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All 200 irregular verbs.

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200 verbs

Base	Past simple	Past participle	Pattern
be — irregular verbbiː	waswɒz	beenbiːn	One of a kind
have — irregular verbhæv	hadhæd	hadhæd	Past = participle
do — irregular verbduː	diddɪd	donedʌn	One of a kind
go — irregular verbɡəʊ	wentwent	goneɡɒn	One of a kind
say — irregular verbseɪ	saidsed	saidsed	Past = participle
get — irregular verbɡet	gotɡɒt	gotɡɒt	Past = participle
make — irregular verbmeɪk	mademeɪd	mademeɪd	Past = participle
know — irregular verbnəʊ	knewnjuː	knownnəʊn	ow → ew → own
take — irregular verbteɪk	tooktʊk	takenˈteɪkən	ake → ook → aken
see — irregular verbsiː	sawsɔː	seensiːn	One of a kind
come — irregular verbkʌm	camekeɪm	comekʌm	One of a kind
think — irregular verbθɪŋk	thoughtθɔːt	thoughtθɔːt	-ought / -aught
give — irregular verbɡɪv	gaveɡeɪv	givenˈɡɪvən	One of a kind
find — irregular verbfaɪnd	foundfaʊnd	foundfaʊnd	-ind → -ound
tell — irregular verbtel	toldtəʊld	toldtəʊld	-ell → -old
become — irregular verbbɪˈkʌm	becamebɪˈkeɪm	becomebɪˈkʌm	One of a kind
show — irregular verbʃəʊ	showedʃəʊd	shownʃəʊn	ow → ew → own
leave — irregular verbliːv	leftleft	leftleft	Past = participle
feel — irregular verbfiːl	feltfelt	feltfelt	Past = participle
put — irregular verbpʊt	putpʊt	putpʊt	No change
bring — irregular verbbrɪŋ	broughtbrɔːt	broughtbrɔːt	-ought / -aught
begin — irregular verbbɪˈɡɪn	beganbɪˈɡæn	begunbɪˈɡʌn	i → a → u
keep — irregular verbkiːp	keptkept	keptkept	-eep → -ept
hold — irregular verbhəʊld	heldheld	heldheld	Past = participle
write — irregular verbraɪt	wroterəʊt	writtenˈrɪtən	i → o → i+en
stand — irregular verbstænd	stoodstʊd	stoodstʊd	-and → -ood
hear — irregular verbhɪə	heardhɜːd	heardhɜːd	Past = participle
let — irregular verblet	letlet	letlet	No change
mean — irregular verbmiːn	meantment	meantment	Past = participle
set — irregular verbset	setset	setset	No change
meet — irregular verbmiːt	metmet	metmet	Past = participle
run — irregular verbrʌn	ranræn	runrʌn	One of a kind
pay — irregular verbpeɪ	paidpeɪd	paidpeɪd	Past = participle
sit — irregular verbsɪt	satsæt	satsæt	Past = participle
speak — irregular verbspiːk	spokespəʊk	spokenˈspəʊkən	eak → oke → oken
read — irregular verbriːd	readred	readred	No change
grow — irregular verbɡrəʊ	grewɡruː	grownɡrəʊn	ow → ew → own
lose — irregular verbluːz	lostlɒst	lostlɒst	Past = participle
fall — irregular verbfɔːl	fellfel	fallenˈfɔːlən	One of a kind
send — irregular verbsend	sentsent	sentsent	-end → -ent
build — irregular verbbɪld	builtbɪlt	builtbɪlt	-end → -ent
understand — irregular verbˌʌndəˈstænd	understoodˌʌndəˈstʊd	understoodˌʌndəˈstʊd	-and → -ood
draw — irregular verbdrɔː	drewdruː	drawndrɔːn	ow → ew → own
break — irregular verbbreɪk	brokebrəʊk	brokenˈbrəʊkən	eak → oke → oken
spend — irregular verbspend	spentspent	spentspent	-end → -ent
cut — irregular verbkʌt	cutkʌt	cutkʌt	No change
rise — irregular verbraɪz	roserəʊz	risenˈrɪzən	i → o → i+en
drive — irregular verbdraɪv	drovedrəʊv	drivenˈdrɪvən	i → o → i+en
buy — irregular verbbaɪ	boughtbɔːt	boughtbɔːt	-ought / -aught
wear — irregular verbweə	worewɔː	wornwɔːn	ear → ore → orn
choose — irregular verbtʃuːz	chosetʃəʊz	chosenˈtʃəʊzən	eak → oke → oken
seek — irregular verbsiːk	soughtsɔːt	soughtsɔːt	-ought / -aught
throw — irregular verbθrəʊ	threwθruː	thrownθrəʊn	ow → ew → own
catch — irregular verbkætʃ	caughtkɔːt	caughtkɔːt	-ought / -aught
deal — irregular verbdiːl	dealtdelt	dealtdelt	Past = participle
win — irregular verbwɪn	wonwʌn	wonwʌn	Past = participle
forget — irregular verbfəˈɡet	forgotfəˈɡɒt	forgottenfəˈɡɒtən	One of a kind
lead — irregular verbliːd	ledled	ledled	Past = participle
eat — irregular verbiːt	ateet	eatenˈiːtən	One of a kind
teach — irregular verbtiːtʃ	taughttɔːt	taughttɔːt	-ought / -aught
sell — irregular verbsel	soldsəʊld	soldsəʊld	-ell → -old
fly — irregular verbflaɪ	flewfluː	flownfləʊn	ow → ew → own
fight — irregular verbfaɪt	foughtfɔːt	foughtfɔːt	-ought / -aught
drink — irregular verbdrɪŋk	drankdræŋk	drunkdrʌŋk	i → a → u
sing — irregular verbsɪŋ	sangsæŋ	sungsʌŋ	i → a → u
sleep — irregular verbsliːp	sleptslept	sleptslept	-eep → -ept
swim — irregular verbswɪm	swamswæm	swumswʌm	i → a → u
ride — irregular verbraɪd	roderəʊd	riddenˈrɪdən	i → o → i+en
wake — irregular verbweɪk	wokewəʊk	wokenˈwəʊkən	eak → oke → oken
steal — irregular verbstiːl	stolestəʊl	stolenˈstəʊlən	eak → oke → oken
shake — irregular verbʃeɪk	shookʃʊk	shakenˈʃeɪkən	ake → ook → aken
hide — irregular verbhaɪd	hidhɪd	hiddenˈhɪdən	i → o → i+en
beat — irregular verbbiːt	beatbiːt	beatenˈbiːtən	One of a kind
hit — irregular verbhɪt	hithɪt	hithɪt	No change
hurt — irregular verbhɜːt	hurthɜːt	hurthɜːt	No change
lay — irregular verbleɪ	laidleɪd	laidleɪd	Past = participle
lend — irregular verblend	lentlent	lentlent	-end → -ent
light — irregular verblaɪt	litlɪt	litlɪt	Past = participle
hang — irregular verbhæŋ	hunghʌŋ	hunghʌŋ	Past = participle
dig — irregular verbdɪɡ	dugdʌɡ	dugdʌɡ	Past = participle
blow — irregular verbbləʊ	blewbluː	blownbləʊn	ow → ew → own
burn — irregular verbbɜːn	burntbɜːnt	burntbɜːnt	Past = participle
bend — irregular verbbend	bentbent	bentbent	-end → -ent
bind — irregular verbbaɪnd	boundbaʊnd	boundbaʊnd	-ind → -ound
bite — irregular verbbaɪt	bitbɪt	bittenˈbɪtən	i → o → i+en
bleed — irregular verbbliːd	bledbled	bledbled	Past = participle
breed — irregular verbbriːd	bredbred	bredbred	Past = participle
burst — irregular verbbɜːst	burstbɜːst	burstbɜːst	No change
cast — irregular verbkɑːst	castkɑːst	castkɑːst	No change
cling — irregular verbklɪŋ	clungklʌŋ	clungklʌŋ	Past = participle
cost — irregular verbkɒst	costkɒst	costkɒst	No change
creep — irregular verbkriːp	creptkrept	creptkrept	-eep → -ept
dream — irregular verbdriːm	dreamtdremt	dreamtdremt	Past = participle
feed — irregular verbfiːd	fedfed	fedfed	Past = participle
flee — irregular verbfliː	fledfled	fledfled	Past = participle
fling — irregular verbflɪŋ	flungflʌŋ	flungflʌŋ	Past = participle
forbid — irregular verbfəˈbɪd	forbadefəˈbæd	forbiddenfəˈbɪdən	i → o → i+en
forgive — irregular verbfəˈɡɪv	forgavefəˈɡeɪv	forgivenfəˈɡɪvən	One of a kind
freeze — irregular verbfriːz	frozefrəʊz	frozenˈfrəʊzən	eak → oke → oken
grind — irregular verbɡraɪnd	groundɡraʊnd	groundɡraʊnd	-ind → -ound
kneel — irregular verbniːl	kneltnelt	kneltnelt	-eep → -ept
knit — irregular verbnɪt	knitnɪt	knitnɪt	No change
lean — irregular verbliːn	leantlent	leantlent	Past = participle
leap — irregular verbliːp	leaptlept	leaptlept	-eep → -ept
learn — irregular verblɜːn	learntlɜːnt	learntlɜːnt	Past = participle
mistake — irregular verbmɪˈsteɪk	mistookmɪˈstʊk	mistakenmɪˈsteɪkən	ake → ook → aken
overcome — irregular verbˌəʊvəˈkʌm	overcameˌəʊvəˈkeɪm	overcomeˌəʊvəˈkʌm	One of a kind
prove — irregular verbpruːv	provedpruːvd	provenˈpruːvən	One of a kind
quit — irregular verbkwɪt	quitkwɪt	quitkwɪt	No change
ring — irregular verbrɪŋ	rangræŋ	rungrʌŋ	i → a → u
sew — irregular verbsəʊ	sewedsəʊd	sewnsəʊn	ow → ew → own
shed — irregular verbʃed	shedʃed	shedʃed	No change
shine — irregular verbʃaɪn	shoneʃɒn	shoneʃɒn	Past = participle
shoot — irregular verbʃuːt	shotʃɒt	shotʃɒt	Past = participle
shrink — irregular verbʃrɪŋk	shrankʃræŋk	shrunkʃrʌŋk	i → a → u
shut — irregular verbʃʌt	shutʃʌt	shutʃʌt	No change
sink — irregular verbsɪŋk	sanksæŋk	sunksʌŋk	i → a → u
slide — irregular verbslaɪd	slidslɪd	slidslɪd	Past = participle
sling — irregular verbslɪŋ	slungslʌŋ	slungslʌŋ	Past = participle
slit — irregular verbslɪt	slitslɪt	slitslɪt	No change
smell — irregular verbsmel	smeltsmelt	smeltsmelt	Past = participle
sow — irregular verbsəʊ	sowedsəʊd	sownsəʊn	ow → ew → own
speed — irregular verbspiːd	spedsped	spedsped	Past = participle
spell — irregular verbspel	speltspelt	speltspelt	Past = participle
spill — irregular verbspɪl	spiltspɪlt	spiltspɪlt	Past = participle
spin — irregular verbspɪn	spunspʌn	spunspʌn	Past = participle
spit — irregular verbspɪt	spatspæt	spatspæt	Past = participle
split — irregular verbsplɪt	splitsplɪt	splitsplɪt	No change
spoil — irregular verbspɔɪl	spoiltspɔɪlt	spoiltspɔɪlt	Past = participle
spread — irregular verbspred	spreadspred	spreadspred	No change
spring — irregular verbsprɪŋ	sprangspræŋ	sprungsprʌŋ	i → a → u
stick — irregular verbstɪk	stuckstʌk	stuckstʌk	Past = participle
sting — irregular verbstɪŋ	stungstʌŋ	stungstʌŋ	Past = participle
stink — irregular verbstɪŋk	stankstæŋk	stunkstʌŋk	i → a → u
strike — irregular verbstraɪk	struckstrʌk	struckstrʌk	Past = participle
string — irregular verbstrɪŋ	strungstrʌŋ	strungstrʌŋ	Past = participle
strive — irregular verbstraɪv	strovestrəʊv	strivenˈstrɪvən	i → o → i+en
swear — irregular verbsweə	sworeswɔː	swornswɔːn	ear → ore → orn
sweep — irregular verbswiːp	sweptswept	sweptswept	-eep → -ept
swell — irregular verbswel	swelledsweld	swollenˈswəʊlən	One of a kind
swing — irregular verbswɪŋ	swungswʌŋ	swungswʌŋ	Past = participle
tear — irregular verbteə	toretɔː	torntɔːn	ear → ore → orn
thrive — irregular verbθraɪv	throveθrəʊv	thrivenˈθrɪvən	i → o → i+en
thrust — irregular verbθrʌst	thrustθrʌst	thrustθrʌst	No change
tread — irregular verbtred	trodtrɒd	troddenˈtrɒdən	One of a kind
undertake — irregular verbˌʌndəˈteɪk	undertookˌʌndəˈtʊk	undertakenˌʌndəˈteɪkən	ake → ook → aken
upset — irregular verbʌpˈset	upsetʌpˈset	upsetʌpˈset	No change
weave — irregular verbwiːv	wovewəʊv	wovenˈwəʊvən	eak → oke → oken
weep — irregular verbwiːp	weptwept	weptwept	-eep → -ept
wind — irregular verbwaɪnd	woundwaʊnd	woundwaʊnd	-ind → -ound
withdraw — irregular verbwɪðˈdrɔː	withdrewwɪðˈdruː	withdrawnwɪðˈdrɔːn	ow → ew → own
wring — irregular verbrɪŋ	wrungrʌŋ	wrungrʌŋ	Past = participle
arise — irregular verbəˈraɪz	aroseəˈrəʊz	arisenəˈrɪzən	i → o → i+en
awake — irregular verbəˈweɪk	awokeəˈwəʊk	awokenəˈwəʊkən	eak → oke → oken
bear — irregular verbbeə	borebɔː	bornebɔːn	ear → ore → orn
bet — irregular verbbet	betbet	betbet	No change
broadcast — irregular verbˈbrɔːdkɑːst	broadcastˈbrɔːdkɑːst	broadcastˈbrɔːdkɑːst	No change
dive — irregular verbdaɪv	diveddaɪvd	diveddaɪvd	Past = participle
dwell — irregular verbdwel	dweltdwelt	dweltdwelt	Past = participle
forsake — irregular verbfəˈseɪk	forsookfəˈsʊk	forsakenfəˈseɪkən	ake → ook → aken
mow — irregular verbməʊ	mowedməʊd	mownməʊn	ow → ew → own
slay — irregular verbsleɪ	slewsluː	slainsleɪn	One of a kind
shave — irregular verbʃeɪv	shavedʃeɪvd	shavenˈʃeɪvən	One of a kind
rid — irregular verbrɪd	ridrɪd	ridrɪd	No change
wed — irregular verbwed	wedwed	wedwed	No change
forecast — irregular verbˈfɔːkɑːst	forecastˈfɔːkɑːst	forecastˈfɔːkɑːst	No change
foresee — irregular verbfɔːˈsiː	foresawfɔːˈsɔː	foreseenfɔːˈsiːn	One of a kind
misunderstand — irregular verbˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd	misunderstoodˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd	misunderstoodˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd	-and → -ood
overtake — irregular verbˌəʊvəˈteɪk	overtookˌəʊvəˈtʊk	overtakenˌəʊvəˈteɪkən	ake → ook → aken
rebuild — irregular verbˌriːˈbɪld	rebuiltˌriːˈbɪlt	rebuiltˌriːˈbɪlt	-end → -ent
redo — irregular verbˌriːˈduː	redidˌriːˈdɪd	redoneˌriːˈdʌn	One of a kind
remake — irregular verbˌriːˈmeɪk	remadeˌriːˈmeɪd	remadeˌriːˈmeɪd	Past = participle
repay — irregular verbrɪˈpeɪ	repaidrɪˈpeɪd	repaidrɪˈpeɪd	Past = participle
reset — irregular verbˌriːˈset	resetˌriːˈset	resetˌriːˈset	No change
retell — irregular verbˌriːˈtel	retoldˌriːˈtəʊld	retoldˌriːˈtəʊld	-ell → -old
rewrite — irregular verbˌriːˈraɪt	rewroteˌriːˈrəʊt	rewrittenˌriːˈrɪtən	i → o → i+en
oversleep — irregular verbˌəʊvəˈsliːp	oversleptˌəʊvəˈslept	oversleptˌəʊvəˈslept	-eep → -ept
outgrow — irregular verbˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ	outgrewˌaʊtˈɡruː	outgrownˌaʊtˈɡrəʊn	ow → ew → own
withhold — irregular verbwɪðˈhəʊld	withheldwɪðˈheld	withheldwɪðˈheld	Past = participle
withstand — irregular verbwɪðˈstænd	withstoodwɪðˈstʊd	withstoodwɪðˈstʊd	-and → -ood
uphold — irregular verbʌpˈhəʊld	upheldʌpˈheld	upheldʌpˈheld	Past = participle
unwind — irregular verbˌʌnˈwaɪnd	unwoundˌʌnˈwaʊnd	unwoundˌʌnˈwaʊnd	-ind → -ound
partake — irregular verbpɑːˈteɪk	partookpɑːˈtʊk	partakenpɑːˈteɪkən	ake → ook → aken
befall — irregular verbbɪˈfɔːl	befellbɪˈfel	befallenbɪˈfɔːlən	One of a kind
behold — irregular verbbɪˈhəʊld	beheldbɪˈheld	beheldbɪˈheld	Past = participle
beset — irregular verbbɪˈset	besetbɪˈset	besetbɪˈset	No change
overhear — irregular verbˌəʊvəˈhɪə	overheardˌəʊvəˈhɜːd	overheardˌəʊvəˈhɜːd	Past = participle
overthrow — irregular verbˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ	overthrewˌəʊvəˈθruː	overthrownˌəʊvəˈθrəʊn	ow → ew → own
overrun — irregular verbˌəʊvəˈrʌn	overranˌəʊvəˈræn	overrunˌəʊvəˈrʌn	One of a kind
undergo — irregular verbˌʌndəˈɡəʊ	underwentˌʌndəˈwent	undergoneˌʌndəˈɡɒn	One of a kind
undo — irregular verbʌnˈduː	undidʌnˈdɪd	undoneʌnˈdʌn	One of a kind
misread — irregular verbˌmɪsˈriːd	misreadˌmɪsˈred	misreadˌmɪsˈred	No change
mislead — irregular verbˌmɪsˈliːd	misledˌmɪsˈled	misledˌmɪsˈled	Past = participle
mishear — irregular verbˌmɪsˈhɪə	misheardˌmɪsˈhɜːd	misheardˌmɪsˈhɜːd	Past = participle
interweave — irregular verbˌɪntəˈwiːv	interwoveˌɪntəˈwəʊv	interwovenˌɪntəˈwəʊvən	eak → oke → oken
unbend — irregular verbʌnˈbend	unbentʌnˈbent	unbentʌnˈbent	-end → -ent
inlay — irregular verbˌɪnˈleɪ	inlaidˌɪnˈleɪd	inlaidˌɪnˈleɪd	Past = participle
outdo — irregular verbˌaʊtˈduː	outdidˌaʊtˈdɪd	outdoneˌaʊtˈdʌn	One of a kind
foretell — irregular verbfɔːˈtel	foretoldfɔːˈtəʊld	foretoldfɔːˈtəʊld	-ell → -old
offset — irregular verbˌɒfˈset	offsetˌɒfˈset	offsetˌɒfˈset	No change