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Commonly-Used Irregular English Verbs

 

* Please consult a dictionary for verbs not on this list.

 

Verb

Past Tense

Present Tense

Future Tense

to be

was, were

am, is, are

will be

to begin

began

begin, begins

will begin

to bite

bit

bite, bites

will bite

to blow

blew

blow, blows

will blow

to break

broke

break, breaks

will break

to bring

brought

bring, brings

will bring

to build

built

build, builds

will build

to burst

burst

burst, bursts

will burst

to buy

bought

buy, buys

will buy

to catch

caught

catch, catches

will catch

to choose

chose

choose, chooses

will choose

to come

came

come, comes

will come

to deal

dealt

deal, deals

will deal

to dive

dove (dived)

dive, dives

will dive

to do

did

do, does

will do

to draw

drew

draw, draws

will draw

to drink

drank

drink, drinks

will drink

to drive

drove

drive, drives

will drive

to fall

fell

fall, falls

will fall

to feel

felt

feel, feels

will feel

to fly

flew

fly, flies

will fly

to forget

forgot

forget, forgets

will forget

to freeze

froze

freeze, freezes

will freeze

to go

went

go, goes

will go

to grow

grew

grow, grows

will grow

to have

had

have, has

will have

to hit

hit

hit, hits

will hit

to hold

held

hold, holds

will hold

to know

knew

know, knows

will know

to lay (place)

laid

lay, lays

will lay

to lead

led

lead, leads

will lead

to lie (recline)

lay

lie, lies

will lie

to make

made

make, makes

will make

to read

read

read, reads

will read

to ride

rode

ride, rides

will ride

to ring

rang

ring, rings

will ring

to rise

rose

rise, rises

will rise

to run

ran

run, runs

will run

to see

saw

see, sees

will see

to shake

shook

shake, shakes

will shake

to shrink

shrank

shrink, shrinks

will shrink

Verb

Past Tense

Present Tense

Future Tense

to sing

sang

sing, sings

will sing

to sink

sank

sink, sinks

will sink

to sit

sat

sit, sits

will sit

to speak

spoke

speak, speaks

will speak

to sting

stung

sting, stings

will sting

to strike

struck

strike, strikes

will strike

to swim

swam

swim, swims

will swim

to take

took

take, takes

will take

to teach

taught

teach, teaches

will teach

to tear

tore

tear, tears

will tear

to tell

told

tell, tells

will tell

to throw

threw

throw, throws

will throw

to wake

woke

wake, wakes

will wake

to wear

wore

wear, wears

will wear

to weave

wove

weave, weaves

will weave

to write

wrote

write, writes

will write

 

 

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