Form of verbs

Revised
2016

from - Geniuss Point

Using Irregular Verbs

All verbs, whether regular or irregular, have five forms [often called principal parts].
These forms are the infinitive, simple present, simple past, past participle, and
present participle.
The difference between a regular and an irregular verb is the formation of the simple
past and past participle. Regular verbs are dependably consistentthe simple past
ends in ed as does the past participle. Check out this chart:
Infinitive

Simple Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Present Participle

to laugh
to start
to wash
to wink

laugh(s)
start(s)
wash(es)
wink(s)

laughed
started
washed
winked

laughed
started
washed
winked

laughing
starting
washing
winking

In contrast, the simple past and past participle of irregular verbs can end
in a variety of ways, with absolutely no consistent pattern. Here are
some examples:
Infinitive

Simple Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Present Participle

to drive
to feel
to put
to swim

drive(s)
feel(s)
put(s)
swim(s)

drove
felt
put
swam

driven
felt
put
swum

driving
feeling
putting
swimming

To avoid making mistakes with irregular verbs, learn the very long chart
below.
Infinitive
to arise
to awake
to be
to bear
to beat
to become
to begin
to bend
to bet
to bid [to offer]
to bid [command]
to bind
to bite
to blow
to break

Simple Present
arise(s)
awake(s)
am, is, are
bear(s)
beat(s)
become(s)
begin(s)
bend(s)
bet(s)
bid(s)
bid(s)
bind(s)
bite(s)
blow(s)
break(s)

Simple Past
arose
awoke or awaked
was, were
bore
beat
became
began
bent
bet
bid
bade
bound
bit
blew
broke

Past Participle
arisen
awoken
been
borne or born
beaten
become
begun
bent
bet
bid
bidden
bound
bitten or bit
blown
broken

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Present Participle
arising
awaking
being
bearing
beating
becoming
beginning
bending
betting
bidding
bidding
binding
biting
blowing
breaking

Form of verbs

Revised
2016

from - Geniuss Point

to bring
to build
to burst
to buy
to cast
to catch
to choose
to cling
to come
to cost
to creep
to cut
to deal
to dig
to dive
to do
to draw
to dream
to drink
to drive
to eat
to fall
to feed
to feel
to fight
to find
to flee
to fling
to fly
to forbid
to forget
to forgive
to forsake
to freeze
to get
to give
to go
to grow
to hang
to have
to hear
to hide
to hit

bring(s)
build(s)
burst(s)
buy(s)
cast(s)
catch(es)
choose(s)
cling(s)
come(s)
cost(s)
creep(s)
cut(s)
deal(s)
dig(s)
dive(s)
do(es)
draw(s)
dream(s)
drink(s)
drive(s)
eat(s)
fall(s)
feed(s)
feel(s)
fight(s)
find(s)
flee(s)
fling(s)
flies, fly
forbid(s)
forget(s)
forgive(s)
forsake(s)
freeze(s)
get(s)
give(s)
go(es)
grow(s)
hang(s)
has, have
hear(s)
hide(s)
hit(s)

brought
built
burst
bought
cast
caught
chose
clung
came
cost
crept
cut
dealt
dug
dived or dove
did
drew
dreamed/ dreamt
drank
drove
ate
fell
fed
felt
fought
found
fled
flung
flew
forbade or forbad
forgot
forgave
forsook
froze
got
gave
went
grew
hung
had
heard
hid
hit

brought
built
burst
bought
cast
caught
chosen
clung
come
cost
crept
cut
dealt
dug
dived
done
drawn
dreamed
Drunk
Driven
Eaten
Fallen
Fed
Felt
Fought
Found
Fled
Flung
Flown
Forbidden
Forgotten
Forgiven
Forsaken
Frozen
got or gotten
Given
Gone
Grown
Hung
Had
Heard
Hidden
Hit

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bringing
building
bursting
buying
casting
catching
choosing
clinging
coming
costing
creeping
cutting
dealing
digging
diving
doing
drawing
dreaming
drinking
driving
eating
falling
feeding
feeling
fighting
finding
fleeing
flinging
flying
forbidding
forgetting
forgiving
forsaking
freezing
getting
giving
going
growing
hanging
having
hearing
hiding
hitting

Form of verbs

Revised
2016

from - Geniuss Point

to hurt
to keep
to know
to lay
to lead
to leap
to leave
to lend
to let
to lie [to rest}
to light
to lose
to make
to mean
to pay
to prove
to quit
to read
to rid
to ride
to ring
to rise
to run
to say
to see
to seek
to send
to set
to shake
to shine
to shoot
to show
to shrink
to sing
to sink
to sit
to slay
to sleep
to sling
to sneak
to speak
to spend
to spin

hurt(s)
keep(s)
know(s)
lay(s)
lead(s)
leap(s)
leave(s)
lend(s)
let(s)
lie(s)
light(s)
lose(s)
make(s)
mean(s)
pay(s)
prove(s)
quit(s)
read(s)
rid(s)
ride(s)
ring(s)
rise(s)
run(s)
say(s)
see(s)
seek(s)
send(s)
set(s)
shake(s)
shine(s)
shoot(s)
show(s)
shrink(s)
sing(s)
sink(s)
sit(s)
slay(s)
sleep(s)
sling(s)
sneak(s)
speak(s)
spend(s)
spin(s)

hurt
kept
knew
laid
led
leaped or leapt
left
lent
let
lay
lighted or lit
lost
made
meant
paid
proved
quit
read
rid
rode
rang
rose
ran
said
saw
sought
sent
set
shook
shone
shot
showed
shrank
sang
sank or sunk
sat
slew
slept
slung
sneaked or snuck
spoke
spent
spun

Hurt
Kept
Known
Laid
Led
leaped or leapt
Left
Lent
Let
Lain
lighted or lit
Lost
Made
Meant
Paid
Proved/proven
Quit
Read
Rid
Ridden
Rung
Risen
Run
Said
Seen
Sought
Sent
Set
Shaken
Shone
Shot
shown or showed
Shrunk
Sung
Sunk
Sat
Slain
Slept
slung
sneaked or snuck
spoken
spent
spun

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hurting
keeping
knowing
laying
leading
leaping
leaving
lending
letting
lying
lighting
losing
making
meaning
paying
proving
quitting
reading
ridding
riding
ringing
rising
running
saying
seeing
seeking
sending
setting
shaking
shining
shooting
showing
shrinking
singing
sinking
sitting
slaying
sleeping
slinging
sneaking
speaking
spending
spinning

Form of verbs

Revised
2016

from - Geniuss Point

to spring
to stand
to steal
to sting
to stink
to stride
to strike
to strive
to swear
to sweep
to swim
to swing
to take
to teach
to tear
to tell
to think
to throw
to understand
to wake
to wear
to weave
to weep
to wring
to write

spring(s)
stand(s)
steal(s)
sting(s)
stink(s)
stride(s)
strike(s)
strive(s)
swear(s)
sweep(s)
swim(s)
swing(s)
take(s)
teach(es)
tear(s)
tell(s)
think(s)
throw(s)
understand(s)
wake(s)
wear(s)
weave(s)
weep(s)
wring(s)
write(s)

sprang or sprung
stood
stole
stung
stank or stunk
strode
struck
strove
swore
swept
swam
swung
took
taught
tore
told
thought
threw
understood
woke
wore
wove or weaved
wept
wrung
wrote

sprung
stood
stolen
stung
stunk
stridden
struck
striven
sworn
swept
swum
swung
taken
taught
torn
told
thought
thrown
understood
woken
worn
woven or wove
wept
wrung
written

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springing
standing
stealing
stinging
stinking
striding
striking
striving
swearing
sweeping
swimming
swinging
taking
teaching
tearing
telling
thinking
throwing
understanding
waking
wearing
weaving
weeping
wringing
writing