Most English verbs form their past and past participle by adding –d or –ed to the base form of the verb (the form you’d find listed first in the dictionary). These are called regular verbs.

Unfortunately, a number of verb forms aren’t formed in that way; these are called irregular verbs. Here is a list of many of those troublesome verbs.

1.Base (Infinitive) 2.Simple Past 3.Past Participle
arise arose arisen
be was, were been
bear bore borne/born
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet/betted bet/betted
bid bade/bid bidden/bid
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten/bit
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burned/burnt burned/burnt
burst burst burst
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
creep crept crept
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
dive dived/dove dived
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
eaten fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
find found found
fit fitted/fit fit
fly flew flown
freeze froze frozen
get got gotten/got
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang (to suspend) hung hung
has had had
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden/hid
hit hit hit
hold held held
keep kept kept
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt
leave left left
lie (to rest or recline) lay lain
light lighted/lit lighted/lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
mistake mistook mistaken
mow mowed mowed/mown
pay paid paid
plead pleaded/pled pleaded/pled
prove proved/proven proved/proven
quit quit/quitted quit/quitted
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
saw (to cut) sawed sawed/sawn
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
sew sewed sewn/sewed
shake shook shaken
shine shone/shined shone/shined
show showed shown/showed
shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk/shrunken
shut shut shut
sing sang/sung sung
sink sank/sunk sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
slide slid slid
sling slung slung
smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt
speak spoke spoken
speed sped/speeded sped/speeded
spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt
spend spent spent
spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt
spin spun spun
spoil spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt
spring sprang/sprung sprung
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank/stunk stunk
strike struck struck/stricken
string strung strung
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
wake woke/waked waked/woken
wear wore worn
weave wove woven
weep wept wept
wet wet/wetted wet/wetted
win won won
wind wound wound