100 Irregular Verbs: A Comprehensive List
Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the usual pattern of adding -ed to form the past tense and past participle. These verbs can be quite tricky to learn, but with practice and repetition, you can master them. Here are 100 irregular verbs, categorized into groups to help you learn them more easily.
Group 1: Verbs with the same form for present, past, and past participle
Base Form | Past Tense | Past Participle
- Awake | Awake | Awake
- Bite | Bite | Bitten
- Break | Broke | Broken
- Buy | Bought | Bought
- Catch | Caught | Caught
- Choose | Chose | Chosen
- Cut | Cut | Cut
- Do | Did | Done
- Eat | Ate | Eaten
- Fall | Fell | Fell
- Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven
Group 2: Verbs with a different form for past tense and past participle
Base Form | Past Tense | Past Participle
- Arise | Arose | Arise
- Be | Was/Were | Been
- Begin | Began | ** Begun**
- Blow | Blew | Blown
- Burn | Burnt | Burnt
- Cost | Cost | Cost
- Flee | Fled | Fled
- Go | Went | Gone
- Grow | Grew | Grown
- Hang | Hung | Hung
Group 3: Verbs with a different form for present and past participle
Base Form | Past Tense | Past Participle
- Know | Knew | Known
- Lay | Laid | Laid
- Lie | Lay | Lain
- Rise | Rose | Risen
- Shine | Shone | Shone
- Sit | Sat | Sat
- Smell | Smelt | Smelt
- Speak | Spoke | Spoken
- Swear | Swore | Sworn
- Take | Took | Taken
Group 4: Verbs with a different form for all three forms
Base Form | Past Tense | Past Participle
- Beget | Begot | Begotten
- Bespeak | Bespoke | Bespoken
- Bring | Brought | Brought
- Cleave | Clove | Cleft
- Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt
- Forsake | Forsake | Forsaken
- Gild | Gilt | Gilt
- Hew | Hew | Hewn
- Overcome | Overcame | Overcome
- Overdo | Overdid | Overdone
Remember, the key to mastering irregular verbs is to practice, practice, practice! Try to use these verbs in sentences and conversations to help you remember their forms. Good luck!
