Unregelmäßige Verben (irregular verbs) unterscheiden sich in ihrer 2. Form, dem simple past, und in der 3. Form, dem past participle. Hier findest du eine Übersicht der wichtigsten unregelmäßigen Verben.
| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | |
| be | was / were | been | sein |
| beat | beat | beaten | schlagen, besiegen |
| become | became | become | werden |
| begin | began | begun | anfangen |
| blow | blew | blown | blasen, wehen |
| break | broke | broken | (zer)brechen |
| bring | brought | brought | bringen |
| build | built | built | bauen |
| buy | bought | bought | kaufen |
| catch | caught | caught | fangen |
| choose | chose | chosen | (aus)wählen, aussuchen |
| come | came | come | kommen |
| cost | cost | cost | kosten |
| cut | cut | cut | schneiden |
| do | did | done | tun, machen, erledigen |
| draw | drew | drawn | zeichnen |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | träumen |
| drink | drank | drunk | trinken, saufen |
| drive | drove | driven | fahren, (an)treiben |
| eat | ate | eaten | essen, fressen |
| fall | fell | fallen | (hin)fallen |
| feed | fed | fed | füttern |
| feel | felt | felt | fühlen |
| fight | fought | fought | (be)kämpfen |
| find | found | found | finden |
| fly | flew | flown | fliegen |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | vergessen |
| freeze | froze | frozen | (ge)frieren |
| get | got | got | bekommen, erhalten |
| give | gave | given | geben, schenken |
| go | went | gone | gehen |
| grow | grew | grown | wachsen, zunehmen |
| hang | hung | hung | (auf)hängen |
| have | had | had | haben, besitzen |
| hear | heard | heard | hören |
| hide | hid | hidden | verstecken |
| hit | hit | hit | schlagen, aufprallen |
| hold | held | held | (fest)halten |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | verletzen |
| keep | kept | kept | behalten, immer wieder tun |
| know | knew | known | kennen, wissen |
| lay | laid | laid | (ver)legen, hinstellen |
| lead | led | led | führen, leiten |
| lean | leant | leant | (sich) lehnen, stützen, neigen |
| learn | learnt | learnt | lernen, aneignen |
| leave | left | left | verlassen |
| lend | lent | lent | (ver-, aus)leihen |
| let | let | let | lassen |
| light | lit | lit | anzünden |
| lose | lost | lost | verlieren |
| make | made | made | machen |
| mean | meant | meant | bedeuten |
| meet | met | met | sich treffen |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood | missverstehen |
| pay | paid | paid | (be)zahlen |
| put | put | put | setzen, legen, stellen |
| read | read | read | (ab)lesen |
| ride | rode | ridden | reiten, Rad fahren |
| ring | rang | rung | läuten, klingeln, anrufen |
| rise | rose | risen | steigen, zunehmen |
| run | ran | run | laufen, rennen |
| say | said | said | sagen |
| see | saw | seen | sehen, verstehen |
| sell | sold | sold | verkaufen |
| send | sent | sent | senden, schicken |
| shake | shook | shaken | schütteln |
| shoot | shot | shot | (er)schießen |
| show | showed | shown | zeigen |
| shut | shut | shut | schließen |
| sing | sang | sung | singen |
| sit | sat | sat | sitzen |
| sleep | slept | slept | schlafen |
| smell | smelt | smelt | riechen, duften |
| speak | spoke | spoken | sprechen |
| spend | spent | spent | ausgeben |
| stand | stood | stood | stehen |
| steal | stole | stolen | stehlen |
| strike | struck | struck | schlagen |
| swim | swam | swum | schwimmen |
| take | tokk | taken | nehmen |
| teach | taught | taught | unterrichten, lehren |
| tear | tore | torn | (zer)reißen |
| tell | told | told | erzählen, mitteilen, sagen |
| think | thought | thought | denken, meinen |
| throw | threw | thrown | werfen |
| understand | understood | understood | verstehen |
| wake | woke | woken | wecken |
| wear | wore | worn | tragen, anhaben |
| win | won | won | gewinnen |
| write | wrote | written | schreiben |