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| Common irregular verbs are listed below. The version used with helping verbs has, have or had is called the past participle. |
English Common Irregular Verbs - Examples
| Present Tense |
Past Tense |
Past Participle |
| am, be |
was, were |
been |
| begin |
began |
begun |
| bid (offer) |
bid |
bid |
| bid (order) |
bade |
bidden |
| bite |
bit |
bitten |
| blow |
blew |
blown |
| break |
broke |
broken |
| bring |
brought |
brought |
| burst |
burst |
burst |
| catch |
caught |
caught |
| come |
came |
come |
| dive |
dived |
dived |
| do |
did |
done |
| drag |
dragged |
dragged |
| draw |
drew |
drawn |
| drink |
drank |
drunk |
| drive |
drove |
driven |
| drown |
drowned |
drowned |
| eat |
ate |
eaten |
| fall |
fell |
fallen |
| fight |
fought |
fought |
| flee |
fled |
fled |
| flow |
flowed |
flowed |
| fly |
flew |
flown |
| forsake |
florsook |
florsaken |
| freeze |
froze |
frozen |
| give |
gave |
given |
| go |
went |
gone |
| grow |
grew |
grown |
| hang (execute) |
hanged |
hanged |
| hang (dangle) |
hung |
hung |
| hide |
hid |
hidden, hid |
| know |
knew |
known |
| lay (place) |
laid |
laid |
| lead |
led |
led |
| lie (position) |
lay |
lain |
| lie (deceive) |
lied |
lied |
| raise |
raised |
raised |
| ride |
rode |
ridden |
| ring |
rang |
rung |
| rise |
rose |
risen |
| run |
ran |
run |
| see |
saw |
seen |
| set |
set |
set |
| shake |
shook |
shaken |
| shine (polish) |
shined |
shined |
| shine (light) |
shone |
shone |
| shring |
shrank |
shrunk |
| sing |
sang, sung |
sung |
| sink |
sank, sunk |
sunk |
| sit |
sat |
sat |
| slay |
slew |
slain |
| speak |
spoke |
spoken |
| spring |
sprang, sprung |
sprung |
| steal |
stole |
stolen |
| strive |
strove |
striven |
| swear |
swore |
sworn |
| swin |
swam |
swum |
| swing |
swung |
swung |
| take |
took |
taken |
| tear |
tore |
torn |
| throw |
threw |
thrown |
| wake |
woke, waked |
woken, waked |
| ware |
wore |
worn |
| weave |
wove |
woven |
| wring |
wrung |
wrung |
| write |
wrote |
written |
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