Irregular Verbs Examples [List]

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Irregular Verbs Examples [List]

There are three parts of regular verbs;

  1. Root form
  2. Past simple
  3. Past participle

To root the verb with both past and past participle, we add ‘ed’ with the root verb. Irregular verbs don’t follow this conjugation rule and take a substitute pattern.  In the English language, there are almost two hundred irregular verbs.

Examples of Irregular Verbs

Base form (V1) Past simple (V2)V3 Past participle
awakeAwokeawoken
beatbeatbeaten
beginbeganbegun
cutCutcut
comecamecome
digdugdug
drawdrewdrawn
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
flyflewflown
getgotgotten
givegavegiven
hithithit
hidehidhidden
knowknewknown
learnLearnedLearned
lendlentlent
meanmeantmeant
paypaidpaid
putputput
rideroderidden
ringrangrang
saysaidsaid
sellsoldsold
taketooktaken
teartoretorn
understandunderstoodunderstood
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
writewrotewritten

 

abideabodeabode
arisearosearisen
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborn
bendbentbent
cancouldcould
choosechosechosen
dealdealtdealt
drinkdrankdrunk
fightfoughtfought
forgetforgotforgotten
gowentgone
hurthurthurt
hearheardheard
keepkeptkept
kneelKnelt/kneeledKnelt/kneeled
laylaidlaid
leaveleftleft
meetmetmet
makemademade
pleadpled / pleadedpled / pleaded
presetpresetpreset
relayrelaidrelaid
runranrun
seesawseen
seesoughtsought
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
undergounderwentundergone
weepweptwept
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn

 

bindboundbound
betbetbet
bitebitbitten
blowblewblown
bringbroughtbrought
buyboughtbought
buildbuiltbuilt
catchcaughtcaught
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
chideChid / chodeChid / chidden
clingclungclung
clotheclothedclothed
dodiddone
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
divediveddived
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
findfoundfound
flingflangflung
freezefrozefrozen
fleeflewflown
forbidforbadeforbidden
growgrewgrown
grindgroundground
Hang (a picture)hunghung
Hang (to put to death)hangedhanged
havehadhad

 

holdheldheld
knitknittedknitted
leaveleftleft
letletlet
loselostlost
lielaylain
leanleant / leanedleant / leaned
leapleapt / leapedleapt / leaped
lightlit / lightedlit / lighted
mowmowedmowed
ownownedowned
partakepartookpartaken
proveprovedproved/proven
readreadread
riseroserisen
sendsentsent
showshowedshowed
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
stinkstankstunk
standstoodstood
swimswamswam
swingswangswung
swellswelledswollen
swearsworesworn
strikestruckstruck/stricken
strewstrewedstrewed / strewn
strivestrovestrove
sweepsweptswept
swingswungswung
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
teachtaughttaught
telltoldtold
thrustthrustthrust
thrivethrove / thrivedthrove / thrived
typesettypesettypeset
winwonwon
wetwet / wettedwet / wetted
windwoundwound
wringwrungwrung
welcomewelcomedwelcomed
wedwedwed

Read More Tutorials on Verbs

  1. Action verb
  2.  Auxiliary verbs
  3.  Stative Verbs
  4. Modal Verbs
  5. Phrasal verbs
  6. Irregular Verbs
  7. Confusing Verbs
  8. Transitive and intransitive Verbs
  9. Finite and non-finite Verbs
  10. Dynamic Verbs

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