Most Common Irregular Verbs in English

These are the most common irregular verbs in English, listed in order of frequency.

Rank Base Form Past Tense Form Past Participle
1 be was/were been
2 have had had
3 say said said
4 make made made
5 go went gone
6 take took taken
7 come came come
8 see saw seen
9 know knew known
10 get got got/gotten (US)
11 give gave given
12 find found found
13 think thought thought
14 tell told told
15 become became become
16 show showed shown
17 leave left left
18 feel felt felt
19 put put put
20 bring brought brought
21 begin began begun
22 keep kept kept
23 hold held held
24 write wrote written
25 stand stood stood
26 hear heard heard
27 let let let
28 mean meant meant
29 set set set
30 meet met met
31 run ran run
32 pay paid paid
33 sit sat sat
34 speak spoke spoken
35 lie lay lain
36 lead led led
37 read read read
38 grow grew grown
39 lose lost lost
40 fall fell fallen
41 send sent sent
42 build built built
43 understand understood understood
44 draw drew drawn
45 break broke broken
46 spend spent spent
47 cut cut cut
48 rise rose risen
49 drive drove driven
50 buy bought bought
51 wear wore worn
52 choose chose chosen
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