English Irregular Verbs

Overview of English Irregular Verbs

• An irregular verb in English does not follow the standard grammatical pattern of adding -ed or -d to form its past tense and past participle.
• Mastering irregular verbs requires memorizing the base form (Infinitive), the simple past tense form (Past Tense), and the past participle form (Past Participle).
• The guide below provides exhaustive dictionary reference entries for English irregular verbs from be to mean, complete with their exact Polish translations (Znaczenie).

Irregular Verbs Reference List (A – D)

• be

  • Infinitive: be
  • Past Tense: was / were
  • Past Participle: been
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): być

• bear

  • Infinitive: bear
  • Past Tense: bore
  • Past Participle: born
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): nosić; rodzić

• beat

  • Infinitive: beat
  • Past Tense: beat
  • Past Participle: beaten
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): uderzyć

• become

  • Infinitive: become
  • Past Tense: became
  • Past Participle: become
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): stawać się

• begin

  • Infinitive: begin
  • Past Tense: began
  • Past Participle: begun
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): zaczynać

• bind

  • Infinitive: bind
  • Past Tense: bound
  • Past Participle: bound
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): wiązać

• bite

  • Infinitive: bite
  • Past Tense: bit
  • Past Participle: bitten
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): gryźć

• bleed

  • Infinitive: bleed
  • Past Tense: bled
  • Past Participle: bled
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): krwawić

• blow

  • Infinitive: blow
  • Past Tense: blew
  • Past Participle: blown
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): dmuchać

• break

  • Infinitive: break
  • Past Tense: broke
  • Past Participle: broken
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): złamać

• bring

  • Infinitive: bring
  • Past Tense: brought
  • Past Participle: brought
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): przynieść

• build

  • Infinitive: build
  • Past Tense: built
  • Past Participle: built
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): budować

• burn

  • Infinitive: burn
  • Past Tense: burnt
  • Past Participle: burnt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): spalić

• burst

  • Infinitive: burst
  • Past Tense: burst
  • Past Participle: burst
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): pęknąć; wybuchnąć

• buy

  • Infinitive: buy
  • Past Tense: bought
  • Past Participle: bought
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): kupować

• catch

  • Infinitive: catch
  • Past Tense: caught
  • Past Participle: caught
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): chwytać; łapać

• choose

  • Infinitive: choose
  • Past Tense: chose
  • Past Participle: chosen
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): wybierać

• cling

  • Infinitive: cling
  • Past Tense: clung
  • Past Participle: clung
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): przylegać

• cost

  • Infinitive: cost
  • Past Tense: cost
  • Past Participle: cost
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): kosztować

• cut

  • Infinitive: cut
  • Past Tense: cut
  • Past Participle: cut
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): ciąć

• deal

  • Infinitive: deal
  • Past Tense: dealt
  • Past Participle: dealt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): rozdawać

• dig

  • Infinitive: dig
  • Past Tense: dug
  • Past Participle: dug
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): kopać

• do

  • Infinitive: do
  • Past Tense: did
  • Past Participle: done
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): robić

• draw

  • Infinitive: draw
  • Past Tense: drew
  • Past Participle: drawn
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): rysować; wyciągnąć

• dream

  • Infinitive: dream
  • Past Tense: dreamt
  • Past Participle: dreamt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): śnić; marzyć

• drink

  • Infinitive: drink
  • Past Tense: drank
  • Past Participle: drunk
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): pić

• drive

  • Infinitive: drive
  • Past Tense: drove
  • Past Participle: driven
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): kierować

• dwell

  • Infinitive: dwell
  • Past Tense: dwelt
  • Past Participle: dwelt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): mieszkać

Irregular Verbs Reference List (E – H)

• eat

  • Infinitive: eat
  • Past Tense: ate
  • Past Participle: eaten
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): jeść

• fall

  • Infinitive: fall
  • Past Tense: fell
  • Past Participle: fallen
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): upadać

• feed

  • Infinitive: feed
  • Past Tense: fed
  • Past Participle: fed
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): karmić

• feel

  • Infinitive: feel
  • Past Tense: felt
  • Past Participle: felt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): czuć (się)

• fight

  • Infinitive: fight
  • Past Tense: fought
  • Past Participle: fought
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): walczyć

• find

  • Infinitive: find
  • Past Tense: found
  • Past Participle: found
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): znaleźć

• flee

  • Infinitive: flee
  • Past Tense: fled
  • Past Participle: fled
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): uciekać

• fly

  • Infinitive: fly
  • Past Tense: flew
  • Past Participle: flown
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): latać

• forbid

  • Infinitive: forbid
  • Past Tense: forbade
  • Past Participle: forbidden
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): zabraniać

• foresee

  • Infinitive: foresee
  • Past Tense: foresaw
  • Past Participle: foreseen
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): przewidywać

• forget

  • Infinitive: forget
  • Past Tense: forgot
  • Past Participle: forgotten
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): zapomnieć

• forgive

  • Infinitive: forgive
  • Past Tense: forgave
  • Past Participle: forgiven
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): przebaczyć

• freeze

  • Infinitive: freeze
  • Past Tense: froze
  • Past Participle: frozen
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): zamarzać

• get

  • Infinitive: get
  • Past Tense: got
  • Past Participle: got
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): dostać

• give

  • Infinitive: give
  • Past Tense: gave
  • Past Participle: given
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): dać; wręczyć

• go

  • Infinitive: go
  • Past Tense: went
  • Past Participle: gone
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): iść; jechać

• grow

  • Infinitive: grow
  • Past Tense: grew
  • Past Participle: grown
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): rosnąć; chodować

• hang

  • Infinitive: hang
  • Past Tense: hung
  • Past Participle: hung
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): wieszać

• have

  • Infinitive: have
  • Past Tense: had
  • Past Participle: had
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): mieć

• hear

  • Infinitive: hear
  • Past Tense: heard
  • Past Participle: heard
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): słyszeć

• hide

  • Infinitive: hide
  • Past Tense: hid
  • Past Participle: hidden
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): chować (się)

• hit

  • Infinitive: hit
  • Past Tense: hit
  • Past Participle: hit
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): uderzyć

• hold

  • Infinitive: hold
  • Past Tense: held
  • Past Participle: held
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): trzymać (się); mieć

• hurt

  • Infinitive: hurt
  • Past Tense: hurt
  • Past Participle: hurt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): zranić

Irregular Verbs Reference List (K – M)

• keep

  • Infinitive: keep
  • Past Tense: kept
  • Past Participle: kept
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): trzymać

• kneel

  • Infinitive: kneel
  • Past Tense: knelt
  • Past Participle: knelt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): klęczeć

• know

  • Infinitive: know
  • Past Tense: knew
  • Past Participle: known
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): wiedzieć; znać

• lay

  • Infinitive: lay
  • Past Tense: laid
  • Past Participle: laid
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): kłaść; położyć

• lead

  • Infinitive: lead
  • Past Tense: led
  • Past Participle: led
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): kierować; prowadzić

• leap

  • Infinitive: leap
  • Past Tense: leapt
  • Past Participle: leapt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): skoczyć

• learn

  • Infinitive: learn
  • Past Tense: learnt
  • Past Participle: learnt
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): uczyć się

• leave

  • Infinitive: leave
  • Past Tense: left
  • Past Participle: left
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): opuścić; zostawić

• lend

  • Infinitive: lend
  • Past Tense: lent
  • Past Participle: lent
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): pożyczać

• lie

  • Infinitive: lie
  • Past Tense: lay
  • Past Participle: lain
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): leżeć

• light

  • Infinitive: light
  • Past Tense: lit
  • Past Participle: lit
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): zapalać; oświetlać

• lose

  • Infinitive: lose
  • Past Tense: lost
  • Past Participle: lost
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): zgubić; stracić

• make

  • Infinitive: make
  • Past Tense: made
  • Past Participle: made
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): robić; tworzyć

• mean

  • Infinitive: mean
  • Past Tense: meant
  • Past Participle: meant
  • Znaczenie (Polish Meaning): znaczyć