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Check out the list of irregular verbs below.

Verb Past Tense Past Participle
arise arose arisen
awake awoke awoke
be was, were been
bear bore borne
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burst burst burst
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
creep crept crept
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
dive dived, dove dived
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fit fitted, fit fitted, fit
flee fled fled
fling flung flung
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forget forgot forgotten, forgot
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got got, gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang (to put to death) hanged hanged
hang (a picture) hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
kneel kneeled, knelt kneeled, knelt
knit knitted knitted
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie (recline) lay lain
lie (tell a falsehood) lied lied
light lighted, lit lighted, lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
plead pleaded pled
prove proved proved, proven
put put put
quit quit quit
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
sew sewed sewed, sewn
shake shook shaken
shine (glow) shone shone
shine (rub) shined shined
shoot shot shot
show showed showed, shown
shrink shrank shrunk
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
slay slew slain
sleep slept slept
slide slid slid
slit slit slit
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
spin spun spun
spit spat, spit spat, spit
split split split
spread spread spread
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank stunk
stride strode stridden
strike (hit) struck struck
string strung strung
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swell swelled swollen
swim swam swum
swing swing swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake up woke up waked up, woken up
wear wore worn
wed wed wed
weep wept wept
welcome welcomed welcomed
wet wet wet
win won won
wring wrung wrung
write wrote written

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