An English verb can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs form their past and past participle forms by adding –ed.
Examples are given below.
Walk – walked – walked
Dance – danced – danced
Paint – painted – painted
Work – worked – worked
Irregular verbs form their past and past participle forms in different ways.
There are many irregular verbs that don’t follow the normal rules. Here are the forms of some of the most common irregular verbs:
|
Base form |
Past simple |
Past participle |
|
beat |
beat |
beaten |
|
become |
became |
become |
|
begin |
began |
begun |
|
bend |
bent |
bent |
|
bet |
bet |
bet |
|
bite |
bit |
bitten |
|
bleed |
bled |
bled |
|
blow |
blew |
blown |
|
break |
broke |
broken |
|
breed |
bred |
bred |
|
bring |
brought |
brought |
|
build |
built |
built |
|
burn |
burnt/burned |
burnt/burned |
|
buy |
bought |
bought |
|
catch |
caught |
caught |
|
choose |
chose |
chosen |
|
come |
came |
come |
|
cost |
cost |
cost |
|
cut |
cut |
cut |
|
do |
did |
done |
|
dig |
dug |
dug |
|
draw |
drew |
drawn |
|
dream |
dreamt/dreamed |
dreamt/dreamed |
|
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 |
|
forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
|
forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
|
freeze |
froze |
frozen |
|
get |
got |
got |
|
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 |
|
lean |
leant/leaned |
leant/leaned |
|
leave |
left |
left |
|
lend |
lent |
lent |
|
let |
let |
let |
|
lose |
lost |
lost |
|
make |
made |
made |
|
mean |
meant |
meant |
|
meet |
met |
met |
|
pay |
paid |
paid |
|
put |
put |
put |
|
quit |
quit |
quit |
|
read /ri:d/ |
read /red/ |
read /red/ |
|
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 |
|
shoe |
shod |
shod |
|
shoot |
shot |
shot |
|
show |
showed |
shown |
|
shrink |
shrank |
shrunk |
|
shut |
shut |
shut |
|
sing |
sang |
sung |
|
sink |
sank |
sunk |
|
sit |
sat |
sat |
|
sleep |
slept |
slept |
|
speak |
spoke |
spoken |
|
spend |
spent |
spent |
|
spill |
spilt/spilled |
spilt/spilled |
|
spread |
spread |
spread |
|
speed |
sped |
sped |
|
stand |
stood |
stood |
|
steal |
stole |
stolen |
|
stick |
stuck |
stuck |
|
sting |
stung |
stung |
|
stink |
stank |
stunk |
|
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 |
|
write |
wrote |
written |
Source: dictionary.cambridge.org
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