English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to Language and Culture in the U.S. » Appendix: COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS

COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
 
Base FormSimple PastPast Participle
bewas/werebeen
beatbeatbeat
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
betbetbet
bitebitbit
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
comecamecome
costcostcost
cutcutcut
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitfit
flyflewflown
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
getgotgottten/got
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hidehidhidden
hurthurthurt
keepkeptkept
knowknewknown
leaveleftleft
letletlet
loselostlost
makemademade
meetmetmet
paypaidpaid
putputput
quitquitquit
read (pronounced "reed")read (pronounced "red")read (pronounced "red")
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
runranrun
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
shakeshookshaken
showshowedshown
singsangsung
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
speakspokespoken
splitsplitsplit
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
swimswamswum
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
telltoldtold
winwonwon
writewrotewritten

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