List of Irregular Verbs

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Irregular verbs are frequently used when we are speaking and are less common in writing.  The most famous English verb of all, the verb "to be", is irregular. With regular verbs, the rule is simple. The past simple and past participle end in -ed:

• work, worked, worked

With irregular verbs, there is no rule.  For example:

Sometimes the verb changes completely:

• sing, sang, sung

Sometimes there is "half" a change:

• bend, bent, bent
• speed, sped, sped

Sometimes there is no change:

• cost, cost, cost

Irregular verbs are an important feature of English. We use irregular verbs a lot when speaking, less when writing.

Of course, the most famous English verb of all, the verb "to be", is irregular.

With regular verbs, the rule is simple. The past simple and past participle end in -ed:

• work, worked, worked

Just as an example, here are a few regular verbs in English.

With irregular verbs, there is no rule.

Sometimes the verb changes completely:

• sing, sang, sung

Sometimes there is "half" a change:

• beat, beaten, beaten
• buy, bought, bought

Sometimes there is no change:

• cut, cut, cut