English Irregular Verbs: Simple Past and Past Participles Note that
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English Irregular Verbs: Simple Past and Past Participles Note that the listing of two forms indicates a shift in the verb from irregular to regular. Both forms are currently acceptable. Base arise awake backslide be bear beat become begin bend beset bet bid bid bind bite bleed blow break breed bring broadcast browbeat build burn burst bust buy cast catch choose cling clothe come cost creep crossbreed cut deal dig Simple Past arose awoke backslid was/were bore beat became began bent beset bet bade bid bound bit bled blew broke bred brought broadcast browbeat built burned/burnt burst busted/bust bought cast caught chose clung clothed/clad came cost crept crossbred cut dealt dug Past Participle arisen awoken backslidden/backslid been born beat become begun bent beset bet bidden bid bound bitten bled blown broken bred brought broadcast browbeaten/browbeat built burned/burnt burst busted/bust bought cast caught chosen clung clothed/clad come cost crept crossbred cut dealt dug disprove dive do draw dream drink drive dwell eat fall feed feel fight find fit flee fling fly forbid forecast forego (forgo) foretell foresee forget forgive forsake freeze frostbite get give go grind grow hand-feed handwrite hang have hear hew hide hit hold hurt inbreed inlay input disproved dived/dove did drew dreamed/dreamt drank drove dwelt/dwelled ate fell fed felt fought found fit fled flung flew forbade forecast forewent foretold foresaw forgot forgave forsook froze frostbit got gave went ground grew hand-fed handwrote hung had heard hewed hid hit held hurt inbred inlaid input disproved/disproven dived done drawn dreamed/dreamt drunk driven dwelt/dwelled eaten fallen fed felt fought found fit fled flung flown forbidden forecast foregone foretold foreseen forgotten forgiven forsaken frozen frostbitten gotten given gone ground grown hand-fed handwritten hung had heard hewn/hewed hidden hit held hurt inbred inlaid input interbreed interweave interwind jerry-build keep kneel knit know lay lead leap learn leave lend let lie light lip-read lose make mean meet miscast misdeal misdo mishear mislay mislead mislearn misread misset misspeak misspell misspend mistake misteach misunderstand miswrite mow offset outbid outbreed outdo outdraw outdrink outdrive interbred interwove/interweaved interwound jerry-built kept knelt knit knew laid led leaped/leapt learned/learnt left lent let lay lighted/lit lip-read lost made meant met miscast misdealt misdid misheard mislaid misled mislearned/mislearnt misread misset misspoke misspelled/misspelt misspent mistook mistaught misunderstood miswrote mowed offset outbid outbred outdid outdrew outdrank outdrove interbred interwoven / interweaved interwound jerry-built kept knelt knit known laid led leaped/leapt learned/learnt left lent let lain lighted lip-read lost made meant met miscast misdealt misdone misheard mislaid misled mislearned/mislearnt misread misset misspoken misspelled/misspelt misspent mistaken mistaught misunderstood miswritten mowed/mown offset outbid outbred outdone outdrawn outdrunk outdriven outfight outfly outgrow outride outrun outsell outshine outshoot outsing outsit outsleep outspeak outspeed outspend outswear outswim outthink outthrow outwrite overbid overbreed overbuild overbuy overcome overdo overdraw overdrink overeat overfeed overhang overhear overlay overpay override overrun oversee oversell oversew overshoot oversleep overspeak overspend overtake overthink overthrow overwind outfought outfought outflew outflown outgrew outgrown outrode outridden outran outrun outsold outsold outshined/outshone outshined/outshone outshot outshot outsang outsung outsat outsat outslept outslept outspoke outspoken outsped outsped outspent outspent outswore outsworn outswam outswum outthought outthought outthrew outthrown outwrote outwritten overbid overbid overbred overbred overbuilt overbuilt overbought overbought overcame overcome overdid overdone overdrew overdrawn overdrank overdrunk overate overeaten overfed overfed overhung overhung overheard overheard overlaid overlaid overpaid overpaid overrode overridden overran overrun oversaw overseen oversold oversold oversewed oversewn/oversewed overshot overshot overslept overslept overspoke overspoken overspent overspent overtook overtaken overthought overthought overthrew overthrown overwound overwound overwrite partake pay plead prebuild predo premake prepay presell preset preshrink proofread prove put quick-freeze quit read reawake rebid rebind rebroadcast rebuild recast recut redeal redo redraw refit regrind regrow rehang rehear reknit relay relearn relight remake repay reread rerun resell resend reset resew retake reteach overwrote partook paid pled prebuilt predid premade prepaid presold preset preshrank proofread proved put quick-froze quit read reawoke rebid rebound rebroadcast/rebroadcasted rebuilt recast recut redealt redid redrew refit/refitted reground regrew rehung reheard reknitted/reknit relaid relearned/relearnt relit/relighted remade repaid reread reran resold resent reset resewed retook retaught overwritten partaken paid pled prebuilt predone premade prepaid presold preset preshrunk proofread proved/proven put quick-frozen quit read reawaken rebid rebound rebroadcast/rebroadcasted rebuilt recast recut redealt redone redrawn refit/refitted reground regrown rehung reheard reknitted/reknit relaid relearned/relearnt relit/relighted remade repaid reread rerun resold resent reset resewn/resewed retaken retaught retear retell rethink retread retrofit rewake rewear reweave rewed rewet rewin rewind rewrite rid ride ring rise roughcast run saw say see seek sell send set sew shake shave shear shed shine shoe shoot show shrink shut sight-read sing sink sit slay sleep slide sling slink retore retold rethought retread retrofitted/retrofit rewoke/rewaked rewore rewove/reweaved rewed/rewedded rewet/rewetted rewon rewound rewrote rid rode rang rose roughcast ran sawed said saw sought sold sent set sewed shook shaved shore shed shone shoed shot showed shrank shut sight-read sang sank sat slew slept slid slung slinked/slunk retorn retold rethought retread retrofitted/retrofit rewaken/rewaked reworn rewoven/reweaved rewed/rewedded rewet/rewetted rewon rewound rewritten rid ridden rung risen roughcast run sawed/sawn said seen sought sold sent set sewed/sewn shaken shaved/shaven shorn shed shone shoed/shod shot showed/shown shrunk shut sight-read sung sunk sat slain slept slid slung slinked/slunk slit smell smite sneak sow speak speed spend spill spin spit split spoon-feed spread spring stand steal stick sting stink strew stride strike string strive sublet sunburn swear sweat sweep swell swim swing take teach tear telecast tell test-drive test-fly think thrive throw thrust tread typecast slit smelled/smelt smote sneaked/snuck sowed spoke sped spent spilled/spilt spun spit/spat split spoon-fed spread sprang/sprung stood stole stuck stung stank strewed strod struck strung strove sublet sunburned/sunburnt swore sweat/sweated swept swelled swam swung took taught tore telecast told test-drove test-flew thought thrived/throve threw thrust trod typecast slit smelled/smelt smitten sneaked/snuck sowed/sown spoken sped spent spilled/spilt spun spit split spoon-fed spread sprung stood stolen stuck stung stunk strewn/strewed stridden struck/stricken strung striven sublet sunburned/sunburnt sworn sweat/sweated swept swelled/swollen swum swung taken taught torn telecast told test-driven test-flown thought thrived thrown thrust trodden typecast typeset typewrite unbend unbind underbid undercut underfeed undergo underlie undersell underspend understand undertake underwrite undo unfreeze unhang unhide unlearn unsew unsling unspin unstick unstring unweave unwind uphold upset wake waylay wear weave wed weep wet wind win withdraw withhold withstand wring write typeset typewrote unbent unbound underbid undercut underfed underwent underlay undersold underspent understood undertook underwrote undid unfroze unhung unhid unlearned/unlearnt unsewed unslung unspun unstuck unstrung unwove/unweaved unwound upheld upset woke waylaid wore weaved/wove wed/wedded wept wet/wetted wound won withdrew withheld withstood wrung wrote typeset typewritten unbent unbound underbid undercut underfed undergone underlain undersold underspent understood undertaken underwritten undone unfrozen unhung unhidden unlearned/unlearnt unsewn/unsewed unslung unspun unstuck unstrung unwoven/unweaved unwound upheld upset woken waylaid worn weaved/woven wed/wedded wept wet/wetted wound won withdrawn withheld withstood wrung written
