COMMONLY-USED IRREGULAR ENGLISH VERBS
Verb
Past Tense
Present Tense
Future Tense
to be
to begin
to bite
to blow
to break
to bring
to build
to burst
to buy
to catch
to choose
to come
to deal
to dive
to do
to draw
to drink
to drive
to fall
to feel
to fly
to forget
to freeze
to go
to grow
to have
to hit
to hold
to know
to lay (place)
to lead
to lie (recline)
to make
to read
to ride
to ring
to rise
to run
to see
was, were
began
bit
blew
broke
brought
built
burst
bought
caught
chose
came
dealt
dove (dived)
did
drew
drank
drove
fell
felt
flew
forgot (forgotten)
froze
went
grew
had
hit
held
knew
laid
led
lay
made
read
rode
rang
rose
ran
saw
am, is, are
begin, begins
bite, bites
blow, blows
break, breaks
bring, brings
build, builds
burst, bursts
buy, buys
catch, catches
choose, chooses
come, comes
deal, deals
dive, dives
do, does
draw, draws
drink, drinks
drive, drives
fall, falls
feel, feels
fly, flies
forget, forgets
freeze, freezes
go, goes
grow, grows
have, has
hit, hits
hold, holds
know, knows
lay, lays
lead, leads
lie, lies
make, makes
read, reads
ride, rides
ring, rings
rise, rises
run, runs
see, sees
will be
will begin
will bite
will blow
will break
will bring
will build
will burst
will buy
will catch
will choose
will come
will deal
will dive
will do
will draw
will drink
will drive
will fall
will feel
will fly
will forget
will freeze
will go
will grow
will have
will hit
will hold
will know
will lay
will lead
will lie
will make
will read
will ride
will ring
will rise
will run
will see
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Verb
Past Tense
Present Tense
Future Tense
to shake
to shrink
to sing
to sit
to speak
to sting
to swim
to take
to teach
to tear
to tell
to throw
to wake
to wear
to weave
to write
shook
shrank
sang
sat
spoke
stung
swam
took
taught
tore
told
threw
woke
wore
wove
wrote
shake, shakes
shrink, shrinks
sing, sings
sit, sits
speak, speaks
sting, stings
swim, swims
take, takes
teach, teaches
tear, tears
tell, tells
throw, throws
wake, wakes
wear, wears
weave, weaves
write, writes
will shake
will shrink
will sing
will sit
will speak
will sting
will swim
will take
will teach
will tear
will tell
will throw
will wake
will wear
will weave
will write
* Please consult a dictionary for verbs not on this list.
Verbs I use most:
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