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 Download a photocopiable PDF of the above chart for $1.95 View our full list of PDF charts available for instant download Go to our home page
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