Many of the most important verbs in English are irregular in the simple past and past participle forms. Irregular verbs don't follow a set pattern so they have to be learnt individually. The list below shows the most common irregular verbs, with the simple past and participle for each. Click on the verb name to see full conjugation tables.
Irregular forms are in red.
No. | Verb | Simple Past | Past Participle | |
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1 | to be | were | been | Conjugate |
2 | to have | had | had | Conjugate |
3 | to do | did | done | Conjugate |
4 | to say | said | said | Conjugate |
5 | to go | went | gone | Conjugate |
6 | to get | got | got / gotten | Conjugate |
7 | to make | made | made | Conjugate |
8 | to know | knew | known | Conjugate |
9 | to think | thought | thought | Conjugate |
10 | to take | took | taken | Conjugate |
11 | to see | saw | seen | Conjugate |
12 | to come | came | come | Conjugate |
13 | to find | found | found | Conjugate |
14 | to give | gave | given | Conjugate |
15 | to tell | told | told | Conjugate |
16 | to feel | felt | felt | Conjugate |
17 | to become | became | become | Conjugate |
18 | to leave | left | left | Conjugate |
19 | to put | put | put | Conjugate |
20 | to mean | meant | meant | Conjugate |
21 | to keep | kept | kept | Conjugate |
22 | to let | let | let | Conjugate |
23 | to begin | began | begun | Conjugate |
24 | to show | showed | shown | Conjugate |
25 | to hear | heard | heard | Conjugate |