List of Irregular Verbs



Infinitive 不定式
动词的基本形式
Simple Past 簡單過去式
動作是在過去的時間發生
Past Participle 过去分词
abideabode/abidedabode/abided/abidden
alightalit/alightedalit/alighted
arisearosearisen
awakeawakened/awokeawakened/awoken
awakeawokeawoken
backslidebackslidbackslidden/backslid
be (is, am,are)was, werebeen
bearboreborn/borne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
betbetbet
bid (farewell)bid/badebidden
bid (offer amount)bidbid
bidbadebidden
bidbidbid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcast/broadcastedbroadcast/broadcasted
browbeatbrowbeatbrowbeaten/browbeat
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburned/burntburned/burnt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
burstburstburst
bustbustbust
bustbusted/bustbusted/bust
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
clapclapped/claptclapped/clapt
clingclungclung
clotheclad/clothedclad/clothed
comecamecome
costcostcost
countersinkcountersank, countersunkcountersunk
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
cutcutcut
daredared/durstdared
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
disprovedisproveddisproved/disproven
dive (jump head-first)dove/diveddived
dive (scuba diving)dived/dovedived
divedived/dovedived
divedovedived
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamed/dreamtdreamed/dreamt
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfit/fittedfit/fitted
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbidforbade/forbadforbidden
forbidforbadeforbidden
forecastforecast/forecastedforecast/forecasted
forecastforecastforecast
forego (also forgo)forewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
frostbitefrostbitfrostbitten
getgotgot/gotten
getgotgotten
givegavegiven
gowentgone/been
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hand-feedhand-fedhand-fed
handwritehandwrotehandwritten
hanghung/hangedhung/hanged
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hewhewedhewn/hewed
hidehidhidden
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
inbreedinbredinbred
inlayinlaidinlaid
inputinput/inputtedinput/inputted
interbreedinterbredinterbred
interlayinterlaidinterlaid
interweaveinterwove/interweavedinterwoven/interweaved
interwindinterwoundinterwound
jerry-buildjerry-builtjerry-built
keepkeptkept
kneelknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knitknitted/knitknitted/knit
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleant/leanedleant/leaned
leapleapt/leapedleapt/leaped
learnlearnt/learnedlearnt/learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lie (not tell truth) regularliedlied
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
lightlitlit
lip-readlip-readlip-read
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
meltmeltedmolten/melted
miscastmiscastmiscast
misdealmisdealtmisdealt
misdomisdidmisdone
mishearmisheardmisheard
mislaymislaidmislaid
misleadmisledmisled
misreadmisreadmisread
missetmissetmisset
misspeakmisspokemisspoken
misspendmisspentmisspent
mistakemistookmistaken
misteachmistaughtmistaught
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
miswedmiswed/misweddedmiswed/miswedded
miswritemiswrotemiswritten
mowmowedmowed/mown
mowmowedmown
offsetoffsetoffset
outbidoutbidoutbid
outbreedoutbredoutbred
outdooutdidoutdone
outdrawoutdrewoutdrawn
outdrinkoutdrankoutdrunk
outdriveoutdroveoutdriven
outfightoutfoughtoutfought
outflyoutflewoutflown
outgrowoutgrewoutgrown
outlie (not tell truth) regularoutliedoutlied
outrideoutrodeoutridden
outrunoutranoutrun
outselloutsoldoutsold
outshootoutshotoutshot
outsingoutsangoutsung
outsitoutsatoutsat
outsleepoutsleptoutslept
outspeakoutspokeoutspoken
outspeedoutspedoutsped
outspendoutspentoutspent
outswearoutsworeoutsworn
outswimoutswamoutswum
outthinkoutthoughtoutthought
outthrowoutthrewoutthrown
outwriteoutwroteoutwritten
overbidoverbidoverbid
overbreedoverbredoverbred
overbuildoverbuiltoverbuilt
overbuyoverboughtoverbought
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
overdrawoverdrewoverdrawn
overdrinkoverdrankoverdrunk
overeatoverateovereaten
overfeedoverfedoverfed
overhangoverhungoverhung
overhearoverheardoverheard
overlayoverlaidoverlaid
overpayoverpaidoverpaid
overrideoverrodeoverridden
overrunoverranoverrun
overseeoversawoverseen
overselloversoldoversold
oversewoversewedoversewn/oversewed
overshootovershotovershot
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overspeakoverspokeoverspoken
overspendoverspentoverspent
overtakeovertookovertaken
overthinkoverthoughtoverthought
overthrowoverthrewoverthrown
overwindoverwoundoverwound
overwriteoverwroteoverwritten
partakepartookpartaken
paypaidpaid
pleadpleaded/pledpleaded/pled
prebuildprebuiltprebuilt
predopredidpredone
premakepremadepremade
prepayprepaidprepaid
presellpresoldpresold
presetpresetpreset
preshrinkpreshrankpreshrunk
proofreadproofreadproofread
proveprovedproven/proved
putputput
quick-freezequick-frozequick-frozen
quitquitquit
re-provere-provedre-proven/re-proved
readread (sounds like "red") read (sounds like "red")
readreadread
reawakereawokereawaken
rebidrebidrebid
rebindreboundrebound
rebroadcastrebroadcast/rebroadcastedrebroadcast/rebroadcasted
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
recastrecastrecast
recutrecutrecut
redealredealtredealt
redoredidredone
redrawredrewredrawn
regrindregroundreground
regrowregrewregrown
rehangrehungrehung
rehearreheardreheard
reknitreknitted/reknitreknitted/reknit
relay (for example tiles)relaidrelaid
relay (pass along) regularrelayedrelayed
relightrelit/relightedrelit/relighted
remakeremaderemade
repayrepaidrepaid
rereadrereadreread
rerunreranrerun
resellresoldresold
resendresentresent
resetresetreset
resewresewedresewn/resewed
retakeretookretaken
reteachretaughtretaught
retearretoreretorn
retellretoldretold
rethinkrethoughtrethought
retreadretreadretread
rewakerewoke/rewakedrewaken/rewaked
rewearreworereworn
reweaverewove/reweavedrewoven/reweaved
rewedrewed/reweddedrewed/rewedded
rewinrewonrewon
rewindrewoundrewound
rewriterewroterewritten
ridrid/riddedrid/ridded
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
riverivedriven/rived
roughcastroughcastroughcast
runranrun
sand-castsand-castsand-cast
sawsawedsawed/sawn
sawsawedsawn/sawed
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn/sewed
shakeshookshaken
shaveshavedshaved/shaven
shaveshavedshaven/shaved
shearshearedsheared/shorn
shearshore/shearedshorn/sheared
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shat/shittedshit/ shat/shitted
shoeshodshod
shootshotshot
showshowedshown/showed
showshowedshown
shrinkshrank/shrunkshrunk
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
sight-readsight-readsight-read
singsangsung
sinksank/sunksunk
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slay (amuse) regularslayedslayed
slay (kill)slew/slayedslain/slayed
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid/slidden
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
slinkslinked/slunkslinked/slunk
slinkslunkslunk
slitslitslit
smellsmelt/smelledsmelt/smelled
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
soothsaysoothsaidsoothsaid
sowsowedsown/sowed
sowsowedsown
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spinspan/spunspun
spinspunspun
spitspat/spitspat/spit
spitspit/spatspit/spat
splitsplitsplit
spoilspoilt/spoiledspoilt/spoiled
spoon-feedspoon-fedspoon-fed
spreadspreadspread
springsprang/sprungsprung
springsprangsprung
standstoodstood
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstankstunk
stinkstunk/stankstunk
strewstrewedstrewn/strewed
stridestrode/stridedstridden
stridestrodestridden
strike (delete)struckstricken
strike (hit)struckstruck/stricken
strikestruckstruck/stricken
stringstrungstrung
stripstript/strippedstript/stripped
strivestrove/strivedstriven/strived
strivestrovestriven
subletsubletsublet
sunburnsunburned/sunburntsunburned/sunburnt
swearsworesworn
sweatsweat/sweatedsweat/sweated
sweepswept/sweepedswept/sweeped
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen/swelled
swellswelledswollen
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telecasttelecasttelecast
telltoldtold
test-drivetest-drovetest-driven
test-flytest-flewtest-flown
thinkthoughtthought
thrivethrove/thrivedthriven/thrived
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
treadtrodtrodden
typecasttypecasttypecast
typesettypesettypeset
typewritetypewrotetypewritten
unbendunbentunbent
unbindunboundunbound
underbidunderbidunderbid
undercutundercutundercut
underfeedunderfedunderfed
undergounderwentundergone
underlieunderlayunderlain
undersellundersoldundersold
underspendunderspentunderspent
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
underwriteunderwroteunderwritten
undoundidundone
unfreezeunfrozeunfrozen
unhangunhungunhung
unhideunhidunhidden
unknitunknitted/unknitunknitted/unknit
unsewunsewedunsewn/unsewed
unslingunslungunslung
unspinunspununspun
unstickunstuckunstuck
unstringunstrungunstrung
unweaveunwove/unweavedunwoven/unweaved
unwindunwoundunwound
upholdupheldupheld
upsellupsoldupsold
upsetupsetupset
vexvext/vexedvext/vexed
wakewoke/wakedwoken/waked
wakewokewoken
waylaywaylaidwaylaid
wearworeworn
weavewove/weavedwoven/weaved
weavewovewoven
wedwed/weddedwed/wedded
weepweptwept
wendwended/wentwended/went
wetwet/wettedwet/wetted
whet  regularwhettedwhetted
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withholdwithheldwithheld
withstandwithstoodwithstood
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
zinczinced/zinckedzinced/zincked

过去分词 Past participles are parts of verbs used to form many verb tenses 时态. We use them to form the past perfect tense, present perfect tense, and future perfect tense, but what are they? Here are some examples.
I have seen six deer! The students have graduated from high school.

What are they?

Every verb has what are called four principal parts. This means that we can take any verb and break it into these parts. Past participles are simply one of those principal parts of a verb. Here's a chart showing you some examples of verbs broken into their principal parts.
PresentPresent ParticiplePastpast participle
come(is) comingcame(have) come
fall(is) fallingfell(have) fallen
go(is) goingwent(have) gone
graduate(is) graduatinggraduated(have) graduated
know(is) knowingknew(have) known
run(is) runningran(have) run
write(is) writingwrote(have) written

Regular Verbs

Here's some good news for you: Regular verbs follow a pattern!  That's why they are called regular. If you have a regular verb, simply add -d or -ed to the present tense form of the verb.
Present Tense+ d or edarrow">past participle">
learn+ edarrow">learned
spike+ darrow">spiked
play+ edarrow">played

Irregular Verbs

Now, here's some bad news for you: Irregular verbs don't follow a pattern. This can make it hard to know the past participles of irregular verbs. But, know that you can always use a dictionary if you're unsure. You'll see some examples in this chart.
Present TenseChange to ?arrow">past participle< td>
bringbroughtarrow">brought
buildbuiltarrow">built
winwonarrow"> won

Don't Get Confused

When people talk about participles, they may be referring to something a little different from what we've covered on this page. They might be talking about something called a verbal. Verbals are verb forms that look like verbs but don't act like verbs. Participles are a type of verbal that act like an adjective instead of a verb.

The running deer were beautiful!  Running is a participle. It looks like a verb, but it acts like an adjective modifying the noun deer.

The burned toast tasted awful. In this sentence, burned is a participle. It looks like a verb, but it acts like an adjective modifying the noun toast.