Irregular Verbs can be defined as verbs that change entirely while changing forms between tenses. The changed forms of these verbs are generally different from the root words. There are many irregular verbs in the English language. The change occurs mostly in the Past Tenses. Usually, regular verbs end with an -ed added to the root verb in the past tense. Interestingly, irregular verbs do not follow this pattern. Unfortunately, there is no way to determine what form an irregular verb is going to take in a changed tense. Therefore, the only option for a learner is to memorize the changes. They will gradually start become a second nature and will start coming naturally with constant usage.
| Present Tense | Past Tense |
|---|---|
| begin | began |
| blow | blew |
| break | broke |
| bring | brought |
| build | built |
| burst | burst |
| buy | bought |
| catch | caught |
| choose | chose |
| come | came |
| cut | cut |
| deal | dealt |
| do | did |
| drink | drank |
| drive | drove |
| eat | ate |
| fall | fell |
| feed | fed |
| feel | felt |
| fight | fought |
| find | found |
| fly | flew |
| forbid | forbade |
| forget | forgot |
| forgive | forgave |
| freeze | froze |
| get | got |
| give | gave |
| go | went |
| grow | grew |
| have | had |
| hear | heard |
| hide | hid |
| hold | held |
| hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept |
| know | knew |
| lay | laid |
| lead | led |
| leave | left |
| let | let |
| lie | lay |
| lose | lost |
| make | made |
| meet | met |
| pay | paid |
| quit | quit |
| read | read |
| ride | rode |
| run | ran |
| say | said |
| see | saw |
| seek | sought |
| sell | sold |
| send | sent |
| shake | shook |
| shine | shone |
| sing | sang |
| sit | sat |
| sleep | slept |
| speak | spoke |
| spend | spent |
| spring | sprang |
| stand | stood |
