Irregular English Verbs (Tense Table)

Present Tense Past Tense Past Participle

abide abode, abided abode, abided

arise arose arisen

awake awoke awoken

be was been

bear bore borne, born

beat beat beaten

become became become

befall befell befallen

beget begot begotten

begin began begun

behold beheld beheld

bend bent bent, bended

bereave bereaved, bereft bereaved, bereft

beseech besought besought

beset beset beset

bet bet, betted bet, betted

bid bode, bid bidden, bid

bind bound bound

bite bit bitten, bit

bleed bled bled

blend blended blended

bless blessed, blest blessed, blest

blow blew blown

break broke broken

breed bred bred

broadcast broadcast broadcast

build built built

burn burnt, burned burnt, burned

burst burst burst

buy bought bought

cast cast cast

catch caught caught

choose  chose chosen

cleave  clove, cleft cloven, cleft

 cling  clung clung

 clothe  clothed clothed

 come  came  come

 cost  cost  cost

 creep  crept  crept

 crow  crowed  crowed

 cut  cut  cut

 dare  dared  dared

 deal  dealt  dealt

 dig  dug  dug

 do  did  done

 draw  drew  drawn

 dream  dreamed, dreamt  dreamed, dreamt

 drink  drank  drunk

 drive  drove  driven

 dwell  dwelt  dwelt

 eat  ate  eaten

 feed  fed  fed

 feel  felt  felt

 fight  fought  fought

find found found

flee fled fled

fling flung flung

fly flew flown

forbear forbore forborne

forbid forbade, forbad forbidden

forecast forecast, forecasted forecast, forecasted

foresee foresaw foreseen

foretell foretold foretold

forget forgot forgotten

forgive forgave forgiven

forsake forsook forsaken

forswear forswore forsworn

freeze froze frozen

get got got,  gotten

gild gilded, gilt gilded

give gave given

go went gone

grind ground ground

grow grew grown

hamstring hamstrung hamstrung

hang hung, hanged hung, hanged

have had had

heave heaved, hove heaved, hove

hew hewed hewed, hewn

hide hid hidden, hid

hit hit hit

hold hold held

hurt hurt hurt

inlay inlaid inlaid

keep kept kept

kneel knelt knelt

knit knitted, knit knitted, knit

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

learn learnt, learned learnt, learned

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain

light lighted, lit lighted, lit

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

melt melted melted, molten

mislay mislaid mislaid

mislead misled misled

mistake mistook mistaken

misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood

mow mowed mown, mowed

outdo outdid outdone

overcome overcame overcome

overdo overdid overdone

overhang overhung overhung

overhear overheard overheard

overlay overlaid overlaid

override overrode overridden

overrun overran overrun

oversee oversaw overseen

overshoot overshot overshot

oversleep overslept overslept

overtake overtook overtaken

overthrow overthrew overthrown

overwork overworked overworked

partake partook partaken

pay paid paid

prove proved proved, proven

put put put

read read read

rebuild rebuilt rebuilt

recast recast recast

redo redid redone

relay relayed relayed

rend rent rem

repay repaid repaid

rerun reran rerun

reset reset reset

retell retold retold

rewrite rewrote rewritten

rid rid, ridden rid, ridden

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

saw sawed sawn (sawed)

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

sew sewed sewn

shake shook shaken

shave shaved shaved, shaven

shear sheared shorn, sheared

shed shed shed

shine shone  shone 

shoe shod shod

shoot shot shot

show showed shown, showed

shrink shrank, shrunk shrunk, shrunken

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk, sunken

sit sat sat

slay slew slain

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid, slidden

sling slung slung

slink slunk slunk

slit slit slit

smell smelt smelt

smite smote smitten

sow sowed sown, sowed

speak spoke spoken

speed sped, speeded sped, speeded

spell spelt, spelled spelt, spelled

spend spent spent

spill spilt. spilled spilt, spilled

spin spun, span spun

spit spat spat

split split split

spoil spoilt, spoiled spoilt; spoiled

spread spread spread

spring sprang sprung

stand stood stood

stick stuck stuck

sting stung stung

stink stank, stunk stunk

strew strewed strewn, strewed

stride strode stridden

strike struck struck, stricken

string strung strung

strive strove striven.

swear swore sworn

sweep swept swept

swell swelled swollen, swelled

swim swam swum

swing swung swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

thrive throve, thrived thriven, thrived

throw threw thrown

thrust thrust thrust

tread trod trodden

understand understood understood

undertake undertook undertaken

undo undid undone

upset upset upset

waylay waylaid waylaid

wear wore worn

weave wove woven

wed wedded wedded, wed

weep wept wept

win won won

wind winded, wound winded, wound

withdraw withdrew withdrawn

withhold withheld withheld

withstand withstood withstood

work worked worked

wring wrung wrung

write  wrote written