Irregular Verbs — Table & Practice
Free irregular verbs practice: a 120-verb table with past forms plus a 20-question drill with answers and explanations. Practice online or print as a worksheet.
120 Irregular Verbs — Full Table
Base form · Past simple · Past participle · Meaning. Download or print this table for classroom use.
| Base form | Past simple | Past participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| bear | bore | borne | |
| beat | beat | beaten | |
| become | became | become | |
| begin | began | begun | |
| bend | bent | bent | |
| bet | bet | bet | |
| bind | bound | bound | |
| bite | bit | bitten | |
| bleed | bled | bled | |
| blow | blew | blown | |
| break | broke | broken | |
| breed | bred | bred | |
| bring | brought | brought | |
| build | built | built | |
| burn | burnt | burnt | |
| burst | burst | burst | |
| buy | bought | bought | |
| cast | cast | cast | |
| catch | caught | caught | |
| choose | chose | chosen | |
| cling | clung | clung | |
| come | came | come | |
| cost | cost | cost | |
| creep | crept | crept | |
| cut | cut | cut | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | |
| dig | dug | dug | |
| do | did | done | |
| draw | drew | drawn | |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | |
| drink | drank | drunk | |
| drive | drove | driven | |
| eat | ate | eaten | |
| fall | fell | fallen | |
| feed | fed | fed | |
| feel | felt | felt | |
| fight | fought | fought | |
| find | found | found | |
| flee | fled | fled | |
| fling | flung | flung | |
| fly | flew | flown | |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | |
| get | got | got | |
| give | gave | given | |
| go | went | gone | |
| grind | ground | ground | |
| grow | grew | grown | |
| hang | hung | hung | |
| have | had | had | |
| hear | heard | heard | |
| hide | hid | hidden | |
| hit | hit | hit | |
| hold | held | held | |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | |
| keep | kept | kept | |
| know | knew | known | |
| lay | laid | laid | |
| lead | led | led | |
| leap | leapt | leapt | |
| learn | learnt | learnt | |
| leave | left | left | |
| lend | lent | lent | |
| let | let | let | |
| lie | lay | lain | |
| light | lit | lit | |
| lose | lost | lost | |
| make | made | made | |
| mean | meant | meant | |
| meet | met | met | |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | |
| pay | paid | paid | |
| put | put | put | |
| quit | quit | quit | |
| read | read | read | |
| ride | rode | ridden | |
| ring | rang | rung | |
| rise | rose | risen | |
| run | ran | run | |
| say | said | said | |
| see | saw | seen | |
| seek | sought | sought | |
| sell | sold | sold | |
| send | sent | sent | |
| set | set | set | |
| shake | shook | shaken | |
| shoot | shot | shot | |
| show | showed | shown | |
| shut | shut | shut | |
| sing | sang | sung | |
| sit | sat | sat | |
| sleep | slept | slept | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | |
| spend | spent | spent | |
| spin | spun | spun | |
| split | split | split | |
| spread | spread | spread | |
| stand | stood | stood | |
| steal | stole | stolen | |
| stick | stuck | stuck | |
| sting | stung | stung | |
| strike | struck | struck | |
| swear | swore | sworn | |
| sweep | swept | swept | |
| swim | swam | swum | |
| swing | swung | swung | |
| take | took | taken | |
| teach | taught | taught | |
| tell | told | told | |
| think | thought | thought | |
| throw | threw | thrown | |
| understand | understood | understood | |
| upset | upset | upset | |
| wake | woke | woken | |
| weep | wept | wept | |
| win | won | won | |
| wind | wound | wound | |
| write | wrote | written |
Irregular Verbs: Frequently Asked Questions
How many irregular verbs are there in English?
There are roughly 200 irregular verbs in English, but only about 120 are used frequently. This page lists 120 of the most useful ones with their past simple and past participle forms.
How can I memorise irregular verbs faster?
Group them by pattern: same form (cut–cut–cut), same past and participle (buy–bought–bought), or a vowel change (sing–sang–sung). Drill 10–15 verbs a day and test yourself with quizzes.
What is the difference between past simple and past participle?
The past simple (I went) stands alone for finished actions. The past participle (gone) is used with have for perfect tenses (I have gone) and with be for passives (It was written).