Lets us start our Today’s discussion with a comprehensive list of regular and irregular verbs in English Grammar. We will have a look at the 50 most commonly used ones, though they are really large in number.
Do you want to stop here to know little bit about regular and irregular verbs?, Because It is always better to know the basics before we jump into the long list of words.
Examples of Regular Verbs in English
Following is a list of 100 regular verbs with their past and participle form.
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
| Act | Acted | Acted |
| Admire | Admired | Admired |
| Advise | Advised | Advised |
| Affect | Affected | Affected |
| Agree | Agreed | Agreed |
| Amaze | Amazed | Amazed |
| Answer | Answered | Answered |
| Appear | Appeared | Appeared |
| Arrive | Arrived | Arrived |
| Ask | Asked | Asked |
| Attack | Attacked | Attacked |
| Bake | Baked | Baked |
| Behave | Behaved | Behaved |
| Believe | Believed | Believed |
| Blame | Blamed | Blamed |
| Borrow | Borrowed | Borrowed |
| Bother | Bothered | Bothered |
| Call | Called | Called |
| Cancel | Canceled | Canceled |
| Carry | Carried | Carried |
| Cause | Caused | Caused |
| Clean | Cleaned | Cleaned |
| Clear | Cleared | Cleared |
| Climb | Climbed | Climbed |
| Hunt | Hunted | Hunted |
| Identify | Identified | Identified |
| Ignore | Ignored | Ignored |
| Imagine | Imagined | Imagined |
| Impress | Impressed | Impressed |
| Improve | Improved | Improved |
| Include | Included | Included |
| Increase | Increased | Increased |
| Introduce | Introduced | Introduced |
| Invite | Invited | Invited |
| Jog | Jogged | Jogged |
| Join | Joined | Joined |
| Jump | Jumped | Jumped |
| Knock | Knocked | Knocked |
| Land | Landed | Landed |
| Last | Lasted | Lasted |
| Learn | Learned | Learned |
| Like | Liked | Liked |
| List | Listed | Listed |
| Listen | Listened | Listened |
| Live | Lived | Lived |
| Locate | Located | Located |
| Look | Looked | Looked |
| Love | Loved | Loved |
| Mark | Marked | Marked |
| Match | Matched | Matched |
| Measure | Measured | Measured |
| Mention | Mentioned | Mentioned |
| Miss | Missed | Missed |
| Move | Moved | Moved |
| Name | Named | Named |
| Need | Needed | Needed |
| Note | Noted | Noted |
| Notice | Noticed | Noticed |
| Number | Numbered | Numbered |
| Offer | Offered | Offered |
| Open | Opened | Opened |
| Order | Ordered | Ordered |
| Organize | Organized | Organized |
| Pack | Packed | Packed |
| Paint | Painted | Painted |
| Pamper | Pampered | Pampered |
| Pardon | Pardoned | Pardoned |
| Park | Parked | Parked |
| Participate | Participated | Participated |
| Pass | Passed | Passed |
| Perform | Performed | Performed |
| Persuade | Persuaded | Persuaded |
| Pick | Picked | Picked |
| Plan | Planned | Planned |
| Play | Played | Played |
| Please | Pleased | Pleased |
| Practice | Practiced | Practiced |
| Predict | Predicted | Predicted |
| Prefer | Preferred | Preferred |
| Present | Presented | Presented |
| Program | Programmed | Programmed |
| Protect | Protected | Protected |
| Provide | Provided | Provided |
| Purchase | Purchased | Purchased |
| Push | Pushed | Pushed |
| Rain | Rain | Rain |
| Receive | Received | Received |
| Recommend | Recommended | Recommended |
| Relate | Related | Related |
| Relax | Relaxed | Relaxed |
| Release | Released | Released |
| Remember | Remembered | Remembered |
| Repair | Repaired | Repaired |
| Repeat | Repeated | Repeated |
| Resist | Resisted | Resisted |
| Rest | Rested | Rested |
| Return | Returned | Returned |
| Review | Reviewed | Reviewed |
| Sail | Sailed | Sailed |
| Save | Saved | Saved |
| Scan | Scanned | Scanned |
| Scare | Scared | Scared |
| Share | Shared | Shared |
| Shop | Shopped | Shopped |
| Shout | Shouted | Shouted |
| Skate | Skated | Skated |
| Ski | Skied | Skied |
| Slow | Slowed | Slowed |
| Sneeze | Sneezed | Sneezed |
| Snow | Snowed | Snowed |
| Solve | Solved | Solved |
| Spell | Spelled | Spelled |
| Start | Started | Started |
| Step | Stepped | Stepped |
| Stop | Stopped | Stopped |
| Stress | Stressed | Stressed |
| Study | Studied | Studied |
| Substitute | Substituted | Substituted |
| Suggest | Suggested | Suggested |
That long list has finally come to an end. It is always better to get acquainted to these words because they will help you form the basic level of vocabulary. Moreover you can use them in daily communication to master them.
Examples of Irregular Verbs in English
The following is a list of 100 irregular verbs that are commonly used in standard modern English. It does not include the verbs formed by adding prefixes to basic verbs (un-, under- mis-, etc.). The list just gives you the base form of verbs.
| Present (Base Form) | Past Simple | Past Participle |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| be | was/were | been |
| bear | bore | born(e) |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| begin | began | begun |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bet | bet | bet |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
| burst | burst | burst |
| buy | bought | bought |
| can | could | … (been able) |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| cling | clung | clung |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| cut | cut | cut |
| dig | dug | dug |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grind | ground | ground |
| grow | grew | grown |
| hang | hung | hung |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| lie (in bed) | lay | lain |
| lie (to not tell the truth) | lied | lied |
| light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| may | might | … |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
| must | had to | … |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken |
| pay | paid | paid |
| put | put | put |
| read | read | read |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| saw | sawed | sawn/sawed |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shall | should | … |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show | showed | shown |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slide | slid | slid |
| smell | smelt | smelt |
| sow | sowed | sown/sowed |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
| spit | spat | spat |
| spread | spread | spread |
| stand | stood | stood |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| strike | struck | struck |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| swell | swelled | swollen/swelled |
| swim | swam | swum |
| swing | swung | swung |
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| understand | understood | understood |
| wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| weep | wept | wept |
| will | would | … |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| write | wrote | written |
Phew!, that was a really long list. It is always better to get used to these words because they form the basis of vocabulary. Try to use them in sentences and use in daily communication to learn quickly.
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