Irregular Verbs in English
Verbs in English usually form the past tense (Past Simple) with the ending -ed, which we add to the base of the infinitive. However, this rule has an exception, which also give English learners a lot of bother.
There is a group of words, so-called irregular verbs, which live by their own rules. Despite the fact that several ways of their formation can be traced, it is impossible to describe them and create a certain system. The only thing to do with these verbs is to remember them. The table below shows the main and frequently used irregular verbs.
|
Infinitive |
2nd Form (Past Simple) |
3rd Form (Past Participle) |
|
be |
was/were |
been |
|
become |
became |
become |
|
begin |
began |
begun |
|
break |
broke |
broken |
|
bring |
brought |
brought |
|
build |
built |
built |
|
buy |
bought |
Bought |
|
can |
could |
been able |
|
catch |
caught |
caught |
|
choose |
chose |
chosen |
|
come |
came |
come |
|
cost |
cost |
cost |
|
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 |
|
find |
found |
found |
|
fly |
flew |
flown |
|
forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
|
get |
got |
got |
|
give |
gave |
given |
|
go |
went |
gone |
|
grow |
grew |
grown |
|
have |
had |
had |
|
hear |
heard |
heard |
|
hold |
held |
held |
|
hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
|
keep |
kept |
kept |
|
know |
knew |
known |
|
learn |
learned/learnt |
learned/learnt |
|
leave |
left |
left |
|
let |
let |
let |
|
lose |
lost |
lost |
|
make |
made |
made |
|
mean |
meant |
meant |
|
meet |
met |
met |
|
pay |
paid |
paid |
|
put |
put |
put |
|
read /ri:d/ |
read /red/ |
read /red/ |
|
ride |
rode |
ridden |
|
ring |
rang |
rung |
|
run |
ran |
run |
|
say |
said |
said |
|
see |
saw |
seen |
|
sell |
sold |
sold |
|
send |
sent |
sent |
|
shine |
shone |
shone |
|
show |
showed |
shown |
|
sing |
sang |
sung |
|
sit |
sat |
sat |
|
sleep |
slept |
slept |
|
speak |
spoke |
spoken |
|
spend |
spent |
spent |
|
stand |
stood |
stood |
|
steal |
stole |
stolen |
|
swim |
swam |
swum |
|
take |
took |
taken |
|
teach |
taught |
taught |
|
tell |
told |
told |
|
think |
thought |
thought |
|
throw |
threw |
thrown |
|
understand |
understood |
understood |
|
wear |
wore |
worn |
|
win |
won |
won |
|
write |
wrote |
written |
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