Any verb that does not add -ed or -d to its past tense form is considered an irregular verb. The word ‘irregular makes it sound like these verbs are rare, but you see them all the time in writing and in conversation.
| Present Simple | Past Simple | Past Participle | Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | being |
| become | became | become | becoming |
| begin | began | begun | beginning |
| blow | blew | blown | blowing |
| break | broke | broken | breaking |
| bring | brought | brought | bringing |
| build | built | built | building |
| eat | ate | eaten | eating |
| fall | fell | fallen | falling |
| feed | fed | fed | feeding |
| feel | felt | felt | feeling |
| fight | fought | fought | fighting |
| buy | bought | bought | buying |
| catch | caught | caught | catching |
| choose | chose | chosen | choosing |
| come | came | come | coming |
| cost | cost | cost | costing |
| cut | cut | cut | cutting |
| dig | dug | dug | digging |
| do | did | done | doing |
| draw | drew | drawn | drawing |
| drink | drank | drunk | drinking |
| drive | drove | driven | driving |
| hang | hung | hung | hanging |
| find | found | found | finding |
| fly | flew | flown | flying |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | forbidding |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | forgetting |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | forgiving |
| freeze | froze | frozen | freezing |
| get | got | got | getting |
| go | went | gone | going |
| grow | grew | grown | growing |
| give | gave | given | giving |
| make | made | made | making |
| mean | meant | meant | meaning |
| meet | met | met | meeting |
| pay | paid | paid | paying |
| put | put | put | putting |
| have | had | had | having |
| hear | heard | heard | hearing |
| hide | hid | hidden | hiding |
| hit | hit | hit | hitting |
| hold | held | held | holding |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | hurting |
| keep | kept | kept | keeping |
| know | knew | known | knowing |
| lay | laid | laid | laying |
| lead | led | led | leading |
| leave | left | left | leaving |
| lend | lent | lent | lending |
| let | let | let | letting |
| lie | lay | lain | lying |
| light | lit | lit | lighting |
| read | read | read | reading |
| ride | rode | ridden | riding |
| ring | rang | rung | ringing |
| rise | rose | risen | rising |
| run | ran | run | running |
| show | showed | shown | showing |
| shut | shut | shut | shutting |
| speak | spoke | spoken | speaking |
| spend | spent | spent | spending |
| stand | stood | stood | standing |
| steal | stole | stolen | stealing |
| stick | stuck | stuck | sticking |
| teach | taught | taught | teaching |
| tell | told | told | telling |
| think | thought | thought | thinking |
| lose | lost | lost | losing |
| say | said | said | saying |
| see | saw | seen | seeing |
| sell | sold | sold | selling |
| send | sent | sent | sending |
| set | set | set | setting |
| shake | shook | shaken | shaking |
| shine | shone | shone | shining |
| shoot | shot | shot | shooting |
| sing | sang | sung | singing |
| sit | sat | sat | sitting |
| sleep | slept | slept | sleeping |
| strike | struck | struck | striking |
| throw | threw | thrown | throwing |
| wake | woke | woken | waking |
| write | wrote | written | writing |
| win | won | won | winning |
| wear | wore | worn | wearing |
| understand | understood | understood | understanding |
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