Irregular Verbs

Definition:

Irregular verbs form their past tense and past participle in a different way from adding ed. There is no ending at all, by changing the vowel of the base form. These are also called Strong Verbs.

A verb which does not follow the normal pattern when forming the past tense and past participle

Irregular Verbs With Similar Present, Past And Past Participle Forms

Unchanging Verbs List : Verbs in which all three forms are the same

e.g.

Present Tense	Past Tense	Past Participle	Present Participle
beset	beset	beset	besetting
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	broadcating
burst	burst	burst	bursting
cast	cast	cast	casting
challenged	challenged	challenged	challenging
congratulated	congratulated	congratulated	congratulating
cost	cost	cost	costing
cut	cut	cut	cutting
forecast	forecast	forecast	forecasting
hit	hit	hit	hitting
hurt	hurt	hurt	hurting
let	let	let	letting
outbid	outbid	outbid	outbidding
overcast	overcast	overcast	overcasting
put	put	put	putting
read	read	read	reading
set	set	set	setting
shed	shed	shed	shedding
shut	shut	shut	shutting
slit	slit	slit	slitting
split	split	split	splitting
upset	upset	upset	upsetting

IRREGULAR VERBS WITH SIMILAR PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS

Verbs in which two of the three forms are the same. All of them have the same past and past participle

e.g.

Present Tense	Past Tense	Past Participle	Present Participle
behold	beheld	beheld	beholding
beseech	besought	besought	beseeching
build	built	built	building
deal	dealt	dealt	dealing
say	said	said	saying
sell	sold	sold	selling
sit	sat	sat	sitting
teach	taught	taught	teaching
make	made	made	making
keep	kept	kept	keeping

IRREGULAR VERBS WITH SIMILAR PRESENT AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS

Verbs in which two of the three forms are the same. All of them have the same present and past participle forms.

e.g.

Present Tense	Past Tense	Past Participle	Present Participle
come	came	come	coming
overcome	overcame	overcome	overcoming
run	ran	run	running
outrun	outran	outrun	outrunning
overrun	overran	overrun	overrunning

Irregular Verbs With Three Distinct Forms

Verbs in which all three forms are different. All of them have the same present, past and past participle

e.g.

Present Tense	Past Tense	Past Participle	Present Participle
arise	arose	arosen	arising
awake	awoke	awoken	beseeching
blow	blew	blown	blowing
choose	chose	chosen	choosing
do	did	done	saying
go	went	gone	going
fly	flew	flown	flying
give	gave	given	giving
see	saw	seen	seeing
write	wrote	written	writing

The following verbs have an alternative past participle form (ending in -en), which

e.g.

Present Tense	Past Tense	Past Participle	Present Participle
arise	arose	arosen	arising
awake	awoke	awoken	beseeching
beat	beat	beaten	beating
bid	bade	bidden	bidding
fall	fell	fallen	falling
freeze	froze	forzen	freezing
fly	flew	flown	flying
give	gave	given	giving
hide	hid	hidden	hiding
take	tooke	taken	taking

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