Verbs Sheet 1: Irregular Verbs
| Verb (infinitive) | Past simple form | Past participle |
| A | ||
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| B | ||
| bear | bore | borne |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| bend | bent | bent |
| beset | beset | beset |
| bet | bet/betted | bet |
| bid | bid | bid |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | bought |
| C | ||
| cast | cast | cast |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| cling | clung | clung |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| creep | crept | crept |
| cut | cut | cut |
| H | ||
| hang | hung | hung |
| hang | hanged | hanged |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| K | ||
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| know | knew | known |
| L | ||
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| let | let | let |
| lie | lay | lain |
| light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
| lose | lost | lost |
| M | ||
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| misspell | misspelt/misspelled | misspelt/misspelled |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken |
| mow | mowed | mowed/mown |
| O | ||
| overcome | overcame | overcome |
| overdo | overdid | overdone |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken |
| overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
| P | ||
| pay | paid | paid |
| plead | pleaded/plead | pleaded/plead |
| prove | proved | proved/proven |
| put | put | put |
| Q | ||
| quit | quit | quit |
| R | ||
| read | read | read |
| rid | rid | rid |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| S | ||
| saw | sawed | sawn/sawed |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shear | sheared | sheared/shorn |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show | showed | shown |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slay | slew | slayed/slain |
| slide | slid | slid |
| sling | slung | slung |
| slit | slit | slit |
| smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled |
| smite | smote | smitten |
| sow | sowed | sown/sowed |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
| spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
| spin | spun | spun |
| spit | spat | spat |
| split | split | split |
| spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
| 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 | struck | struck |
| strive | strove | striven |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| swell | swelled | swelled/swollen |
| swim | swam | swum |
| swing | swung | swung |
| T | ||
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| thrive | thrived/throve | thrived |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| tread | trod | trodden |
| U | ||
| understand | understood | understood |
| uphold | upheld | upheld |
| upset | upset | upset |
| W | ||
| wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
| wear | wore | worn |
| weave | wove/weaved | woven/weaved |
| wed | wedded/wed | wedded/wed |
| weep | wept | wept |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
| withhold | withheld | withheld |
| withstand | withstood | withstood |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| write | wrote | written |
Practice:
- Yesterday evening I ________________ (go) to the cinema with a friend.
- From 1995 to 1998 I ________________ (work) in Tokyo.
- Last night the concert ________________ (finish) at midnight.
- I ________________ (arrive) at the office this morning before my colleagues.
- When he was young, Tom ________________ (ride) a bicycle to school.
- The train was at 8 p.m. so I ________________ (leave) home at 7 p.m.
- Last Sunday was my mother's birthday, so I ________________ (make) a cake.
- I ________________ (start) to play golf five years ago.
- The great composer Mozart ________________ (die) at the age of 35.
- Marie ________________ (do) a lot of English exercises last week.
Answer Key
- went
- worked
- finished
- arrived
- rode
- left
- made
- started
- died
- did
