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Irregular Verbs Chart

This chart contains a list of the most common irregular verbs in English and their various forms, arranged according to type.

Present
root

Present
participle

Past
root

Past
participle

Regular verbs

(past root and past participles are the same; both end in ‘ed’)
jump jumping jumped jumped

Irregular verbs – Type 1

(past root and past participles are the same but have irregular forms)
bleed bleeding bled bled
bend bending bent bent
build building built built
burn burning burnt burnt
buy buying bought bought
bring bringing brought brought
catch catching caught caught
creep creeping crept crept
dig digging dug dug
dream dreaming dreamt dreamt
feed feeding fed fed
feel feeling felt felt
fight fighting fought fought
find find found found
hang hanging hung hung
have having had had
hold holding held held
keep keeping kept kept
lay laying laid laid
lead leading led led
leap leaping leapt leapt
leave leaving left left
lend lending lent lent
lie lying lied lied
light lighting lit lit
lose losing lost lost
make making made made
mean meaning meant meant
pay paying paid paid
read reading read * read *
run running ran run
say saying said said
seek seeking sought sought
sell selling sold sold
send sending sent sent
shoot shooting shot shot
sit sitting sat sat
sleep sleeping slept slept
spend spending spent spent
spill splilling split spilt
spin spinning spun spun
stand standing stood stood
stick sticking stuck stuck
swear swearing swore swore
sweep sweeping swept swept
teach teaching taught taught
tell telling told told
think thinking thought thought
throw throwing threw thrown
understand understanding understood understood
weep weeping wept wept
win winning won won

Irregular verbs – Type 2

(present root & past participle are the same but past root is different)
become becoming became become
come coming came come

Present
root

Present
participle

Past
root

Past
participle

Irregular verbs – Type 3

(past participles end with ‘n’)
beat beating beat beaten
bite biting bit bitten
blow blowing blew blown
break breaking broke broken
choose choosing chose chosen
do doing did done
draw drawing drew drawn
drive driving drove driven
eat eating ate eaten
fall falling fell fallen
fly flying flew flown
forget forgetting forgot forgotten
forgive forgiving forgave forgiven
freeze freezing froze frozen
get getting got gotten
give giving gave given
go going went gone
grow growing grew grown
hide hiding hid hidden
know knowing knew known
lie (down) lying lay lain
prove proving proved proven
ride riding rode riden
rise rising rose risen
see seeing saw seen
sew sewing sewed sown
shake shaking shook shaken
shave shaving shaved shaven
shine shining shined shone
show showing showed shown
speak speaking spoke spoken
steal stealing stole stolen
take taking took taken
tear tearing tore torn
wake waking woke woken
wear wearing wore worn
write writing wrote written

Irregular verbs – Type 4

(past roots have the vowel ‘a’ and past participles have the vowel ‘u’)
begin beginning began begun
drink drinking drank drunk
ring ringing rang rung
shrink shrinking shrank shrunk
sing singing sang sung
sink sinking sank sunk
spring springing sprang sprung
swim swimming swam swum

Irregular verbs – Type 5

(present root, past root, and past participle are all the same)
cost costing cost cost
cut cutting cut cut
hit hitting hit hit
hurt hurting hurt hurt
put putting put put
quit quitting quit quit
set setting set set
shut shutting shut shut
split splitting split split
spread spreading spread spread
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