Irregular Verbs

Vocabulary flashcards covering English irregular verbs, including base forms, simple past forms, past participle forms, and usage notes.

arise

Simple Past: arose | Past Participle: arisen

awake

Simple Past: awoke | Past Participle: awoken

be

Simple Past: was or were | Past Participle: been

beat

Simple Past: beat | Past Participle: beaten/beat

become

Simple Past: became | Past Participle: become

begin

Simple Past: began | Past Participle: begun

bend

Simple Past: bent | Past Participle: bent

bet

Simple Past: bet | Past Participle: bet

bite

Simple Past: bit | Past Participle: bitten

bleed

Simple Past: bled | Past Participle: bled

blow

Simple Past: blew | Past Participle: blown

break

Simple Past: broke | Past Participle: broken

bring

Simple Past: brought | Past Participle: brought

build

Simple Past: built | Past Participle: built

burn

Simple Past: burned/burnt | Past Participle: burnt/burned

burst

Simple Past: burst | Past Participle: burst

buy

Simple Past: bought | Past Participle: bought

catch

Simple Past: caught | Past Participle: caught

choose

Simple Past: chose | Past Participle: chosen

cling

Simple Past: clung | Past Participle: clung

come

Simple Past: came | Past Participle: come

cost

Simple Past: cost | Past Participle: cost

creep

Simple Past: crept | Past Participle: crept

cut

Simple Past: cut | Past Participle: cut

deal

Simple Past: dealt | Past Participle: dealt

dig

Simple Past: dug | Past Participle: dug

dive

Simple Past: dove/dived | Past Participle: dived

do

Simple Past: did | Past Participle: done

draw

Simple Past: drew | Past Participle: drawn

dream

Simple Past: dreamed/dreamt | Past Participle: dreamed/dreamt

drink

Simple Past: drank | Past Participle: drunk

drive

Simple Past: drove | Past Participle: driven

eat

Simple Past: ate | Past Participle: eaten

fall

Simple Past: fell | Past Participle: fallen

feed

Simple Past: fed | Past Participle: fed

feel

Simple Past: felt | Past Participle: felt

fight

Simple Past: fought | Past Participle: fought

find

Simple Past: found | Past Participle: found

fit

Simple Past: fit/fitted | Past Participle: fit

flee

Simple Past: fled | Past Participle: fled

fling

Simple Past: flung | Past Participle: flung

fly

Simple Past: flew | Past Participle: flown

forbid

Simple Past: forbid/forbade | Past Participle: forbidden

forget

Simple Past: forgot | Past Participle: forgotten

forgive

Simple Past: forgave | Past Participle: forgiven

freeze

Simple Past: froze | Past Participle: frozen

get

Simple Past: got | Past Participle: gotten/got

give

Simple Past: gave | Past Participle: given

go

Simple Past: went | Past Participle: gone

grind

Simple Past: ground | Past Participle: ground

grow

Simple Past: grew | Past Participle: grown

hang

Simple Past: hung/hanged* | Past Participle: hung/hanged*

have

Simple Past: had | Past Participle: had

hear

Simple Past: heard | Past Participle: heard

hide

Simple Past: hid | Past Participle: hidden

hit

Simple Past: hit | Past Participle: hit

hold

Simple Past: held | Past Participle: held

hurt

Simple Past: hurt | Past Participle: hurt

keep

Simple Past: kept | Past Participle: kept

kneel

Simple Past: knelt/kneeled | Past Participle: knelt/kneeled

knit

Simple Past: knit/knitted | Past Participle: knit/knitted

know

Simple Past: knew | Past Participle: known

lay

Simple Past: laid | Past Participle: laid

lead

Simple Past: led | Past Participle: led

leap

Simple Past: leaped/leapt | Past Participle: leaped/leapt

leave

Simple Past: left | Past Participle: left

lend

Simple Past: lent | Past Participle: lent

let

Simple Past: let | Past Participle: let

lie (lie down)

Simple Past: lay | Past Participle: lain

light

Simple Past: lit/lighted | Past Participle: lit/lighted

lose

Simple Past: lost | Past Participle: lost

make

Simple Past: made | Past Participle: made

mean

Simple Past: meant | Past Participle: meant

meet

Simple Past: met | Past Participle: met

pay

Simple Past: paid | Past Participle: paid

prove

Simple Past: proved | Past Participle: proven/proved

put

Simple Past: put | Past Participle: put

quit

Simple Past: quit | Past Participle: quit

read/rid/

Simple Past: read/red/ | Past Participle: read/red/

ride

Simple Past: rode | Past Participle: ridden

ring

Simple Past: rang | Past Participle: rung

rise

Simple Past: rose | Past Participle: risen

run

Simple Past: ran | Past Participle: run

say

Simple Past: said | Past Participle: said

see

Simple Past: saw | Past Participle: seen

seek

Simple Past: sought | Past Participle: sought

sell

Simple Past: sold | Past Participle: sold

send

Simple Past: sent | Past Participle: sent

set

Simple Past: set | Past Participle: set

sew

Simple Past: sewed | Past Participle: sewn/sewed

shake

Simple Past: shook | Past Participle: shaken

shave

Simple Past: shaved | Past Participle: shaved/shaven

shine (intransitive)

Simple Past: shone/shined | Past Participle: shone/shined

shoot

Simple Past: shot | Past Participle: shot

show

Simple Past: showed | Past Participle: shown

shrink

Simple Past: shrank/shrunk | Past Participle: shrunk/shrunken

shut

Simple Past: shut | Past Participle: shut

sing

Simple Past: sang | Past Participle: sung

sink

Simple Past: sank/sunk | Past Participle: sunk

sit

Simple Past: sat | Past Participle: sat