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English irregular verbs
The irregular forms currently used by the English conjugation helper. Regular verbs are generated from rules; these rows override those rules.
225 irregular entries
| Base | Past | Participle | 3rd person | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abide | abode | abidden | Past: abided; Participle: abided | |
| alight | alit | alit | Past: alighted; Participle: alighted | |
| arise | arose | arisen | ||
| awake | awoke | awoken | Past: awaked; Participle: awaked | |
| backslide | backslid | backslidden | Participle: backslid | |
| be | was | been | is | |
| bear | bore | borne | Participle: born | |
| beat | beat | beaten | Participle: beat | |
| become | became | become | ||
| beget | begot | begotten | Past: begat; Participle: begot | |
| begin | began | begun | ||
| bend | bent | bent | ||
| bereave | bereft | bereft | Past: bereaved; Participle: bereaved | |
| beseech | besought | besought | Past: beseeched; Participle: beseeched | |
| beset | beset | beset | ||
| bet | bet | bet | Past: betted; Participle: betted | |
| bid | bid | bid | Past: bade; Participle: bidden | |
| bind | bound | bound | ||
| bite | bit | bitten | ||
| bleed | bled | bled | ||
| blow | blew | blown | ||
| break | broke | broken | ||
| breed | bred | bred | ||
| bring | brought | brought | ||
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | Past: broadcasted; Participle: broadcasted | |
| browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten | Participle: browbeat | |
| build | built | built | ||
| burn | burnt | burnt | Past: burned; Participle: burned | |
| burst | burst | burst | ||
| buy | bought | bought | ||
| can | could | could | defective verb | |
| cast | cast | cast | ||
| catch | caught | caught | ||
| choose | chose | chosen | ||
| cling | clung | clung | ||
| clothe | clad | clad | Past: clothed; Participle: clothed | |
| come | came | come | ||
| cost | cost | cost | Past: costed; Participle: costed | |
| creep | crept | crept | Past: creeped; Participle: creeped | |
| cut | cut | cut | ||
| dare | dared | dared | dare | defective verb |
| deal | dealt | dealt | ||
| dig | dug | dug | ||
| dive | dove | dived | Past: dived; Participle: dove | |
| do | did | done | does | |
| draw | drew | drawn | ||
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | Past: dreamed; Participle: dreamed | |
| drink | drank | drunk | ||
| drive | drove | driven | ||
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt | Past: dwelled; Participle: dwelled | |
| eat | ate | eaten | ||
| fall | fell | fallen | ||
| feed | fed | fed | ||
| feel | felt | felt | ||
| fight | fought | fought | ||
| find | found | found | ||
| fit | fit | fit | Past: fitted; Participle: fitted | |
| flee | fled | fled | ||
| fling | flung | flung | ||
| fly | flew | flown | ||
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | Past: forbad; Past: forbid | |
| forecast | forecast | forecast | Past: forecasted; Participle: forecasted | |
| forego | forewent | foregone | ||
| foresee | foresaw | foreseen | ||
| foretell | foretold | foretold | ||
| forget | forgot | forgotten | Participle: forgot | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | ||
| forsake | forsook | forsaken | ||
| freeze | froze | frozen | ||
| get | got | gotten | Participle: got | |
| gild | gilt | gilt | Past: gilded; Participle: gilded | |
| give | gave | given | ||
| go | went | gone | goes | |
| grind | ground | ground | ||
| grow | grew | grown | ||
| hang | hung | hung | Past: hanged; Participle: hanged | |
| have | had | had | has | |
| hear | heard | heard | ||
| hide | hid | hidden | Participle: hid | |
| hit | hit | hit | ||
| hold | held | held | ||
| hurt | hurt | hurt | ||
| inlay | inlaid | inlaid | ||
| input | input | input | Past: inputted; Participle: inputted | |
| keep | kept | kept | ||
| kneel | knelt | knelt | Past: kneeled; Participle: kneeled | |
| knit | knit | knit | Past: knitted; Participle: knitted | |
| know | knew | known | ||
| lay | laid | laid | ||
| lead | led | led | ||
| lean | leant | leant | Past: leaned; Participle: leaned | |
| leap | leapt | leapt | Past: leaped; Participle: leaped | |
| learn | learnt | learnt | Past: learned; Participle: learned | |
| leave | left | left | ||
| lend | lent | lent | ||
| let | let | let | ||
| lie | lay | lain | ||
| light | lit | lit | Past: lighted; Participle: lighted | |
| lose | lost | lost | ||
| make | made | made | ||
| may | might | might | defective verb | |
| mean | meant | meant | ||
| meet | met | met | ||
| mislead | misled | misled | ||
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | ||
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood | ||
| mow | mowed | mown | Participle: mowed | |
| must | must | must | defective verb | |
| outdo | outdid | outdone | outdoes | |
| outgrow | outgrew | outgrown | ||
| outrun | outran | outrun | ||
| overcome | overcame | overcome | ||
| overdo | overdid | overdone | overdoes | |
| overdraw | overdrew | overdrawn | ||
| overeat | overate | overeaten | ||
| overhear | overheard | overheard | ||
| overtake | overtook | overtaken | ||
| overthrow | overthrew | overthrown | ||
| pay | paid | paid | ||
| plead | pled | pled | Past: pleaded; Participle: pleaded | |
| prepay | prepaid | prepaid | ||
| prove | proved | proven | Participle: proved | |
| put | put | put | ||
| quit | quit | quit | Past: quitted; Participle: quitted | |
| read | read | read | ||
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt | ||
| redo | redid | redone | redoes | |
| remake | remade | remade | ||
| rend | rent | rent | ||
| repay | repaid | repaid | ||
| reset | reset | reset | ||
| retell | retold | retold | ||
| rewrite | rewrote | rewritten | ||
| rid | rid | rid | Past: ridded; Participle: ridden; Participle: ridded | |
| ride | rode | ridden | ||
| ring | rang | rung | ||
| rise | rose | risen | ||
| run | ran | run | ||
| saw | sawed | sawn | Participle: sawed | |
| say | said | said | says | |
| see | saw | seen | ||
| seek | sought | sought | ||
| sell | sold | sold | ||
| send | sent | sent | ||
| set | set | set | ||
| sew | sewed | sewn | Participle: sewed | |
| shake | shook | shaken | ||
| shall | should | should | defective verb | |
| shave | shaved | shaven | Participle: shaved | |
| shear | sheared | shorn | Participle: sheared | |
| shed | shed | shed | ||
| shine | shone | shone | Past: shined; Participle: shined | |
| shoot | shot | shot | ||
| show | showed | shown | Participle: showed | |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | ||
| shut | shut | shut | ||
| sing | sang | sung | ||
| sink | sank | sunk | ||
| sit | sat | sat | ||
| slay | slew | slain | Past: slayed; Participle: slayed | |
| sleep | slept | slept | ||
| slide | slid | slid | ||
| sling | slung | slung | ||
| slink | slunk | slunk | ||
| slit | slit | slit | ||
| smell | smelt | smelt | Past: smelled; Participle: smelled | |
| sneak | snuck | snuck | Past: sneaked; Participle: sneaked | |
| sow | sowed | sown | Participle: sowed | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | ||
| speed | sped | sped | Past: speeded; Participle: speeded | |
| spell | spelt | spelt | Past: spelled; Participle: spelled | |
| spend | spent | spent | ||
| spill | spilt | spilt | Past: spilled; Participle: spilled | |
| spin | spun | spun | ||
| spit | spat | spat | Past: spit; Participle: spit | |
| split | split | split | ||
| spoil | spoilt | spoilt | Past: spoiled; Participle: spoiled | |
| spread | spread | spread | ||
| spring | sprang | sprung | Past: sprung | |
| stand | stood | stood | ||
| stave | staved | staved | Past: stove; Participle: stove | |
| steal | stole | stolen | ||
| stick | stuck | stuck | ||
| sting | stung | stung | ||
| stink | stank | stunk | Past: stunk | |
| strew | strewed | strewn | Participle: strewed | |
| stride | strode | stridden | Participle: strode | |
| strike | struck | struck | Participle: stricken | |
| string | strung | strung | ||
| strive | strove | striven | Past: strived; Participle: strived | |
| swear | swore | sworn | ||
| sweat | sweat | sweat | Past: sweated; Participle: sweated | |
| sweep | swept | swept | ||
| swell | swelled | swollen | Participle: swelled | |
| swim | swam | swum | ||
| swing | swung | swung | Past: swang | |
| take | took | taken | ||
| teach | taught | taught | ||
| tear | tore | torn | ||
| tell | told | told | ||
| think | thought | thought | ||
| thrive | thrived | thrived | Past: throve; Participle: thriven | |
| throw | threw | thrown | ||
| thrust | thrust | thrust | Past: thrusted; Participle: thrusted | |
| tread | trod | trodden | Participle: trod | |
| undergo | underwent | undergone | undergoes | |
| underlie | underlay | underlain | ||
| understand | understood | understood | ||
| undertake | undertook | undertaken | ||
| undo | undid | undone | undoes | |
| upset | upset | upset | ||
| wake | woke | woken | Past: waked; Participle: waked | |
| wear | wore | worn | ||
| weave | wove | woven | Past: weaved; Participle: weaved | |
| wed | wed | wed | Past: wedded; Participle: wedded | |
| weep | wept | wept | ||
| wet | wet | wet | Past: wetted; Participle: wetted | |
| will | would | would | defective verb | |
| win | won | won | ||
| wind | wound | wound | ||
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | ||
| withhold | withheld | withheld | ||
| withstand | withstood | withstood | ||
| wring | wrung | wrung | Past: wrang | |
| write | wrote | written |