15 Examples of Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the usual pattern of adding -ed to form the past tense and past participle. They must be memorized because they do not follow a specific rule. Here are 15 examples of irregular verbs:
1. Go
- Present tense: go
- Past tense: went
- Past participle: gone
2. Take
- Present tense: take
- Past tense: took
- Past participle: taken
3. Make
- Present tense: make
- Past tense: made
- Past participle: made
4. Know
- Present tense: know
- Past tense: knew
- Past participle: known
5. Get
- Present tense: get
- Past tense: got
- Past participle: gotten
6. See
- Present tense: see
- Past tense: saw
- Past participle: seen
7. Think
- Present tense: think
- Past tense: thought
- Past participle: thought
8. Bring
- Present tense: bring
- Past tense: brought
- Past participle: brought
9. Buy
- Present tense: buy
- Past tense: bought
- Past participle: bought
10. Do
- Present tense: do
- Past tense: did
- Past participle: done
11. Have
- Present tense: have
- Past tense: had
- Past participle: had
12. Say
- Present tense: say
- Past tense: said
- Past participle: said
13. Tell
- Present tense: tell
- Past tense: told
- Past participle: told
14. Sell
- Present tense: sell
- Past tense: sold
- Past participle: sold
15. Be
- Present tense: be
- Past tense: was
- Past participle: been
These are just a few examples of irregular verbs. There are many more, and the best way to learn them is through practice and repetition.
