In this lesson, we will look at the verb forms of irregular and regular verbs.
There are five verb forms in the English language: v1, v2, v3, v4, and v5. Each one has a specific use, which can be confusing for ESL students.
There are two basic types of verbs that we are going to discuss in this lesson.
1- Regular Verbs
They are verbs that follow a specific pattern when conjugated.
2- Irregular Verbs
They are verbs that do not follow any specific pattern when conjugated.
Let us look at the example list for both forms.
Regular Verbs List
Below is the list of regular verbs in English.
V1 | V2 | V3 |
Admit | Admitted | Admitted |
Murder | Murdered | Murdered |
Question | Questioned | Questioned |
Encourage | Encouraged | Encouraged |
Hate | Hated | Hated |
Purchase | Purchased | Purchased |
Move | Moved | Moved |
Copy | Copied | Copied |
Introduce | Introduced | Introduced |
Harass | Harassed | Harassed |
Hope | Hoped | Hoped |
Offend | Offended | Offended |
Open | Opened | Opened |
Love | Loved | Loved |
Select | Selected | Selected |
Exercise | Exercised | Exercised |
Advise | Advised | Advised |
Retire | Retired | Retired |
Type | Typed | Typed |
Change | Changed | Changed |
Pick | Picked | Picked |
Lie | Lied | Lied |
Cycle | Cycled | Cycled |
Stare | Stared | Stared |
Fry | Fried | Fried |
Travel | Travelled | Travelled |
Add | Added | Added |
Jump | Jumped | Jumped |
Relax | Relaxed | Relaxed |
Kiss | Kissed | Kissed |
Punish | Punished | Punished |
Thank | Thanked | Thanked |
Punch | Punched | Punched |
Warn | Warned | Warned |
Irritate | Irritated | Irritated |
Borrow | Borrowed | Borrowed |
Interrupt | Interrupted | Interrupted |
Cheat | Cheated | Cheated |
Wait | Waited | Waited |
Explain | Explained | Explained |
Admire | Admired | Admired |
Collect | Collected | Collected |
Cry | Cried | Cried |
Paint | Painted | Painted |
Obey | Obeyed | Obeyed |
Dance | Danced | Danced |
Smoke | Smoked | Smoked |
Listen | Listened | Listened |
Complain | Complained | Complained |
Worry | Worried | Worried |
Printed | Printed | |
Kick | Kicked | Kicked |
Confess | Confessed | Confessed |
Rub | Rubbed | Rubbed |
Walk | Walked | Walked |
Start | Started | Started |
Chase | Chased | Chased |
Greet | Greeted | Greeted |
Argue | Argued | Argued |
Offer | Offered | Offered |
Achieve | Achieved | Achieved |
Compare | Compared | Compared |
Race | Raced | Raced |
Accept | Accepted | Accepted |
Assist | Assisted | Assisted |
Brush | Brushed | Brushed |
Boil | Boiled | Boiled |
Count | Counted | Counted |
Construct | Constructed | Constructed |
Approve | Approved | Approved |
Deliver | Delivered | Delivered |
Help | Helped | Helped |
Clap | Clapped | Clapped |
Bake | Baked | Baked |
Damage | Damaged | Damaged |
Guess | Guessed | Guessed |
Measure | Measured | Measured |
Push | Pushed | Pushed |
Expand | Expanded | Expanded |
Challenge | Challenged | Challenged |
Divide | Divided | Divided |
Employ | Employed | Employed |
Gather | Gathered | Gathered |
Call | Called | Called |
Clean | Cleaned | Cleaned |
Park | Parked | Parked |
Visit | Visited | Visited |
Agree | Agreed | Agreed |
Wink | Winked | Winked |
Announce | Announced | Announced |
Scold | Scolded | Scolded |
Marry | Married | Married |
Create | Created | Created |
Reply | Replied | Replied |
Control | Controlled | Controlled |
Chew | Chewed | Chewed |
Bury | Buried | Buried |
Beg | Begged | Begged |
Study | Studied | Studied |
Identify | Identified | Identified |
Establish | Established | Established |
Pray | Prayed | Prayed |
Ask | Asked | Asked |
Joke | Joked | Joked |
Like | Liked | Liked |
Behave | Behaved | Behaved |
Talk | Talked | Talked |
Drag | Dragged | Dragged |
Appreciate | Appreciated | Appreciated |
Earn | Earned | Earned |
Enjoy | Enjoyed | Enjoyed |
Play | Played | Played |
Return | Returned | Returned |
Pull | Pulled | Puled |
Attack | Attacked | Attacked |
Yell | Yelled | Yelled |
Laugh | Laughed | Laughed |
Cheer | Cheered | Cheered |
Phone | Phoned | Phoned |
Allow | Allowed | Allowed |
Estimate | Estimated | Estimated |
Arrive | Arrived | Arrived |
Snore | Snored | Snored |
Trouble | Troubled | Troubled |
Destroy | Destroyed | Destroyed |
Kill | Killed | Killed |
Need | Needed | Needed |
Want | Wanted | Wanted |
Use | Used | Used |
Adopt | Adopted | Adopted |
Remember | Remembered | Remembered |
Irregular Verbs List
Below is the list of irregular verbs in English.
V1 | V2 | V3 |
shear | sheared | sheared |
ride | rode | ridden |
slide | slid | slid |
spit | spat | spat |
ring | rang | rung |
learn | learned | learned |
stride | strode | stridden |
understand | understood | understood |
wind | wound | wound |
break | broke | broken |
spring | sprang | sprung |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
blow | blew | blown |
weep | wept | wept |
breed | bred | bred |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
grow | grew | grown |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
stick | stuck | stuck |
mow | mowed | mowed |
beat | beat | beaten |
smite | smote | smitten |
know | knew | known |
sting | stung | stung |
make | made | made |
get | got | got |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
dig | dug | dug |
fall | fell | fallen |
dream | dreamed | dreamed |
bend | bent | bent |
give | gave | given |
take | took | taken |
come | came | come |
sing | sang | sung |
tread | trod | trodden |
draw | drew | drawn |
bring | brought | brought |
creep | crept | crept |
swell | swelled | swelled |
fit | fit | fit |
begin | began | begun |
become | became | become |
wear | wore | worn |
grind | ground | ground |
spin | spun | spun |
hear | heard | heard |
hit | hit | hit |
smell | smelt | smelt |
build | built | built |
wear | wore | worn |
wring | wrung | wrung |
become | became | become |
sell | sold | sold |
read | read | read |
burn | burned | burned |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
bid | bid | bid |
cling | clung | clung |
lend | lent | lent |
speak | spoke | spoken |
buy | bought | bought |
deal | dealt | dealt |
blow | blew | blown |
spoil | spoilt | spoilt |
thrive | thrived | thrived |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
lie | lay | lain |
swear | swore | sworn |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
stand | stood | stood |
fling | flung | flung |
bear | bore | borne |
wake | woke | woken |
throw | threw | thrown |
sweep | swept | swept |
awake | awoke | awoken |
beset | beset | beset |
bleed | bled | bled |
shed | shed | shed |
quit | quit | quit |
breed | bred | bred |
lay | laid | laid |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
swing | swung | swung |
sling | slung | slung |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
shine | shone | shone |
speed | sped | sped |
be | was, were | been |
bet | bet | bet |
feel | felt | felt |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
bind | bound | bound |
catch | caught | caught |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
bend | bent | bent |
burst | burst | burst |
kneel | knelt | knelt |
choose | chose | chosen |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
shoot | shot | shot |
find | found | found |
send | sent | sent |
tell | told | told |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
begin | began | begun |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
wring | wrung | wrung |
upset | upset | upset |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
wed | wedded | wedded |
understand | understood | understood |
eat | ate | eaten |
sit | sat | sat |
come | came | come |
wed | wedded | wedded |
sew | sewed | sewn |
plead | pleaded | pleaded |
bite | bit | bitten |
weave | wove | woven |
think | thought | thought |
run | ran | run |
cast | cast | cast |
cost | cost | cost |
drive | drove | driven |
choose | chose | chosen |
bear | bore | borne |
upset | upset | upset |
tread | trod | trodden |
go | went | gone |
hang | hung | hung |
spread | spread | spread |
win | won | won |
show | showed | showed |
hide | hid | hidden |
sleep | slept | slept |
beset | beset | beset |
wake | woke | woken |
weep | wept | wept |
freeze | froze | frozen |
bet | bet | bet |
bleed | bled | bled |
keep | kept | kept |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
put | put | put |
write | wrote | written |
spend | spent | spent |
throw | threw | thrown |
dive | dived | dived |
bid | bid | bid |
rid | rid | rid |
sink | sank | sunk |
slay | slew | slayed |
see | saw | seen |
bite | bit | bitten |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
pay | paid | paid |
slit | slit | slit |
steal | stole | stolen |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
wind | wound | wound |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
fight | fought | fought |
burst | burst | burst |
arise | arose | arisen |
hold | held | held |
set | set | set |
be | was, were | been |
win | won | won |
beat | beat | beaten |
saw | sawed | sawn |
write | wrote | written |
fall | fell | fallen |
bind | bound | bound |
feed | fed | fed |
let | let | let |
bring | brought | brought |
lose | lost | lost |
cling | clung | clung |
fly | flew | flown |
awake | awoke | awoken |
flee | fled | fled |
arise | arose | arisen |
drink | drank | drunk |
lead | led | led |
weave | wove | woven |
buy | bought | bought |
say | said | said |
catch | caught | caught |
spill | spilt | spilt |
freeze | froze | frozen |
have | had | had |
leap | leapt | leapt |
seek | sought | sought |
prove | proved | proved |
shut | shut | shut |
teach | taught | taught |
sow | sowed | sown |
hang | hanged | hanged |
do | did | done |
cut | cut | cut |
shake | shook | shaken |
cast | cast | cast |
break | broke | broken |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
swim | swam | swum |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
rise | rose | risen |
leave | left | left |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
spell | spelt | spelt |
build | built | built |
light | lit | lit |