1.1: Irregular Verbs
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Verbs
There are two general types of verbs in English: Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs.
Regular verbs end in ED in their past form as well as in their past participle form. (Regular verbs that end in a consonant plus a Y change the Y to I and then add ED.) Irregular Verbs change forms in the past tense and in their past participle forms. Note the differences below.
Regular Verbs | Irregular Verbs | ||||
open | opened | open | go | went | gone |
start | started | started | feel | felt | felt |
type | typed | typed | dig | dug | dug |
smoke | smoked | smoked | show | showed | shown |
collect | collected | collected | fly | flew | flow |
Irregular Verbs
(This is not an entire list of irregular verbs in English. However, for beginning to low intermediate level of ESL, this list is adequate.)
Base Form | S Form | Past Tense | Past Participle | Present Participle |
be (am is are) | --- | was/were | been | being |
beat | beats | beat | beaten | beating |
become | becomes | became | become | becoming |
begin | begins | began | begun | beginning |
bend | bends | bent | bent | bending |
bite | bites | bit | bitten | biting |
bleed | bleeds | bled | bled | bleeding |
blow | blows | blew | blown | blowing |
break | breaks | broke | broken | breaking |
bring | brings | brought | brought | bringing |
build | builds | built | built | building |
buy | buys | bought | bought | buying |
catch | catches | caught | caught | catching |
choose | chooses | chose | chosen | choosing |
come | comes | came | come | coming |
cost | costs | cost | cost | costing |
cut | cuts | cut | cut | cutting |
dig | digs | dug | dug | digging |
do | does | did | done | doing |
draw | draws | drew | drawn | drawing |
drink | drinks | drank | drunk | drunking |
drive | drives | drove | driven | driving |
Base Form | S Form | Past Tense | Past Participle | Present Participle |
eat | eats | ate | eaten | eating |
fall | falls | fell | fallen | falling |
feed | feeds | fed | fed | feeding |
feel | feels | felt | felt | feeling |
fight | fights | fought | fought | fighting |
find | finds | found | found | finding |
flee | flees | fled | fled | fleeing |
fly | flies | flew | flown | flying |
forbid | forbids | forbade | forbidden | forbidding |
forget | forgets | forgot | forgotten | forgetting |
forgive | forgives | forgave | forgiven | forgiving |
freeze | freezes | froze | forzen | freezing |
get | gets | got | gotten | getting |
give | gives | gave | given | giving |
go | goes | went | gone | going |
grow | grows | grew | grown | growing |
hang | hangs | hung | hung | hanging |
have | has | had | had | having |
hear | hears | heard | heard | hearing |
hide | hides | hid | hidden | hidomg |
hit | hits | hit | hit | hitting |
hold | holds | held | held | holding |
hurt | hurts | hurt | hurt | hurting |
keep | keeps | kept | kept | keeping |
know | knows | knew | known | knowing |
lead | leads | led | led | leading |
leave | leaves | left | left | leaving |
lend | lends | lent | lent | lending |
let | lets | let | let | letting |
lie | lies | lay | lain | lying |
lose | loses | lost | lost | losing |
make | makes | made | made | making |
mean | means | meant | meant | meaning |
meet | meets | met | met | meeting |
mistake | mistakes | mistook | mistaken | mistaking |
mow | mows | mowed |
mown mowed |
mowing |
overhear | overhears | overheard | overheard | overhearing |
Base Form | S Form | Past Tense | Past Participle | Present Participle |
pay | pays | paid | paid | paying |
prove | proves | proved | proven | proving |
put | puts | put | put | putting |
quit | quits | quit | quit | quitting |
read | reads | read | read | reading |
ride | rides | rode | ridden | riding |
ring | rings | rang | rung | ringing |
rise | rises | rose | risen | rising |
run | runs | ran | run | running |
say | says | said | said | saying |
see | sees | saw | seen | seeing |
seek | seeks | sought | sought | seeking |
sell | sells | sold | sold | selling |
send | sends | sent | sent | sending |
set | sets | set | set | setting |
sew | sews | sewed | sewn sewed |
sewing |
shake | shakes | shook | shaken | shaking |
shave | shaves | shaved | shaven shaved |
shaving |
shine | shines | shone shined |
shone shined |
shining |
shoot | shoots | shot | shot | shooting |
show | shows | showed | shown | showing |
shrink | shrinks | shrank shrunk |
shrunk | shrinking |
shut | shuts | shut | shut | shutting |
sing | sings | sang | sung | singing |
sink | sinks | sank | sunk | sinking |
sit | sits | sat | sat | sitting |
sleep | sleeps | slept | slept | sleeping |
slide | slides | slid | slid | sliding |
speak | speaks | spoke | spoken | speaking |
speed | speeds | sped | sped | speeding |
spend | spends | spent | spent | spending |
spin | spins | spun | spun | spinning |
split | splits | split | split | splitting |
spread | spreads | spread | spread | spreading |
Base Form | S Form | Past Tense | Past Participle | Present Participle |
stand | stands | stood | stood | standing |
steal | steals | stole | stolen | stealing |
stick | sticks | stuck | stuck | sticking |
sting | stings | stung | stung | stinging |
stink | stinks | stank | stunk |
stinking |
strike | strikes | struck | struck stricken |
striking |
swear | swears | swore | sworn | swearing |
sweep | sweeps | swept | swept | sweeping |
swim | swims | swam | swum | swimming |
take | takes | took | taken | taking |
teach | teaches | taught | taught | teaching |
tear | tears | tore | torn | tearing |
tell | tells | told | told | telling |
think | thinks | thought | thought | thinking |
throw | throws | threw | thrown | throwing |
undergo | undergoes | underwent | undergone | undergoing |
understand | understands | understood | understood | understanding |
underwrite | underwrites | underwrote | underwritten | underwriting |
undo | undoes | undid | undone | undoing |
wake | wakes | woke | woken | waking |
wear | wears | wore | worn | wearing |
weave | weaves | wove | woven | weaving |
weep | weeps | wept | wept | weeping |
win | wins | won | won | winning |
withdraw | withdraws | withdrew | withdrawn | withdrawing |
withhold | witholds | withheld | withheld | withholding |
write | writes | wrote | written | writing |