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Master English irregular verbs with this interactive quiz. Practice the base form, past simple, and past participle with exercises adapted to your level. Choose from general, easy, medium, or hard difficulty levels. Perfect for TOEIC and TOEFL preparation.
Why practice English irregular verbs?
Unlike regular verbs that simply add -ed to form the past tense, English irregular verbs follow no predictable pattern. Verbs like go / went / gone, buy / bought / bought or write / wrote / written must be learned individually. Mastering them is essential for fluency in spoken and written English, and they appear systematically in TOEIC and TOEFL exams.
How does this quiz work?
The quiz randomly draws 10 verbs from the selected list and asks you to fill in the three principal parts: base form, past simple, and past participle. You can choose to start from the French translation (complete recall) or from one given form (find the other two). After submitting, a colour-coded correction table shows each right or wrong answer, and you can download your results as a PDF.
Four difficulty levels
General covers the most common irregular verbs encountered in everyday English. Easy focuses on short, high-frequency verbs (be, have, go, do, come, say…). Medium introduces less obvious forms. Hard challenges you with rarer, often confused verbs. Start at your current level and work your way up to build a complete mental lexicon.
Tips for remembering irregular verbs
Group verbs by phonetic pattern: sing / sang / sung, ring / rang / rung, drink / drank / drunk share the same vowel shift. Repeat them aloud to anchor both the spelling and the sound. Use them in short example sentences so the form is linked to meaning, not just memorised in isolation. Regular practice — even five minutes a day — produces lasting results. This free quiz lets you regenerate a new set any time, so every session is different.
Complete irregular verb lists by level
Expand a level to browse the full list of verbs used in the quiz — base form, past simple, and past participle.
Printable sheets
Four ready-to-hand-out sheets: one level, or the whole list. Every verb has a tick box.
English irregular verbs — easy level (59 verbs)
English irregular verbs — medium level (82 verbs)
English irregular verbs — hard level (31 verbs)
English irregular verbs — full list (172 verbs)
| Translation | Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (se) réveiller | awake / wake / wake up | awoke / woke / woke up | awoken / woken / woken up | |
| battre | beat | beat | beaten | |
| devenir | become | became | become | |
| commencer | begin | began | begun | |
| casser | break | broke | broken | |
| apporter | bring | brought | brought | |
| construire, bâtir | build | built | built | |
| acheter | buy | bought | bought | |
| attraper | catch | caught | caught | |
| choisir | choose | chose | chosen | |
| venir | come | came | come | |
| coûter | cost | cost | cost | |
| couper | cut | cut | cut | |
| faire | do | did | done | |
| dessiner | draw | drew | drawn | |
| rêver | dream | dreamt / dreamed | dreamt / dreamed | |
| boire | drink | drank | drunk | |
| conduire | drive | drove | driven | |
| manger | eat | ate | eaten | |
| tomber | fall | fell | fallen | |
| se sentir, (res)sentir | feel | felt | felt | |
| combattre, se battre | fight | fought | fought | |
| trouver | find | found | found | |
| voler (dans les airs) | fly | flew | flown | |
| obtenir | get | got | got / gotten | |
| donner | give | gave | given | |
| aller | go | went | gone | |
| garder | keep | kept | kept | |
| connaître | know | knew | known | |
| apprendre | learn | learnt / learned | learnt / learned | |
| perdre | lose | lost | lost | |
| faire, fabriquer | make | made | made | |
| rencontrer | meet | met | met | |
| payer | pay | paid | paid | |
| mettre | put | put | put | |
| lire | read | read | read | |
| courir | run | ran | run | |
| dire | say | said | said | |
| voir | see | saw | seen | |
| vendre | sell | sold | sold | |
| envoyer | send | sent | sent | |
| placer, fixer | set | set | set | |
| secouer | shake | shook | shaken | |
| montrer | show | showed | shown | |
| fermer | shut | shut | shut | |
| s'asseoir, être assis | sit | sat | sat | |
| sentir | smell | smelt / smelled | smelt / smelled | |
| parler | speak | spoke | spoken | |
| se mettre debout, être debout | stand | stood | stood | |
| frapper | hit / strike | hit / struck | hit / struck | |
| nager | swim | swam | swum | |
| prendre | take | took | taken | |
| enseigner | teach | taught | taught | |
| dire, raconter | tell | told | told | |
| penser | think | thought | thought | |
| comprendre | understand | understood | understood | |
| porter (un vêtement) | wear | wore | worn | |
| gagner | win | won | won | |
| écrire | write | wrote | written |
| Translation | Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| supporter | bear | bore | borne | |
| courber | bend | bent | bent | |
| parier | bet | bet | bet | |
| offrir (un prix) / faire une offre (enchères) | bid | bade / bid | bidden / bid | |
| lier | bind | bound | bound | |
| mordre | bite | bit | bitten | |
| saigner | bleed | bled | bled | |
| souffler | blow | blew | blown | |
| élever | breed | bred | bred | |
| diffuser, émettre | broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | |
| brûler | burn | burnt / burned | burnt / burned | |
| éclater | burst | burst | burst | |
| lancer, projeter, distribuer (les rôles) | cast | cast | cast | |
| s'accrocher | cling | clung | clung | |
| ramper | creep | crept | crept | |
| distribuer | deal | dealt | dealt | |
| creuser | dig | dug | dug | |
| plonger | dive | dived / dove | dived | |
| nourrir | feed | fed | fed | |
| convenir (dimension) | fit | fitted / fit | fitted / fit | |
| fuir | flee | fled | fled | |
| lancer avec force | fling | flung | flung | |
| interdire | forbid | forbad/forbade | forbidden | |
| oublier | forget | forgot | forgotten | |
| pardonner | forgive | forgave | forgiven | |
| geler | freeze | froze | frozen | |
| pousser, croître | grow | grew | grown | |
| pendre | hang | hung / hanged | hung / hanged | |
| entendre | hear | heard | heard | |
| cacher | hide | hid | hidden / hid | |
| tenir | hold | held | held | |
| blesser | hurt | hurt | hurt | |
| s'agenouiller, être à genoux | kneel | knelt / kneeled | knelt / kneeled | |
| tricoter / unir / souder | knit | knit / knitted | knit / knitted | |
| poser à plat | lay | laid | laid | |
| mener | lead | led | led | |
| incliner | lean | leaned / leant | leaned / leant | |
| sauter | leap | leapt / leaped | leapt / leaped | |
| partir, quitter | leave | left | left | |
| prêter | lend | lent | lent | |
| laisser | let | let | let | |
| s'allonger, être couché/allongé | lie | lay | lain | |
| éclairer | light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted | |
| signifier, vouloir dire | mean | meant | meant | |
| tondre, faucher | mow | mowed | mown / mowed | |
| prouver | prove | proved | proved / proven | |
| arrêter, cesser | quit | quit / quitted | quit / quitted | |
| déchirer (tissu), arracher, mettre en pièces | rend | rent | rent | |
| débarrasser | rid | rid | rid | |
| être à cheval, faire du vélo/de la moto, prendre un véhicule | ride | rode | ridden | |
| s'élever | rise | rose | risen | |
| rechercher | seek | sought | sought | |
| briller | shine | shone | shone | |
| ferrer (un cheval), chausser | shoe | shod | shod | |
| tirer, faire feu | shoot | shot | shot | |
| rétrécir | shrink | shrank / shrunk | shrunk | |
| couler (embarcation) | sink | sank | sunk | |
| glisser | slide | slid | slid | |
| (s')introduire, sortir furtivement | sneak | sneaked / snuck | sneaked / snuck | |
| semer | sow | sowed | sown / sowed | |
| aller vite | speed | sped / speeded | sped / speeded | |
| épeler | spell | spelt / spelled | spelt / spelled | |
| renverser, répandre (par mégarde) | spill | spilt / spilled | spilt / spilled | |
| (faire) tourner vite | spin | span / spun | spun | |
| cracher | spit | spat / spit | spat / spit | |
| gâter / gâcher | spoil | spoilt / spoiled | spoilt / spoiled | |
| répandre | spread | spread | spread | |
| voler (quelque chose) | steal | stole | stolen | |
| coller | stick | stuck | stuck | |
| piquer | sting | stung | stung | |
| puer | stink | stank / stunk | stunk | |
| enfiler (des perles, etc.) | string | strung | strung | |
| jurer | swear | swore | sworn | |
| balayer | sweep | swept | swept | |
| enfler | swell | swelled | swollen / swelled | |
| (se) balancer | swing | swung | swung | |
| déchirer | tear | tore | torn | |
| lancer, jeter | throw | threw | thrown | |
| bouleverser | upset | upset | upset | |
| marier, épouser | wed | wed / wedded | wed / wedded | |
| pleurer, sangloter | weep | wept | wept | |
| mouiller | wet | wet / wetted | wet / wetted |
| Translation | Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| demeurer / supporter | abide | abode / abided | abode / abided | |
| contempler | behold | beheld | beheld | |
| priver de | bereave | bereft / bereaved | bereft / bereaved | |
| supplier | beseech | besought / beseeched | besought / beseeched | |
| assaillir | beset | beset | beset | |
| réprimander | chide | chided / chid | chided / chidden | |
| fendre, cliver | cleave | cleft / clove | cleft / cloven | |
| demeurer | dwell | dwelt / dwelled | dwelt / dwelled | |
| s'abstenir | forbear | forbore | forborne | |
| abandonner | forsake | forsook | forsaken | |
| moudre | grind | ground | ground | |
| tailler à la hache | hew | hewed | hewed / hewn | |
| égarer | mislay | mislaid | mislaid | |
| plaider | plead | pleaded / pled | pleaded / pled | |
| scier | saw | sawed | sawn / sawed | |
| coudre | sew | sewed | sewn / sewed | |
| tondre (des moutons) | shear | sheared | shorn / sheared | |
| se débarrasser de, perdre sa peau, muer (serpent), perdre ses feuilles | shed | shed | shed | |
| tuer, occire | slay | slew | slain | |
| lancer avec force | sling | slung | slung | |
| se déplacer furtivement | slink | slunk | slunk | |
| fendre, inciser | slit | slit | slit | |
| frapper avec force | smite | smote | smitten | |
| bondir | spring | sprang / sprung | sprung | |
| joncher | strew | strewed | strewn / strewed | |
| enjamber, marcher à grands pas | stride | strode | stridden | |
| prospérer, être florissant, bien se développer | thrive | throve / thrived | thriven / thrived | |
| pousser avec force | thrust | thrust | thrust | |
| fouler | tread | trod | trodden / trod | |
| tisser | weave | wove | woven | |
| tourner, enrouler | wind | wound | wound |
Full list and free interactive quiz: https://erosophia.eu/en/irregular-verbs-quizzes/
Frequently asked questions about irregular verbs
Why are English irregular verbs difficult?
Unlike regular verbs that add -ed, irregular verbs change their form in unpredictable ways (go/went/gone, buy/bought/bought). They must be memorised individually and are essential for TOEIC and TOEFL exams.
How many irregular verbs are there in English?
There are approximately 200 common irregular verbs in English; this quiz covers 172 of them, split into easy, medium and hard levels. The most frequent ones account for the majority of usage, which is what the general level draws from.
How does this irregular verbs quiz work?
The quiz draws 10 random verbs and asks you to supply the base form, past simple, and past participle. You can work from the French translation or from one given form. A correction table and PDF download are provided after submission.