500 Regular And Irregular Verbs in English

regular and irregular verbs

If you’re an ESL student, then you know that verbs are an essential part of speech. There are all sorts of different types of verbs, and today we’re going to focus on regular and irregular verbs. We’ll go over 500 different examples so that you can become a master of English verb conjugation!

Regular Verbs List

Regular verbs are those that follow a predictable pattern when they are conjugated. For example, the verb “to read” is regular – it follows the pattern “read, reads, read, reading.” There are many other regular verbs in English, and you can learn them by studying the present simple and past simple tenses.

BASE FORM	SIMPLE PAST	PAST PARTICIPLE
Pull	Pulled	Puled
Exercise	Exercised	Exercised
Kiss	Kissed	Kissed
Appreciate	Appreciated	Appreciated
Want	Wanted	Wanted
Purchase	Purchased	Purchased
Achieve	Achieved	Achieved
Talk	Talked	Talked
Compare	Compared	Compared
Deliver	Delivered	Delivered
Phone	Phoned	Phoned
Interrupt	Interrupted	Interrupted
Hate	Hated	Hated
Cycle	Cycled	Cycled
Love	Loved	Loved
Explain	Explained	Explained
Admit	Admitted	Admitted
Trouble	Troubled	Troubled
Destroy	Destroyed	Destroyed
Allow	Allowed	Allowed
Wait	Waited	Waited
Race	Raced	Raced
Print	Printed	Printed
Cheer	Cheered	Cheered
Murder	Murdered	Murdered
Need	Needed	Needed
Confess	Confessed	Confessed
Control	Controlled	Controlled
Smoke	Smoked	Smoked
Irritate	Irritated	Irritated
Punish	Punished	Punished
Start	Started	Started
Push	Pushed	Pushed
Encourage	Encouraged	Encouraged
Jump	Jumped	Jumped
Greet	Greeted	Greeted
Measure	Measured	Measured
Play	Played	Played
Paint	Painted	Painted
Joke	Joked	Joked
Retire	Retired	Retired
Listen	Listened	Listened
Ask	Asked	Asked
Yell	Yelled	Yelled
Marry	Married	Married
Create	Created	Created
Collect	Collected	Collected
Relax	Relaxed	Relaxed
Clean	Cleaned	Cleaned
Fry	Fried	Fried
Return	Returned	Returned
Divide	Divided	Divided
Rub	Rubbed	Rubbed
Approve	Approved	Approved
Warn	Warned	Warned
Agree	Agreed	Agreed
Visit	Visited	Visited
Help	Helped	Helped
Guess	Guessed	Guessed
Change	Changed	Changed
Count	Counted	Counted
Call	Called	Called
Behave	Behaved	Behaved
Kill	Killed	Killed
Establish	Established	Established
Move	Moved	Moved
Obey	Obeyed	Obeyed
Harass	Harassed	Harassed
Copy	Copied	Copied
Chase	Chased	Chased
Offend	Offended	Offended
Cheat	Cheated	Cheated
Pick	Picked	Picked
Admire	Admired	Admired
Travel	Travelled	Travelled
Complain	Complained	Complained
Snore	Snored	Snored
Scold	Scolded	Scolded
Arrive	Arrived	Arrived
Worry	Worried	Worried
Kick	Kicked	Kicked
Boil	Boiled	Boiled
Bake	Baked	Baked
Open	Opened	Opened
Earn	Earned	Earned
Drag	Dragged	Dragged
Punch	Punched	Punched
Lie	Lied	Lied
Attack	Attacked	Attacked
Accept	Accepted	Accepted
Study	Studied	Studied
Advise	Advised	Advised
Use	Used	Used
Select	Selected	Selected
Expand	Expanded	Expanded
Dance	Danced	Danced
Pray	Prayed	Prayed
Argue	Argued	Argued
Wink	Winked	Winked
Gather	Gathered	Gathered
Announce	Announced	Announced
Walk	Walked	Walked
Add	Added	Added
Thank	Thanked	Thanked
Borrow	Borrowed	Borrowed
Hope	Hoped	Hoped
Assist	Assisted	Assisted
Park	Parked	Parked
Chew	Chewed	Chewed
Employ	Employed	Employed
Question	Questioned	Questioned
Challenge	Challenged	Challenged
Construct	Constructed	Constructed
Cry	Cried	Cried
Remember	Remembered	Remembered
Damage	Damaged	Damaged
Estimate	Estimated	Estimated
Identify	Identified	Identified
Beg	Begged	Begged
Brush	Brushed	Brushed
Like	Liked	Liked
Laugh	Laughed	Laughed
Offer	Offered	Offered
Stare	Stared	Stared
Reply	Replied	Replied
Clap	Clapped	Clapped
Bury	Buried	Buried
Adopt	Adopted	Adopted
Type	Typed	Typed
Enjoy	Enjoyed	Enjoyed
Introduce	Introduced	Introduced

Irregular Verbs List

Irregular verbs, on the other hand, do not follow a predictable pattern when they are conjugated. For example, the verb “to be” is irregular – it doesn’t follow the normal pattern of “be, am, is, are.” There are many other irregular verbs in English, and you can learn them by studying the present simple and past simple tenses.

BASE FORM	SIMPLE PAST	PAST PARTICIPLE
Hang	Hung	Hung
Sell	Sold	Sold
Bespeak	Bespoke	Bespoken
Arise	Arose	Arisen
Interweave	Interwove	Interwoven
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven
String	Strung	Strung
Rend	Rent	Rent
Overhear	Overheard	Overheard
Forbid	Forbad(E)	Forbidden
Shine	Shone	Shone
Lose	Lost	Lost
Bear	Bore	Born
Forsake	Forsook	Forsaken
Beget	Begot	Begotten
Dream	Dreamt	Dreamt
Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk
Shrive	Shrove	Shriven
Feed	Fed	Fed
Fight	Fought	Fought
Ride	Rode	Ridden
Give	Gave	Given
Say	Said	Said
Meet	Met	Met
Shoot	Shot	Shot
Swear	Swore	Sworn
Stride	Strode	Stridden
Ring	Rang	Rung
Shed	Shed	Shed
Bind	Bound	Bound
Shit	Shit/Shat	Shit/Shat
Fling	Flung	Flung
Eat	Ate	Eaten
Dwell	Dwelt	Dwelt
Make	Made	Made
Foresee	Foresaw	Foreseen
Bestride	Bestrode	Bestridden
Befall	Befell	Befallen
Oversleep	Overslept	Overslept
Pay	Paid	Paid
Cut	Cut	Cut
Flee	Fled	Fled
Can	Could
Breed	Bred	Bred
Seek	Sought	Sought
Grind	Ground	Ground
Show	Showed	Shown
Steal	Stole	Stolen
Mistake	Mistook	Mistaken
Find	Found	Found
Deal	Dealt	Dealt
Stick	Stuck	Stuck
Draw	Drew	Drawn
Strive	Strove	Striven
Be	Was/Were	Been
Fall	Fell	Fallen
Bid	Bade/Bid	Bidden/Bid
See	Saw	Seen
Bring	Brought	Brought
Blow	Blew	Blown
Stink	Stank	Stunk
Freeze	Froze	Frozen
Foretell	Foretold	Foretold
Set	Set	Set
Bleed	Bled	Bled
Abide	Abode	Abode
Become	Became	Become
Have	Had	Had
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten
Sweep	Swept	Swept
Bet	Bet	Bet
Mean	Meant	Meant
Begin	Began	Begun
Awake	Awoke	Awoken
Broadcast	Broadcast	Broadcast
Put	Put	Put
Bite	Bit	Bitten
Strike	Struck	Struck
Drink	Drank	Drunk
Get	Got	Got
Cast	Cast	Cast
Feel	Felt	Felt
Fly	Flew	Flown
Forecast	Forecast	Forecast
Grow	Grew	Grown
Read	Read	Read
Break	Broke	Broken
Build	Built	Built
Shake	Shook	Shaken
Send	Sent	Sent
Sting	Stung	Stung
Drive	Drove	Driven
Burn	Burnt	Burnt
Beat	Beat	Beaten
Go	Went	Gone
Rid	Rid	Rid