Common Irregular Verbs in English

by | Jan 11, 2025 | Parts of Speech

Irregular verbs are verbs in the English language that do not follow the regular pattern of adding -d or -ed to make their past and past participle form. However, these type of verbs have their own past and past participle form. Learning these forms are crucial for language learners because these verbs are most commonly used in English language.

In this article, you will learn common irregular verbs with their past and past participle forms.

Here is a list of common irregular verbs in English with their base form, past simple, and past participle.

Base Form
Past Simple
Past Participle
be
was/were
been
become
became
become
begin
began
begun
break
broke
broken
bring
brought
brought
build
built
built
buy
bought
bought
catch
caught
caught
choose
chose
chosen
come
came
come
do
did
done
drink
drank
drunk
drive
drove
driven
eat
ate
eaten
fall
fell
fallen
feel
felt
felt
find
found
found
fly
flew
flown
forget
forgot
forgotten
get
got
gotten / or got
give
gave
given
go
went
gone
have
had
had
hear
heard
heard
know
knew
known
leave
left
left
lose
lost
lost
make
made
made
meet
met
met
pay
paid
paid
read
read
read (pronounced as "red")
run
ran
run
say
said
said
see
saw
seen
sell
sold
sold
send
sent
sent
sit
sat
sat
speak
spoke
spoken
stand
stood
stood
take
took
taken
tell
told
told
think
thought
thought
understand
understood
understood
wear
wore
worn
write
wrote
written

Tips for Learning Common Irregular Verbs 

As mentioned earliar, irregular verbs do not follow the regular patter of regular verbs when making their past and past participle forms. The best tips to memorize irregular verbs is to use them in writing and speaking practice. 

Examples 

  • I would like to take tea.
  • She is getting food at the store.
  • The house was built a long time ago.
  • They are buying new shoes.
  • He go outside for walk
  • They have a beautiful house.

Conclusion

Irregular verbs are most frequently used in our daily conversations. Therefore, learning common irregular verbs is crucial for language learners. 

These verbs are widely used in English and are essential for both written and spoken English.

I hope this article helped you to learn common irregular verbs in English. 

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