Irregular verbs - List

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Irregular verbs reference list showing key forms for students: the base form (“Verb”), the past simple (“Past simple”), and the past participle (“Past participle”). Entries cover common irregular verbs such as be, do, go, have, see, write, and many others, including variations like was/were and spelling options such as spelt/spelled. Designed for grammar practice and quick checking of correct verb forms.

LanguageEnglish

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Irregular verbs

Verb forms (past simple)

Verb forms (past participle)

Irregular verbs | Verb | Past simple | Past participle | | --- | --- | --- | | arise | arose | arisen | | be | was / were | been | | beat | beat | beaten | | become | became | become | | begin | began | begun | | bend | bent | bent | | bite | bit | bitten | | bleed | bled | bled | | blow | blew | blown | | break | broke | broken | | bring | brought | brought | | broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | | build | built | built | | burn | burnt | burnt | | burst | burst | burst | | buy | bought | bought | | catch | caught | caught | | choose | chose | chosen | | come | came | come | | cost | cost | cost | | creep | crept | crept | | cut | cut | cut | | deal | dealt | dealt | | dig | dug | dug | | do | did | done | | draw | drew | drawn | | dream | dreamt | dreamt | | drink | drank | drunk | | drive | drove | driven | | eat | ate | eaten | | fall | fell | fallen | | feed | fed | fed | | feel | felt | felt | | fight | fought | fought | | find | found | found | | fly | flew | flown | | forbid | forbade | forbidden | | forget | forgot | forgotten | | Verb | Past simple | Past participle | | --- | --- | --- | | forgive | forgave | forgiven | | freeze | froze | frozen | | get | got | got | | give | gave | given | | go | went | gone | | grow | grew | grown | | hang | hung | hung | | have | had | had | | hear | heard | heard | | hide | hid | hidden | | hit | hit | hit | | hold | held | held | | hurt | hurt | hurt | | keep | kept | kept | | kneel | knelt | knelt | | know | knew | known | | lay | laid | laid | | lead | led | led | | lean | leant | leant | | learn | learnt | learnt | | leave | left | left | | lend | lent | lent | | let | let | let | | lie | lay | lain | | light | lit | lit | | lose | lost | lost | | make | made | made | | mean | meant | meant | | meet | met | met | | pay | paid | paid | | put | put | put | | read | read | read | | ride | rode | ridden | | ring | rang | rung | | rise | rose | risen | | run | ran | run | | say | said | said | | see | saw | seen | Grammar and Vocabulary for First and First for Schools © Cambridge University Press 2015 Photocopiable 1 | Verb | Past simple | Past participle | | --- | --- | --- | | sell | sold | sold | | send | sent | sent | | set | set | set | | sew | sewed | sewn | | shake | shook | shaken | | shine | shone | shone | | shoot | shot | shot | | show | showed | shown | | shrink | shrank | shrunk | | shut | shut | shut | | sing | sang | sung | | sink | sank | sunk | | sit | sat | sat | | sleep | slept | slept | | slide | slid | slid | | smell | smelt | smelt | | sow | sowed | sown | | speak | spoke | spoken | | spell | spelt / spelled | spelt / spelled | | spend | spent | spent | | spill | spilt | spilt | | spit | spat | spat | | split | split | split | | spoil | spoilt | spoilt | | spread | spread | spread | | spring | sprang | sprung | | stand | stood | stood | | steal | stole | stolen | | stick | stuck | stuck | | sting | stung | stung | | strike | struck | struck | | swear | swore | sworn | | sweep | swept | swept | | swell | swelled | swollen | | swim | swam | swum | | swing | swung | swung | | take | took | taken | | teach | taught | taught | | Verb | Past simple | Past participle | | --- | --- | --- | | tear | tore | torn | | tell | told | told | | think | thought | thought | | throw | threw | thrown | | understand | understood | understood | | wake | woke | woken | | wear | wore | worn | | weep | wept | wept | | win | won | won | | write | wrote | written | 2 Grammar and Vocabulary for First and First for Schools © Cambridge University Press 2015 Photocopiable

FAQs

What columns are included in the irregular verbs list?

The table provides three columns: Verb, Past simple, and Past participle.

How do I use the list to form sentences in the past?

Choose the verb you need, then use the corresponding Past simple form for simple past statements or the Past participle for perfect/passive structures.

Does the list include spelling variations for some verbs?

Yes. For example, the verb spell shows spelt/spelled for the past simple and spelt/spelled for the past participle.

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