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Table of irregular verbs

Note that be has several irregular forms:

  • Present: (I) am, (she, he, it) is, (you, we, they) are
  • Past: (I, she, he, it) was, (you, we, they) were
  • -ed form: been
base formpast simple-ed
beatbeatbeaten
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bendbentbent
betbetbet
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
comecamecome
costcostcost
cutcutcut
dodiddone
digdugdug
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
flyflewflown
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgot
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hidehidhidden
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
keepkeptkept
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleant/leanedleant/leaned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
paypaidpaid
putputput
quitquitquit
read /ri:d/read /red/read /red/
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
shakeshookshaken
shineshoneshone
shoeshodshod
shootshotshot
showshowedshown
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
speakspokespoken
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spreadspreadspread
speedspedsped
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstankstunk
swearsworesworn
sweepsweptswept
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
understandunderstoodunderstood
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
winwonwon
writewrotewritten