed	wedded /wed	wedded /wed
draw	drew	drawn
lead	led	led
get	got	got (sometimes gotten)
slit	slit	slit
dream	dreamed or dreamt	dreamed or dreamt
write	wrote	written
become	became	become
withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn
show	showed	showed or shown
give	gave	given
uphold	upheld	upheld
bleed	bled	bled
wed	wedded /wed	wedded /wed
shear	sheared	sheared/shorn
hang	hanged	hanged
kneel	knelt	knelt
steal	stole	stolen
light	lit /lighted	lit /lighted
write	wrote	written
pay	paid	paid
thrust	thrust	thrust
mistake	mistook	mistaken
overtake	overtook	overtaken
make	made	made
lend	lent	lent
spring	sprang	sprung
overdo	overdid	overdone
break	broke	broken
wring	wrung	wrung
wear	wore	worn
bite	bit	bitten
weave	wove /weaved	woven /weaved
shine	shone	shone
drink	drank	drunk
win	won	won
blow	blew	blown
blow	blew	blown
smell	smelt /smelled	smelt /smelled
shake	shook	shaken
sow	sowed	sown /sowed
sit	sat	sat
feed	fed	fed

Related:  A to Z List of Verbs Forms

Base Form	Past form	Past participle
slay	slew	slayed /slain
set	set	set
speak	spoke	spoken
arise	arose	arisen
wring	wrung	wrung
stand	stood	stood
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
bite	bit	bitten
spin	spun	spun
hide	hid	hidden
forgive	forgave	forgiven
spend	spent	spent
win	won	won
bring	brought	brought
sink	sank	sunk
plead	pleaded/plead	pleaded/plead
ride	rode	ridden
saw	sawed	sawn /sawed
be	was, were	been
cut	cut	cut
grind	ground	ground
lay	laid	laid
beset	beset	beset
sell	sold	sold
beat	beat	beaten
build	built	built
grow	grew	grown
awake	awoke	awoken
upset	upset	upset
tread	trod	trodden
drive	drove	driven
thrive	thrived /throve	thrived
prove	proved	proved/proven
withhold	withheld	withheld
wake	woke	woken
breed	bred	bred
spit	spat	spat
forgive	forgave	forgiven
understand	understood	understood
forbid	forbade	forbidden
throw	threw	thrown
shed	shed	shed
awake	awoke	awoken
wind	wound	wound
begin	began	begun
sleep	slept	slept
say	said	said
tread	trod	trodden
cast	cast	cast
withstand	withstood	withstood
catch	caught	caught

Base Form	Past form	Past participle
stick	stuck	stuck
weep	wept	wept
build	built	built
fit	fit	fit
beat	beat	beaten
leave	left	left
throw	threw	thrown
swell	swelled	swelled /swollen
bear	bore	borne
freeze	froze	frozen
freeze	froze	frozen
wake	woke	woken
hurt	hurt	hurt
overthrow	overthrew	overthrown
withstand	withstood	withstood
beset	beset	beset
teach	taught	taught
bind	bound	bound
uphold	upheld	upheld
eat	ate	eaten

+20 Irregular Verbs List and Examples

1. Think – Thought – Thought

1. She thinks about the situation before making a decision.
2. They thought the meeting went well.
3. I thought I saw him in the store yesterday.

2. Take – Took – Taken

1. She take the bus to work everyday.
2. They took a break from their work.
3. The prize was taken away from him.

3. Speak – Spoke – Spoken

1. He speaks slowly and clearly.
2. They spoke about the issue for hours.
3. She has not spoken to him in months.

4. See – Saw – Seen

1. I see what you mean.
2. He saw a strange light in the sky.
3. Have you ever seen this before?

5. Put – Put – Put

1. She put the books on the shelf.
2. They put their plan into action.
3. We have already put it away.

6. Make – Made – Made

1. He makes a promise to her.
2. They made an effort to get there on time.
3. We have already made our decision.

7. Know – Knew – Known

1. I know what you mean.
2. He knew the answer to the question.
3. It is well known that he is an excellent teacher.

8. Give – Gave – Given

1. She gives him a hug.
2. They gave their best effort to finish the project.
3. The gift was given to her on her birthday.

9. Find – Found – Found

1. I find the book I look for.
2. They found the lost puppy.
3. It is widely found in nature.

10. Come – Came – Come

1. She comes to the event.
2. They came late to the party.
3. The news has come as a surprise.

11. Bring – Brought – Brought

1. He brings the food to the picnic.
2. They brought their chairs for the event.
3. She had already brought it with her.

12. Become – Became – Become

1. He become more confident in himself.
2. They became friends over time.
3. The situation has become worse over time.

13. Begin – Began – Begun

1. He begins to tell the story.
2. They began to make progress on their project.
3. She had already begun her journey home.

14. Ask – Asked – Asked

1. I ask him a question.
2. They asked for help from their neighbors.
3. We have already asked them to come.

15. Feel – Felt – Felt

1. I feel anxious about the test.
2. They felt sad when they heard the news.
3. She had never felt this way before.

16. Go – Went – Gone

1. I go to the store.
2. They went to the beach for vacation.
3. My friends have already gone home.

17. Drive – Drove – Driven

1. He drives the car.
2. They drove for hours to get there.
3. We have already driven that route before.

18. Choose – Chose – Chosen

1. I choose the blue one.
2. They chose a different path.
3. She had already chosen her dress for the party.

19. Build – Built – Built

1. He builds the house.
2. They built a bridge over the river.
3. The school has already been built.

20. Become – Became – Becomes

1. He becomes a better person.
2. They became more successful in their business.
3. The situation has become worse over time.