Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Simple Past, and Past Participle

Vocabulary practice flashcards for common English irregular verbs, detailing the infinitive form, phonetic transcriptions, simple past, and past participle forms.

be (/bi/)

Simple past: was /wəz/, were /wər/; Past participle: been /bɪn/

beat (/bit/)

Simple past: beat; Past participle: beaten /ˈbitn/

become (/bɪˈkʌm/)

Simple past: became /bɪˈkeɪm/; Past participle: become

begin (/bɪˈgɪn/)

Simple past: began /bɪˈgæn/; Past participle: begun /bɪˈgʌn/

bite (/baɪt/)

Simple past: bit /bɪt/; Past participle: bitten /ˈbɪtn/

break (/breɪk/)

Simple past: broke /broʊk/; Past participle: broken /ˈbroʊkən/

bring (/brɪŋ/)

Simple past: brought /brɔt/; Past participle: brought

build (/bɪld/)

Simple past: built /bɪlt/; Past participle: built

buy (/baɪ/)

Simple past: bought /bɔt/; Past participle: bought

can (/kæn/)

Simple past: could /kʊd/; Past participle: –

catch (/kætʃ/)

Simple past: caught /kɔt/; Past participle: caught

choose (/tʃuz/)

Simple past: chose /tʃoʊz/; Past participle: chosen /ˈtʃoʊzn/

come (/kʌm/)

Simple past: came /keɪm/; Past participle: come

cost (/kɔst/)

Simple past: cost; Past participle: cost

cut (/kʌt/)

Simple past: cut; Past participle: cut

do (/du/)

Simple past: did /dɪd/; Past participle: done /dʌn/

draw (/drɔ/)

Simple past: drew /dru/; Past participle: drawn /drɔn/

dream (/drim/)

Simple past: dreamed /drimd/ (also dreamt); Past participle: dreamed (also dreamt)

drink (/drɪŋk/)

Simple past: drank /dræŋk/; Past participle: drunk /drʌŋk/

drive (/draɪv/)

Simple past: drove /droʊv/; Past participle: driven /ˈdrɪvn/

eat (/it/)

Simple past: ate /eɪt/; Past participle: eaten /ˈitn/

fall (/fɔl/)

Simple past: fell /fɛl/; Past participle: fallen /ˈfɔlən/

feel (/fil/)

Simple past: felt /fɛlt/; Past participle: felt

find (/faɪnd/)

Simple past: found /faʊnd/; Past participle: found

fly (/flaɪ/)

Simple past: flew /flu/; Past participle: flown /floʊn/

forget (/fərˈgɛt/)

Simple past: forgot /fərˈgɑt/; Past participle: forgotten /fərˈgɑtn/

get (/gɛt/)

Simple past: got /gɑt/; Past participle: gotten /ˈgɑtn/

give (/gɪv/)

Simple past: gave /geɪv/; Past participle: given /ˈgɪvn/

go (/goʊ/)

Simple past: went /wɛnt/; Past participle: gone /gɑn/

grow (/groʊ/)

Simple past: grew /gru/; Past participle: grown /groʊn/

hang (/hæŋ/)

Simple past: hung /hʌŋ/; Past participle: hung

have (/hæv/)

Simple past: had /hæd/; Past participle: had

hear (/hɪr/)

Simple past: heard /hərd/; Past participle: heard

hit (/hɪt/)

Simple past: hit; Past participle: hit

hurt (/hərt/)

Simple past: hurt; Past participle: hurt

keep (/kip/)

Simple past: kept /kɛpt/; Past participle: kept

know (/noʊ/)

Simple past: knew /nu/; Past participle: known /noʊn/

learn (/lərn/)

Simple past: learned /lərnd/; Past participle: learned

leave (/liv/)

Simple past: left /lɛft/; Past participle: left