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3.2: List of Irregular Verbs in English

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    List of Irregular Verbs in English 

    Base Form        S Form        Past Tense        Past Participle        Present Participle

    arise                  arises            arose                    arisen                   arising
    awake                awakes         awoke                   awoke                   awaking
                                                                            awakened
    be (am is are)     ----------        was/were              been                     being
    bear                   bears            bore                     borne                    bearing
    beat                   beats            beat                     beaten                   beating
    become              becomes       became                become                  becoming
    begin                 begins           began                  begun                    beginning
    bend                  bends            bent                    bent                      bending
    bet                    bets               bet                      bet                        betting
    bid                    bids               bid                       bid                        bidding
    bind                  binds              bound                  bound                   binding
    bite                   bites              bit                        bitten                   biting
    bleed                bleeds            bled                     bled                      bleeding
    blow                 blows             blew                     blown                   blowing
    break                breaks            broke                   broken                  breaking
    breed                breeds            bred                     bred                    breeding
    bring                 brings             brought                brought               bringing
    broadcast          broadcasts       broadcast             broadcast            broadcasting
                                                  broadcasted         broadcasted
    burn                  burns             burned                 burned                burning
                                                 burnt                    burnt
    burst                 bursts            burst                    burst                   bursting
    build                 builds             built                     built                    building
    buy                   buys              bought                 bought                 buying
    cast                  casts              cast                     cast                     casting
    catch                catches          caught                 caught                  catching
    choose              chooses         chose                   chosen                 choosing
    cling                 clings            clung                    clung                    clinging
    come                comes           came                    come                   coming
    cost                  costs             cost                     cost                     costing
    creep               creeps            crept                    crept                   creeping
    cut                   cuts               cut                      cut                      cutting
    deal                 deals             dealt                    dealt                    dealing
    dig                  digs               dug                      dug                     digging
    dive                 dives             dove                    dived                    diving
    do                   does              did                      done                     doing

    Base Form      S Form    Past Tense        Past Participle            Present Participle

    draw                draws           drew                    drawn                   drawing
    dream              dreams         dreamed               dreamed              dreaming
                                              dreamt                  dreamt
    drink                drinks           drank                    drunk                  drinking
    drive                drives           drove                    driven                  driving
    dwell                dwells           dwelled                dwelled                dwelling
                                               dwelt                   dwelt
    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
    fit                     fits               fit                         fit                      fitting
    flee                  flees             fled                       fled                    fleeing
    fling                 flings            flung                    flung                   flinging
    fly                    flies              flew                     flown                  flying
    forbid               forbids          forbade                forbidden             forbidding
    forecast            forecasts       forecast                forecast              forecasting
                                               forecasted            forecasted
    forget               forgets          forgot                  forgotten             forgetting
    forgive              forgives         forgave                forgiven              forgiving
    forgo                forgoes         forwent                 forgone              forgoing
    forsake             forsakes        forsook                 forsaken             forsaking
    foretell             foretells         foretold                foretold              foretelling
    freeze              freezes          froze                    frozen                freezing
    get                  gets              got                       gotten               getting
    give                 gives             gave                    given                 giving
    go                   goes              went                    gone                 going
    grind               grinds            ground                 ground              grinding
    grow               grows            grew                    grown                growing
    hamstring        hamstrings     hamstrung            hamstrung         hamstringing
    hang               hangs            hung                    hung                 hanging
    have               has                 had                     had                   having
    hear               hears               heard                  heard                hearing
    hide                hides              hid                      hidden               hiding
    hit                  hits                 hit                      hit                     hitting
    hold                holds              held                    held                  holding

    Base Form        S Form        Past Tense        Past Participle        Present Participle

    hurt                  hurts             hurt                    hurt                        hurting
    keep                 keeps            kept                    kept                        keeping
    kneel                kneels           knelt                    knelt                       kneeling
    knit                  knits              knit                     knit                         knitting
                                                knitted                 knitted
    know                knows            knew                   known                   knowing
    lay                   lays                laid                     laid                        laying
    lead                 leads              led                      led                         leading
    leap                 leaps              leapt                   leapt                      leaping        
    leave               leaves             left                      left                        leaving
    lend                lends               lent                     lent                        lending
    let                   lets                 let                       let                         letting
    lie                   lies                 lay                       lain                        lying
    light                lights              lit                        lit                           lighting
                                                lighted                 lighted
    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                     mowing
                                                                          mowed
    overhear        overhears         overheard            overheard                overhearing
    oversee          oversees          oversaw               overseen                 overseeing
    overthrow      overthrows        overthrew           overthrown               overthrowing
    pay                pays                paid                    paid                        paying
    prove             proves              proved                proven                    proving
                                                                          proved
    put                 puts                put                      put                         putting
    quit                quits               quit                     quit                         quitting
    read               reads              read                    read                        reading
    rid                  rids                 rid                      rid                           ridding
    ride                rides               rode                    ridden                      riding
    ring                rings               rang                    rung                        ringing
    rise                rises                rose                    risen                        rising
    run                 runs               ran                      run                          running
    saw                saws              sawed                  sawn                       sawing
                                                                         sawed

    Base Form        S Form        Past Tense        Past Participle          Present Participle

    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                       sewing
                                                                          sewed                 
    shake                shakes          shook                  shaken                     shaking
    shave                shaves          shaved                 shaven                    shaving
                                                                          shaved
    shear                shears           sheared               shorn                      shearing
                                                                          sheared        
    shed                 sheds            shed                    shed                      shedding
    shine                shines           shone                   shone                    shining
                                               shined                  shined
    shoot                shoots          shot                     shot                       shooting
    show                shows           showed                shown                    showing
                                                                          showed
    shrink               shrinks         shrank                  shrunk                   shrinking
                                              shrunk
    shut                  shuts           shut                     shut                      shutting
    sing                   sings           sang                     sung                     singing
    sink                   sinks           sank                     sunk                     sinking
    sit                     sits              sat                       sat                       sitting
    slay                   slays            slew                     slain                     slaying
    sleep                 sleeps          slept                    slept                     sleeping
    slide                  slides           slid                      slid                       sliding
    sling                  slings           slung                   slung                    slinging
    slink                  slinks           slunk                   slunk                    slinking
    slit                    slits              slit                      slit                       slitting
    smite                 smites          smote                  smitten                smiting
    sneak                sneaks         snuck                   snuck                   sneaking
    sow                   sows            sowed                  sown                   sowing
                                                                          sowed                 
    speak                speaks         spoke                   spoken                 speaking
    speed                speeds         sped                     sped                   speeding
                                               speeded                speeded

    Base Form        S Form        Past Tense       Past Participle        Present Participle

     spell                 spells            spelled                 spelled                  spelling
                                                spelt                    spelt
    spend                spends          spent                   spent                    spending
    spill                   spills             spilled                  spilled                   spilling
    spin                   spins            spun                    spun                     spinning
    spit                    spits             spit                     spit                       spitting
                                                spat                     spat
    split                   splits            split                      split                     splitting
    spoil                  spoils            spoiled                 spoiled                 spoiling
                                                spoilt                   spoilt
    spread               spreads         spread                 spread                   spreading
    spring                springs          sprang                 sprung                  springing
    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
    strew                 strews           strewed                strewn                  strewing
    strike                 strikes           struck                  struck                    striking
                                                                           stricken       
    string                 strings          strung                  strung                   stringing
    strive                 strives           strove                  striven                   striving
                                                strived
    swear                swears          swore                  sworn                     swearing
    sweat                sweats          sweat                   sweat                     sweating
                                                sweated               sweated
    sweep               sweeps         swept                   swept                     sweeping
    swell                 swells           swelled                 swollen                   swelling
                                                                          swelled
    swim                swims           swam                   swum                       swimming
    swing               swings          swung                  swung                      swinging
    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
    thrust                thrusts          thrust                  thrust                       thrusting

    Base Form        S Form        Past Tense        Past Participle        Present Participle

    unbend             unbends         unbent                 unbent                  unbending
    undergo            undergoes      underwent           undergone              undergoing
    understand        understands   understood           understood             understanding
    undertake          undertakes     undertook            undertaken             undertaking
    underwrite         underwrites    underwrote          underwritten           underwriting
    undo                 undoes          undid                   undone                  undoing
    uphold              upholds          upheld                 upheld                   upholding
    upset                upsets           upset                    upset                    upsetting
    wake                 wakes           woke                    woken                   waking
                                                                            waked
    waylay              waylays          waylaid                waylaid                 waylaying
    wear                 wears            wore                    worn                     wearing
    weave               weaves         wove                     woven                  weaving
    weep                weeps           wept                     wept                     weeping
    wet                   wets             wet                       wet                      wetting
                                                wetted                  wetted         
    win                   wins             won                       won                    winning
    wind                 winds            wound                  wound                  winding
    withdraw           withdraws     withdrew               withdrawn            withdrawing
    withhold           withholds       withheld                withheld               withholding
    withstand          withstands    withstood               withstood             withstanding
    wring                wrings          wrung                   wrung                   wringing
    write                 writes           wrote                   written                  writing


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