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Verb List
Verb List
See also: Free-English-Study: Irregular Verb List.

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Regular Verbs

note
s

base

-s form

past

past participle-ing form

call
clean

calls
cleans

called
cleaned

called
cleaned

calling
cleaning

look
talk

looks
talks

looked
talked

looked
talked

looking
talking

1
1

end
wait

ends
waits

ended
waited

ended
waited

ending
waiting

2
2

kiss
wash

kisses
washes

kissed
washed

kissed
washed

kissing
washing

3
3

live
love

lives
loves

lived
loved

lived
loved

living
loving

4
4

beg
sin

begs
sins

begged
sinned

begged
sinned

begging
sinning

5
5

play
stay

plays
stays

played
stayed

played
stayed

playing
staying

cry

cries
studies

cried
studied

cried
studied

crying
studying

die
tie

dies
ties

died
tied

died
tied

dying
tying

Notes:
1. Pronunciation differences in past/past participle after /p, s, k, f/ sounds
2. Pronunciation differences in past/past participle after /t, d/ sounds
3. Spelling and pronunciation differences in -s form after /s, sh, ch, z/ sounds
4. Dropping of "silent e" with -ing endings
5. Doubled consonants after "short" vowel sounds
6. Spelling differences when "y" is preceded by a consonant
Irregular Verbs

base

-s form

past

past participle -ing form

cut
fit
hit
let
put
quit

cuts
fits
hits
lets
puts
quits

cut
fit
hit
let
put
quit

cut
fit
hit
let
put
quit

cutting
fitting
hitting
letting
putting
quitting

6
6

set
shut
split
upset

sets
shuts
splits
upsets

set
shut
split
upset

set
shut
split
upset

setting
shutting
splitting
upsetting

burst
cast
cost
hurt

bursts
casts
costs
hurts

burst
cast
cost
hurt

burst
cast
cost
hurt

bursting
casting
costing*
hurting

spread

spreads

spread

spread

spreading

knit

knits

knit/knitted

knit/knitted

knitting

sit
spit

sits
spits

sat
spat/spit

sat
spat/spit

sitting
spitting

begin
swim

begins
swims

began
swam

begun
swum

beginning
swimming

ring
sing
spring

rings
sings
springs

rang
sang
sprang

rung
sung
sprung

ringing
singing
springing

cling
fling
sling
sting
swing
wring

clings
flings
slings
stings
swings
wrings

clung
flung
slung
stung
swung
wrung

clung
flung
slung
stung
swung
wrung

clinging
flinging
slinging
stinging
swinging
wringing

hang

hangs

hung/hanged** hung/hanged

hanging

drink
shrink
stink

drinks
shrinks
stinks

drank
shrank
stank

drunk
shrunk
stunk

sinking
shrinking
stinking

think
bring

thinks
brings

thought
brought

thought
brought

thinking
bringing

buy
seek
fight

buys
seeks
fights

bought
sought
fought

bought
sought
fought

buying
seeking
fighting

catch
teach

catches
teaches

caught
taught

caught
taught

catching
teaching

creep
keep
sleep
sweep
weep

creeps
keeps
sleeps
sweeps
weeps

crept
kept
slept
swept
wept

crept
kept
slept
swept
wept

creeping
keeping
sleeping
sweeping
weeping

bleed
breed
feed
flee
lead
speed

bleeds
breeds
feeds
flees
leads
speeds

bled
bred
fed
fled
led
sped/speeded

bled
bred
fed
fled
led
sped/speeded

bleeding
breeding
feeding
fleeing
leading
speeding

meet

meets

met

met

meeting

bend
lend
send
spend

bends
lends
sends
spends

bent
lent
sent
spent

bent
lent
sent
spent

bending
lending
sending
spending

deal
feel
kneel

deals
feels
kneels

dealt
felt
knelt

dealt
felt
knelt

dealing
feeling
kneeling

dream

dreams

dreamt/dreame dreamt/dreame
dreaming
d
d

mean

means

meant

meant

meaning

spill

spills

spilt/spilled

spilt/spilled

spilling

build

builds

built

built

building

burn

burns

burnt/burned

burnt/burned

burning

hold

holds

held

held

holding

sell
tell

sells
tells

sold
told

sold
told

selling
telling

find
grind
wind

finds
grinds
winds

found
ground
wound

found
ground
wound

finding
grinding
winding

break
choose
freeze
speak
steal
wake
weave

breaks
chooses
freezes
speaks
steals
wakes
weaves

broke
chose
froze
spoke
stole
woke
wove

broken
chosen
frozen
spoken
stolen
woken
woven

breaking
choosing
freezing
speaking
stealing
waking
weaving

arise
drive
ride
rise
write

arises
drives
rides
rises
writes

arose
drove
rode
rose
wrote

arisen
driven
ridden
risen
written

arising
driving
riding
rising
writing

bite
hide
slide

bites
hides
slides

bit
hid
slid

bitten
hidden
slid

biting
hiding
sliding

get
forget

gets
forgets

got
forgot

gotten
forgotten

getting
forgetting

give
forgive
forbid

gives
forgives
forbids

gave
given
forgave
forgiven
forbade/forbad forbidden

giving
forgiving
forbidding

fall

falls

fell

fallen

falling

swell

swells

swelled

swollen

swelling

dive

dives

dove/dived

dived

diving

blow
fly
grow
know
throw

blows
flies
grows
knows
throws

blew
flew
grew
knew
threw

blown
flown
grown
known
thrown

blowing
flying
growing
knowing
throwing

draw
withdraw

draws
withdraws

drew
withdrew

drawn
withdrawn

drawing
withdrawing

show

shows

showed

shown

showing

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating

beat

beats

beat

beaten

beating

take
forsake
mistake
shake

takes
forsakes
mistakes
shakes

took
forsook
mistook
shook

taken
forsaken
mistaken
shaken

taking
forsaking
mistaking
shaking

make

makes<TDMADE<

making

swear
wear
tear
bear

swears
wears
tears
bears

swore
wore
tore
bore

sworn
worn
torn
born

swearing
wearing
tearing
bearing

stand
understand

stands
understands

stood
understood

stood
understood

standing
understanding

become
come
run

becomes
comes
runs

became
came
ran

become
come
run

becoming
coming
running

dig
spin
stick

digs
spins
sticks

dug
spun
stuck

dug
spun
stuck

digging
spinning
sticking

strike

strikes

struck

struck/stricken

striking

do
go

does
goes

did
went

done
gone

doing
going

have

has

had

had

having

hear

hears

heard

heard

hearing

lay
pay
say

lays
pays
says

laid
paid
said

laid
paid
said

laying
paying
saying

lie

lies

lay

lain

lying

light

lights

lit/lighted

lit/lighted

lighting

lose

loses

lost

lost

losing

td><TDMADE< td>

leave

leaves

left

left

leaving

prove

proves

proved

proven/proved

proving

read

reads

read

read

reading

see

sees

saw

seen

seeing

sew

sews

sewed

sewn/sewed

sewing

shave

shaves

shaved

shaven/shaved shaving

shine

shines

shined/shone

shined/shone

shining

shoot

shoots

<SHOT< td>

shot

shooting

win

wins

won

won

winning

be

is/are/am

was/were

been

being

* "Cost" does not usually occur in the -ing form.

** "hang" has two different meanings and thus two usages in past/past participle

For Practice:
See

Choose the Correct Form of the Verb (from The Internet TESL Journal)
Common Irregular Verbs (from The Internet TESL Journal)

See also: Vocabulary: Action Verbs

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Regular and Irregular Verbs

To make the past tense or past participle form of most verbs (regular verbs) we simply
add ed at the end.
Examples using the verb walk:
Past Tense: I walked through the maze.
Past Participle: I have walked through the maze.
(The past participle form is used in the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect
tenses. The above example is written in the present perfect tense.)
Irregular verbs are not that simple. We sometimes need a dictionary to help us write
the different forms of irregular verbs.
Examples using the verb see:
Past Tense: We saw the secret maps.
Past Participle: We have seen the secret maps.
Look up the word see in the dictionary. Notice that the different forms of the word are
given. Look up walk. Notice that the dictionary doesnt bother to give the different
forms of regular verbs.
Change the verb that comes after each sentence to its past tense form and write it in
the blank. You may refer to a dictionary. The first sentence has been completed for
you.
1. I did all my homework in study hall.

do

2. She ____________ of a better way to do it.

3. Sam ____________ us to lock the doors.

think
remind

4. They ____________ their names on the list.

5. Who ____________ my new shoes?
6. We never ____________ his real name.

put

borrow
know

Change the verb that comes after each sentence to its past participle form and write it
in the blank. You may refer to a dictionary. The first sentence has been completed for
you.
1. I have never driven such a wonderful car!

drive

2. Frank had ____________ the whole pizza before we arrived.

3. Theyve ____________ and trusted her for years.

eat

know

4. Osgood has always ____________ others for his mistakes.

blame

5. The candidates have ____________ their opinions on our site.

6. Hes ____________ his favorite song for the ceremony.

write

pick

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