List of 96 English Irregular Verbs with Phonetic Transcription
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Looking for examples of how to pronounce verbs with unusual past forms? Take a look at this useful list of English irregular verbs with phonetic transcription and you'll find what you need.
| Present | Pronunciation | Past Simple | Pronunciation | Past Participle | Pronunciation |
| beat | /bi:t/ | beat | /bi:t/ | beaten | /'bi:tn/ |
| become | /bɪ 'kʌm/ | became | /bɪ 'keɪm/ | become | /bɪ 'kʌm/ |
| begin | /bɪ 'gɪn/ | began | /bɪ 'gæn/ | begun | /bɪ 'gʌn/ |
| bend | /bend/ | bent | /bent/ | bent | /bent/ |
| bind | /baɪnd/ | bound | /baʊnd/ | bound | /baʊnd/ |
| bite | /baɪt/ | bit | /bɪt/ | bitten | /'bɪtn/ |
| bleed | /bli:d/ | bled | /bled/ | bled | /bled/ |
| blow | /blou/ | blew | /blu:/ | blown | /bloun/ |
| break | /breɪk/ | broke | /brouk/ | broken | /'broukәn/ |
| bring | /brɪŋ/ | brought | /brɔ:t/ | brought | /brɔ:t/ |
| build | /bɪld/ | built | /bɪlt/ | built | /bɪlt/ |
| buy | /baɪ/ | bought | /bɔ:t/ | bought | /bɔ:t/ |
| catch | /kætʃ/ | caught | /kɔ:t/ | caught | /kɔ:t/ |
| choose | /tʃu:z/ | chose | /tʃouz/ | chosen | /'tʃouzәn/ |
| come | /kʌm/ | came | /keɪm/ | come | /kʌm/ |
| cost | /kɒst/ | cost | /kɒst/ | cost | /kɒst/ |
| cut | /kʌt/ | cut | /kʌt/ | cut | /kʌt/ |
| dig | /dɪg/ | dug | /dʌg/ | dug | /dʌg/ |
| do | /du:/ | did | /dɪd/ | done | /dʌn/ |
| draw | /drɔ:/ | drew | /dru:/ | drawn | /drɔ:n/ |
| drink | /drɪŋk/ | drank | /dræŋk/ | drunk | /drʌŋk/ |
| drive | /draɪv/ | drove | /drouv/ | driven | /'drɪvәn/ |
| eat | /i:t/ | ate | /eɪt, et/ | eaten | /'i:tn/ |
| fall | /fɔ:l/ | fell | /fel/ | fallen | /'fɔ:lәn/ |
| feed | /fi:d/ | fed | /fed/ | fed | /fed/ |
| feel | /fi:l/ | felt | /felt/ | felt | /felt/ |
| fight | /faɪt/ | fought | /fɔ:t/ | fought | /fɔ:t/ |
| find | /faɪnd/ | found | /faʊnd/ | found | /faʊnd/ |
| fly | /flaɪ/ | flew | /flu:/ | flown | /floun/ |
| forget | /fər 'get/ | forgot | /fәr 'gɒt/ | forgotten | /fәr 'gɒtn/ |
| forgive | /fәr 'gɪv/ | forgave | /fər 'geɪv/ | forgiven | /fәr 'gɪvən/ |
| freeze | /fri:z/ | froze | /frouz/ | frozen | /'frouzən/ |
| get | /get/ | got | /gɒt/ | gotten | /'gɒtn/ |
| give | /gɪv/ | gave | /geɪv/ | given | /'gɪvәn/ |
| go | /gou/ | went | /went/ | gone | /gɒn/ |
| grow | /grou/ | grew | /gru:/ | grown | /groun/ |
| hang | /hæŋ/ | hung | /hʌŋ/ | hung | /hʌŋ/ |
| have | /hæv/ | had | /hæd/ | had | /hæd/ |
| hear | /hɪәr/ | heard | /hɜ:rd/ | heard | /hɜ:rd/ |
| hide | /haɪd/ | hid | /hɪd/ | hidden | /'hɪdn/ |
| hit | /hɪt/ | hit | /hɪt/ | hit | /hɪt/ |
| hold | /hould/ | held | /held/ | held | /held/ |
| hurt | /hɜ:rt/ | hurt | /hɜ:rt/ | hurt | /hɜ:rt/ |
| keep | /ki:p/ | kept | /kept/ | kept | /kept/ |
| know | /nou/ | knew | /nu:/ | known | /noun/ |
| lay | /leɪ/ | laid | /leɪd/ | laid | /leɪd/ |
| lead | /li:d/ | led | /led/ | led | /led/ |
| leave | /li:v/ | left | /left/ | left | /left/ |
| lend | /lend/ | lent | /lent/ | lent | /lent/ |
| let | /let/ | let | /let/ | let | /let/ |
| lie | /laɪ/ | lay | /leɪ/ | lain | /leɪn/ |
| lose | /lu:z/ | lost | /lɒst/ | lost | /lɒst/ |
| make | /meɪk/ | made | /meɪd/ | made | /meɪd/ |
| mean | /mi:n/ | meant | /ment/ | meant | /ment/ |
| meet | /mi:t/ | met | /met/ | met | /met/ |
| pay | /peɪ/ | paid | /peɪd/ | paid | /peɪd/ |
| put | /pʊt/ | put | /pʊt/ | put | /pʊt/ |
| read | /ri:d/ | read | /red/ | read | /red/ |
| ride | /raɪd/ | rode | /roud/ | ridden | /'rɪdn/ |
| ring | /rɪŋ/ | rang | /ræŋ/ | rung | /rʌŋ/ |
| rise | /raɪz/ | rose | /rouz/ | risen | /'rɪzən/ |
| run | /rʌn/ | ran | /ræn/ | run | /rʌn/ |
| say | /seɪ/ | said | /sed/ | said | /sed/ |
| see | /si:/ | saw | /sɔ:/ | seen | /si:n/ |
| sell | /sel/ | sold | /sould/ | sold | /sould/ |
| send | /send/ | sent | /sent/ | sent | /sent/ |
| set | /set/ | set | /set/ | set | /set/ |
| shake | /ʃeɪk/ | shook | /ʃʊk/ | shaken | /'ʃeɪkәn/ |
| shine | /ʃaɪn/ | shone | /ʃoun, ʃɒn/ | shone | /ʃoun, ʃɒn/ |
| shoot | /ʃu:t/ | shot | /ʃɒt/ | shot | /ʃɒt/ |
| show | /ʃou/ | showed | /ʃoud/ | shown | /ʃoun/ |
| shrink | /ʃrɪŋk/ | shrank | /ʃræŋk/ | shrunk | /ʃrʌŋk/ |
| shut | /ʃʌt/ | shut | /ʃʌt/ | shut | /ʃʌt/ |
| sing | /sɪŋ/ | sang | /sæŋ/ | sung | /sʌŋ/ |
| sink | /sɪŋk/ | sank | /sæŋk/ | sunk | /sʌŋk/ |
| sit | /sɪt/ | sat | /sæt/ | sat | /sæt/ |
| sleep | /sli:p/ | slept | /slept/ | slept | /slept/ |
| speak | /spi:k/ | spoke | /spouk/ | spoken | /'spoukən/ |
| spend | /spend/ | spent | /spent/ | spent | /spent/ |
| spit | /spɪt/ | spat | /spæt/ | spat | /spæt/ |
| split | /splɪt/ | split | /splɪt/ | split | /splɪt/ |
| stand | /stænd/ | stood | /stʊd/ | stood | /stʊd/ |
| steal | /sti:l/ | stole | /stoul/ | stolen | /'stoulәn/ |
| strike | /straɪk/ | struck | /strʌk/ | struck | /strʌk/ |
| swim | /swɪm/ | swam | /swæm/ | swum | /swʌm/ |
| take | /teɪk/ | took | /tʊk/ | taken | /'teɪkәn/ |
| teach | /ti:tʃ/ | taught | /tɔ:t/ | taught | /tɔ:t/ |
| tear | /teәr/ | tore | /tɔr/ | torn | /tɔrn/ |
| tell | /tel/ | told | /tould/ | told | /tould/ |
| think | /θɪŋk/ | thought | /θɔ:t/ | thought | /θɔ:t/ |
| throw | /θrou/ | threw | /θru:/ | thrown | /θroun/ |
| understand | /ʌndәr 'stænd/ | understood | /ʌndәr 'stʊd/ | understood | /ʌndәr 'stʊd/ |
| wake | /weɪk/ | woke | /wouk/ | woken | /'woukәn/ |
| wear | /weәr/ | wore | /wɔr/ | worn | /wɔrn/ |
| win | /wɪn/ | won | /wʌn/ | won | /wʌn/ |
| write | /raɪt/ | wrote | /rout/ | written | /'rɪtn/ |
