List of 307 English Irregular Verbs in the Simple Past Tense
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In search of a particular type of non-regular verb? Have a look at this list of English irregular verbs in the simple past. All these terms have non-standard spellings in that tense.
Present | Simple Past |
arise | arose |
awake | awoke |
backslide | backslid |
be | was/were |
bear | bore |
beat | beat |
become | became |
begin | began |
bend | bent |
bid (farewell) | bid/bade |
bid (offer amount) | bid |
bind | bound |
bite | bit |
bleed | bled |
blow | blew |
break | broke |
breed | bred |
bring | brought |
broadcast | broadcast |
build | built |
burst | burst |
buy | bought |
cast | cast |
catch | caught |
choose | chose |
cling | clung |
come | came |
cost | cost |
creep | crept |
crossbreed | crossbred |
cut | cut |
deal | dealt |
dig | dug |
dive | dove |
do | did |
draw | drew |
drink | drank |
drive | drove |
eat | ate |
fall | fell |
feed | fed |
feel | felt |
fight | fought |
find | found |
flee | fled |
fling | flung |
fly | flew |
forbid | forbade |
forecast | forecast |
forego | forewent |
foresee | foresaw |
foretell | foretold |
forget | forgot |
forgive | forgave |
forsake | forsook |
freeze | froze |
get | got |
give | gave |
go | went |
grind | ground |
grow | grew |
hand-feed | hand-fed |
handwrite | handwrote |
hang | hung |
have | had |
hear | heard |
hide | hid |
hit | hit |
hold | held |
hurt | hurt |
inbreed | inbred |
inlay | inlaid |
interbreed | interbred |
interweave | interwove |
interwind | interwound |
jerry-build | jerry-built |
keep | kept |
know | knew |
lay | laid |
lead | led |
leave | left |
lend | lent |
let | let |
lie | lay |
light | lit |
lip-read | lip-read |
lose | lost |
make | made |
mean | meant |
meet | met |
miscast | miscast |
misdeal | misdealt |
misdo | misdid |
mishear | misheard |
mislay | mislaid |
mislead | misled |
misread | misread |
misset | misset |
misspeak | misspoke |
misspend | misspent |
mistake | mistook |
misteach | mistaught |
misunderstand | misunderstood |
miswrite | miswrote |
offset | offset |
outbid | outbid |
outbreed | outbred |
outdo | outdid |
outdraw | outdrew |
outdrink | outdrank |
outdrive | outdrove |
outfight | outfought |
outfly | outflew |
outgrow | outgrew |
outride | outrode |
outrun | outran |
outsell | outsold |
outshine | outshone |
outshoot | outshot |
outsing | outsang |
outsit | outsat |
outsleep | outslept |
outspeak | outspoke |
outspeed | outsped |
outspend | outspent |
outswear | outswore |
outswim | outswam |
outthink | outthought |
outthrow | outthrew |
outwrite | outwrote |
overbid | overbid |
overbreed | overbred |
overbuild | overbuilt |
overbuy | overbought |
overcome | overcame |
overdo | overdid |
overdraw | overdrew |
overdrink | overdrank |
overeat | overate |
overfeed | overfed |
overhang | overhung |
overhear | overheard |
overlay | overlaid |
overpay | overpaid |
override | overrode |
overrun | overran |
oversee | oversaw |
oversell | oversold |
overshoot | overshot |
oversleep | overslept |
overspeak | overspoke |
overspend | overspent |
overtake | overtook |
overthink | overthought |
overthrow | overthrew |
overwind | overwound |
overwrite | overwrote |
partake | partook |
pay | paid |
prebuild | prebuilt |
predo | predid |
premake | premade |
prepay | prepaid |
presell | presold |
preset | preset |
preshrink | preshrank |
proofread | proofread |
put | put |
quick-freeze | quick-froze |
quit | quit |
read | read |
reawake | reawoke |
rebid | rebid |
rebind | rebound |
rebroadcast | rebroadcast |
rebuild | rebuilt |
recast | recast |
recut | recut |
redeal | redealt |
redo | redid |
redraw | redrew |
regrind | reground |
regrow | regrew |
rehang | rehung |
rehear | reheard |
relay | relaid |
relight | relit |
remake | remade |
repay | repaid |
reread | reread |
rerun | reran |
resell | resold |
resend | resent |
reset | reset |
retake | retook |
reteach | retaught |
retear | retore |
retell | retold |
rethink | rethought |
rewake | rewoke |
rewear | rewore |
reweave | rewove |
rewin | rewon |
rewind | rewound |
rewrite | rewrote |
rid | rid |
ride | rode |
ring | rang |
rise | rose |
roughcast | roughcast |
run | ran |
say | said |
see | saw |
seek | sought |
sell | sold |
send | sent |
set | set |
shake | shook |
shed | shed |
shine | shone |
shit | shat |
shoot | shot |
shrink | shrank |
shut | shut |
sight-read | sight-read |
sing | sang |
sink | sank |
sit | sat |
sleep | slept |
slide | slid |
sling | slung |
slink | slunk |
slit | slit |
sneak | snuck |
speak | spoke |
speed | sped |
spend | spent |
spin | spun |
spit | spat |
split | split |
spoon-feed | spoon-fed |
spread | spread |
spring | sprang |
stand | stood |
steal | stole |
stick | stuck |
sting | stung |
stink | stank |
stride | strode |
strike | struck |
string | strung |
strive | strove |
sublet | sublet |
swear | swore |
sweep | swept |
swim | swam |
swing | swung |
take | took |
teach | taught |
tear | tore |
telecast | telecast |
tell | told |
test-drive | test-drove |
test-fly | test-flew |
think | thought |
throw | threw |
thrust | thrust |
tread | trod |
typecast | typecast |
typeset | typeset |
typewrite | typewrote |
unbend | unbent |
unbind | unbound |
underbid | underbid |
undercut | undercut |
underfeed | underfed |
undergo | underwent |
underlie | underlay |
undersell | undersold |
underspend | underspent |
understand | understood |
undertake | undertook |
underwrite | underwrote |
undo | undid |
unfreeze | unfroze |
unhang | unhung |
unhide | unhid |
unsling | unslung |
unspin | unspun |
unstick | unstuck |
unstring | unstrung |
unweave | unwove |
unwind | unwound |
uphold | upheld |
upset | upset |
wake | woke |
waylay | waylaid |
wear | wore |
weave | wove |
weep | wept |
win | won |
wind | wound |
withdraw | withdrew |
withhold | withheld |
withstand | withstood |
wring | wrung |
write | wrote |