The 160 Most Common Irregular Verbs in English Base form Present participle Simple past Past participle 1 arise arising arose arisen 2 awake awaking awoke awoken 3 awaken awakening awakened awakened 4 be being was/were been 5 bear bearing bore born 6 beat beating beat beaten 7 become becoming became become 8 begin beginning began begun 9 bend bending bent bent 10 bet betting bet bet 11 bid bidding bid bid 12 bind binding bound bound 13 bite biting bit bitten 14 bleed bleeding bled bled 15 blow blowing blew blown 16 break breaking broke broken 17 breed breeding bred bred 18 bring bringing brought brought 19 broadcast broadcasting broadcast broadcast 20 build building built built 21 burn burning burned/burnt burned/burnt 22 burst bursting burst burst 23 buy buying bought bought 24 cast casting cast cast 25 catch catching caught caught 26 choose choosing chose chosen 27 cling clinging clung clung 28 come coming came come 29 cost costing cost cost 30 creep creeping crept crept
31 cut cutting cut cut 32 deal dealing dealt dealt 33 dig digging dug dug 34 do/does doing did done 35 draw drawing drew drawn 36 dream dreaming dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt 37 drink drinking drank drunk 38 drive driving drove driven 39 eat eating ate eaten 40 fall falling fell fallen 41 feed feeding fed fed 42 feel feeling felt felt 43 fight fighting fought fought 44 find finding found found 45 fit fitting fitted/fit fitted/fit 46 flee fleeing fled fled 47 fling flinging flung flung 48 fly flying flew flown 49 forbid forbidding forbade forbidden 50 forecast forecasting forecast forecast 51 forget forgetting forgot forgotten 52 forgive forgiving forgave forgiven 53 forsake forsaking forsook forsaken 54 freeze freezing froze frozen 55 get getting got got/gotten 56 give giving gave given 57 go/goes going went gone 58 grind grinding ground ground 59 grow growing grew grown 60 hang hanging hung hung (intransitive) 61 hang hanging hanged hanged (transitive) 62 have having had had 63 hear hearing heard heard
64 hide hiding hid hidden 65 hit hitting hit hit 66 hold holding held held 67 hurt hurting hurt hurt 68 keep keeping kept kept 69 kneel kneeling kneeled/knelt kneeled/knelt 70 know knowing knew known 71 lay laying laid laid 72 lie lying lay lain 73 lead leading led led 74 lean leaning leaned/leant leaned/leant 75 leap leaping leaped/leapt leaped/leapt 76 learn learning learned/learnt learned/learnt 77 leave leaving left left 78 lend lending lent lent 79 let letting let let 80 light lighting lighted/lit lighted/lit 81 lose losing lost lost 82 make making made made 83 mean meaning meant meant 84 meet meeting met met 85 mislay mislaying mislaid mislaid 86 mistake mistaking mistook mistaken 87 pay paying paid paid 88 put putting put put 89 quit quitting quit quit 90 read reading read read 91 rid ridding rid rid 92 ride riding rode ridden 93 ring ringing rang rung 94 rise rising rose risen 95 run running ran run 96 say saying said said
97 see seeing saw seen 98 seek seeking sought sought 99 sell selling sold sold 100 send sending sent sent 101 set setting set set 102 sew sewing sewed sewed/sewn 103 shake shaking shook shaken 104 shed shedding shed shed 105 shine shining shone shone (intransitive) shining shined shined (transitive) 106 shoot shooting shot shot 107 show showing showed showed/shown 108 shrink shrinking shrank shrunk (shrunken, adj.) 109 shut shutting shut shut 110 sing singing sang sung 111 sink sinking sank sunk (sunken, adj.) 112 sit sitting sat sat 113 sleep sleeping slept slept 114 slide sliding slid slid 115 slit slitting slit slit 116 smell smelling smelled/smelt smelled/smelt 117 speak speaking spoke spoken 118 speed speeding speeded/sped speeded/sped 119 spell spelling spelled/spelt spelled/spelt 120 spend spending spent spent 121 spill spilling spilled/spilt spilled 122 spin spinning spun spun 123 spit spitting spit/spat spit/spat 124 split splitting split split 125 spoil spoiling spoiled/spoilt spoiled 126 spread spreading spread spread 127 spring springing sprang sprung 128 stand standing stood stood
129 steal stealing stole stolen 130 stick sticking stuck stuck 131 sting stinging stung stung 132 stink stinking stank stunk 133 strive striving strove striven 134 strike striking struck struck (stricken, adj.) 135 string stringing strung strung 136 swear swearing swore sworn 137 sweep sweeping swept swept 138 swell swelling swelled swollen 139 swim swimming swam swum 140 swing swinging swung swung 141 take taking took taken 142 teach teaching taught taught 143 tear tearing tore torn 144 tell telling told told 145 think thinking thought thought 146 throw throwing threw thrown 147 thrust thrusting thrust thrust 148 understand understanding understood understood 149 undertake undertaking undertook undertaken 150 upset upset upset upset 151 wake up waking up woke up woken up 152 wear wearing wore worn 153 weave weaving wove woven 154 weep weeping wept wept 155 wet wetting wet wet 156 win winning won won 157 wind winding wound wound 158 withdraw withdrawing withdrew withdrawn 159 wring wringing wrung wrung 160 write writing wrote written