List of Irregular Verbs

An irregular verb is a type of verb in English that does not follow the standard pattern of conjugation, particularly in forming its past tense or past participle.

Unlike regular verbs that simply add “-ed” to the base form, irregular verbs change form entirely, often in unpredictable ways.

List of 110+ Irregular Verbs

  • Arise: To begin or emerge.

  • Awake: To stop sleeping or to become aware.

  • Be: To exist or live.

  • Bear: To carry or endure.

  • Beat: To strike repeatedly.

  • Become: To begin to be.

  • Begin: To start something.

  • Bend: To shape something into a curve.

  • Bet: To wager or gamble.

  • Bind: To tie or secure something.

  • Bite: To use your teeth to cut into something.

  • Bleed: To lose blood.

  • Blow: To move air, usually by breathing out.

  • Break: To separate into pieces.

  • Breed: To produce offspring.

  • Bring: To carry or convey something to a place.

  • Broadcast: To transmit via radio or television.

  • Build: To construct by assembling parts.

  • Burn: To be consumed by fire.

  • Burst: To break open or apart suddenly.

  • Buy: To acquire in exchange for payment.

  • Catch: To seize or capture.

  • Choose: To pick out or select.

  • Come: To move toward a specific place.

  • Cost: To require payment.

  • Creep: To move slowly and quietly.

  • Cut: To divide into pieces with a sharp tool.

  • Deal: To distribute cards in a game or to manage.

  • Dig: To break up and move earth.

  • Do: To perform an action.

  • Draw: To produce a picture or diagram.

  • Dream: To experience images or thoughts during sleep.

  • Drink: To consume a liquid.

  • Drive: To operate a vehicle.

  • Eat: To consume food.

  • Fall: To drop or descend.

  • Feed: To give food to someone or something.

  • Feel: To experience a sensation.

  • Fight: To engage in a physical struggle.

  • Find: To discover something by searching.

  • Flee: To run away from danger.

  • Fly: To move through the air.

  • Forget: To fail to remember.

  • Forgive: To stop feeling angry or resentful.

  • Freeze: To turn into ice.

  • Get: To obtain or receive.

  • Give: To present something to someone.

  • Go: To move from one place to another.

  • Grow: To increase in size.

  • Hang: To suspend from a fixed point.

  • Have: To possess or hold.

  • Hear: To perceive sound.

  • Hide: To put something where it cannot be seen.

  • Hit: To strike something with force.

  • Hold: To grasp or carry.

  • Hurt: To cause pain or injury.

  • Keep: To retain possession of something.

  • Know: To be aware of something.

  • Lay: To place something down.

  • Lead: To guide or direct.

  • Leave: To go away from a place.

  • Lend: To give something to someone temporarily.

  • Let: To allow something to happen.

  • Lie: To rest in a horizontal position.

  • Light: To illuminate or make brighter.

  • Lose: To be unable to find something.

  • Make: To create or produce something.

  • Mean: To signify or represent.

  • Meet: To come into the presence of someone.

  • Pay: To give money in exchange for goods or services.

  • Put: To move something into a particular position.

  • Read: To look at and comprehend written text.

  • Ride: To sit on and control the movement of something.

  • Ring: To produce a sound, typically from a bell.

  • Rise: To move upward.

  • Run: To move swiftly on foot.

  • Say: To speak words.

  • See: To perceive with the eyes.

  • Seek: To attempt to find something.

  • Sell: To give something in exchange for money.

  • Send: To cause something to go or be taken to a particular destination.

  • Set: To put something in a specified place.

  • Shake: To move something back and forth quickly.

  • Shine: To emit light.

  • Shoot: To fire a weapon.

  • Show: To display or present.

  • Shrink: To become smaller in size.

  • Sing: To produce musical sounds with the voice.

  • Sit: To rest with the body supported by the buttocks.

  • Sleep: To rest with eyes closed and the mind inactive.

  • Speak: To communicate verbally.

  • Spend: To pay out money.

  • Stand: To be in an upright position.

  • Steal: To take something without permission.

  • Stick: To adhere to something.

  • Strike: To hit forcibly.

  • Swear: To make a solemn promise.

  • Sweat: To excrete moisture through the pores of the skin.

  • Sweep: To clean with a broom.

  • Swim: To move through water.

  • Take: To grasp and carry something.

  • Teach: To impart knowledge or skills.

  • Tear: To pull something apart.

  • Tell: To communicate information.

  • Think: To have a particular opinion.

  • Throw: To propel something with force through the air.

  • Understand: To grasp the meaning.

  • Wake: To cease to sleep.

  • Wear: To have clothing on the body.

  • Win: To achieve victory.

  • Write: To mark symbols on a surface, typically paper.