Common Irregular Verbs (Grouped)

Below, you will find a list of the most common irregular verbs in English. You should know these by heart. To assist you in
learning, they have been grouped according to their ending patterns.

Remember that the base form is used with the simple present tense. (Example: “I often forget my umbrella.”) The simple past
form is used with the simple past tense. (Example: “I forgot my umbrella yesterday.”) The past participle is used with
the perfect tenses, such as present and past perfect. (Example: “Oh no! It’s raining and I’ve forgotten my umbrella.”)

Group 1 – All three forms of the verb are the

Group 3 – All three forms of the verb are different
same
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle 41 begin began begun
1 bet bet bet 42 bite bit bitten
2 cost cost cost 43 blow blew blown
3 cut cut cut 44 break broke broken
4 hit hit hit 45 choose chose chosen
5 hurt hurt hurt 46 draw drew drawn
6 let let let 47 drink drank drunk
7 put put put 48 drive drove driven
8 shut shut shut 49 eat ate eaten
Group 2 – The 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb
50 fall fell fallen
are the same
9 bring brought brought 51 fly flew flown
10 build built built 52 forget forgot forgotten
11 buy bought bought 53 give gave given
12 catch caught caught 54 grow grew grown
13 feel felt felt 55 hide hid hidden
14 fight fought fought 56 know knew known
15 find found found 57 ride rode ridden
16 get got got 58 ring rang rung
17 have had had 59 rise rose risen
18 hear heard heard 60 see saw seen
19 hold held held 61 show showed shown
20 keep kept kept 62 sing sang sung
21 leave left left 63 speak spoke spoken
22 lend lent lent 64 swim swam swum
23 light lit lit 65 take took taken
24 lose lost lost 66 tear tore torn
25 make made made 67 wake woke woken
26 meet met met 68 wear wore worn
27 pay paid paid 69 write wrote written
28 read read (pronounced read (pronounced
29 say said said
30 sell sold sold
31 send sent sent
32 shoot shot shot
33 sit sat sat
34 sleep slept slept
35 spend spent spent
36 stand stood stood
37 teach taught taught
38 tell told told
39 think thought thought
40 understand understood understood
Common Irregular Verbs
Below, you will find a list of the most common irregular verbs in English. You should know these by heart. They have been listed
alphabetically to help you look up a particular verb more quickly.

Base Form Simple Past Past Participle 48 know knew known

1 arise arose arisen 49 lead led led
2 awake awoke awoken 50 learn learnt / learned learnt / learned
3 be was, were been 51 leave left left
4 beat beat beaten 52 let let let
5 become became become 53 lie lay lain
6 begin began begun 54 lose lost lost
7 bend bent bent 55 make made made
8 bet bet bet 56 meet met met
9 bite bit bitten 57 pay paid paid
10 bleed bled bled 58 put put put
11 blow blew blown 59 read read read
12 break broke broken 60 ride rode ridden
13 bring brought brought 61 ring rang rung
14 build built built 62 run ran run
15 burn burnt / burned burnt / burned 63 say said said
16 burst burst burst 64 see saw seen
17 buy bought bought 65 sell sold sold
18 catch caught caught 66 send sent sent
19 choose chose chosen 67 shoot shot shot
20 come came come 68 show showed shown
21 cost cost cost 69 shut shut shut
22 cut cut cut 70 sing sang sung
23 dig dug dug 71 sit sat sat
24 do did done 72 sleep slept slept
25 draw drew drawn 73 speak spoke spoken
26 dream dreamed / dreamt dreamed / dreamt 74 spend spent spent
27 drink drank drunk 75 stand stood stood
28 drive drove driven 76 steal stole stolen
29 eat ate eaten 77 swim swam swum
30 fall fell fallen 78 take took taken
31 feed fed fed 79 teach taught taught
32 feel felt felt 80 tear tore torn
33 fight fought fought 81 tell told told
34 find found found 82 think thought thought
35 fly flew flown 83 throw threw thrown
36 forget forgot forgotten 84 understand understood understood
37 get got got / gotten 85 wear wore worn
38 give gave given 86 win won won
39 go went gone 87 write wrote written
40 grow grew grown
41 have had had
42 hear heard heard
43 hide hid hidden
44 hit hit hit
45 hold held held
46 hurt hurt hurt
47 keep kept kept