What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs?
Regular Verbs
Irregular Verbs





Irregular Verbs List</a></div><h1>Irregular Verbs</h1><p>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.</p><p>What is the difference between <a href=regular-verbs.htm>regular verbs</a> and irregular verbs?</p><table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"><tr><td></td><td><b>Base Form</b></td><td><b>Past Simple</b></td><td><b>Past Participle</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">With <b>regular</b> verbs, the rule is simple...</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">The past simple and past participle always end in -ed:</td><td>finish</td><td>finish<b>ed</b></td><td>finish<b>ed</b></td></tr><tr><td>stop</td><td>stopp<b>ed</b></td><td>stopp<b>ed</b></td></tr><tr><td>work</td><td>work<b>ed</b></td><td>work<b>ed</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">But with <b>irregular</b> verbs, there is no rule...</td></tr><tr><td>Sometimes the verb changes completely:</td><td>sing</td><td>sang</td><td>sung</td></tr><tr><td>Sometimes there is "half" a change:</td><td>buy</td><td>bought</td><td>bought</td></tr><tr><td>Sometimes there is no change:</td><td>cut</td><td>cut</td><td>cut</td></tr></table><p>One good way to learn irregular verbs is to try sorting them into groups, as above.</p>

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If in doubt, a good dictionary can tell you if a verb is regular or irregular.

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Regular Verbs List</h1><p>There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular verbs. Note that there are some spelling variations in American English (for example, "practise" becomes "practice" in American English).</p><table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>accept</li><li>add</li><li>admire</li><li>admit</li><li>advise</li><li>afford</li><li>agree</li><li>alert</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>allow</li><li>amuse</li><li>analyse</li><li>announce</li><li>annoy</li><li>answer</li><li>apologise</li><li>appear</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>applaud</li><li>appreciate</li><li>approve</li><li>argue</li><li>arrange</li><li>arrest</li><li>arrive</li><li>ask</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>attach</li><li>attack</li><li>attempt</li><li>attend</li><li>attract</li><li>avoid</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>back</li><li>bake</li><li>balance</li><li>ban</li><li>bang</li><li>bare</li><li>bat</li><li>bathe</li><li>battle</li><li>beam</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>beg</li><li>behave</li><li>belong</li><li>bleach</li><li>bless</li><li>blind</li><li>blink</li><li>blot</li><li>blush</li><li>boast</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>boil</li><li>bolt</li><li>bomb</li><li>book</li><li>bore</li><li>borrow</li><li>bounce</li><li>bow</li><li>box</li><li>brake</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>brake</li><li>branch</li><li>breathe</li><li>bruise</li><li>brush</li><li>bubble</li><li>bump</li><li>burn</li><li>bury</li><li>buzz</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>calculate</li><li>call</li><li>camp</li><li>care</li><li>carry</li><li>carve</li><li>cause</li><li>challenge</li><li>change</li><li>charge</li><li>chase</li><li>cheat</li><li>check</li><li>cheer</li><li>chew</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>choke</li><li>chop</li><li>claim</li><li>clap</li><li>clean</li><li>clear</li><li>clip</li><li>close</li><li>coach</li><li>coil</li><li>collect</li><li>colour</li><li>comb</li><li>command</li><li>communicate</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>compare</li><li>compete</li><li>complain</li><li>complete</li><li>concentrate</li><li>concern</li><li>confess</li><li>confuse</li><li>connect</li><li>consider</li><li>consist</li><li>contain</li><li>continue</li><li>copy</li><li>correct</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>cough</li><li>count</li><li>cover</li><li>crack</li><li>crash</li><li>crawl</li><li>cross</li><li>crush</li><li>cry</li><li>cure</li><li>curl</li><li>curve</li><li>cycle</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>dam</li><li>damage</li><li>dance</li><li>dare</li><li>decay</li><li>deceive</li><li>decide</li><li>decorate</li><li>delay</li><li>delight</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>deliver</li><li>depend</li><li>describe</li><li>desert</li><li>deserve</li><li>destroy</li><li>detect</li><li>develop</li><li>disagree</li><li>disappear</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>disapprove</li><li>disarm</li><li>discover</li><li>dislike</li><li>divide</li><li>double</li><li>doubt</li><li>drag</li><li>drain</li><li>dream</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>dress</li><li>drip</li><li>drop</li><li>drown</li><li>drum</li><li>dry</li><li>dust</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>earn</li><li>educate</li><li>embarrass</li><li>employ</li><li>empty</li><li>encourage</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>end</li><li>enjoy</li><li>enter</li><li>entertain</li><li>escape</li><li>examine</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>excite</li><li>excuse</li><li>exercise</li><li>exist</li><li>expand</li><li>expect</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>explain</li><li>explode</li><li>extend</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>face</li><li>fade</li><li>fail</li><li>fancy</li><li>fasten</li><li>fax</li><li>fear</li><li>fence</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>fetch</li><li>file</li><li>fill</li><li>film</li><li>fire</li><li>fit</li><li>fix</li><li>flap</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>flash</li><li>float</li><li>flood</li><li>flow</li><li>flower</li><li>fold</li><li>follow</li><li>fool</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>force</li><li>form</li><li>found</li><li>frame</li><li>frighten</li><li>fry</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>gather</li><li>gaze</li><li>glow</li><li>glue</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>grab</li><li>grate</li><li>grease</li><li>greet</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>grin</li><li>grip</li><li>groan</li><li>guarantee</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>guard</li><li>guess</li><li>guide</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>hammer</li><li>hand</li><li>handle</li><li>hang</li><li>happen</li><li>harass</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>harm</li><li>hate</li><li>haunt</li><li>head</li><li>heal</li><li>heap</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>heat</li><li>help</li><li>hook</li><li>hop</li><li>hope</li><li>hover</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>hug</li><li>hum</li><li>hunt</li><li>hurry</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>identify</li><li>ignore</li><li>imagine</li><li>impress</li><li>improve</li><li>include</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>increase</li><li>influence</li><li>inform</li><li>inject</li><li>injure</li><li>instruct</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>intend</li><li>interest</li><li>interfere</li><li>interrupt</li><li>introduce</li><li>invent</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>invite</li><li>irritate</li><li>itch</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>jail</li><li>jam</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>jog</li><li>join</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>joke</li><li>judge</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>juggle</li><li>jump</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>kick</li><li>kill</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>kiss</li><li>kneel</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>knit</li><li>knock</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>knot</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>label</li><li>land</li><li>last</li><li>laugh</li><li>launch</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>learn</li><li>level</li><li>license</li><li>lick</li><li>lie</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>lighten</li><li>like</li><li>list</li><li>listen</li><li>live</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>load</li><li>lock</li><li>long</li><li>look</li><li>love</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>man</li><li>manage</li><li>march</li><li>mark</li><li>marry</li><li>match</li><li>mate</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>matter</li><li>measure</li><li>meddle</li><li>melt</li><li>memorise</li><li>mend</li><li>mess up</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>milk</li><li>mine</li><li>miss</li><li>mix</li><li>moan</li><li>moor</li><li>mourn</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>move</li><li>muddle</li><li>mug</li><li>multiply</li><li>murder</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>nail</li><li>name</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>need</li><li>nest</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>nod</li><li>note</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>notice</li><li>number</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>obey</li><li>object</li><li>observe</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>obtain</li><li>occur</li><li>offend</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>offer</li><li>open</li><li>order</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>overflow</li><li>owe</li><li>own</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>pack</li><li>paddle</li><li>paint</li><li>park</li><li>part</li><li>pass</li><li>paste</li><li>pat</li><li>pause</li><li>peck</li><li>pedal</li><li>peel</li><li>peep</li><li>perform</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>permit</li><li>phone</li><li>pick</li><li>pinch</li><li>pine</li><li>place</li><li>plan</li><li>plant</li><li>play</li><li>please</li><li>plug</li><li>point</li><li>poke</li><li>polish</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>pop</li><li>possess</li><li>post</li><li>pour</li><li>practise</li><li>pray</li><li>preach</li><li>precede</li><li>prefer</li><li>prepare</li><li>present</li><li>preserve</li><li>press</li><li>pretend</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>prevent</li><li>prick</li><li>print</li><li>produce</li><li>program</li><li>promise</li><li>protect</li><li>provide</li><li>pull</li><li>pump</li><li>punch</li><li>puncture</li><li>punish</li><li>push</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>question</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>queue</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>race</li><li>radiate</li><li>rain</li><li>raise</li><li>reach</li><li>realise</li><li>receive</li><li>recognise</li><li>record</li><li>reduce</li><li>reflect</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>refuse</li><li>regret</li><li>reign</li><li>reject</li><li>rejoice</li><li>relax</li><li>release</li><li>rely</li><li>remain</li><li>remember</li><li>remind</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>remove</li><li>repair</li><li>repeat</li><li>replace</li><li>reply</li><li>report</li><li>reproduce</li><li>request</li><li>rescue</li><li>retire</li><li>return</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>rhyme</li><li>rinse</li><li>risk</li><li>rob</li><li>rock</li><li>roll</li><li>rot</li><li>rub</li><li>ruin</li><li>rule</li><li>rush</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>sack</li><li>sail</li><li>satisfy</li><li>save</li><li>saw</li><li>scare</li><li>scatter</li><li>scold</li><li>scorch</li><li>scrape</li><li>scratch</li><li>scream</li><li>screw</li><li>scribble</li><li>scrub</li><li>seal</li><li>search</li><li>separate</li><li>serve</li><li>settle</li><li>shade</li><li>share</li><li>shave</li><li>shelter</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>shiver</li><li>shock</li><li>shop</li><li>shrug</li><li>sigh</li><li>sign</li><li>signal</li><li>sin</li><li>sip</li><li>ski</li><li>skip</li><li>slap</li><li>slip</li><li>slow</li><li>smash</li><li>smell</li><li>smile</li><li>smoke</li><li>snatch</li><li>sneeze</li><li>sniff</li><li>snore</li><li>snow</li><li>soak</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>soothe</li><li>sound</li><li>spare</li><li>spark</li><li>sparkle</li><li>spell</li><li>spill</li><li>spoil</li><li>spot</li><li>spray</li><li>sprout</li><li>squash</li><li>squeak</li><li>squeal</li><li>squeeze</li><li>stain</li><li>stamp</li><li>stare</li><li>start</li><li>stay</li><li>steer</li><li>step</li><li>stir</li><li>stitch</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>stop</li><li>store</li><li>strap</li><li>strengthen</li><li>stretch</li><li>strip</li><li>stroke</li><li>stuff</li><li>subtract</li><li>succeed</li><li>suck</li><li>suffer</li><li>suggest</li><li>suit</li><li>supply</li><li>support</li><li>suppose</li><li>surprise</li><li>surround</li><li>suspect</li><li>suspend</li><li>switch</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>talk</li><li>tame</li><li>tap</li><li>taste</li><li>tease</li><li>telephone</li><li>tempt</li><li>terrify</li><li>test</li><li>thank</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>thaw</li><li>tick</li><li>tickle</li><li>tie</li><li>time</li><li>tip</li><li>tire</li><li>touch</li><li>tour</li><li>tow</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>trace</li><li>trade</li><li>train</li><li>transport</li><li>trap</li><li>travel</li><li>treat</li><li>tremble</li><li>trick</li><li>trip</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>trot</li><li>trouble</li><li>trust</li><li>try</li><li>tug</li><li>tumble</li><li>turn</li><li>twist</li><li>type</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>undress</li><li>unfasten</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>unite</li><li>unlock</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>unpack</li><li>untidy</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>use</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>vanish</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>visit</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>wail</li><li>wait</li><li>walk</li><li>wander</li><li>want</li><li>warm</li><li>warn</li><li>wash</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>waste</li><li>watch</li><li>water</li><li>wave</li><li>weigh</li><li>welcome</li><li>whine</li><li>whip</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>whirl</li><li>whisper</li><li>whistle</li><li>wink</li><li>wipe</li><li>wish</li><li>wobble</li><li>wonder</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>work</li><li>worry</li><li>wrap</li><li>wreck</li><li>wrestle</li><li>wriggle</li></ul></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>x-ray</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>yawn</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>yell</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td></tr></table>&nbsp;<table width="100%"><tr><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>zip</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"><ul><li>zoom</li></ul></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td><td width="25%" valign="top"></td></tr></table><p><a href=irregular-verbs.htm>Irregular verbs list</a></p></td></tr></table>