Irregular Verbs

Instructions: Print a copy of this list of irregular verbs.  Fill in the forms of the past participle for each irregular verb.  Compare your list to the complete list at Susan Jones' Complete List of Irregular Verbs.  Then, make a list of the words that you need to learn.   Of course, you also need to learn the meanings of the words.  You can look them up in the online Newbury House Dictionary
 
#1 Base Form
#2 Simple Past
         #3  Past Participle        
awake  awoke  
be was, were  
bear bore  
beat beat  
become became  
begin began  
bend bent  
bet bet  
bid bid  
bind bound  
bite bit  
bleed bled  
blow blew  
break broke  
breed bred  
bring brought  
broadcast broadcast  
build built  
burn burned/burnt  
burst burst  
buy bought  
cast cast  
catch caught  
choose chose  
cling clung  
come came  
cost cost  
creep crept  
cut cut  
deal dealt  
dig dug  
dive dived/dove  
do did  
draw drew  
dream  dreamed/dreamt  
drive drove  
drink  drank  
eat ate  
fall fell  
feed fed  
feel felt  
fight fought  
find found  
fit fit  
flee fled  
fling flung  
fly flew  
forbid forbade  
forget forgot  
forgive forgave  
forsake forsook  
freeze froze  
get got  
give gave  
go went  
grind ground  
grow grew  
hang hung  
have had  
hear heard  
hide hid  
hit hit  
hold held  
hurt hurt  
keep kept  
kneel knelt  
knit knit  
know knew  
lay laid  
lead led  
leap leaped/leapt  
learn learned/learnt  
leave left  
lend lent  
let let  
lie lay  
light lit  
lose lost  
make made  
mean meant  
meet met  
misspell misspelled/misspelt  
mistake mistook  
mow mowed  
owe owed  
pay paid  
prove proved  
put put  
quit quit  
read read  
rid rid  
ride rode  
ring rang  
rise rose  
run ran  
saw sawed  
say said  
see saw  
seek sought  
sell sold  
send sent  
set set  
sew sewed  
shake shook  
shave shaved  
shear sheared  
shed shed  
shine shone  
shoot shot  
show showed  
shrink shrank  
shut shut  
sing sang  
sink sank  
sit sat  
sleep slept  
slide slid  
sling slung  
slit slit  
sow sowed  
speak spoke  
speed sped  
spend spent  
spill spilled/spilt  
spin spun  
spit spit  
split split  
spread spread  
spring sprang  
stand stood  
steal stole  
stick stuck  
sting stung  
strike struck  
string strung  
strive strove  
swear swore  
sweep swept  
swell swelled  
swim swam  
swing swung  
take took  
teach taught  
tear tore  
tell told  
think thought  
thrive thrived/throve  
throw threw  
thrust thrust  
tread trod  
understand understood  
uphold upheld  
upset upset  
wake woke  
wear wore  
weave wove  
wed wedded, wed  
weep wept  
wind wound  
win won  
withhold withheld  
withstand withstood   
wring wrung  
write wrote  


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Pat Byrd

Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302
patbyrd@gsu.edu & tmcklin@gsu.edu
Telephone: 404-651-2934