100 examples of irregular verbs and example sentences
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Irregular Verbs
When studying a new language, it is essential to be familiar with its verbs. Because we are able to conjugate time with the help of verbs. With the Simple Past Tense, on the other hand, we come across the second form of verbs which are related to irregular verbs in English. Affirmative sentences containing the second form of verbs are required in order to convey that we have completed action in the past tense. Ordinarily, the second form of a regular verb is produced by appending the suffix “-ed” to the verb; however, in irregular verbs, the word spelling is different. Because irregular verbs do not obey any rules, we must learn to memorize them and understand how to utilize them in the appropriate context inside a sentence to be effective.
| abide | abode | abode |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| be | was/were | been |
| bear | bore | born |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| become | became | become |
| befall | befell | befallen |
| beget | begot | begotten |
| begin | began | begun |
| bespeak | bespoke | bespoken |
| bestride | bestrode | bestridden |
| bet | bet | bet |
| bid | bade/bid | bidden/bid |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt | burnt |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | bought |
| can | could | |
| cast | cast | cast |
| cut | cut | cut |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| interweave | interwove | interwoven |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| flee | fled | fled |
| fling | flung | flung |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forbid | forbad(e) | forbidden |
| forecast | forecast | forecast |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
| foretell | foretold | foretold |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grind | ground | ground |
| grow | grew | grown |
| hang | hung | hung |
| have | had | had |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| pay | paid | paid |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken |
| overhear | overheard | overheard |
| oversleep | overslept | overslept |
| put | put | put |
| read | read | read |
| rend | rent | rent |
| rid | rid | rid |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shit | shit/shat | shit/shat |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show | showed | shown |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk |
| shrive | shrove | shriven |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| stride | strode | stridden |
| strike | struck | struck |
| string | strung | strung |
| strive | strove | striven |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| sweep | swept | swept |
