List of 307 English Irregular Verbs in the Simple Past Tense
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In search of a particular type of non-regular verb? Have a look at this list of English irregular verbs in the simple past. All these terms have non-standard spellings in that tense.
| Present | Simple Past |
| arise | arose |
| awake | awoke |
| backslide | backslid |
| be | was/were |
| bear | bore |
| beat | beat |
| become | became |
| begin | began |
| bend | bent |
| bid (farewell) | bid/bade |
| bid (offer amount) | bid |
| bind | bound |
| bite | bit |
| bleed | bled |
| blow | blew |
| break | broke |
| breed | bred |
| bring | brought |
| broadcast | broadcast |
| build | built |
| burst | burst |
| buy | bought |
| cast | cast |
| catch | caught |
| choose | chose |
| cling | clung |
| come | came |
| cost | cost |
| creep | crept |
| crossbreed | crossbred |
| cut | cut |
| deal | dealt |
| dig | dug |
| dive | dove |
| do | did |
| draw | drew |
| drink | drank |
| drive | drove |
| eat | ate |
| fall | fell |
| feed | fed |
| feel | felt |
| fight | fought |
| find | found |
| flee | fled |
| fling | flung |
| fly | flew |
| forbid | forbade |
| forecast | forecast |
| forego | forewent |
| foresee | foresaw |
| foretell | foretold |
| forget | forgot |
| forgive | forgave |
| forsake | forsook |
| freeze | froze |
| get | got |
| give | gave |
| go | went |
| grind | ground |
| grow | grew |
| hand-feed | hand-fed |
| handwrite | handwrote |
| hang | hung |
| have | had |
| hear | heard |
| hide | hid |
| hit | hit |
| hold | held |
| hurt | hurt |
| inbreed | inbred |
| inlay | inlaid |
| interbreed | interbred |
| interweave | interwove |
| interwind | interwound |
| jerry-build | jerry-built |
| keep | kept |
| know | knew |
| lay | laid |
| lead | led |
| leave | left |
| lend | lent |
| let | let |
| lie | lay |
| light | lit |
| lip-read | lip-read |
| lose | lost |
| make | made |
| mean | meant |
| meet | met |
| miscast | miscast |
| misdeal | misdealt |
| misdo | misdid |
| mishear | misheard |
| mislay | mislaid |
| mislead | misled |
| misread | misread |
| misset | misset |
| misspeak | misspoke |
| misspend | misspent |
| mistake | mistook |
| misteach | mistaught |
| misunderstand | misunderstood |
| miswrite | miswrote |
| offset | offset |
| outbid | outbid |
| outbreed | outbred |
| outdo | outdid |
| outdraw | outdrew |
| outdrink | outdrank |
| outdrive | outdrove |
| outfight | outfought |
| outfly | outflew |
| outgrow | outgrew |
| outride | outrode |
| outrun | outran |
| outsell | outsold |
| outshine | outshone |
| outshoot | outshot |
| outsing | outsang |
| outsit | outsat |
| outsleep | outslept |
| outspeak | outspoke |
| outspeed | outsped |
| outspend | outspent |
| outswear | outswore |
| outswim | outswam |
| outthink | outthought |
| outthrow | outthrew |
| outwrite | outwrote |
| overbid | overbid |
| overbreed | overbred |
| overbuild | overbuilt |
| overbuy | overbought |
| overcome | overcame |
| overdo | overdid |
| overdraw | overdrew |
| overdrink | overdrank |
| overeat | overate |
| overfeed | overfed |
| overhang | overhung |
| overhear | overheard |
| overlay | overlaid |
| overpay | overpaid |
| override | overrode |
| overrun | overran |
| oversee | oversaw |
| oversell | oversold |
| overshoot | overshot |
| oversleep | overslept |
| overspeak | overspoke |
| overspend | overspent |
| overtake | overtook |
| overthink | overthought |
| overthrow | overthrew |
| overwind | overwound |
| overwrite | overwrote |
| partake | partook |
| pay | paid |
| prebuild | prebuilt |
| predo | predid |
| premake | premade |
| prepay | prepaid |
| presell | presold |
| preset | preset |
| preshrink | preshrank |
| proofread | proofread |
| put | put |
| quick-freeze | quick-froze |
| quit | quit |
| read | read |
| reawake | reawoke |
| rebid | rebid |
| rebind | rebound |
| rebroadcast | rebroadcast |
| rebuild | rebuilt |
| recast | recast |
| recut | recut |
| redeal | redealt |
| redo | redid |
| redraw | redrew |
| regrind | reground |
| regrow | regrew |
| rehang | rehung |
| rehear | reheard |
| relay | relaid |
| relight | relit |
| remake | remade |
| repay | repaid |
| reread | reread |
| rerun | reran |
| resell | resold |
| resend | resent |
| reset | reset |
| retake | retook |
| reteach | retaught |
| retear | retore |
| retell | retold |
| rethink | rethought |
| rewake | rewoke |
| rewear | rewore |
| reweave | rewove |
| rewin | rewon |
| rewind | rewound |
| rewrite | rewrote |
| rid | rid |
| ride | rode |
| ring | rang |
| rise | rose |
| roughcast | roughcast |
| run | ran |
| say | said |
| see | saw |
| seek | sought |
| sell | sold |
| send | sent |
| set | set |
| shake | shook |
| shed | shed |
| shine | shone |
| shit | shat |
| shoot | shot |
| shrink | shrank |
| shut | shut |
| sight-read | sight-read |
| sing | sang |
| sink | sank |
| sit | sat |
| sleep | slept |
| slide | slid |
| sling | slung |
| slink | slunk |
| slit | slit |
| sneak | snuck |
| speak | spoke |
| speed | sped |
| spend | spent |
| spin | spun |
| spit | spat |
| split | split |
| spoon-feed | spoon-fed |
| spread | spread |
| spring | sprang |
| stand | stood |
| steal | stole |
| stick | stuck |
| sting | stung |
| stink | stank |
| stride | strode |
| strike | struck |
| string | strung |
| strive | strove |
| sublet | sublet |
| swear | swore |
| sweep | swept |
| swim | swam |
| swing | swung |
| take | took |
| teach | taught |
| tear | tore |
| telecast | telecast |
| tell | told |
| test-drive | test-drove |
| test-fly | test-flew |
| think | thought |
| throw | threw |
| thrust | thrust |
| tread | trod |
| typecast | typecast |
| typeset | typeset |
| typewrite | typewrote |
| unbend | unbent |
| unbind | unbound |
| underbid | underbid |
| undercut | undercut |
| underfeed | underfed |
| undergo | underwent |
| underlie | underlay |
| undersell | undersold |
| underspend | underspent |
| understand | understood |
| undertake | undertook |
| underwrite | underwrote |
| undo | undid |
| unfreeze | unfroze |
| unhang | unhung |
| unhide | unhid |
| unsling | unslung |
| unspin | unspun |
| unstick | unstuck |
| unstring | unstrung |
| unweave | unwove |
| unwind | unwound |
| uphold | upheld |
| upset | upset |
| wake | woke |
| waylay | waylaid |
| wear | wore |
| weave | wove |
| weep | wept |
| win | won |
| wind | wound |
| withdraw | withdrew |
| withhold | withheld |
| withstand | withstood |
| wring | wrung |
| write | wrote |
