The most commonly used irregular verbs in English

The most commonly used irregular verbs in English

A →  

Irregular verbs in the table

B →  

Affirmative phrase → 1st person singular

 

C →  

Affirmative phrase → 3rd person singular

 

D →  

Negative phrase → 1st person singular

 

E →  

Negative phrase → 3rd person singular

 

infinitivesimple pastpast participle
A →to eatAte Eaten
B →eat ate have Eaten
C →he eats ate  has Eaten
D →I don’t eatdidn’t eathaven’t Eaten
E →he doesn’t eathe didn’t eathe hasn’t Eaten

The Most Common Irregular Verbs in English 

Infinitive

Simple past

Past participle

bewas/werebeen
 Iam washave been
 he/she is she/he wass/he has been
we/you/they are you/we werewe have been
beatbeatbeaten
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bet*betbet
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
burststays “burst”burst
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
comecamecome
coststays “cost”cost
cutstays “cut”cut
dealdealtdealt
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
flyflewflown
forgetforgotforgotten
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgot, gotten 
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hidehidhidden
hitstays “hit”hit
holdheldheld
hurtstays “hurt”hurt
keepkeptkept
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letstays “let”let
lielaylain
lightlitlit
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
paypaidpaid
putstays “put”put
readstays “read”read
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setstays “set”set
shakeshookshaken
stealstolestolen
shineshoneshone
shootshotshot
show*showedshown
shutstays “shut”shut
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
speakspokespoken
spendspentspent
springsprangsprung
standstoodstood
stickstuckstuck
swearsworesworn
sweepsweptswept
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
understandunderstoodunderstood
wake*wokewoken
wearworeworn
weavewovewoven
winwonwon
writewrotewritten

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