The Grammar Helpbook

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Irregular Verbs

This is a topic that everybody slips up on once in a while. English is one of the most irregular languages. However, instead of cowering in the corner, embrace the irregularities with a warm hug! (don't really though, that would be weird!)

Verbs that have the same form in Present, Past and Past Participle.

bet

broadcast

cut

hit

hurt

let

put

quit

read

set

shut

spread

The following verbs can be used with the regular -ed or a -t

burn burned OR burnt

dream dreamed OR dreamt

learn learned OR learnt

smell smelled OR smelt

General Irregular Verbs With No Pattern (you've just got to learn them!)

Verb, Past Simple, Past Participle

arise, arose, arisen

babysit, babysat, babysat

be, was/were, been

beat, beat, beaten

become, became, become

bend, bent, bent

begin, began, begun

bind, bound, bound

bite, bit, bitten

bleed, bled, bled

blow, blew, blown

break, broke, broken

breed, bred, bred

bring, brought, brought

build , built, built

buy, bought, bought

catch, caught, caught

choose, chose, chosen

come, came, come

deal, dealt, dealt

dig, dug, dug

do, did, done

draw , drew, drawn

drink, drank, drunk

drive , drove, driven

eat, ate, eaten

fall, fell, fallen

feed, fed, fed

feel, felt, felt

fight, fought, fought

find, found, found

fly, flew, flown

forbid, forbade, forbidden

forget, forgot, forgotten

forgive, forgave, forgiven

freeze, froze, frozen

get, got, gotten

give, gave, given

go, went, gone

grow, grew, grown

hang, hung, hung

have, had, had

hear, heard, heard

hide, hid, hidden

hold, held, held

keep, kept, kept

know, knew, known

lay, laid, laid

lead, led, led

leave, left, left

lend, lent, lent

lie, lay, lain

light, lit, lit

lose, lost, lost

make, made, made,

mean, meant, meant

meet, met, met

pay, paid, paid

ride, rode, ridden

ring, rang, rung

rise, rose, risen

run, ran, run

say, said, said

see, saw, seen

sell, sold, sold

send, sent, sent

shake, shook, shaken

shine, shone, shone

shoot, shot, shot

show, showed, shown

sing, sang, sung

sink, sank, sunk

sit, sat, sat

sleep, slept, slept

slide, slid, slid

speak, spoke, spoken

spend, spent, spent

spin, spun, spun

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

tear, tore, torn

tell, told, told

think, thought, thought

throw, threw, thrown

understand, understood, understood

wake, woke, woken

wear, wore, worn

win, won, won

withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn

write, wrote, written

Author's Note - Sorry about the frightful format. This was typed on my phone and will be edited on the computer at a later date.