Level: A2-B1

Irregular Verb Trainer

Drill all three forms of 160 irregular English verbs — base, past, and past participle. Choose a difficulty level and a pattern, then practice with flashcards or by typing the forms. Missed verbs come back until you get them right.

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All three forms the same (put – put – put)

The friendliest group: base, past, and past participle are all identical.

Base	Past	Past participle
bet	bet	bet
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast (also: broadcasted)
burst	burst	burst
cast	cast	cast
cost	cost	cost
cut	cut	cut
fit	fit	fit (also: fitted)
forecast	forecast	forecast (also: forecasted)
hit	hit	hit
hurt	hurt	hurt
input	input	input (also: inputted)
knit	knit	knit (also regular: knitted)
let	let	let
offset	offset	offset
preset	preset	preset
put	put	put
quit	quit	quit
read	read	read (spelled the same, but the past forms are pronounced like "red")
rid	rid	rid
set	set	set
shut	shut	shut
slit	slit	slit
spit	spit	spit (also: spat)
split	split	split
spread	spread	spread
sublet	sublet	sublet
telecast	telecast	telecast
thrust	thrust	thrust
typeset	typeset	typeset
upset	upset	upset

Past = past participle (buy – bought – bought)

The biggest group: learn one past form and you know two of the three.

Base	Past	Past participle
bend	bent	bent
bind	bound	bound
bleed	bled	bled
breed	bred	bred
bring	brought	brought
build	built	built
buy	bought	bought
catch	caught	caught
creep	crept	crept
deal	dealt	dealt
dig	dug	dug
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
fling	flung	flung
grind	ground	ground
hang	hung	hung (hanged is used for executions)
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hold	held	held
keep	kept	kept
kneel	knelt	knelt (also: kneeled)
lay	laid	laid (lay = put something down; lie (rest flat) is lie–lay–lain)
lead	led	led
leave	left	left
lend	lent	lent
light	lit	lit (also: lighted)
lose	lost	lost
make	made	made
mean	meant	meant
meet	met	met
mislay	mislaid	mislaid
overhear	overheard	overheard
pay	paid	paid
say	said	said
seek	sought	sought
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
shine	shone	shone (also: shined)
shoot	shot	shot
sit	sat	sat
sleep	slept	slept
slide	slid	slid
spend	spent	spent
spin	spun	spun
stand	stood	stood
stick	stuck	stuck
sting	stung	stung
sweep	swept	swept
swing	swung	swung
teach	taught	taught
tell	told	told
think	thought	thought
understand	understood	understood
weep	wept	wept
win	won	won
wind	wound	wound
withhold	withheld	withheld

Vowel change: i → a → u (sing – sang – sung)

A small singing family: i in the base, a in the past, u in the participle.

Base	Past	Past participle
begin	began	begun
drink	drank	drunk
ring	rang	rung
shrink	shrank	shrunk
sing	sang	sung
sink	sank	sunk
spring	sprang	sprung
stink	stank	stunk
swim	swam	swum

Past participle = base (come – came – come)

A tiny group: the past participle circles back to the base form.

Base	Past	Past participle
become	became	become
come	came	come
overcome	overcame	overcome
run	ran	run

Fully irregular (go – went – gone)

All three forms are different — these verbs need the most practice.

Base	Past	Past participle
arise	arose	arisen
awake	awoke	awoken
be	was/were	been (was with I/he/she/it, were with you/we/they)
bear	bore	borne (born is used for birth: She was born in May.)
beat	beat	beaten
befall	befell	befallen
bite	bit	bitten
blow	blew	blown
break	broke	broken
choose	chose	chosen
dive	dove	dived (also: dived)
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
drive	drove	driven
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen
fly	flew	flown
forbid	forbade	forbidden
forget	forgot	forgotten
forgive	forgave	forgiven
forsake	forsook	forsaken
forswear	forswore	forsworn
freeze	froze	frozen
get	got	gotten (UK English uses got as the past participle)
give	gave	given
go	went	gone
grow	grew	grown
handwrite	handwrote	handwritten
hide	hid	hidden
know	knew	known
lie	lay	lain (lie meaning "not tell the truth" is regular: lied)
mistake	mistook	mistaken
overdo	overdid	overdone
overeat	overate	overeaten
overtake	overtook	overtaken
prove	proved	proven (proved is also correct)
ride	rode	ridden
rise	rose	risen
see	saw	seen
shake	shook	shaken
show	showed	shown (also: showed)
slay	slew	slain
sow	sowed	sown
speak	spoke	spoken
steal	stole	stolen
strew	strewed	strewn
strive	strove	striven
swear	swore	sworn
swell	swelled	swollen
take	took	taken
tear	tore	torn
throw	threw	thrown
undergo	underwent	undergone
undertake	undertook	undertaken
wake	woke	woken
wear	wore	worn
weave	wove	woven
write	wrote	written