The Greenland School English Department

Common Irregular Verbs in English

The list below is a list of some irregular verbs that are part of the English language. A comprehensive dictionary can tell you when a verb is regular or irregular or both and its uses in context as the verbs burn (n°24) or dream (n°43), for example. Irregular verbs are very common in English, that’s why it is very important to study them. Notice that basically there are three types of irregular verbs:

1. Those that change in their three forms. (Ex. nº41) 2. Those that change in one of their forms. (Ex. nº86) 3. Those that remain the same in their three forms.(Ex.n°97)

Irregular Verbs

Base Form

(Third person) Past Simple Form Past Participle Form

Spanish

Translation(s)

1. Arise(s) / əˈraɪz / / ɪz / arose / əˈrəʊz / arisen /əˈrɪzən /

2. Awake(s) / əˈweɪk / / s / Awoke / əˈwəʊk / awoken / əˈwəʊkən /

3. Be (is, are) / biː/ / ɪz / / ɑː / was / wɒz /

were / wɜː /

been / bi:n /

4. Bear(s) / beə / / z / bore / bɔː / borne / bɔːn /

5. Beat(s) / bi:t / / s / beat beaten / 'bi:tn /

6. Become(s) / biˈkʌm / / z / became / biˈkeɪm / become

7. Beget(s) / biˈɡet / / s / begot / biˈɡɒt / begot /

begotten (Am.)

/ˈɡɒtən/

8. Begin(s) / biˈɡɪn / / z / began / biˈɡæn / begun / biˈɡʌn /

9. Behold(s) / biˈhəʊld / / z / beheld / biˈheld / beheld

10. Bend(s) / bend / / z / bent / bent /

bended /ˈbendɪd /

bent/bended

11. Beset(s) / biˈset / / s / beset beset

12. Bet(s) / bet / / s / bet / bet /

betted /ˈbetɪd /

bet / betted

13. Bid(s) / bɪd / / z / bid / bɪd / bid / bɪd /

14. Bid(s) / bɪd / / z / bade / bæd / / beɪd /

bidden / ˈbɪdən /

15. Bind(s) / baɪnd / / z / bound / baʊnd / bound

16. Bite(s) / baɪt / / s / bit / bɪt / bitten /ˈbɪtən /

17. Bleed(s) / bliːd / / z / bled / bled / bled

18. Bless(es) / bles / / ɪz / blest / blest /

blessed / blest /

blest

blessed

19. Blow(s) / bləʊ / / z / blew / bluː / blown / bləʊn /

20. Break(s) / breɪk / / s / broke / brəʊk / broken /ˈbrəʊkən

21. Breed(s) / briːd / / z / bred / bred / bred

22. Bring(s) / brɪŋ / / z / brought / brɔːt / brought

23. Build(s) build / bɪld / / z / built / bɪlt / built

24. Burn(s) / bɜːn / / z /

burnt / bɜːnt / burned / bɜːnd /

burnt/burned

25. Burst(s) / bɜːst / / s / burst/ bɜːst / burst

26. Bust(s) / bʌst / / s /

bust/ bʌst /

busted /ˈbʌstɪd /

bust/busted

27. Buy(s) / baɪ / / z / bought / bɔːt / bought

28. Can / kæn / could / kʊd / …

29. Cast(s) / kɑːst / / s / cast / kɑːst / cast

30. Catch(es) / kætʃ / / ɪz / caught / kɔːt / caught

31. Choose(s) / tʃuːz / / ɪz / chose / tʃəʊz / chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən /

32. Cleave(s) / kliːv / / z / cleaved / kliːvd /

cleft / kleft /

clove / kləʊv /

cleaved

cleft

cloven /ˈkləʊvən /

33. Cling(s) / klɪŋ / / z / clung / klʌŋ / clung

34. Come(s) / kʌm / / z / came / keɪm / come / kʌm /

35. Cost(s) / kɒst / / s / cost / kɒst / cost

36. Creep(s) / kriːp / / s / crept / krept / crept

37. Cut(s) / cʌt / / s / cut / cʌt / cut

38. Deal(s) / diːl / / z / dealt / delt / dealt

39. Dig(s) / dɪɡ / / z / dug / dʌɡ / dug

40. Dive(s) / daɪv / / z / dove / dəʊv /

dived daɪvd

dove / dived

41. Do(es) / duː / / dʌz / did / dɪd / done / dʌn /

42. Draw(s) / drɔː / / z / drew / druː / drawn / drɔːn /

43. Dream(s) / driːm / / z / dreamt / dremt /

dreamed / driːmd /

dreamt/dreamed

44. Drink(s) / drɪŋk / / s / drank / dræŋk / drunk / drʌŋk /

45. Drive(s) / draɪv / / z / drove / drəʊv / driven /ˈdrɪvən /

46. Dwell(s) / dwel / / z / dwelt / dwelt /

dwelled / dweld /

dwelt/

dwelled

47. Eat(s) / iːt / / s / ate /et / /eɪt / eaten / ˈiːt ən /

48. Fall(s) / fɔːl / / z / fell / fel / fallen / ˈfɔːlən /

49. Feed(s) / fiːd / / z / fed / fed / fed

50. Feel(s) / fiːl / / z / felt / felt / felt

51. Fight(s) / faɪt / / s / fought / fɔːt / fought

52. Find(s) / faɪnd / / z / found / faʊnd / found

53. Fit(s) / fɪt / / s / fit /

fitted / ˈfɪtɪd /

fit / fitted

54. Flee(s) / fliː / / z / fled / fled / fled

55. Fly(ies) / flaɪ / / z / flew / fluː / flown / fləʊn /

56. Forbid(s) / fəˈbɪd / / z / forbade / fəˈbæd / forbidden / fəˈbɪdən/

57. Forget(s) / forget / / s / forgot / fəˈɡɒt / forgotten / fəˈɡɒtən /

58. Forgive(s) / fərˈɡɪv / / z / forgave / fərˈɡeɪv / forgiven / fərˈɡɪvən /

59. Forsake(s) / fəˈseɪk / / s / forsook / fəˈsʊk / forsaken / fəˈseɪkən /

60. Freeze(s) / friːz / / ɪz / froze / frəʊz / frozen / ˈfrəʊzən /

61. Get(s)get / ɡet / / s / got / ɡɒt / got /

gotten (Am.) /ˈɡɒtən/

62. Give(s) / ɡɪv / / z / gave / ɡeɪv / given /ˈɡɪvən /

63. Go(es) / ɡəʊ / / z / went / went / gone / ɡɒn /

64. Grind(s) / ɡraɪnd / / z / ground / ɡraʊnd / ground

65. Grow(s) / ɡrəʊ / / z / grew / ɡruː / grown / ɡrəʊn /

66. Hang(s) / hæŋ / / z /

hung / hʌŋ /

hanged / hæŋd

hung /

(*to be) hanged

67. Have/has / hæv / / hæz / had / hæd / had / hæd /

68. Hear(s) / hɪə / / z / heard / hɜːd / heard

69. Hide(s) / haɪd / / z / hid / hɪd / hidden /ˈhɪdən /

70. Hit(s) / hɪt / / s / hit / hɪt / hit

71. Hold(s) / həʊld / / z / held / held / held

72. Hurt(s) / hɜːt / / s / hurt / hɜːt / hurt

73. Keep(s) / kiːp / / s / kept / kept / kept

74. Kneel(s) / niːl / / z / knelt / nelt / knelt

75. Knit(s) / nɪt / / s / knit/ /nɪt/

knitted /ˈnɪtɪd/

knit/knitted

76. Know(s) /nəʊ / / z / knew / nju: / known / nəʊn /

77. Lay(s) / leɪ / / z / laid / leɪd / laid

78. Lead(s) / liːd / / z / led / led / led

79. Lean(s) / liːn / / z /

leant / lent /

leaned / liːnd /

leant/leaned

80. Leap(s) / liːp / / s /

leapt / lept /

leaped / liːpt /

leapt/leaped

81. Leave(s) / liːv / / z / left / left / left

82. Lend(s) / lend / / z / lent / lent / lent

83. Let(s) / let / / s / let / let / let

84. Lie(s) / laɪ / / z /

lay / leɪ / lain / leɪn /

85. Light(s) / laɪt / / s / lit / lɪt / lit

86. Lose(s) / luːz / / ɪz / lost / lɒst / lost

87. Make(s) / meɪk / / s / made / meɪd / made

88. May / meɪ / might / maɪt / ---

89. Mean(s) / miːn / / z /

meant / ment / meant

90. Meet(s) / miːt / / s / met / met / met

91. Melt(s) / melt / melted /ˈmeltɪd /

melted /

molten /ˈməʊltən /

92. Mow(s) /məʊ / / z / mowed / məʊd / mown / məʊn /

mowed

93. Overcome(s) /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm / /z / Overcame /ˌəʊvəˈkeɪm / overcome

94. Pay(s) / peɪ / / z / paid / peɪd / paid

95. Plead(s) / pliːd / / z / pled / pled / pled

96. Prove(s) / pruːv / / z / proved / pruːvd / proved proven /ˈpruːvən /

97. Put(s) / pʊt / / s / put / pʊt / put

98. Quit(s) / kwɪt / / s / quit/

quitted / ˈkwɪtɪd /

quit / quitted

99. Read(s) /riːd / / z / read / red / read / red /

100. Ride(s) / raɪd / / z / rode / rəʊd / ridden /ˈrɪdən /

101. Ring(s) /rɪŋ / / z / rang / ræŋ / rung / rʌŋ /

102. Rise(s) / raɪz / / ɪz / rose / rəʊz / risen /ˈrɪzn /

103. Run(s) / rʌn / / z /

ran / ræn / run / rʌn /

104. Saw(s) / sɔː / / z /

sawed / sɔːd / sawed /

sawn / sɔːn /

105. Say(s) / seɪ / /sez / said / sed / said

106. See(s) / siː / / z / saw / sɔː / seen / siːn /

107. Seek(s) / siːk / / s / sought / sɔːt / sought

108. Sell(s) / sel / / z / sold / səʊld / sold

109. Send(s) / send / / z / sent / sent / sent

110. Set(s) / set / / s / set set

111. Sew(s) / səʊ / / z /

sewed / səʊd / sewed

sewn / səʊn /

112. Shake(s) / ʃeɪk / / s / shook / ʃʊk / shaken /ˈʃeɪkən /

113. Shall / ʃæl / should / ʃʊd / ---

114. Shed(s) / ʃed / / z / shed / ʃed / shed

115. Shine(s) / ʃaɪn / / z / shone / ʃɒn / shone

116. Shoe (s) / ʃuː / / z / shod/ ʃɒd / shoed / ʃuːd / shod / shoed

117. Shoot(s) / ʃuːt / / s / shot / ʃɒt / shot

118. Show(s) / ʃəʊ / / z / showed / ʃəʊd / shown / ʃəʊn /

119. Shrink(s) / ʃrɪŋk / / s / shrank / ʃræŋk / shrunk / ʃrʌŋk /

120. Shut(s) / ʃʌt / / s / shut / ʃʌt / shut

121. Sing(s) / sɪŋ / / sɪŋz / sang / sæŋ / sung / sʌŋ /

122. Sink(s) / sɪŋk / / s / sank / sæŋk / sunk / sʌŋk /

123. Sit(s) / sɪt / / s / sat / sæt / sat

124. Slay(s) / sleɪ / / z / slayed / sleɪd /

slew / sluː /

slayed

slain / sleɪn /

125. Sleep(s) / sliːp / / s / slept / slept / slept

126. Slide(s) / slaɪd / / z / slid / slɪd / slid

127. Slink(s) / slɪŋk / / s / slunk / slʌŋk / slunk

128. Smell(s) / smel / / z / smelt / smelt /

smelled / smeld /

smelt/smelled

129. Smite(s) / smaɪt / / s / smote / sməʊt / smitten /ˈsmɪtən /

130. Sow(s) / səʊ / / z / sowed / səʊd / sowed/

sown / səʊn /

131. Speak(s) / spiːk / / s / spoke / spəʊk / spoken /ˈspəʊkən/

132. Speed(s) / spiːd / / z / sped / sped /

speeded /ˈspiːdɪd /

sped/speeded

133. Spell(s) / spel / / z / spelt / spelt /

spelled / speld /

spelt/spelled

134. Spend(s) / spend / / z / spent / spent / spent

135. Spill(s) / spɪl / / z / spilt / spɪlt /

spilled / spɪld /

spilt / spɪlt /

spilled / spɪld /

136. Spin(s) / spɪn / / z / span / spæn /

spun / spʌn /

spun

137. Spit(s) / spɪt / / s / spat / spæt /

spitted /ˈspɪtɪd /

spat / spitted

138. Split(s) / splɪt / / s / split / splɪt / split

139. Spoil(s) / spɔɪl / / z / spoilt / spɔɪlt /

spoiled / spɔɪld /

spoilt/spoiled

140. Spread(s) / spred / / z / spread / spred / spread

141. Spring(s) / sprɪŋ / / z / sprang / spræŋ / sprung / sprʌŋ /

142. Stand(s) / stænd / / z / stood / stʊd / stood

143. Steal(s) / stiːl / / z / stole / stəʊl / stolen /ˈstəʊlən /

144. Stick(s) / stɪk / / s / stuck / stʌk / stuck

145. Sting(s) / stɪŋ / / z / stung / stʌŋ / stung

146. Stink(s) / stɪŋk / /s / stank / stæŋk / stunk / stʌŋk /

147. Strew(s) / struː / / z / strewed / struːd / strewn / struːn /

148. Stride(s) / straɪd / / z / strode / strəʊd / strode

149. Strike(s) / straɪk / / s / struck / strʌk / struck

150. String(s) / strɪŋ / / z / strung / strʌŋ / strung

151. Strive(s) / straɪv / / z / strove / strəʊv / striven /ˈstrɪvən /

152. Swear(s) / sweə / / z / swore / swɔː / sworn/ swɔːn /

153. Swell(s) / swell / / z / swelled / sweld / swollen / ˈswəʊlən /

154. Sweep(s) / swiːp / / s / swept / swept / swept

155. Swim(s) / swɪm / /z/ swam / swæm / swum / swʌm /

156. Swing(s) / swɪŋ / / z / swung / swʌŋ / swung

157. Take(s) / teɪk / / s / took / tʊk / taken /ˈteɪkən /

158. Teach(es) / tiːtʃ / / ɪz / taught / tɔːt / taught

159. Tear(s) / teə / / z / tore / tɔː / torn / tɔːn /

160. Tell(s) / tel / / z / told / təʊld / told

161. Think(s) / θɪŋk / / s / thought / θɔːt / thought

162. Thrive(s) / θraɪv / / z / thrived / θraɪvd /

throve / θrəʊv /

thrived

thriven /ˈθrɪvən /

163. Throw(s) / θrəʊ / / z / threw / θruː / thrown / θrəʊn /

164. Undergo(es) /ˌʌnd ə |ˈɡəʊ / /z/ underwent

/ˌʌndəˈwent/

undergone

/ˌʌndəˈɡɒn /

References:

� Hornby, A.S. (2005). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 7th edition. Oxford: OUP.

� Michael, R.; Gwyneth, F. (2002). Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. Oxford:

Bloomsbury Publishing.

� Proctor, Paul (ed.) (2002). Cambridge International Dictionary of English. Cambridge: CUP.

� Wells, J.C., (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. 3rd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education. References for Spanish translations:

� Gondar, M. (Ed.). (2002). Diccionario Cambridge Klett Pocket: Español-Inglés/Inglés- Español. Cambridge: CUP.

� Fox, G. (Ed.). (2006). Diccionario MacMillan: Español-Inglés/Inglés-Español. Oxford: MacMillan Publishers.

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Education.

165. Understand(s) / z / understood

/ˌʌndəˈstʊd /

understood

166. Undertake(s) /ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ / s / undertook

/ˌʌndəˈtʊk /

undertaken

/ˌʌndəˈteɪkən /

167. Upset(s) / ʌpˈset / / s / upset / ʌpˈset / upset

168. Wake(s) / weɪk / / s / woke / wəʊk /

waked / weɪkt /

woken /ˈwəʊkən /

waked

169. Wear(s) / weə / / z / wore / wɔː / worn / wɔːn /

170. Weave(s) / wiːv / / z / wove / wəʊv /

weaved / wiːvd /

woven / ˈwəʊvən /

weaved

171. Wed(s) / wed / / z / wed / wed /

wedded /ˈwedɪd /

wed/

wedded

172. Weep(s) / wiːp / / s / wept / wept / wept

173. Wet(s) / wet / / s / wet / wet /

wetted /ˈwetɪd /

wet

wetted /ˈwetɪd /

174. Will / wɪl / would / wʊd / ---

175. Win(s) / wɪn / / z / won / wʌn / won

176. Wind(s) / waɪnd / / z / wound / waʊnd / wound

177. Write(s) / raɪt / / s / wrote / rəʊt / written /ˈrɪtən /

178. Withdraw(s) / wɪðˈdrɔː / / z / withdrew / wɪðˈdruː /

withdrawn

/ wɪðˈdrɔːn /

179. Withhold(s) / wɪðˈhəʊld / / z / withheld / wɪðˈheld / withheld

180. Withstand(s) / wɪðˈstænd/ / z / withstood / wɪðˈstʊd / withstood