Most common irregular verbs and their past forms
Mastering German Tenses: Your Easy Guide: Most common irregular verbs and their past forms
Here is a list of some of the most common English irregular verbs along with their past tense and past participle forms:
| Base Form | Past Tense | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been |
| have | had | had |
| do | did | done |
| go | went | gone |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| get | got | got/gotten |
| make | made | made |
| know | knew | known |
| think | thought | thought |
| take | took | taken |
| come | came | come |
| want | wanted¹ | wanted¹ |
| look | looked¹ | looked¹ |
Note: Some verbs like “want” and “look” are actually regular, so they have -ed endings, just included here for context.
These verbs are irregular because they do not form their past tense or past participle by simply adding -ed.
This selection includes verbs frequently used in English. There are more irregular verbs, some with multiple past participle forms (like “got” or “gotten”).
Would a larger list or patterns among irregular verbs be helpful? Or examples of how to use some of these in sentences? 4, 5, 7