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1: 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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