The list below covers the irregular verbs an advanced learner needs. Verbs marked B have a common regular alternative in British English (); A marks distinctively American forms ().

Base Past Participle Base Past Participle
Base Past Participle Base Past Participle
arise arose arisen lay laid laid
awake awoke awoken lead led led
be was/were been leanB leant leant
bear bore borne/born learnB learnt learnt
beat beat beaten leave left left
become became become lend lent lent
begin began begun let let let
bend bent bent lie (recline) lay lain
bet bet bet light lit lit
bind bound bound lose lost lost
bite bit bitten make made made
bleed bled bled mean meant meant
blow blew blown meet met met
break broke broken pay paid paid
bring brought brought put put put
build built built quit quit quit
burnB burnt burnt read read read
burst burst burst ride rode ridden
buy bought bought ring rang rung
catch caught caught rise rose risen
choose chose chosen run ran run
cling clung clung say said said
come came come see saw seen
cost cost cost seek sought sought
creep crept crept sell sold sold
cut cut cut send sent sent
deal dealt dealt set set set
dig dug dug shake shook shaken
diveA dived/dove dived shine shone shone
do did done shoot shot shot
draw drew drawn show showed shown
dreamB dreamt dreamt shrink shrank shrunk
drink drank drunk shut shut shut
drive drove driven sing sang sung
eat ate eaten sink sank sunk
fall fell fallen sit sat sat
feed fed fed sleep slept slept
feel felt felt slide slid slid
fight fought fought speak spoke spoken
find found found spend spent spent
flee fled fled spillB spilt spilt
fly flew flown spin spun spun
forbid forbade forbidden split split split
forget forgot forgotten spread spread spread
forgive forgave forgiven spring sprang sprung
freeze froze frozen stand stood stood
getA got got/gotten steal stole stolen
give gave given stick stuck stuck
go went gone sting stung stung
grind ground ground strike struck struck
grow grew grown swear swore sworn
hang hung hung sweep swept swept
have had had swim swam swum
hear heard heard swing swung swung
hide hid hidden take took taken
hit hit hit teach taught taught
hold held held tear tore torn
hurt hurt hurt tell told told
keep kept kept think thought thought
kneelB knelt knelt throw threw thrown
know knew known understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
weep wept wept
win won won
wind wound wound
write wrote written

Three troublesome pairs: (recline) vs.  (put down) vs. regular (tell untruths); (suspend) vs. regular (execute); (no object) vs.  (takes an object).