Irregular Verbs — Intermediate
This list contains 184 irregular verbs of English. For a list of fewer, go to the Elementary Irregular Verbs page. For a list of more, go to the Advanced Irregular Verbs page.
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke / awaked | awoken / awaked |
| be | was / were | been |
| bear | bore | born (given birth) / borne (carried) |
| beat | beat | beaten / beat |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bet | bet / betted | bet / betted |
| bid (at an auction) | bid | bid |
| bid (speak a greeting) | bade / bid | bade / bidden / bid |
| bite | bit | bitten / bit |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blend | blended / UK blent | blended |
| bless | blest / blessed | blest / blessed |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| bring | brought | brought |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt / burned | burnt / burned |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | bought |
| can | could | been able to |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| cling | clung | clung |
| come | came | come |
| cost (intransitive: be priced at) | cost | cost |
| creep | crept | crept |
| cut | cut | cut |
| dig | dug | dug |
| dive | dived, US dove | dived, US dove |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| dream | dreamt / dreamed | dreamt / dreamed |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fit (to be the right size) | fit | fit |
| flee | fled | fled |
| fly | flew / flied (baseball) | flown / flied (baseball) |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden / forbid |
| forecast | forecast / UK forecasted | forecast / UK forecasted |
| foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
| foretell | foretold | foretold |
| forget | forgot | forgotten / forgot |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got / US gotten |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grind | ground | ground |
| grow | grew | grown |
| hang (suspend) | hung | hung |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| input | input / inputted | input / inputted |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt / US kneeled | knelt / US kneeled |
| knit | knit / knitted | knit / knitted |
| know | knew | known |
| lay (to put, to place; transitive) | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | leaned / UK leant | leaned / UK leant |
| leap | leapt / leaped | leapt / leaped |
| learn | learned / UK learnt | learned / UK learnt |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| let | let | let |
| lie (to put oneself horizontally; intransitive) | lay | lain |
| light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| mishear | misheard | misheard |
| mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
| mislead | misled | misled |
| misread | misread | misread |
| misspell | misspelled / UK misspelt | misspelled / UK misspelt |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| mow | mowed | mown / US mowed |
| must | had to / must | had to |
| outrun | outran | outrun |
| overcome | overcame | overcome |
| overdo | overdid | overdone |
| overeat | overate | overeaten |
| overhear | overheard | overheard |
| oversee | oversaw | overseen |
| oversleep | overslept | overslept |
| pay | paid | paid |
| picnic | picnicked | picnicked |
| plead | pled / pleaded | pled / pleaded |
| proofread | proofread | proofread |
| put | put | put |
| quit | quit / quitted | quit / quitted |
| read | read (sounds like "red") | read (sounds like "red") |
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
| redo | redid | redone |
| repay | repaid | repaid |
| reset | reset | reset |
| rewind | rewound | rewound |
| rewrite | rewrote | rewritten |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| saw | sawed | sawed / sawn |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| sew | sewed | sewn / sewed |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shave | shaved | shaved / shaven |
| shine | shone / shined | shone / shined |
| shine (to polish something, such as shoes) | shined | shined |
| shoe | shoed | shoed / shod |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show | showed | shown / showed |
| shrink | shrank / US shrunk | shrunk / US shrunken |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| slay | slew | slain |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slide | slid | slid |
| sling | slung | slung |
| slink | slunk / slinked | slunk / slinked |
| slit | slit | slit |
| smell | US smelled / smelt | US smelled / smelt |
| smite | smote | smitten |
| sneak | US sneaked / snuck | US sneaked / snuck |
| sow | sowed | sowed / sown |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| speed | sped / US speeded | sped / US speeded |
| spell | US spelled / spelt | US spelled / spelt |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilled / spilt | spilled / spilt |
| spin | spun / AuE span | spun |
| spit | spat / US spit | spat / US spit |
| split | split | split |
| spoil | spoiled / spoilt | spoiled / spoilt |
| spread | spread | spread |
| stand | stood | stood |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| stink | stank / stunk | stunk |
| strike (hit) | struck | struck / stricken |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| sweat | sweat / sweated | sweat / sweated |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| swell | swelled | swollen / swelled |
| 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 / waked | woken / waked |
| wear | wore | worn |
| weave | wove | woven |
| wet | wet / wetted | wet / wetted |
| win | won | won |
| work | worked / wrought (uncommon) | worked / wrought (uncommon) |
| write | wrote | written |