Irregular Verb Forms

Here is a list of many of the irregular verbs and their forms. I'm afraid these just have to be learnt. They are also available as training cards. Please order them via Email if you are interested. You might want to read the article about vocabulary training cards if you are not sure how to work with such cards.

  • arise
  • awake
  • be
  • bear
  • beat
  • become
  • begin
  • behold
  • bend
  • bet
  • bind
  • bite
  • bleed
  • blow
  • break
  • breed
  • bring
  • broadcast
  • build
  • burn
  • burst
  • buy
  • cast
  • catch
  • choose
  • cling
  • come
  • cost
  • creep
  • cut
  • deal
  • dig
  • dive
  • do
  • draw
  • drink
  • drive
  • eat
  • fall
  • feed
  • feel
  • fight
  • find
  • fit
  • flee
  • fling
  • fly
  • forbid
  • forget
  • forgive
  • freeze
  • get
  • give
  • go
  • grind
  • grow
  • hang
  • have
  • hear
  • hide
  • hit
  • hold
  • hurt
  • keep
  • know
  • lay
  • lead
  • leave
  • lend
  • let
  • lie
  • light
  • lose
  • make
  • mean
  • meet
  • mislead
  • mistake
  • misunderstand
  • outbid
  • outdo
  • overcome
  • overdo
  • overhang
  • overhear
  • override
  • overrun
  • oversee
  • overtake
  • overthrow
  • pay
  • put
  • read
  • rebuild
  • redo
  • rewrite
  • rid
  • ride
  • ring
  • rise
  • run
  • say
  • see
  • seek
  • sell
  • send
  • set
  • sew
  • shake
  • shed
  • shine
  • shoot
  • show
  • shrink
  • shut
  • sing
  • sink
  • sit
  • slay
  • sleep
  • slide
  • sling
  • slit
  • speak
  • speed
  • spend
  • spin
  • split
  • spread
  • spring
  • stand
  • steal
  • stick
  • sting
  • stink
  • strike
  • string
  • strive
  • swear
  • sweep
  • swim
  • swing
  • take
  • teach
  • tear
  • tell
  • think
  • throw
  • undergo
  • understand
  • undertake
  • undo
  • unwind
  • uphold
  • upset
  • wake
  • wear
  • win
  • wind
  • withdraw
  • withhold
  • withstand
  • write
  • arose
  • awoke
  • was/were
  • bore
  • beat
  • became
  • began
  • beheld
  • bent
  • bet
  • bound
  • bit
  • bled
  • blew
  • broke
  • bred
  • brought
  • broadcast (or: broadcasted)
  • built
  • burned
  • burst
  • bought
  • cast
  • caught
  • chose
  • clung
  • came
  • cost
  • crept
  • cut
  • dealt
  • dug
  • dived or dove
  • did
  • drew
  • drank
  • drove
  • ate
  • fell
  • fed
  • felt
  • fought
  • found
  • fit
  • fled
  • flung
  • flew
  • forbade (or forbid)
  • forgot
  • forgave
  • froze
  • got
  • gave
  • went
  • ground
  • grew
  • hung
  • had
  • heard
  • hid
  • hit
  • held
  • hurt
  • kept
  • knew
  • laid
  • led
  • left
  • lent
  • let
  • lay
  • lit
  • lost
  • made
  • meant
  • met
  • misled
  • mistook
  • misunderstood
  • outbid
  • outdid
  • overcame
  • overdid
  • overhung
  • overheard
  • overrode
  • overran
  • oversaw
  • overtook
  • overthrew
  • paid
  • put
  • read
  • rebuilt
  • redid
  • rewrote
  • rid
  • rode
  • rang
  • rose
  • ran
  • said
  • saw
  • sought
  • sold
  • sent
  • set
  • sewed
  • shook
  • shed
  • shone
  • shot
  • showed
  • shrank
  • shut
  • sang
  • sank
  • sat
  • slew
  • slept
  • slid
  • slung
  • slit
  • spoke
  • sped (or speeded)
  • spent
  • spun
  • split
  • spread
  • sprang
  • stood
  • stole
  • stuck
  • stung
  • stank
  • struck
  • strung
  • strove (or strived)
  • swore
  • swept
  • swam
  • swung
  • took
  • taught
  • tore
  • told
  • thought
  • threw
  • underwent
  • understood
  • undertook
  • undid
  • unwound
  • upheld
  • upset
  • woke
  • wore
  • won
  • wound
  • withdrew
  • withheld
  • withstood
  • wrote
  • arisen
  • awoken
  • been
  • borne
  • beaten
  • become
  • begun
  • beheld
  • bent
  • bet
  • bound
  • bitten
  • bled
  • blown
  • broken
  • bred
  • brought
  • broadcast (or: broadcasted)
  • built
  • burned (or: burnt)
  • burst
  • bought
  • cast
  • caught
  • chosen
  • clung
  • come
  • cost
  • crept
  • cut
  • dealt
  • dug
  • dived
  • done
  • drawn
  • drunk
  • driven
  • eaten
  • fallen
  • fed
  • felt
  • fought
  • found
  • fit
  • fled
  • flung
  • flown
  • forbidden (or forbid)
  • forgotten
  • forgiven
  • frozen
  • gotten (got)
  • given
  • gone
  • ground
  • grown
  • hung
  • had
  • heard
  • hidden
  • hit
  • held
  • hurt
  • kept
  • known
  • laid
  • led
  • left
  • lent
  • let
  • lain
  • lit
  • lost
  • made
  • meant
  • met
  • misled
  • mistaken
  • misunderstood
  • outbid
  • outdone
  • overcome
  • overdone
  • overhung
  • overheard
  • overridden
  • overrun
  • overseen
  • overtaken
  • overthrown
  • paid
  • put
  • read
  • rebuilt
  • redone
  • rewritten
  • rid
  • ridden
  • rung
  • risen
  • run
  • said
  • seen
  • sought
  • sold
  • sent
  • set
  • sewed / sewn
  • shaken
  • shed
  • shone
  • shot
  • shown
  • shrunk
  • shut
  • sung
  • sunk
  • sat
  • slain
  • slept
  • slid
  • slung
  • slit
  • spoken
  • sped (or speeded)
  • spent
  • spun
  • split
  • spread
  • sprung
  • stood
  • stolen
  • stuck
  • stung
  • stunk
  • struck
  • strung
  • striven (or strived)
  • sworn
  • swept
  • swum
  • swung
  • taken
  • taught
  • torn
  • told
  • thought
  • thrown
  • undergone
  • understood
  • undertaken
  • undone
  • unwound
  • upheld
  • upset
  • woken
  • worn
  • won
  • wound
  • withdrawn
  • withheld
  • withstood
  • written