Irregular Verbs Definition

verbs that do not follow the normal patterns for tense and past participle

Irregular Verbs:

PresentSimple
Past
Past
Participle
be (am, is, are)was (were)been
bearboreborn/borne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bendbentbent
bereavebereaved/bereftbereaved/bereft
betbetbet
bid (on a price)bidbid
bid (torequest)bade/bidbidden/bid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburned/burntburned/burnt
burstburst/burstedburst/bursted
buyboughtbought
cancouldcould
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
cleave (split apart)clovecloven
cleave (cling to)cleft/cleavedcleft/cleaved
clingclungclung
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
cutcutcut
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
divedovedived
dodiddone
dragdrugdrggeddrug/dragged
drwdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrank/drunkdrunk/drunken
drivedrovedriven
dwelldwelt/dwelleddwelt/dwelled
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfellfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfit/fittedfit/fitted
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
freezefrozefrozen
fretfret/frettedfret/fretted
getgotgotten/got
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hanghung/hangedhung/hanged
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hewhew/hewedhewn
hidehidhid/hidden
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
keepkeptkept
knewwlknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leapleaped/leaptleaped/leapt
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
loselostlost
makemademade
maymightN/A
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
mowmowedmowed/mown
paypaidpaid
putputput
quitquitquit
readreadread
rendrentrent
ridrid/riddedrid/ridden/ridded
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runrangrn
sawsawedsawed/sawn
saysaidsaid
seeawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewed/sewn
shakeshookshaken
shallshouldN/A
shaveshavedshaven/shaved
shearshearedshorn/sheared
shedshedshed
shoeshoed/shodshoed/shod
shootshotshot
showshowedshown
shrinkshrank/shrunkshrunk/shrunken
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sinksank/sunksunk/sunken
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
sldeslidslid
slingslang/slungslung
slinkslunk/slinkedslunk/slinked
slitslitslit
smitesmotesnitten
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
sowsowedsowed/sown
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spendspentspent
spinspunspun
spitspit/spatspit
splitsplitsplit
spoilspoiled/spoiltspoiled/spoilt
spreadspreadspread
springsprang/sprungsprung
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstank/stunkstunk
strewstrew/strewedstrewn/strewed
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstricken/struck
stringstrungstrung
strivestrove/strivedstriven/strived
swearsworesworn
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswelled/swollen
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
weavewovewoven
wedwedwed
weepweptwept
wetwetwet
willwouldwilled
winwonwon
windwoundwound
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten

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consonant
Sounds which are blocked by the tongue, teeth, or lips in some way.
B, C, D, F, H, G, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z
irregular verb
verbs that do not follow the normal patterns for tense and past participle
letter
a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
past participle
a participle that typically expresses completed action, that is traditionally one of the principal parts of the verb
vowel
A sound the is produced when the mouth is open and not blocked by the lips, teeth, or tongue
a, e, i, o, u
word
a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing that carries a distinct meaning

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