Essential irregular verbs in English (B2)

This set of cards contains all the irregular verbs you should master at the B2 level in English.

bear
beə(r)

bore, borne
bɔː(r), bɔːn

beat
biːt

beat, beaten
biːt, ˈbiːtn

begin
bɪˈɡɪn

began, begun
bɪˈɡæn, bɪˈɡʌn

bend
bend

bent, bent
bent, bent

bet
bet

bet, bet
bet, bet

bid
bɪd

bid, bid
bɪd, bɪd

bind
baɪnd

bound, bound
baʊnd, baʊnd

bite
baɪt

bit, bitten
bɪt, ˈbɪtn

bleed
bliːd

bled, bled
bled, bled

blow
bləʊ

blew, blown
bluː, bləʊn

break
breɪk

broke, broken
brəʊk, ˈbrəʊkən

breed
briːd

bred, bred
bred, bred

bring
brɪŋ

brought, brought
brɔːt, brɔːt

build
bɪld

built, built
bɪlt, bɪlt

burn
bɜːn

burnt, burnt
bɜːnt, bɜːnt

burst
bɜːst

burst, burst
bɜːst, bɜːst

buy
baɪ

bought, bought
bɔːt, bɔːt

cast
kɑːst

cast, cast
kɑːst, kɑːst

catch
kætʃ

caught, caught
kɔːt, kɔːt

choose
tʃuːz

chose, chosen
tʃəʊz, ˈtʃəʊzn

cling
klɪŋ

clung, clung
klʌŋ, klʌŋ

come
kʌm

came, come
keɪm, kʌm

cost
kɒst

cost, cost
kɒst, kɒst

creep
kriːp

crept, crept
krept, krept

cut
kʌt

cut, cut
kʌt, kʌt

deal
diːl

dealt, dealt
delt, delt

dig
dɪɡ

dug, dug
dʌɡ, dʌɡ

draw
drɔː

drew, drawn
druː, drɔːn

drink
drɪŋk

drank, drunk
dræŋk, drʌŋk

drive
draɪv

drove, driven
drəʊv, ˈdrɪvn

eat
iːt

ate, eaten
eɪt, ˈiːtn

fall
fɔːl

fell, fallen
fel, ˈfɔːlən

feed
fiːd

fed, fed
fed, fed

feel
fiːl

felt, felt
felt, felt

fight
faɪt

fought, fought
fɔːt, fɔːt

find
faɪnd

found, found
faʊnd, faʊnd

flee
fliː

fled, fled
fled, fled

fly
flaɪ

flew, flown
fluː, fləʊn

forbid
fəˈbɪd

forbade, forbidden
fəˈbeɪd, fəˈbɪdn

freeze
friːz

froze, frozen
frəʊz, ˈfrəʊzn

get
ɡet

got, got
ɡɒt, ɡɒt

give
ɡɪv

gave, given
ɡeɪv, ˈɡɪvn

go
ɡəʊ

went, gone
went, ɡɒn

grind
/ɡraɪnd/

ground, ground
ɡraʊnd, ɡraʊnd

grow
ɡrəʊ

grew, grown
ɡruː, ɡrəʊn

hang
hæŋ

hung, hung
hʌŋ, hʌŋ

hear
hɪə(r)

heard, heard
hɜːd, hɜːd

hide
haɪd

hid, hidden
hɪd, ˈhɪdn

hit
hɪt

hit, hit
hɪt, hɪt

hold
həʊld

held, held
held, held

hurt
/hɜːt/

hurt, hurt
hɜːt, hɜːt

keep
kiːp

kept, kept
kept, kept

know
nəʊ

knew, known
njuː, nəʊn

lay
leɪ

laid, laid
leɪd, leɪd

lead
liːd

led, led
led, led

leave
liːv

left, left
left, left

lend
lend

lent, lent
lent, lent

let
let

let, let
let, let

lie
laɪ

lay, lain
leɪ, leɪn

light
laɪt

lit, lit
lɪt, lɪt

lose
luːz

lost, lost
lɒst, lɒst

make
meɪk

made, made
meɪd, meɪd

mean
miːn

meant, meant
ment, ment

meet
miːt

met, met
met, met

pay
peɪ

paid, paid
peɪd, peɪd

put
pʊt

put, put
pʊt, pʊt

quit
kwɪt

quit, quit
kwɪt, kwɪt

read
riːd

read, read
red, red

rid
rɪd

rid, rid
rɪd, rɪd

ride
raɪd

rode, ridden
rəʊd, ˈrɪdn

ring
rɪŋ

rang, rung
ræŋ, rʌŋ

rise
raɪz

rose, risen
rəʊz, ˈrɪzn

run
rʌn

ran, run
ræn, rʌn

say
seɪ

said, said
sed, sed

see
siː

saw, seen
sɔː, siːn

seek
siːk

sought, sought
sɔːt, sɔːt

sell
sel

sold, sold
səʊld, səʊld

send
send

sent, sent
sent, sent

set
set

set, set
set, set

shake
ʃeɪk

shook, shaken
ʃʊk, ˈʃeɪkən

shed
ʃed

shed, shed
ʃed, ʃed

shine
ʃaɪn

shone, shone
ʃɒn, ʃɒn

shoot
ʃuːt

shot, shot
ʃɒt, ʃɒt

show
ʃəʊ

showed, shown
ʃəʊd, ʃəʊn

shrink
ʃrɪŋk

shrank, shrunk
ʃræŋk, ʃrʌŋk

shut
ʃʌt

shut, shut
ʃʌt, ʃʌt

sing
sɪŋ

sang, sung
sæŋ, sʌŋ

sink
sɪŋk

sank, sunk
sæŋk, sʌŋk

sit
sɪt

sat, sat
sæt, sæt

sleep
sliːp

slept, slept
slept, slept

slide
slaɪd

slid, slid
slɪd, slɪd

speak
spiːk

spoke, spoken
spəʊk, ˈspəʊkən

spell
spel

spelt, spelt
spelt, spelt

spend
spend

spent, spent
spent, spent

spin
spɪn

spun, spun
spʌn, spʌn

split
splɪt

split, split
splɪt, splɪt

spread
spred

spread, spread
spred, spred

spring
sprɪŋ

sprang, sprung
spræŋ, sprʌŋ

stand
stænd

stood, stood
stʊd, stʊd

steal
stiːl

stole, stolen
stəʊl, ˈstəʊlən