Irregular Verbs
The first column is the present tense form, the second column is the past tense form, and
the third column is the past participle form.
arise arose arisen go went gone sing sang sung
awake awoke awaken grind ground ground sink sank sunk
bear bore born grow grew grown sit sat sat
beat beat beaten hang hung hung sleep slept slept
become became become have had had slide slid slid
begin began begun hear heard heard slit slit slit
bend bent bent hide hid hidden speak spoke spoken
bet bet bet hit hit hit speed sped sped
bind bound bound hold held held spend spent spent
bite bit bitten hurt hurt hurt spin spun spun
bleed bled bled keep kept kept split split split
blow blew blown know knew known spread spread spread
bring brought brought lay laid laid spring sprang sprung
build built built lead led led stand stood stood
burst burst burst leave left left steal stole stolen
cast cast cast lend lent lent stick stuck stuck
catch caught caught let let let sting stung stung
choose chose chosen lie lay lain strike struck struck
cling clung clung light lit lit string strung strung
come came come lose lost lost swear swore sworn
cost cost cost make made made sweep swept swept
creep crept crept mean meant meant swim swam swum
cut cut cut meet met met swing swung swung
dare dared dared owe owed owed take took taken
deal dealt dealt pay paid paid teach taught taught
dig dug dug quit quit quit tear tore torn
do did done read read read tell told told
draw drew drawn ride rode ridden think thought thought
drink drank drunk ring rang rung wear wore worn
drive drove driven rise rose risen wake woke woke
eat ate eaten run ran run weave wove woven
fall fell fell see saw seen wed wed wed
feed fed fed shave shaved shaved weep wept wept
feel felt felt shine shone shone wet wet wet
fight fought fought shoot shot shot win won won
find found found show showed shown wind wound wound
fling flung flung shrink shrank shrunk wring wrung wrung
fly flew flown shut shut shut write wrote written
forgive forgave forgiven freeze froze frozen give gave given
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