English Irregular Verbs

There are many Irregular Verbs in English which do not conform to the pattern. The principal parts of the English verb are the base form, the simple past, and the past participle. For regular verbs, the simple past and the past participle are spelled the same and are created by adding ed to the base form. However, there are many irregular verbs in English which do not conform to this pattern.

The additional forms of the verb in English are the s form (3rd person singular present), and the present participle, which is created by adding ing to the base form. There are no irregular forms of the present participle, so the spelling of any verb will adhere to the rules of spelling for regular inflection.

A comprehensive list of 619 English irregular verbs, including their base form, past simple, past participle and definitions is here below.

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle	Definition
Rap	Rapped/Rapt	Rapped/Rapt	To be very affected by strong emotion
Re-prove	Re-proved	Re-proven/Re-proved	To prove again
Read	Read	Read	To look at written words and understand them
Reave	Reft/Reaved	Reft/Reaved	To deprive To take by force
Reawake	Reawoke	Reawoken/Reawaken	To wake up again
Rebid	Rebid	Rebid	To bid again
Rebind	Rebound	Rebound	To cover a book again
Rebroadcast	Rebroadcast	Rebroadcast	To transmit something on televison or the radio again
Rebuild	Rebuilt	Rebuilt	To build something again
Recast	Recast	Recast	To replace an actor or actress
Recut	Recut	Recut	To cut again or differently
Redd	Redd/Redded	Redd/Redded	To save or rescue
Redeal	Redealt	Redealt	To deal playing cards again
Redo	Redid	Redone	To do something again
Redraw	Redrew	Redrawn	To draw again To change boundaries, frontiers, etc
Reeve	Rove/Reeved	Rove/Reeved	To gather together To thread something through a hole
Refit	Refit	Refit	To repair a ship, plane or vehicle To fit something again
Regrind	Reground	Reground	To grind again To smooth worn engine parts
Regrow	Regrew	Regrown	To grow again
Rehang	Rehung	Rehung	To hang again or in a different position
Rehear	Reheard	Reheard	To hear something again
Reknit	Reknit/Reknitted	Reknit/Reknitted	To knit again To join back together
Relay	Relaid	Relaid	To operate a system where things are replaced as they become used or tired
Relearn	Relearnt/Relearned	Relearnt/Relearned	To learn again
Relight	Relit/Relighted	Relit/Relighted	To light or start something burning again
Remake	Remade	Remade	To make something again, such as a new version of a film
Rend	Rent	Rent	To tear or rip
Repay	Repaid	Repaid	To pay somebody money owed
Reread	Reread	Reread	To read again
Rerun	Reran	Rerun	To show a film again
Resell	Resold	Resold	To sell something again
Resend	Resent	Resent	To send something again
Reset	Reset	Reset	To put something back to the original way it was organised
Resew	Resewed	Resewn/Reswed	To sew again
Reshoot	Reshot	Reshot	To shoot a film scene again
Resit	Resat	Resat	To take an exam or test again
Resow	Resowed	Resown/Resowed	To sow again
Respell	Respelled/Respelt	Respelled/Respelt	To spell again
Restring	Restrung	Restrung	To fit new strings on a musical instrument or a bow
Retake	Retook	Retaken	Take again, especially exams and tests
Reteach	Retaught	Retaught	To teach again
Retear	Retore	Retorn	To tear again, usually of injuries
Retell	Retold	Retold	To tell something again
Rethink	Rethought	Rethought	To think again
Retread	Retrod	Retrodden	To tread again To cut new tread in a tyre
Retrofit	Retrofit/Retrofitted	Retrofit/Retrofitted	To fit new parts into an older machine that weren't available when the machine was made
Rewake	Rewoke/Rewaked	Rewoken/Rewaked	To wake again
Rewear	Rewore	Reworn	To wear again
Reweave	Rewove/Reweaved	Rewoven/Reweaved	To weave again
Rewed	Rewed/Rewedded	Rewed/Rewedded	To marry again
Rewet	Rewet/Rewetted	Rewet/Rewetted	To wet again
Rewin	Rewon	Rewon	To win again
Rewind	Rewound	Rewound	To put a cassette or video back to the beginning
Rewrite	Rewrote	Rewritten	To write something again, usually with improvements
Rid	Rid/Ridded	Rid/Ridded	To dispose of
Ride	Rode	Ridden	To travel by horse, bike or motorbike
Ring	Rang	Rung	To telephone To make sounds with a bell
Rise	Rose	Risen	To move upwards
Rive	Rived	Riven/Rived	To break apart ot split
Rough-hew	Rough-hewed	Rough-hewn	To make a rough version of something
Roughcast	Roughcast	Roughcast	To prepare a rough form of something
Run	Ran	Run	To move quickly, so that both legs leave the ground

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