Irregular Verbs
Most of the verbs have a past tense and a past participle. Still many of the verbs have them in an irregular format. Let’s take a look at such verbs i.e the irregular verbs.
Infinitive | Simple past | Past Participle |
alight |
alighted, alit | alighted, alit |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke, awaked | awoken, awaked |
be | was, were | been |
bear | bore | borne, born |
beat | beat | beaten, beat |
become | became | become |
beget | begot | begotten |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bereave | bereaved, bereft | bereaved, bereft |
beseech | besought, beseeched | besought, beseeched |
bet | bet, betted | bet, betted |
bid | bade, bid | bidden, bid, bade |
bide | bade, bided | bided |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
bless | blessed, blest | blessed, blest |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast, broadcasted | broadcast, broadcasted |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt, burned | burnt, burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | bust, busted | bust, busted |
buy | bought | bought |
can | could | (kein Participle) |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | cleft, cleaved, clove | cleft, cleaved, cloven |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed, clad | clothed, clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crow | crowed | crew, crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt, dreamed | dreamt, dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt, dwelled | dwelt, dwelled |
eat | ate | eaten |
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, forbade | forbid, forbidden |
forecast | forecast, forecasted | forecast, forecasted |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
geld | gelded, gelt | gelded, gelt |
get | got | got, gotten |
gild | gilded, gilt | gilded, gilt |
give | gave | given |
gnaw | gnawed | gnawed, gnawn |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grip | gripped, gript | gripped, gript |
grow | grew | grown |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
heave | heaved, hove | heaved, hove |
hew | hewed | hewed, hewn |
hide | hid | hidden, hid |
hit | hit | hit |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt, kneeled | knelt, kneeled |
knit | knitted, knit | knitted, knit |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leant, leaned | leant, leaned |
leap | leapt, leaped | leapt, leaped |
learn | learnt, learned | learnt, learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit, lighted | lit, lighted |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
may | might | (kein Participle) |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
melt | melted | molten, melted |
mow | mowed | mown, mowed |
pay | paid | paid |
pen | pent, penned | pent, penned |
plead | pled, pleaded | pled, pleaded |
prove | proved | proven, proved |
put | put | put |
quit | quit, quitted | quit, quitted |
read | read | read |
rid | rid, ridded | rid, ridded |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
saw | sawed | sawn, sawed |
say | said | said |
see | saw |
Why should one learn Grammar rules?
There are many such confusing words, phrases, rules etc in English. We cannot learn such rules in a day’s time. It is almost impossible to memorize all of them. An idea of such grammar rules come about when you have a stronghold in the language. Still, to refer from time to time and realize our errors, and correct them using such guides and resources is very important.
How many of us know what Antecedents are? They are the nouns replaced by pronouns. Still struggling with the usage of ‘I’ and ‘me’? The answers to all these questions will be solved once you learn the English grammar rules properly. Similarly, the objective case, commonly confused phrases, defining and non defining clauses, inverted sentences, irregular comparatives, superlatives, possessive pronouns etc also can be perfected following the English grammar rules.