Irregular Verbs

Flashcards of common English irregular verbs with infinitives, simple past forms, and past participles.

be

The infinitive form of 'to be', which has the simple past forms 'was' for singular and 'were' for plural, and the past participle 'been'.

beat

To defeat or hit repeatedly, with the simple past 'beat' and the past participle 'beaten'.

become

To begin to be something, with the simple past 'became' and past participle 'become'.

begin

To start or commence, with the simple past 'began' and past participle 'begun'.

bite

To use the teeth to cut into something, with the simple past 'bit' and past participle 'bitten'.

bleed

To lose blood, with the simple past 'bled' and past participle 'bled'.

come

To move or travel towards someone or something, with the simple past 'came' and past participle 'come'.

cost

To have a particular price, with the simple past 'cost' and past participle 'cost'.

creep up (on)

To move slowly and quietly, with the simple past 'crept' and past participle 'crept'.

deal with

To handle or manage a situation, with the simple past 'dealt' and past participle 'dealt'.

dig

To break up and move earth or other material, with the simple past 'dug' and past participle 'dug'.

draw

To produce a picture or diagram by making lines on a surface, with the simple past 'drew' and past participle 'drawn'.

drink

To take liquid into the mouth and swallow, with the simple past 'drank' and past participle 'drunk'.

drive

To operate a vehicle, with the simple past 'drove' and past participle 'driven'.

eat

To consume food, with the simple past 'ate' and past participle 'eaten'.

fall

To move downward, with the simple past 'fell' and past participle 'fallen'.

find

To discover something, with the simple past 'found' and past participle 'found'.

fly

To move through the air using wings, with the simple past 'flew' and past participle 'flown'.

forget

To fail to remember, with the simple past 'forgot' and past participle 'forgotten'.

give

To transfer something to someone, with the simple past 'gave' and past participle 'given'.

go

To move from one place to another, with the simple past 'went' and past participle 'gone'.

know

To be aware of through observation, with the simple past 'knew' and past participle 'known'.

lead

To guide or direct, with the simple past 'led' and past participle 'led'.

leave

To go away from a place, with the simple past 'left' and past participle 'left'.

lose

To be deprived of or cease to have something, with the simple past 'lost' and past participle 'lost'.

read

To look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter, with the simple past 'read' (pronounced 'red') and past participle 'read' (pronounced 'red').

run

To move swiftly on foot, with the simple past 'ran' and past participle 'run'.

say

To pronounce words, with the simple past 'said' and past participle 'said'.

see

To perceive with the eyes, with the simple past 'saw' and past participle 'seen'.

sell

To exchange something for money, with the simple past 'sold' and past participle 'sold'.

shake

To move something rapidly up and down or side to side, with the simple past 'shook' and past participle 'shaken'.

sit

To rest on the buttocks, with the simple past 'sat' and past participle 'sat'.

sleep

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness, with the simple past 'slept' and past participle 'slept'.

speak

To express thoughts, opinions, or feelings verbally, with the simple past 'spoke' and past participle 'spoken'.

stand

To be in an upright position on the feet, with the simple past 'stood' and past participle 'stood'.

steal

To take something that belongs to someone else, with the simple past 'stole' and past participle 'stolen'.

swim

To move through water by moving the body, with the simple past 'swam' and past participle 'swum'.

take

To grasp or seize something, with the simple past 'took' and past participle 'taken'.

teach

To impart knowledge or skill, with the simple past 'taught' and past participle 'taught'.

tell

To communicate information verbally, with the simple past 'told' and past participle 'told'.

think

To have a particular opinion or belief, with the simple past 'thought' and past participle 'thought'.

throw

To propel something with force through the air, with the simple past 'threw' and past participle 'thrown'.

understand

To grasp the meaning of something, with the simple past 'understood' and past participle 'understood'.

wake

To reawaken or come out of sleep, with the simple past 'woke' and past participle 'woken'.

win

To be successful or victorious in a contest, with the simple past 'won' and past participle 'won'.