B4.2
ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTRE, DAWSON COLLEGE
IRREGULAR VERBS
(For to be and to have, see separate handout “Verb Conjugations.”)
INFINITIVE
SIMPLE
PRESENT
SIMPLE
PAST
(for he, she, or it, add
“s” in present tense)
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
(Use with is or was to refer
to a continuing action)
(Use with have or had)
TO ARISE
arise
arose
arising
arisen
TO AWAKE
awake
awoke
awaking
awoken
TO BEAR
bear
bore
bearing
borne, born
TO BEAT
beat
beat
beating
beaten
TO BECOME
become
became
becoming
become
TO BEGIN
begin
began
beginning
begun
TO BEND
bend
bent
bending
bent
TO BITE
bite
bit
biting
bitten
TO BLEED
bleed
bled
bleeding
bled
TO BLOW
blow
blew
blowing
blown
TO BREAK
break
broke
breaking
broken
TO BRING
bring
brought
bringing
brought
TO BUILD
build
built
building
built
TO BURN
burn
burned, burnt
burning
burned, burnt
TO BURST
burst
burst
bursting
burst
TO BUY
buy
bought
buying
bought
TO CATCH
catch
caught
catching
caught
TO CHOOSE
choose
chose
choosing
chosen
TO COME
come
came
coming
come
TO CREEP
creep
crept
creeping
crept
TO CUT
cut
cut
cutting
cut
TO DIG
dig
dug
digging
dug
TO DIVE
dive
dove, dived
diving
dived
TO DO
do
did
doing
done
TO DRAW
draw
drew
drawing
drawn
TO DREAM
dream
dreamed, dreamt
dreaming
dreamed,
dreamt
TO DRINK
drink
drank
drinking
drunk
INFINITIVE
SIMPLE
PRESENT
SIMPLE
PAST
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
TO DRIVE
drive
drove
driving
driven
TO EAT
eat
ate
eating
eaten
TO FALL
fall
fell
falling
fallen
TO FEED
feed
fed
feeding
fed
TO FEEL
feel
felt
feeling
felt
TO FIGHT
fight
fought
fighting
fought
TO FIND
find
found
finding
found
TO FLEE
flee
fled
fleeing
fled
TO FLY
fly
flew
flying
flown
TO FORGET
forget
forgot
forgetting
forgotten
TO FORGIVE
forgive
forgave
forgiving
forgiven
TO FREEZE
freeze
froze
freezing
frozen
TO GET
get
got
getting
gotten
TO GIVE
give
gave
giving
given
TO GO
go
went
going
gone
TO GROW
grow
grew
growing
grown
TO HANG (suspend)
hang
hung
hanging
hung
TO HANG (execute)
hang
hanged
hanging
hanged
TO HEAR
hear
heard
hearing
heard
TO HIDE
hide
hid
hiding
hidden
TO HOLD
hold
held
holding
held
TO HURT
hurt
hurt
hurting
hurt
TO KEEP
keep
kept
keeping
kept
TO KNEEL
kneel
kneeled/knelt
kneeling
kneeled/knelt
TO KNOW
know
knew
knowing
known
TO LAY (put)
lay
laid
laying
laid
TO LEAD
lead
led
leading
led
TO LEAVE
leave
left
leaving
left
TO LEND
lend
lent
lending
lent
TO LET
let
let
letting
let
TO LIE (recline)
lie
lay
lying
lain
TO LIE (fib)
lie
lied
lying
lied
2
INFINITIVE
SIMPLE
PRESENT
SIMPLE
PAST
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
TO LIGHT
light
lighted, lit
lighting
lighted, lit
TO LOSE
lose
lost
losing
lost
TO MAKE
make
made
making
made
TO MEAN
mean
meant
meaning
meant
TO MEET
meet
met
meeting
met
TO MISTAKE
mistake
mistook
mistaking
mistaken
TO PAY
pay
paid
paying
paid
TO PROVE
prove
proved
proving
proven
TO QUIT
quit
quit
quitting
quit
TO READ
read
read
reading
read
TO RID
rid
rid
ridding
rid
TO RIDE
ride
rode
riding
ridden
TO RING
ring
rang
ringing
rung
TO RISE
rise
rose
rising
risen
TO RUN
run
ran
running
run
TO SAY
say
said
saying
said
TO SEE
see
saw
seeing
seen
TO SEEK
seek
sought
seeking
sought
TO SEND
send
sent
sending
sent
TO SELL
sell
sold
selling
sold
TO SET
set
set
setting
set
TO SEW
sew
sewed
sewing
sewn/sewed
TO SHAKE
shake
shook
shaking
shaken
TO SHINE
shine
shone
shining
shone
TO SHOW
show
showed
showing
shown
TO SHOOT
shoot
shot
shooting
shot
TO SHRINK
shrink
shrank
shrinking
shrunk
T0 SING
sing
sang
singing
sung
TO SINK
sink
sank
sinking
sunk
TO SIT
sit
sat
sitting
sat
TO SLEEP
sleep
slept
sleeping
slept
3
INFINITIVE
SIMPLE
PRESENT
SIMPLE
PAST
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
TO SLIDE
slide
slid
sliding
slid
TO SPEAK
speak
spoke
speaking
spoken
TO SPEND
spend
spent
spending
spent
TO SPLIT
split
split
splitting
split
TO SPRING
spring
sprang
springing
sprung
TO STAND
stand
stood
standing
stood
TO STEAL
steal
stole
stealing
stolen
TO STICK
stick
stuck
sticking
stuck
TO STRIKE
strike
struck
striking
struck
TO SWEAR
swear
swore
swearing
sworn
TO SWEEP
sweep
swept
sweeping
swept
TO SWIM
swim
swam
swimming
swum
TO SWING
swing
swung
swinging
swung
TO TAKE
take
took
taking
taken
TO TEACH
teach
taught
teaching
taught
TO TEAR
tear
tore
tearing
torn
TO TELL
tell
told
telling
told
TO THINK
think
thought
thinking
thought
TO THROW
throw
threw
throwing
thrown
TO UNDERSTAND
understand
understood
understanding
understood
TO WAKE
wake
woke
waking
woken
TO WEAR
wear
wore
wearing
worn
TO WEAVE
weave
wove
weaving
woven
TO WEEP
weep
wept
weeping
wept
TO WIN
win
won
winning
won
TO WIND
wind
wound
winding
wound
TO WRING
wring
wrung
wringing
wrung
TO WRITE
write
wrote
writing
written
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