Irregular verbs

 





An irregular verb is one that does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form. Irregular verbs contrast with regular verbs, which form the simple past tense and past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d."

Regular VerbSimple Past TestPast Participle
jumpjumpedhas jumped
Irregular VerbSimple Past TestPast Participle
arisearosearisen

Common Irregular Verbs

Common Irregular Verb Forms

Irregular Verbs That Stay the Same

Irregular Verbs Used in Simple Past Tense

Was Were

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Participles!

to eat

to drink

to read

to write

to take

to give

to buy

to sell


to go

to come

to sit

to stand

to tell

to bring

to put 

to meet


to drive

to know

to teach

to think

to make

to do

to sing

to feel


to cut

to have

to sleep

to send

to run

to see

to wear



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