The following list includes irregular English verbs.
Those formed by a base verb preceded by a hyphen prefix (for example, re-lay)
retain the irregularity of the verb from which they derive. Irregular forms
that are only used in some meanings are indicated with an asterisk (e.g. *
abode, * bade).
infinitivo
|
pretérito
|
participio pasado
|
abide
|
abided, *abode
|
abided, *abode
|
arise
|
arose
|
arisen
|
awake
|
awoke
|
awoken
|
be
|
was/were
|
been
|
bear
|
bore
|
borne
|
beat
|
beat
|
beaten
|
become
|
became
|
become
|
befall
|
befell
|
befallen
|
beget
|
begot, (arch) begat
|
begotten
|
begin
|
began
|
begun
|
behold
|
beheld
|
beheld
|
bend
|
bent
|
bent
|
beseech
|
beseeched, besought
|
beseeched, besought
|
beset
|
beset
|
beset
|
bespeak
|
bespoke
|
bespoke, bespoken
|
bestride
|
bestrode
|
bestridden
|
bet
|
bet
|
bet
|
bid
|
*bade, bid
|
*bidden, bid
|
bind
|
bound
|
bound
|
bite
|
bit
|
bitten
|
bleed
|
bled
|
bled
|
bless
|
blessed
|
blessed (arch) blest
|
blow
|
blew
|
blown, *blowed
|
break
|
broke
|
broken
|
breed
|
bred
|
bred
|
bring
|
brought
|
brought
|
broadcast
|
broadcast
|
broadcast
|
browbeat
|
browbeat
|
browbeaten
|
build
|
built
|
built
|
burn
|
burned, burnt
|
burned, burnt
|
bust
|
busted (British English also) bust
|
busted (British English also) bust
|
buy
|
bought
|
bought
|
cast
|
cast
|
cast
|
catch
|
caught
|
caught
|
chide
|
chided, chid
|
chided, chid, chidden
|
choose
|
chose
|
chosen
|
cleave
|
cleaved, *cleft, (arch) *clove
|
cleaved, *cleft, (arch) *cloven
|
cling
|
clung
|
clung
|
come
|
came
|
come
|
cost
|
*cost, *costed
|
*cost, *costed
|
countersink
|
countersank
|
countersunk
|
creep
|
crept
|
crept
|
crow
|
crowed, (arch) crew
|
crowed
|
cut
|
cut
|
cut
|
deal
|
dealt
|
dealt
|
dig
|
dug
|
dug
|
dive
|
dived, (American English also) dove
|
dived
|
do
|
did
|
done
|
draw
|
drew
|
drawn
|
dream
|
dreamed,
|
dreamed,
|
(British English also) dreamt
|
(British English also) dreamt
|
|
drink
|
drank
|
drunk
|
drive
|
drove
|
driven
|
dwell
|
dwelt, dwelled
|
dwelt, dwelled
|
eat
|
ate
|
eaten
|
fall
|
fell
|
fallen
|
feed
|
fed
|
fed
|
feel
|
felt
|
felt
|
fight
|
fought
|
fought
|
find
|
found
|
found
|
flee
|
fled
|
fled
|
fling
|
flung
|
flung
|
floodlight
|
floodlit
|
floodlit
|
fly
|
flew
|
flown
|
forbear
|
forbore
|
forborne
|
forbid
|
forbade, forbad
|
forbidden
|
forecast
|
forecast, forecasted
|
forecast. forecasted
|
foresee
|
foresaw
|
foreseen
|
foretell
|
foretold
|
foretold
|
forget
|
forgot
|
forgotten
|
forgive
|
forgave
|
forgiven
|
forsake
|
forsook
|
forsaken
|
forswear
|
forswore
|
forsworn
|
freeze
|
froze
|
frozen
|
gainsay
|
gainsaid
|
gainsaid
|
get
|
got
|
got, (American English also) gotten
|
gird
|
girded, girt
|
girded, girt
|
give
|
gave
|
given
|
go
|
went
|
gone
|
grind
|
ground
|
ground
|
grow
|
grew
|
grown
|
hamstring
|
hamstrung
|
hamstrung
|
hang
|
*hung, *hanged
|
*hung, *hanged
|
have
|
had
|
had
|
hear
|
heard
|
heard
|
heave
|
*heaved, *hove
|
*heaved, *hove
|
hew
|
hewed
|
hewn, hewed
|
hide
|
hid
|
hidden, (arch) hid
|
hit
|
hit
|
hit
|
hold
|
held
|
held
|
hurt
|
hurt
|
hurt
|
inlay
|
inlaid
|
inlaid
|
input
|
input, inputted
|
input, inputted
|
inset
|
inset, (American English also) insetted
|
inset, (American English also) insetted
|
interweave
|
interwove, interweaved
|
interwoven, interweaved
|
keep
|
kept
|
kept
|
kneel
|
kneeled, knelt
|
kneeled, knelt
|
knit
|
knitted, *knit
|
knitted, *knit
|
know
|
knew
|
known
|
lay
|
laid
|
laid
|
lead
|
led
|
led
|
lean
|
leaned, (British English also) leant
|
leaned, (British English also) leant
|
leap
|
leaped, (British English also) leapt
|
leaped, (British English also) leapt
|
learn
|
learned, (British English also) learnt
|
learned, (British English also) learnt
|
leave
|
left
|
left
|
lend
|
lent
|
lent
|
let
|
let
|
let
|
lie (yacer etc)
|
lay
|
lain
|
light
|
lighted, lit
|
lighted, lit
|
lose
|
lost
|
lost
|
make
|
made
|
made
|
mean
|
meant
|
meant
|
meet
|
met
|
met
|
miscast
|
miscast
|
miscast
|
misdeal
|
misdealt
|
misdealt
|
mishear
|
misheard
|
misheard
|
mishit
|
mishit
|
mishit
|
mislay
|
mislaid
|
mislaid
|
mislead
|
misled
|
misled
|
misread
|
misread
|
misread
|
misspell
|
misspelled, (British English also) misspelt
|
misspelled, (British English also) misspelt
|
misspend
|
misspent
|
misspent
|
mistake
|
mistook
|
mistaken
|
misunderstand
|
misunderstood
|
misunderstood
|
mow
|
mowed
|
mowed, mown
|
outbid
|
outbid
|
outbid, (American English also) outbidden
|
outdo
|
outdid
|
outdone
|
outfight
|
outfought
|
outfought
|
outgrow
|
outgrew
|
outgrown
|
output
|
output, outputted
|
output, outputted
|
outrun
|
outran
|
outrun
|
outsell
|
outsold
|
outsold
|
outshine
|
outshone
|
outshone
|
overbid
|
overbid
|
overbid
|
overcome
|
overcame
|
overcome
|
overdo
|
overdid
|
overdone
|
overdraw
|
overdrew
|
overdrawn
|
overeat
|
overate
|
overeaten
|
overfly
|
overflew
|
overflown
|
overhang
|
overhung
|
overhung
|
overhear
|
overheard
|
overheard
|
overlay
|
overlaid
|
overlaid
|
overlie
|
overlay
|
overlain
|
overpay
|
overpaid
|
overpaid
|
override
|
overrode
|
overridden
|
overrun
|
overran
|
overrun
|
oversee
|
oversaw
|
overseen
|
overshoot
|
overshot
|
overshot
|
oversleep
|
overslept
|
overslept
|
overtake
|
overtook
|
overtaken
|
overthrow
|
overthrew
|
overthrown
|
partake
|
partook
|
partaken
|
pay
|
paid
|
paid
|
plead
|
pleaded, (American English also) pled
|
pleaded, (American English also) pled
|
prove
|
proved
|
proved, proven
|
put
|
put
|
put
|
quit
|
quit, quitted
|
quit, quitted
|
read
|
read
|
read
|
rebuild
|
rebuilt
|
rebuilt
|
recast
|
recast
|
recast
|
redo
|
redid
|
redone
|
remake
|
remade
|
remade
|
rend
|
rent
|
rent
|
repay
|
repaid
|
repaid
|
reread
|
reread
|
reread
|
rerun
|
reran
|
rerun
|
resell
|
resold
|
resold
|
reset
|
reset
|
reset
|
resit
|
resat
|
resat
|
retake
|
retook
|
retaken
|
retell
|
retold
|
retold
|
rethink
|
rethought
|
rethought
|
rewrite
|
rewrote
|
rewritten
|
rid
|
rid
|
rid
|
ride
|
rode
|
ridden
|
ring
|
rang
|
rung
|
rise
|
rose
|
risen
|
run
|
ran
|
run
|
saw
|
sawed
|
sawed, (especially British English) sawn
|
say
|
said
|
said
|
see
|
saw
|
seen
|
seek
|
sought
|
sought
|
sell
|
sold
|
sold
|
send
|
sent
|
sent
|
set
|
set
|
set
|
sew
|
sewed
|
sewn, sewed
|
shake
|
shook
|
shaken
|
shear
|
sheared
|
*shorn, *sheared
|
shed
|
shed
|
shed
|
shine
|
*shone, *shined
|
*shone, *shined
|
shit
|
shit, shat
|
shit, shat
|
shoe
|
shod
|
shod
|
shoot
|
shot
|
shot
|
show
|
showed
|
shown, showed
|
shrink
|
shrank, shrunk
|
shrunk, shrunken
|
shrive
|
shrove, shrived
|
shriven, shrived
|
shut
|
shut
|
shut
|
sing
|
sang
|
sung
|
sink
|
sank
|
sunk
|
sit
|
sat
|
sat
|
slay
|
slew
|
slain
|
sleep
|
slept
|
slept
|
slide
|
slid
|
slid
|
sling
|
slung
|
slung
|
slink
|
slunk
|
slunk
|
slit
|
slit
|
slit
|
smell
|
smelled, (British English also) smelt
|
smelled, (British English also) smelt
|
smite
|
smote
|
smitten
|
sow
|
sowed
|
sowed, sown
|
speak
|
spoke
|
spoken
|
speed
|
*sped, *speeded
|
*sped, *speeded
|
spell
|
spelled, (British English also) spelt
|
spelled, (British English also) spelt
|
spend
|
spent
|
spent
|
spill
|
spilled, spilt
|
spilled, spilt
|
spin
|
spun, (arch) span
|
spun
|
spit
|
spat, (especially American English) spit
|
spat, (especially American English) spit
|
split
|
split
|
split
|
spoil
|
spoiled, (British English also) spoilt
|
spoiled, (British English also) spoilt
|
spotlight
|
*spotlit, *spotlighted
|
*spotlit, *spotlighted
|
spread
|
spread
|
spread
|
spring
|
sprang, (American English also) sprung
|
sprung
|
stand
|
stood
|
stood
|
stave
|
staved, *stove
|
staved, *stove
|
steal
|
stole
|
stolen
|
stick
|
stuck
|
stuck
|
sting
|
stung
|
stung
|
stink
|
stank, stunk
|
stunk
|
strew
|
strewed
|
strewed, strewn
|
stride
|
strode
|
stridden
|
strike
|
struck
|
struck
|
string
|
strung
|
strung
|
strive
|
strove
|
striven
|
sublet
|
sublet
|
sublet
|
swear
|
swore
|
sworn
|
sweat
|
sweated,
|
sweated,
|
(American English also) sweat
|
(American English also) sweat
|
|
sweep
|
swept
|
swept
|
swell
|
swelled
|
swollen, (American English esp) swelled
|
swim
|
swam
|
swum
|
swing
|
swung
|
swung
|
take
|
took
|
taken
|
teach
|
taught
|
taught
|
tear
|
tore
|
torn
|
tell
|
told
|
told
|
think
|
thought
|
thought
|
thrive
|
thrived, (liter) throve
|
thrived, (arch) thriven
|
throw
|
threw
|
thrown
|
thrust
|
thrust
|
thrust
|
tread
|
trod
|
trodden, trod
|
typecast
|
typecast
|
typecast
|
typeset
|
typeset
|
typeset
|
typewrite
|
typewrote
|
typewritten
|
unbend
|
unbent
|
unbent
|
underbid
|
underbid
|
underbid
|
undercut
|
undercut
|
undercut
|
undergo
|
underwent
|
undergone
|
underlie
|
underlay
|
underlain
|
underpay
|
underpaid
|
underpaid
|
undersell
|
undersold
|
undersold
|
understand
|
understood
|
understood
|
undertake
|
undertook
|
undertaken
|
underwrite
|
underwrote
|
underwritten
|
undo
|
undid
|
undone
|
unfreeze
|
unfroze
|
unfrozen
|
unlearn
|
unlearned, (British English also) unlearnt
|
unlearned, (British English also) unlearnt
|
unstick
|
unstuck
|
unstuck
|
unwind
|
unwound
|
unwound
|
uphold
|
upheld
|
upheld
|
upset
|
upset
|
upset
|
wake
|
woke
|
woken
|
waylay
|
waylaid
|
waylaid
|
wear
|
wore
|
worn
|
weave
|
wove, *weaved
|
woven, *weaved
|
wed
|
wedded, wed
|
wedded, wed
|
weep
|
wept
|
wept
|
wet
|
wet, wetted
|
wet, wetted
|
win
|
won
|
won
|
wind
|
wound
|
wound
|
withdraw
|
withdrew
|
withdrawn
|
withhold
|
withheld
|
withheld
|
withstand
|
withstood
|
withstood
|
work
|
worked, *wrought
|
worked, *wrought
|
wring
|
wrung
|
wrung
|
write
|
wrote
|
written
|
