Learning English can be fun, especially when you know the right words to use! Today, we’re going to look at a special group of words called “irregular verbs.” These are verbs that don’t follow the usual rules when we change them to talk about the past. It might sound tricky, but don’t worry! We’ve made a list of over 160 irregular verbs to help you learn them easily.
What are Irregular Forms of Verbs in English?
The forms of verbs that do not follow conventional behaviour in V2 & V3 Or we can say that are not formed by adding -ed at the end are called irregular verb forms. For Example: Sell/sold/sold, Tear/tore/torn, Go/went/gone etc.
Irregular Verbs list in English
| Sell | Sold | Sold |
| Tear | Tore | Torn |
| Bereave | Bereft | Bereft |
| Beat | Beat | Beaten |
| Break | Broke | Broken |
| Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Shut | Shut | Shut |
| Smite | Smote | Smitten |
| Sling | Slung | Slung |
| Shake | Shook | Shaken |
| Feed | Fed | Fed |
| Flee | Fled | Fled |
| Mean | Meant | Meant |
| Weave | Wove | Woven |
| Can | Could | Could |
| Let | Let | Let |
| Begin | Began | Begun |
| Fling | Flung | Flung |
| Take | Took | Taken |
| Rid | Rid | Rid |
| Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Foretell | Foretold | Foretold |
| Wring | Wrung | Wrung |
| Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
| Wind | Wound | Wound |
| Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen |
| Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn |
| Leap | Leapt | Leapt |
| Hang | Hung | Hung |
| Read | Read | Read |
| Slink | Slunk | Slunk |
| Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Bespeak | Bespoke | Bespoken |
| Rend | Rent | Rent |
| Cast | Cast | Cast |
| Send | Sent | Sent |
| Dig | Dug | Dug |
| Have | Had | Had |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
| Shine | Shone | Shone |
| Think | Thought | Thought |
| Sting | Stung | Stung |
| Shed | Shed | Shed |
| Sit | Sat | Sat |
| Bestride | Bestrode | Bestridden |
| Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Lead | Led | Led |
| Swear | Swore | Sworn |
| Spoil | Spoilt | Spoilt |
| Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Breed | Bred | Bred |
| Shit | Shit/shat | Shit/shat |
| Go | Went | Gone |
| Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk |
| Bear | Bore | Born |
| Get | Got | Got |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Weep | Wept | Wept |
| Undo | Undid | Undone |
| Swing | Swung | Swung |
| Sing | Sang | Sung |
| Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Lie | Lay | Lain |
| Overhear | Overheard | Overheard |
| Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
| See | Saw | Seen |
| Lend | Lent | Lent |
| Hold | Held | Held |
| Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Win | Won | Won |
| Beseech | Besought | Besought |
| Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk |
| Set | Set | Set |
| Creep | Crept | Crept |
| Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Do | Did | Done |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Strive | Strove | Striven |
| Smell | Smelt | Smelt |
| Slay | Slew | Slain |
| Stick | Stuck | Stuck |
| Bind | Bound | Bound |
| Beset | Beset | Beset |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast |
| Strike | Struck | Struck |
| Bet | Bet | Bet |
| Bend | Bent | Bent |
| Shoot | Shot | Shot |
| Lay | Laid | Laid |
| Become | Became | Become |
| Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt |
| Shrive | Shrove | Shriven |
| Meet | Met | Met |
| Write | Wrote | Written |
| Put | Put | Put |
| Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Upset | Upset | Upset |
| Make | Made | Made |
| Beget | Begot | Begotten |
| Draw | Drew | Drawn |
| Forecast | Forecast | Forecast |
| Slide | Slid | Slid |
| Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Hide | Hid | Hidden |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Spit | Spat | Spat |
| Leave | Left | Left |
| Spread | Spread | Spread |
| Fight | Fought | Fought |
| Grind | Ground | Ground |
| Seek | Sought | Sought |
| Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Wake | Woke | Woken |
| Find | Found | Found |
| Slit | Slit | Slit |
| Stink | Stank | Stunk |
| Say | Said | Said |
| Kneel | Knelt | Knelt |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Sweep | Swept | Swept |
| Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Blow | Blew | Blown |
| Split | Split | Split |
| Behold | Beheld | Beheld |
| Sleep | Slept | Slept |
| Tell | Told | Told |
| Know | Knew | Known |
| Forbid | Forbad(e) | Forbidden |
| Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt |
| Withstand | Withstood | Withstood |
| Learn | Learnt | Learnt |
| Give | Gave | Given |
| Stride | Strode | Stridden |
| Bleed | Bled | Bled |
| Stand | Stood | Stood |
| Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken |
| Cling | Clung | Clung |
| Ring | Rang | Rung |
| Interweave | Interwove | Interwoven |
| Feel | Felt | Felt |
| String | Strung | Strung |
| Lean | Leant | Leant |
| Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken |
| Oversleep | Overslept | Overslept |
| Show | Showed | Shown |
| Run | Ran | Run |
| Bid | Bade/bid | Bidden/bid |
| Befall | Befell | Befallen |
| Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Sink | Sank | Sunk |
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