Learning English can be tricky when it comes to irregular verbs. With this comprehensive and convenient smart list of irregular verbs, you’ll be sure to master all the spelling endings easily and quickly. Categorized by color, this extensive collection will make learning regular verbs a breeze. For a list of alphabetical order of verbs click HERE. If you want to download this list click HERE
What are Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the usual rules of conjugation. Generally, regular verbs can be transformed into the past form or past participle by adding -ed to the verb, whereas irregular verbs have a more varied pattern and must be memorized. Knowing them will equip you to use them correctly in conversations and writing.
5 Tips to master Irregular Verbs
Different strategies can be used to help you commit irregular verbs to memory! Here are five tips catering to different learning styles and preferences.
- First, try making a chart or list of common irregularities so that you have a constant reference point.
- Use technology. There are many apps and websites that can help you practice irregular verbs.
- Next, divide them into categories like ‘hard to remember’ and ‘frequently used’, or by their endings as seen in the complete list.
- Also look for patterns between words with similar spellings and related meanings.
- Finally, make flashcards to quiz yourself, practice verb forms in conversations with friends and family, or use memory games or rhymes to enhance retention of these tricky verbs.
Why this smart list
This smart list of irregular verbs is designed to decode verb variants and aid your memorization process. By grouping irregular verbs by their spelling endings or something comon between them, the list can help you see patterns and make associations between words.
Irregular verbs – Smart List
| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | |
| Burst Bet Cast Broadcast Forecast Cost Cut Hit Fit Hurt Let Put Rid Read proofread Shut Split Knit Spread set Shut Shed Spit Split Thrust Upset Wet | Burst Bet Cast Broadcast Forecast Cost Cut Hit Fit Hurt Let Put Rid Read Proofread Shut Split Knit Spread Set Shut Shed Spit Split Thrust Upset Wet | Burst Bet Cast Broadcast Forecast Cost Cut Hit Fit Hurt Let Put Rid Read proofread Shut Split Knit Spread set Shut Shed Spit Split Thrust Upset Wet | |
| Bring Buy Fight Seek Think Catch Teach | Brought Bought Fought Sought Thought Caught Taught | Brought Bought Fought Sought Thought Caught Taught | |
| Build Lend Send Spend Bend Unbend Burn Sunburn Deal Dream Spoil Lean Leap Burn Learn Mean Spell | Built Lent Sent Spent Bent Unbent Burnt Sunburnt Dealt Dreamt Spoilt Leant Leapt Burnt/burned Learnt/Learned Meant Spelt/Spelled | Built Lent Sent Spent Bent Unbent Burnt Sunburnt Dealt Dreamt Spoilt Leant Leapt Burnt/burned Learnt/Learned Meant Spelt/Spelled | |
| Mislead Plead Hear Hold Withhold Uphold | Misled Pled Heard Held Withheld Upheld | Misled Pled Heard Held Withheld Upheld | |
| Spill Smell Dwell Feel Keep Kneel Meet Sleep Sweep Weep Leave | Spilt/Spilled Smelt Dwelt Felt Kept Knelt Met Slept Swept Wept Left | Spilt/Spilled Smelt Dwelt Felt Kept Knelt Met Slept Swept Wept Left | |
| Lay Relay Pay Say Sell Tell foreTell Lose | Laid Relaid Paid Said Sold Told Foretold Lost | Laid Relaid Paid Said Sold Told Foretold Lost | |
| Cling Dig Hang Stick Wring Swing String Sting spin Strike | Clung Dug Hung Stuck Wrung Swung Strung Stung Spun Struck | Clung Dug Hung Stuck Wrung Swung Strung Stung Spun Struck/Stricken | |
| Begin Drink Run Shrink Swim stink Spring Sing Ring Sink | Began Drank Ran Shrank Swam Stank Sprang Sang Rang Sank | Begun drunk Run Shrunk Swum Stunk Sprung Sung Rung Sunk | |
| Blow Draw Grow Know Throw Withdraw Fly | Blew Drew Grew Knew Threw Withdrew Flew | Blown Drawn Grown Known Thrown Withdrawn Flown | |
| Wear Shine Tear Bear Wake Awake Rise Swear Speak Steal Arise Drive Strive Weave Interweave Freeze Choose Break | Wore Shone Tore Bore Woke Awoke Rose Swore Spoke Stole Arose Drove Strove Wove Interwove Froze Chose Broke | Worn Shone Torn Borne Waken Awoken Risen Sworn Spoken Stolen Arisen Driven Striven Woven Interwoven Frozen Chosen Broken | |
| Be Beat Eat Fall Give Forgive Forbid Take Forsake Mistake Overtake Undertake Shake | Was/Were Beat Ate Fell Gave Forgave Forbade Took Forsook Mistook Overtook Undertook Shook | Been Beaten/Beat Eaten Fallen Given Forgiven Forbidden Taken Forsaken Mistaken Overtaken Undertaken Shaken | |
| Hide Bite | Hid Bit | Hidden Bitten | |
| Bind Wind Interwind Grind Find | Bound Wound Interwound Ground Found | Bound Wound Interwound Ground Found | |
| Bleed breed Feed Speed Flee Lead | Bled Bred Fed Sped Fled Led | Bled Bred Fed Sped Fled Led | |
| Have Sit Light Slide Shoot Win Make | Had Sat Lit Slid Shot Won Made | Had Sat Lit Slid Shot Won Made | |
| Swell Show Shave Sew Saw Prove | Swelled Showed Shaved Sewed Sawed Proved | Swollen/swelled Shown/showed Shaven/shaved Sewn/sewed Sawn/sawed Proven/proved | |
| Do Go Undergo | Did Went Underwent | Done Gone Undergone | |
| See Foresee | Saw Foresaw | Seen Foreseen | |
| Lie | Lay | Lain | |
| Stand Understand | Stood Understood | Stood Understood | |
| Come Become Overcome | Came Became Overcame | Come Become Overcome | |
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