Common Irregular Verbs (Grouped)

Below, you will find a list of the most common irregular verbs in English. You should know these by heart. To assist you in learning, they have been grouped according to their ending patterns. Remember that the base form is used with the simple present tense. (Example: I often forget my umbrella.) The simple past form is used with the simple past tense. (Example: I forgot my umbrella yesterday.) The past participle is used with the perfect tenses, such as present and past perfect. (Example: Oh no! Its raining and Ive forgotten my umbrella.)

Group 1 All three forms of the verb are the same

Base Form bet cost cut hit hurt let put shut Simple Past bet cost cut hit hurt let put shut Past Participle bet cost cut hit hurt let put shut

Group 2 The 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb are the same
Base Form lose shoot get light sit keep sleep feel leave meet bring buy fight think Simple Past lost shot got lit sat kept slept felt left met brought bought fought thought Past Participle lost shot got lit sat kept slept felt left met brought bought fought thought

1 Common Irregular Verbs Grouped by RebeccaESL

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Base Form catch teach sell tell pay make stand understand lend send spend build find have hear hold read say

Simple Past caught taught sold told paid made stood understood lent sent spent built found had heard held read (pronounced red) said

Past Participle caught taught sold told paid made stood understood lent sent spent built found had heard held read (pronounced red) said

Group 3 All three forms of the verb are different

Base Form drive ride rise write bite hide break choose speak Simple Past drove rode rose wrote bit hid broke chose spoke Past Participle driven ridden risen written bitten hidden broken chosen spoken

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Base Form wake blow grow know fly draw show wear tear begin drink swim ring sing eat fall forget give see take

Simple Past woke blew grew knew flew drew showed wore tore began drank swam rang sang ate fell forgot gave saw took

Past Participle woken blown grown known flown drawn shown worn torn begun drunk swum rung sung eaten fallen forgotten given seen taken

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