Irregular Verbs: List and Exercises
Irregular verbs do not follow the regular -ed pattern. You need to memorize them.
Common Irregular Verbs – Group 1 (no change)
| Base |
Past |
Participle |
| cut |
cut |
cut |
| put |
put |
put |
| read |
read |
read |
| cost |
cost |
cost |
Common Irregular Verbs – Group 2 (same past and participle)
| Base |
Past |
Participle |
| bend |
bent |
bent |
| bring |
brought |
brought |
| buy |
bought |
bought |
| catch |
caught |
caught |
| feel |
felt |
felt |
| find |
found |
found |
| get |
got |
got |
| have |
had |
had |
| keep |
kept |
kept |
| learn |
learned/learnt |
learned/learnt |
| leave |
left |
left |
| lose |
lost |
lost |
| make |
made |
made |
| meet |
met |
met |
| pay |
paid |
paid |
| say |
said |
said |
| sell |
sold |
sold |
| send |
sent |
sent |
| teach |
taught |
taught |
| tell |
told |
told |
Common Irregular Verbs – Group 3 (all different)
| Base |
Past |
Participle |
| be |
was/were |
been |
| begin |
began |
begun |
| break |
broke |
broken |
| come |
came |
come |
| drive |
drove |
driven |
| eat |
ate |
eaten |
| go |
went |
gone |
| know |
knew |
known |
| see |
saw |
seen |
| speak |
spoke |
spoken |
| take |
took |
taken |
| write |
wrote |
written |
Exercises
1) Write the past simple: go → … buy → … see → … eat → … make → …
2) Complete: Yesterday I (go) … to the market. I (buy) … some fruit. I (meet) … my friend. We (eat) … lunch together.