B1 · CEFR
B1 irregular verbs
These are the 39 irregular verbs at CEFR level B1 (intermediate) in the Irregular Verbs app. Learn their three forms: the base form, the past simple and the past participle. Choose a verb for its meaning and an example sentence.
| Base form | Past simple | Past participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| beat | beat | beaten | Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip. |
| bet | bet | bet | Risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event, such as the result of a race or game. |
| bite | bit | bitten | (Of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something. |
| bleed | bled | bled | Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness. |
| blow | blew | blown | (Of wind) move creating an air current. |
| burn | burnt | burnt | (Of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood. |
| deal | dealt | dealt | Take part in commercial trading of a particular commodity. |
| dig | dug | dug | Break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc. |
| dive | dove | dived | Plunge head first into water. |
| feed | fed | fed | Give food to. |
| fight | fought | fought | Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons. |
| fit | fit | fit | Be of the right shape and size for. |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | Stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake. |
| freeze | froze | frozen | Store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it. |
| hang | hung | hung | Suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free. |
| hide | hid | hidden | Put or keep out of sight; conceal from the view or notice of others. |
| knit | knit | knit | Make (a garment, blanket, etc.) by interlocking loops of wool or other yarn with knitting needles or on a machine. |
| lay | laid | laid | Put down, especially gently or carefully. |
| lead | led | led | Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward. |
| lend | lent | lent | Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it shall be returned. |
| lie | lay | lain | (Of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface. |
| light | lit | lit | Provide with light or lighting; illuminate. |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | Be wrong about. |
| quit | quit | quit | Leave (a place), usually permanently. |
| ring | rang | rung | (Of a bell, phone, or alarm) make a clear, resonant sound. |
| rise | rose | risen | Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up. |
| set | set | set | Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position. |
| sew | sewed | sewn | Join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine. |
| shake | shook | shaken | (Of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate. |
| shine | shone | shone | (Of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light. |
| shoot | shot | shot | Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. |
| shut | shut | shut | Move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close. |
| sink | sank | sunk | Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged. |
| smell | smelt | smelt | Perceive or detect the odor or scent of (something). |
| spill | spilt | spilt | Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally. |
| split | split | split | Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain. |
| spoil | spoilt | spoilt | Diminish or destroy the value or quality of. |
| stick | stuck | stuck | Push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something). |
| tear | tore | torn | Pull or rip (something) apart or to pieces with force. |