A1 · A2
The most common irregular verbs
Start here. These are the 70 irregular verbs at CEFR levels A1 and A2 in the Irregular Verbs app: everyday verbs like be, have, go, get and make that learners meet first. Learn their three forms, then move on to the B1 verbs.
| Base form | Past simple | Past participle | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| be | was or were | been | Exist. | A1 |
| become | became | become | Begin to be. | A2 |
| begin | began | begun | Start; perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity). | A1 |
| break | broke | broken | Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. | A2 |
| bring | brought | brought | Take or go with (someone or something) to a place. | A2 |
| build | built | built | Construct (something) by putting parts or material together. | A2 |
| buy | bought | bought | Obtain in exchange for payment. | A1 |
| catch | caught | caught | Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped). | A2 |
| choose | chose | chosen | Pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives. | A1 |
| come | came | come | Move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker. | A1 |
| cost | cost | cost | (Of an object or action) require the payment of (a specified sum of money) before it can be acquired or done. | A2 |
| cut | cut | cut | Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object. | A2 |
| do | did | done | Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified). | A1 |
| draw | drew | drawn | Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks, especially with a pen or pencil, on paper. | A1 |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. | A2 |
| drink | drank | drunk | Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. | A1 |
| drive | drove | driven | Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle. | A1 |
| eat | ate | eaten | Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it. | A1 |
| fall | fell | fallen | (Of a person) lose one's balance and collapse. | A2 |
| feel | felt | felt | Experience (an emotion or sensation). | A1 |
| find | found | found | Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly. | A1 |
| fly | flew | flown | Move through the air. | A1 |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | Fail to remember. | A2 |
| get | got | got or gotten | Come to have or hold (something); receive. | A1 |
| give | gave | given | Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone); hand over to. | A1 |
| go | went | gone | Move from one place to another; travel. | A1 |
| grow | grew | grown | Become larger or greater over a period of time; increase. | A2 |
| have | had | had | Possess, own, or hold. | A1 |
| hear | heard | heard | Perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something). | A1 |
| hit | hit | hit | Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully. | A2 |
| hold | held | held | Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands. | A2 |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | Cause physical pain or injury to. | A2 |
| keep | kept | kept | Have or retain possession of. | A2 |
| know | knew | known | Be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information. | A1 |
| learn | learnt | learnt | Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught. | A1 |
| leave | left | left | Go away from. | A1 |
| let | let | let | Not prevent or forbid; allow. | A2 |
| lose | lost | lost | Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something). | A2 |
| make | made | made | Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; construct; create. | A1 |
| mean | meant | meant | Intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify. | A2 |
| meet | met | met | Come into the presence or company of (someone) by chance or arrangement. | A1 |
| pay | paid | paid | Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred. | A1 |
| put | put | put | Move to or place in a particular position. | A1 |
| read | read | read | Look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed. | A1 |
| ride | rode | ridden | Sit on and control the movement of (an animal, especially a horse), typically as a recreation or sport. | A2 |
| run | ran | run | Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time. | A1 |
| say | said | said | Utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction. | A1 |
| see | saw | seen | Perceive with the eyes; discern visually. | A1 |
| sell | sold | sold | Give or hand over (something) in exchange for money. | A2 |
| send | sent | sent | Cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by mail. | A1 |
| show | showed | shown | Allow or cause (something) to be visible. | A2 |
| sing | sang | sung | Make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune. | A1 |
| sit | sat | sat | Adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright. | A1 |
| sleep | slept | slept | A condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended. | A1 |
| speak | spoke | spoken | Say something in order to convey information, an opinion, or a feeling. | A1 |
| spend | spent | spent | Pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services. | A2 |
| spell | spelt | spelt | Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence. | A2 |
| stand | stood | stood | Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet. | A2 |
| steal | stole | stolen | Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. | A2 |
| swim | swam | swum | Propel the body through water by using the limbs, or (in the case of a fish or other aquatic animal) by using fins, tail, or other bodily movement. | A2 |
| take | took | taken | Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold. | A1 |
| teach | taught | taught | Show or explain to (someone) how to do something. | A1 |
| tell | told | told | Communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words. | A1 |
| think | thought | thought | Have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something. | A1 |
| throw | threw | thrown | Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand. | A2 |
| understand | understood | understood | Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker). | A2 |
| wake | woke | woken | Emerge or cause to emerge from a state of sleep; stop sleeping. | A2 |
| wear | wore | worn | Have on one's body or a part of one's body as clothing, decoration, protection, or for some other purpose. | A2 |
| win | won | won | Be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict). | A2 |
| write | wrote | written | Mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement. | A1 |