List of 131 English Irregular Verbs and Their Past Participles


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Want to find English verbs that change in an unusual way when expressing completed actions? Here's a list of relevant terms. Here you'll find a selection of English irregular verbs and their past participles.
Present Past Participle
arise arisen
awake awoken
be been
bear borne
bear born
become become
begin begun
bend bent
bet bet
bid bid
bind bound
bite bitten
bleed bled
blow blown
break broken
breed bred
bring brought
broadcast broadcast
build built
burn burned
burst burst
buy bought
catch caught
choose chosen
cling clung
come come
cost cost
creep crept
cut cut
deal dealt
dig dug
dive dived
do done
draw drawn
dream dreamed
drink drunk
drive driven
eat eaten
fall fallen
feed fed
feel felt
fight fought
find found
fly flown
forbid forbidden
forget forgotten
forgive forgiven
freeze frozen
get gotten
give given
go gone
grind ground
grow grown
hang hung
have had
hear heard
hide hidden
hit hit
hold held
hurt hurt
keep kept
kneel knelt
know known
lay laid
lead led
leave left
lend lent
let let
lie lain
light lit
lose lost
make made
mean meant
meet met
mow mown
overtake overtaken
pay paid
put put
read read
ride ridden
ring rung
rise risen
run run
saw sawn
say said
see seen
sell sold
send sent
set set
sew sewn
shake shaken
shed shed
shine shone
shoot shot
show shown
shrink shrunk
shut shut
sing sung
sink sunk
sit sat
sleep slept
slide slid
sow sown
speak spoken
spend spent
spit spat
spread spread
stand stood
steal stolen
stick stuck
sting stung
stink stunk
strike struck
swear sworn
sweep swept
swell swollen
swim swum
swing swung
take taken
teach taught
tear torn
tell told
think thought
throw thrown
understand understood
wake woken
wear worn
weep wept
win won
wind wound
write written