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Irregular verbs
Common irregular verbs
Base form Past simple Past participle Base form Past simple Past participle

beat beat beaten know knew known

become became become learn learnt learnt
begin began begun leave left left
bend bent bent lend lent lent
bite bit bitten light lit lit
bleed bled bled lose lost lost
blow blew blown make made made
break broke broken meet met met
bring brought brought pay paid paid
build built built put put put
burn burnt burnt read read read
burst burst burst ride rode ridden
buy bought bought ring rang rung
catch caught caught run ran run
choose chose chosen say said said
come came come see saw seen
cost cost cost sell sold sold
cut cut cut send sent sent
deal dealt dealt shake shook shaken
dig dug dug shine shone shone
do did done shoot shot shot
draw drew drawn show showed shown
dream dreamt dreamt shut shut shut
drink drank drunk sing sang sung
drive drove driven sink sank sunk
eat ate eaten sit sat sat
fall fell fallen sleep slept slept
feed fed fed smell smelt smelt
feel felt felt speak spoke spoken
fight fought fought spell spelt spelt
find found found spend spent spent
fly flew flown spill spilt spilt
forget forgot forgotten stand stood stood
forgive forgave forgiven steal stole stolen
freeze froze frozen stick stuck stuck
get got got swim swam swum
give gave given take took taken
go went gone/been teach taught taught
grow grew grown tear tore torn
have had had tell told told
hear heard heard think thought thought
hide hid hidden throw threw thrown
hit hit hit understand understood understood
hold held held wear wore worn
hurt hurt hurt win won won
keep kept kept write wrote written

Kenna Bourke 2006