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200 Irregular Verb List

Verb Present Participle Past Past Participle
abear abearing abore aborn or aborne
abide abiding abode or abided abode, abided, or (rare), abidden
abite abiting abit abitten
accurse accursing accursed accursed or accurst
ache aching ached or ( obsolete ) oke ached or (obsolete) aken
acknow acknowing acknew acknown
adraw adrawing adrew adrawn
afare afaring afared or afore afared or afaren
aftersee afterseeing aftersaw afterseen
aknow aknowing aknew aknown
arise arising arose arisen
arize arizing aroze arizen
atgo atgoing atwent atgone
atride atriding atrode atridden
atrin atrinning atran atrun
atrine atrining atrined or atrone atrined or atrinnen
atsake atsaking atsook atsaken
atshake atshaking atshook atshaken
atsit atsitting atsat or atseet atsat or atsitten
atslip atslipping atslipped or atslope atslipped or atslopen
bede beding bade bode or boden
bedelve bedelving bedelved or bedolve bedelved or bedolven
bedo bedoing bedid bedone
bedraw bedrawing bedrew bedrawn
bedrink bedrinking bedrank bedrink
bedrite bedriting bedrote or bedrit bedritten
bedrive bedriving bedrove bedriven
befall befalling befell befallen
beflay beflaying beflayed beflayed or beflain
befly beflying beflew beflown
befold befolding befolded or befeld befolded or befolden
beget begetting begot or begat begotten
begin beginning began begun
begive begiving begave begiven
bego begoing bewent begone
behelp behelping behelped or beholp ( archaic, dialectal ) behelped
behew behewing behewed behewn
behold beholding beheld beheld or rarely beholden
beknow beknowing beknew beknown
belawgive belawgiving belawgave belawgiven
belimp belimping belamp or belimped belump or belimped
belive beliving belove beliven
bename benaming benamed benamed or benempt
benim benimming benam or benimmed benomen, benome or benimmed
bequeath bequeathing bequeathed or bequoth bequeathed or bequethen
beride beriding berode beridden
besee beseeing besaw beseen
beseech beseeching beseeched (or archaic besought) beseeched or besought
beshake beshaking beshook beshaken
beshear beshearing beshore or besheared beshorn or besheared
beshite beshiting beshit or beshote or beshat beshitten
besing besinging besang besung
besit besitting besat besat or besitten
bespeak bespeaking bespoke or bespake (archaic) bespoken or bespoke
bespit bespitting bespat bespit, or bespitted
besteal bestealing bestole bestolen
bestep bestepping bestepped, bestept ( dated ) , or bestope ( obsolete ) bestepped, bestept or bestopen
bestrew bestrewing bestrewed bestrewn
bestride bestriding bestrode bestrode or bestridden or bestrid
beswike beswiking beswoke beswicken
beswink beswinking beswank beswunk or beswunken
betake betaking betook betaken
betee beteeing beteed or betow beteed or betown
bethrow bethrowing bethrew bethrown
betread betreading betrod betrodden
bewrite bewriting bewrote bewritten
beyelp beyelping beyelped or beyolp beyelped or beyolpen
bide biding bode or bided bided or bidden
bind binding bound bound or bounden
bite biting bit bitten
blike bliking bliked or bloke bliked or blicken
blin blinning blinned or blan blinned or blun
blive bliving blove bliven
blow blowing blew blown
braid braiding braided braided or obsolete browden
break breaking broke broken
break-up breaking-up broke-up broken-up
brow-beat brow-beating brow-beat brow-beaten
browbeat browbeating browbeat browbeaten
burst bursting burst or archaically brast burst or rarely bursten
buy buying bought bought or (rare, dialectal) boughten
caretake caretaking caretook caretaken
carve carving carved or (archaic) corve corven (archaic), carved, or carven
chide chiding chid, chided, or chode chid, chided, or chidden
choose choosing chose chosen
clepe cleping cleped, clepen or clept cleped, clept, clepen or yclept
clop clopping clopped clopped
cludge cludged cludged cludging
co-write co-writing co-wrote co-written
come coming came come or comen
copywrite copywriting copywrote copywritten
counterattract *counterattracting *counterattracted counterattracted
counterdraw counterdrawing counterdrew counterdraw
countersing countersinging countersang countersung
countersink countersinking countersank countersunk
cowrite cowriting cowrote cowritten
creep creeping crept, creeped, or obsolete crope crept, creeped, or archaic cropen
crossbite crossbiting crossbit crossbitten
crow crowing crowed or crew (Br. Eng. sense 1 only) crowed
de dein did dyun
deep-freeze deep-freezing deep-froze or deep-freezed deep-frozen or deep-freezed
delphie delphie delphied
delve delving delved or obsolete dalf delved or obsolete dolven
depaint depainting depainted depainted or (archaic and rare) depainten
disbecome disbecoming disbecame disbecome
disprove disproving disproved disproved or disproven
do doing did done
downbear downbearing downbore downborne
downcome downcoming downcame downcome
downdraw downdrawing downdrew downdrawn
downfall downfalling downfell downfallen
downtrod downtrodding downtrod downtrodden
draw drawing drew drawn
dress dressing dressed dressed or drest (obsolete)
drinck drincking dranck drunck
drink drinking drank or regional (southern US) drunk or nonstandard drinked drunk drinked
drite driting drate dritten
drive driving drove or (archaic) drave driven
eat eating ate or et (dialect, nonstandard) eaten
enblow enblowing enblew enblown
enfreeze enfreezing enfroze enfrozen
entertake entertaking entertook entertaken
enwrite enwriting enwrote enwritten
equip equipping equipped equipped or equipt
falchion *falchioning falchioned *falchioned
fall falling fell or ( in archaic sense only ) felled fallen or (in archaic sense only) felled
fare faring fared or archaic fore fared or rarely faren
farsee farseeing farsaw farseen
farspeak farspeaking farspoke farspoken
fight fighting fought fought or (archaic) foughten
find finding found or fand ( dialectal ) found or (archaic) founden
finedraw finedrawing finedrew finedrawn
fistfight fistfighting fistfought fistfought or (archaic) fistfoughten
flabagast flabagasting flabagasted flabaghast
flite fliting flited or flote flited or flitten
fly flying flew flown
flyblow flyblowing flyblew flyblown
forbear forbearing forbore forborne
forbeat forbeating forbeat forbeaten
forbid forbidding forbid, forbade or forbad forbidden
forbite forbiting forbit forbitten
forbreak forbreaking forbroke forbroken
forburst forbursting forburst or forbrast forburst or forbursten
forcarve forcarving forcorve or forcarved forcorven or forcarved
forcleave forcleaving forclove forcloven
fordo fordoing fordid fordone
fordrive fordriving fordrove fordriven
forebear forebearing forebore foreborne
forebite forebiting forebit forebitten
forechoose forechoosing forechose forechosen
foredo foredoing foredid foredone
foredraw foredrawing foredrew foredrawn
forego foregoing forewent foregone
forehew forehewing forehewed forehewn or forehewed
forehold foreholding foreheld foreheld or foreholden
foreknow foreknowing foreknew foreknown
forelie forelying forelay forelain
forerun forerunning foreran forerun
foresee foreseeing foresaw foreseen
foreshape foreshaping foreshaped or foreshope foreshaped or foreshapen
foreshew foreshewing foreshewed foreshewn
foreshow foreshowing foreshowed foreshown
forespeak forespeaking forespoke forespoken
foreswear foreswears foreswore foresworn
foretake foretaking foretook foretaken
forfight forfighting forfought forfought or forfoughten
forfret forfretting forfretted, forfreet, or forfrate forfretted or forfretten
forget forgetting forgot or ( archaic ) forgat forgotten or (rarely) forgot
forgive forgiving forgave forgiven
forgnide forgniding forgnode or forgnided forgnidden or forgnided
forgo forgoing forwent forgone
forgrow forgrowing forgrew forgrown
forhele forheling forhole forholen
forhold forholding forheld forheld or forholden
forlat forlatting forleet or forlut forlatten or forlutten
forlese forlesing forlore forlorn
forlie forlying forlay forlain
formelt formelting formelted or formolt formelted or formolten
fornim fornimming fornam or fornimmed fornum, fornumb or fornimmed
forsake forsaking forsook forsaken
forsee forseeing forsaw forseen
forshake forshaking forshook forshaken
forshape forshaping forshoop, forshope, or forshaped forshapen or forshaped
forshrink forshrinking forshrank forshrunk or forshrunken
forsing forsinging forsang forsung
forsling forslinging forslung or forslong forslung or forslongen
forsmite forsmiting forsmote forsmitten
forspeak forspeaking forspoke forspoken
forsteal forstealing forstole forstolen
forswear forswearing forswore forsworn
forswing forswinging forswang or forswung forswungen or forswung
forswink forswinking forswank or forswonk forswunken, forswunk or forswonk
fortake fortaking fortook fortaken
fortear fortearing fortore fortorn
fortee forteeing forteed or fortow forteed or fortown
forthbear forthbearing forthbore forthborn
forthcome forthcoming forthcame forthcome
forthdraw forthdrawing forthdrew forthdrawn
forthgo forthgoing forthwent forthgone
forthnim forthnimming forthnam or forthnimmed forthnum, forthnumb or forthnimmed

Here is the list of 100 Irregular verb list.

abear abearing abore aborn or aborne
abide abiding abode or abided abode, abided, or (rare), abidden
abite abiting abit abitten
accurse accursing accursed accursed or accurst
ache aching ached or ( obsolete ) oke ached or (obsolete) aken
acknow acknowing acknew acknown
adraw adrawing adrew adrawn
afare afaring afared or afore afared or afaren
aftersee afterseeing aftersaw afterseen
aknow aknowing aknew aknown
arise arising arose arisen
arize arizing aroze arizen
atgo atgoing atwent atgone
atride atriding atrode atridden
atrin atrinning atran atrun
atrine atrining atrined or atrone atrined or atrinnen
atsake atsaking atsook atsaken
atshake atshaking atshook atshaken
atsit atsitting atsat or atseet atsat or atsitten
atslip atslipping atslipped or atslope atslipped or atslopen
bede beding bade bode or boden
bedelve bedelving bedelved or bedolve bedelved or bedolven
bedo bedoing bedid bedone
bedraw bedrawing bedrew bedrawn
bedrink bedrinking bedrank bedrink
bedrite bedriting bedrote or bedrit bedritten
bedrive bedriving bedrove bedriven
befall befalling befell befallen
beflay beflaying beflayed beflayed or beflain
befly beflying beflew beflown
befold befolding befolded or befeld befolded or befolden
beget begetting begot or begat begotten
begin beginning began begun
begive begiving begave begiven
bego begoing bewent begone
behelp behelping behelped or beholp ( archaic, dialectal ) behelped
behew behewing behewed behewn
behold beholding beheld beheld or rarely beholden
beknow beknowing beknew beknown
belawgive belawgiving belawgave belawgiven
belimp belimping belamp or belimped belump or belimped
belive beliving belove beliven
bename benaming benamed benamed or benempt
benim benimming benam or benimmed benomen, benome or benimmed
bequeath bequeathing bequeathed or bequoth bequeathed or bequethen
beride beriding berode beridden
besee beseeing besaw beseen
beseech beseeching beseeched (or archaic besought) beseeched or besought
beshake beshaking beshook beshaken
beshear beshearing beshore or besheared beshorn or besheared
beshite beshiting beshit or beshote or beshat beshitten
besing besinging besang besung
besit besitting besat besat or besitten
bespeak bespeaking bespoke or bespake (archaic) bespoken or bespoke
bespit bespitting bespat bespit, or bespitted
besteal bestealing bestole bestolen
bestep bestepping bestepped, bestept ( dated ) , or bestope ( obsolete ) bestepped, bestept or bestopen
bestrew bestrewing bestrewed bestrewn
bestride bestriding bestrode bestrode or bestridden or bestrid
beswike beswiking beswoke beswicken
beswink beswinking beswank beswunk or beswunken
betake betaking betook betaken
betee beteeing beteed or betow beteed or betown
bethrow bethrowing bethrew bethrown
betread betreading betrod betrodden
bewrite bewriting bewrote bewritten
beyelp beyelping beyelped or beyolp beyelped or beyolpen
bide biding bode or bided bided or bidden
bind binding bound bound or bounden
bite biting bit bitten
blike bliking bliked or bloke bliked or blicken
blin blinning blinned or blan blinned or blun
blive bliving blove bliven
blow blowing blew blown
braid braiding braided braided or obsolete browden
break breaking broke broken
break-up breaking-up broke-up broken-up
brow-beat brow-beating brow-beat brow-beaten
browbeat browbeating browbeat browbeaten
burst bursting burst or archaically brast burst or rarely bursten
buy buying bought bought or (rare, dialectal) boughten
caretake caretaking caretook caretaken
carve carving carved or (archaic) corve corven (archaic), carved, or carven
chide chiding chid, chided, or chode chid, chided, or chidden
choose choosing chose chosen
clepe cleping cleped, clepen or clept cleped, clept, clepen or yclept
clop clopping clopped clopped
cludge cludged cludged cludging
co-write co-writing co-wrote co-written
come coming came come or comen
copywrite copywriting copywrote copywritten
counterattract *counterattracting *counterattracted counterattracted
counterdraw counterdrawing counterdrew counterdraw
countersing countersinging countersang countersung
countersink countersinking countersank countersunk
cowrite cowriting cowrote cowritten
creep creeping crept, creeped, or obsolete crope crept, creeped, or archaic cropen
crossbite crossbiting crossbit crossbitten
crow crowing crowed or crew (Br. Eng. sense 1 only) crowed
de dein did dyun

Here is the list of 200 Irregular verbs list.

 

Verb Present Participle Past Past Participle
abear abearing abore aborn or aborne
abide abiding abode or abided abode, abided, or (rare), abidden
abite abiting abit abitten
accurse accursing accursed accursed or accurst
ache aching ached or ( obsolete ) oke ached or (obsolete) aken
acknow acknowing acknew acknown
adraw adrawing adrew adrawn
afare afaring afared or afore afared or afaren
aftersee afterseeing aftersaw afterseen
aknow aknowing aknew aknown
arise arising arose arisen
arize arizing aroze arizen
atgo atgoing atwent atgone
atride atriding atrode atridden
atrin atrinning atran atrun
atrine atrining atrined or atrone atrined or atrinnen
atsake atsaking atsook atsaken
atshake atshaking atshook atshaken
atsit atsitting atsat or atseet atsat or atsitten
atslip atslipping atslipped or atslope atslipped or atslopen
bede beding bade bode or boden
bedelve bedelving bedelved or bedolve bedelved or bedolven
bedo bedoing bedid bedone
bedraw bedrawing bedrew bedrawn
bedrink bedrinking bedrank bedrink
bedrite bedriting bedrote or bedrit bedritten
bedrive bedriving bedrove bedriven
befall befalling befell befallen
beflay beflaying beflayed beflayed or beflain
befly beflying beflew beflown
befold befolding befolded or befeld befolded or befolden
beget begetting begot or begat begotten
begin beginning began begun
begive begiving begave begiven
bego begoing bewent begone
behelp behelping behelped or beholp ( archaic, dialectal ) behelped
behew behewing behewed behewn
behold beholding beheld beheld or rarely beholden
beknow beknowing beknew beknown
belawgive belawgiving belawgave belawgiven
belimp belimping belamp or belimped belump or belimped
belive beliving belove beliven
bename benaming benamed benamed or benempt
benim benimming benam or benimmed benomen, benome or benimmed
bequeath bequeathing bequeathed or bequoth bequeathed or bequethen
beride beriding berode beridden
besee beseeing besaw beseen
beseech beseeching beseeched (or archaic besought) beseeched or besought
beshake beshaking beshook beshaken
beshear beshearing beshore or besheared beshorn or besheared
beshite beshiting beshit or beshote or beshat beshitten
besing besinging besang besung
besit besitting besat besat or besitten
bespeak bespeaking bespoke or bespake (archaic) bespoken or bespoke
bespit bespitting bespat bespit, or bespitted
besteal bestealing bestole bestolen
bestep bestepping bestepped, bestept ( dated ) , or bestope ( obsolete ) bestepped, bestept or bestopen
bestrew bestrewing bestrewed bestrewn
bestride bestriding bestrode bestrode or bestridden or bestrid
beswike beswiking beswoke beswicken
beswink beswinking beswank beswunk or beswunken
betake betaking betook betaken
betee beteeing beteed or betow beteed or betown
bethrow bethrowing bethrew bethrown
betread betreading betrod betrodden
bewrite bewriting bewrote bewritten
beyelp beyelping beyelped or beyolp beyelped or beyolpen
bide biding bode or bided bided or bidden
bind binding bound bound or bounden
bite biting bit bitten
blike bliking bliked or bloke bliked or blicken
blin blinning blinned or blan blinned or blun
blive bliving blove bliven
blow blowing blew blown
braid braiding braided braided or obsolete browden
break breaking broke broken
break-up breaking-up broke-up broken-up
brow-beat brow-beating brow-beat brow-beaten
browbeat browbeating browbeat browbeaten
burst bursting burst or archaically brast burst or rarely bursten
buy buying bought bought or (rare, dialectal) boughten
caretake caretaking caretook caretaken
carve carving carved or (archaic) corve corven (archaic), carved, or carven
chide chiding chid, chided, or chode chid, chided, or chidden
choose choosing chose chosen
clepe cleping cleped, clepen or clept cleped, clept, clepen or yclept
clop clopping clopped clopped
cludge cludged cludged cludging
co-write co-writing co-wrote co-written
come coming came come or comen
copywrite copywriting copywrote copywritten
counterattract *counterattracting *counterattracted counterattracted
counterdraw counterdrawing counterdrew counterdraw
countersing countersinging countersang countersung
countersink countersinking countersank countersunk
cowrite cowriting cowrote cowritten
creep creeping crept, creeped, or obsolete crope crept, creeped, or archaic cropen
crossbite crossbiting crossbit crossbitten
crow crowing crowed or crew (Br. Eng. sense 1 only) crowed
de dein did dyun
deep-freeze deep-freezing deep-froze or deep-freezed deep-frozen or deep-freezed
delphie delphie delphied
delve delving delved or obsolete dalf delved or obsolete dolven
depaint depainting depainted depainted or (archaic and rare) depainten
disbecome disbecoming disbecame disbecome
disprove disproving disproved disproved or disproven
do doing did done
downbear downbearing downbore downborne
downcome downcoming downcame downcome
downdraw downdrawing downdrew downdrawn
downfall downfalling downfell downfallen
downtrod downtrodding downtrod downtrodden
draw drawing drew drawn
dress dressing dressed dressed or drest (obsolete)
drinck drincking dranck drunck
drink drinking drank or regional (southern US) drunk or nonstandard drinked drunk drinked
drite driting drate dritten
drive driving drove or (archaic) drave driven
eat eating ate or et (dialect, nonstandard) eaten
enblow enblowing enblew enblown
enfreeze enfreezing enfroze enfrozen
entertake entertaking entertook entertaken
enwrite enwriting enwrote enwritten
equip equipping equipped equipped or equipt
falchion *falchioning falchioned *falchioned
fall falling fell or ( in archaic sense only ) felled fallen or (in archaic sense only) felled
fare faring fared or archaic fore fared or rarely faren
farsee farseeing farsaw farseen
farspeak farspeaking farspoke farspoken
fight fighting fought fought or (archaic) foughten
find finding found or fand ( dialectal ) found or (archaic) founden
finedraw finedrawing finedrew finedrawn
fistfight fistfighting fistfought fistfought or (archaic) fistfoughten
flabagast flabagasting flabagasted flabaghast
flite fliting flited or flote flited or flitten
fly flying flew flown
flyblow flyblowing flyblew flyblown
forbear forbearing forbore forborne
forbeat forbeating forbeat forbeaten
forbid forbidding forbid, forbade or forbad forbidden
forbite forbiting forbit forbitten
forbreak forbreaking forbroke forbroken
forburst forbursting forburst or forbrast forburst or forbursten
forcarve forcarving forcorve or forcarved forcorven or forcarved
forcleave forcleaving forclove forcloven
fordo fordoing fordid fordone
fordrive fordriving fordrove fordriven
forebear forebearing forebore foreborne
forebite forebiting forebit forebitten
forechoose forechoosing forechose forechosen
foredo foredoing foredid foredone
foredraw foredrawing foredrew foredrawn
forego foregoing forewent foregone
forehew forehewing forehewed forehewn or forehewed
forehold foreholding foreheld foreheld or foreholden
foreknow foreknowing foreknew foreknown
forelie forelying forelay forelain
forerun forerunning foreran forerun
foresee foreseeing foresaw foreseen
foreshape foreshaping foreshaped or foreshope foreshaped or foreshapen
foreshew foreshewing foreshewed foreshewn
foreshow foreshowing foreshowed foreshown
forespeak forespeaking forespoke forespoken
foreswear foreswears foreswore foresworn
foretake foretaking foretook foretaken
forfight forfighting forfought forfought or forfoughten
forfret forfretting forfretted, forfreet, or forfrate forfretted or forfretten
forget forgetting forgot or ( archaic ) forgat forgotten or (rarely) forgot
forgive forgiving forgave forgiven
forgnide forgniding forgnode or forgnided forgnidden or forgnided
forgo forgoing forwent forgone
forgrow forgrowing forgrew forgrown
forhele forheling forhole forholen
forhold forholding forheld forheld or forholden
forlat forlatting forleet or forlut forlatten or forlutten
forlese forlesing forlore forlorn
forlie forlying forlay forlain
formelt formelting formelted or formolt formelted or formolten
fornim fornimming fornam or fornimmed fornum, fornumb or fornimmed
forsake forsaking forsook forsaken
forsee forseeing forsaw forseen
forshake forshaking forshook forshaken
forshape forshaping forshoop, forshope, or forshaped forshapen or forshaped
forshrink forshrinking forshrank forshrunk or forshrunken
forsing forsinging forsang forsung
forsling forslinging forslung or forslong forslung or forslongen
forsmite forsmiting forsmote forsmitten
forspeak forspeaking forspoke forspoken
forsteal forstealing forstole forstolen
forswear forswearing forswore forsworn
forswing forswinging forswang or forswung forswungen or forswung
forswink forswinking forswank or forswonk forswunken, forswunk or forswonk
fortake fortaking fortook fortaken
fortear fortearing fortore fortorn
fortee forteeing forteed or fortow forteed or fortown
forthbear forthbearing forthbore forthborn
forthcome forthcoming forthcame forthcome
forthdraw forthdrawing forthdrew forthdrawn
forthgo forthgoing forthwent forthgone
forthnim forthnimming forthnam or forthnimmed forthnum, forthnumb or forthnimmed
forthrow forthrowing forthrew forthrown

Here is the list of 150 irregular verbs.

 

Verb Present Participle Past Past Participle
abear abearing abore aborn or aborne
abide abiding abode or abided abode, abided, or (rare), abidden
abite abiting abit abitten
accurse accursing accursed accursed or accurst
ache aching ached or ( obsolete ) oke ached or (obsolete) aken
acknow acknowing acknew acknown
adraw adrawing adrew adrawn
afare afaring afared or afore afared or afaren
aftersee afterseeing aftersaw afterseen
aknow aknowing aknew aknown
arise arising arose arisen
arize arizing aroze arizen
atgo atgoing atwent atgone
atride atriding atrode atridden
atrin atrinning atran atrun
atrine atrining atrined or atrone atrined or atrinnen
atsake atsaking atsook atsaken
atshake atshaking atshook atshaken
atsit atsitting atsat or atseet atsat or atsitten
atslip atslipping atslipped or atslope atslipped or atslopen
bede beding bade bode or boden
bedelve bedelving bedelved or bedolve bedelved or bedolven
bedo bedoing bedid bedone
bedraw bedrawing bedrew bedrawn
bedrink bedrinking bedrank bedrink
bedrite bedriting bedrote or bedrit bedritten
bedrive bedriving bedrove bedriven
befall befalling befell befallen
beflay beflaying beflayed beflayed or beflain
befly beflying beflew beflown
befold befolding befolded or befeld befolded or befolden
beget begetting begot or begat begotten
begin beginning began begun
begive begiving begave begiven
bego begoing bewent begone
behelp behelping behelped or beholp ( archaic, dialectal ) behelped
behew behewing behewed behewn
behold beholding beheld beheld or rarely beholden
beknow beknowing beknew beknown
belawgive belawgiving belawgave belawgiven
belimp belimping belamp or belimped belump or belimped
belive beliving belove beliven
bename benaming benamed benamed or benempt
benim benimming benam or benimmed benomen, benome or benimmed
bequeath bequeathing bequeathed or bequoth bequeathed or bequethen
beride beriding berode beridden
besee beseeing besaw beseen
beseech beseeching beseeched (or archaic besought) beseeched or besought
beshake beshaking beshook beshaken
beshear beshearing beshore or besheared beshorn or besheared
beshite beshiting beshit or beshote or beshat beshitten
besing besinging besang besung
besit besitting besat besat or besitten
bespeak bespeaking bespoke or bespake (archaic) bespoken or bespoke
bespit bespitting bespat bespit, or bespitted
besteal bestealing bestole bestolen
bestep bestepping bestepped, bestept ( dated ) , or bestope ( obsolete ) bestepped, bestept or bestopen
bestrew bestrewing bestrewed bestrewn
bestride bestriding bestrode bestrode or bestridden or bestrid
beswike beswiking beswoke beswicken
beswink beswinking beswank beswunk or beswunken
betake betaking betook betaken
betee beteeing beteed or betow beteed or betown
bethrow bethrowing bethrew bethrown
betread betreading betrod betrodden
bewrite bewriting bewrote bewritten
beyelp beyelping beyelped or beyolp beyelped or beyolpen
bide biding bode or bided bided or bidden
bind binding bound bound or bounden
bite biting bit bitten
blike bliking bliked or bloke bliked or blicken
blin blinning blinned or blan blinned or blun
blive bliving blove bliven
blow blowing blew blown
braid braiding braided braided or obsolete browden
break breaking broke broken
break-up breaking-up broke-up broken-up
brow-beat brow-beating brow-beat brow-beaten
browbeat browbeating browbeat browbeaten
burst bursting burst or archaically brast burst or rarely bursten
buy buying bought bought or (rare, dialectal) boughten
caretake caretaking caretook caretaken
carve carving carved or (archaic) corve corven (archaic), carved, or carven
chide chiding chid, chided, or chode chid, chided, or chidden
choose choosing chose chosen
clepe cleping cleped, clepen or clept cleped, clept, clepen or yclept
clop clopping clopped clopped
cludge cludged cludged cludging
co-write co-writing co-wrote co-written
come coming came come or comen
copywrite copywriting copywrote copywritten
counterattract *counterattracting *counterattracted counterattracted
counterdraw counterdrawing counterdrew counterdraw
countersing countersinging countersang countersung
countersink countersinking countersank countersunk
cowrite cowriting cowrote cowritten
creep creeping crept, creeped, or obsolete crope crept, creeped, or archaic cropen
crossbite crossbiting crossbit crossbitten
crow crowing crowed or crew (Br. Eng. sense 1 only) crowed
de dein did dyun
deep-freeze deep-freezing deep-froze or deep-freezed deep-frozen or deep-freezed
delphie delphie delphied
delve delving delved or obsolete dalf delved or obsolete dolven
depaint depainting depainted depainted or (archaic and rare) depainten
disbecome disbecoming disbecame disbecome
disprove disproving disproved disproved or disproven
do doing did done
downbear downbearing downbore downborne
downcome downcoming downcame downcome
downdraw downdrawing downdrew downdrawn
downfall downfalling downfell downfallen
downtrod downtrodding downtrod downtrodden
draw drawing drew drawn
dress dressing dressed dressed or drest (obsolete)
drinck drincking dranck drunck
drink drinking drank or regional (southern US) drunk or nonstandard drinked drunk drinked
drite driting drate dritten
drive driving drove or (archaic) drave driven
eat eating ate or et (dialect, nonstandard) eaten
enblow enblowing enblew enblown
enfreeze enfreezing enfroze enfrozen
entertake entertaking entertook entertaken
enwrite enwriting enwrote enwritten
equip equipping equipped equipped or equipt
falchion *falchioning falchioned *falchioned
fall falling fell or ( in archaic sense only ) felled fallen or (in archaic sense only) felled
fare faring fared or archaic fore fared or rarely faren
farsee farseeing farsaw farseen
farspeak farspeaking farspoke farspoken
fight fighting fought fought or (archaic) foughten
find finding found or fand ( dialectal ) found or (archaic) founden
finedraw finedrawing finedrew finedrawn
fistfight fistfighting fistfought fistfought or (archaic) fistfoughten
flabagast flabagasting flabagasted flabaghast
flite fliting flited or flote flited or flitten
fly flying flew flown
flyblow flyblowing flyblew flyblown
forbear forbearing forbore forborne
forbeat forbeating forbeat forbeaten
forbid forbidding forbid, forbade or forbad forbidden
forbite forbiting forbit forbitten
forbreak forbreaking forbroke forbroken
forburst forbursting forburst or forbrast forburst or forbursten
forcarve forcarving forcorve or forcarved forcorven or forcarved
forcleave forcleaving forclove forcloven
fordo fordoing fordid fordone
fordrive fordriving fordrove fordriven
forebear forebearing forebore foreborne
forebite forebiting forebit forebitten
forechoose forechoosing forechose forechosen

Irregular verbs are verbs in English that do not follow the regular conjugation patterns in terms of adding -ed to form the past tense or the past participle. There are four main types of irregular verbs:

  1. Base form, past tense, and past participle are the same: This is the simplest type of irregular verb, in which the base form, past tense, and past participle are the same. Examples include: put, cut, hit, set.

  2. Base form and past tense are the same, but past participle is different: This type of irregular verb has the same base form and past tense, but the past participle is different. Examples include: run (ran, run), bring (brought, brought), sing (sang, sung), write (wrote, written).

  3. Base form and past participle are the same, but past tense is different: This type of irregular verb has the same base form and past participle, but the past tense is different. Examples include: dive (dived, dove), sleep (slept, slept), sneak (sneaked, snuck), feel (felt, felt).

  4. Base form, past tense, and past participle are all different: This type of irregular verb has different forms for the base form, past tense, and past participle. Examples include: go (went, gone), do (did, done), eat (ate, eaten), see (saw, seen).

There is no fixed number of irregular verbs in English, as it depends on how one defines an “irregular verb”. However, it is generally accepted that there are several hundred irregular verbs in English. Some estimates suggest that there are around 200 irregular verbs in English, while others suggest that the number could be as high as 400 or more. This can also depend on the level of detail one considers. For example, some verbs may be considered irregular only in their past tense, while others may be considered irregular in both the past tense and past participle forms. Regardless of the exact number, irregular verbs are an important aspect of English grammar and require memorization and practice to use correctly.

The most common irregular verb in English is the verb “be”. The irregular forms of this verb are:

  • Present tense: am, is, are
  • Past tense: was, were
  • Past participle: been

The verb “be” is used very frequently in English, as it is used to indicate a state of existence, identity, or quality. It is also used to form the passive voice and in many idiomatic expressions. As a result, mastering the irregular forms of “be” is essential for effective communication in English.

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