The very description of the verb, "irregular" tells you that these verbs do not adhere to the established rules like other verbs do. They do not have a set standard which they follow; they follow their own rules. Now, regular verbs have three basic forms, namely, the present, which is also referred to as the base form, past, and the past particle. While a verb travels from the base form to the past tense, one usually tends to end it by affixing -ed to the verb and that's exactly how it should be done. For example:

• I always finish my work before time. (Base form)
• He finished his work before time. (Past tense)
• We have always finished our work before time. (Past participle)

On the other hand, irregular verbs do not end in -ed in either of the forms mentioned above. They are usually distinguished in three types.

1. Verbs in which all the three forms remain intact or rather the same. (Such as the verb cut)
2. Verbs in which two of the three forms are same. (Such as; sit -sat -sat)
3. Verbs in which all three forms are different. (Such as; ring -rang -rung)

This means the verbal conjugation is not fixed, so you need to memorize the specific conjugation for the respective irregular verb. Since there are no rules or pattern one has to follow in order to learn the conjugation of these irregular verbs, all you have to do is keep your ears open and learn, so that you don't misspeak. A firm grasp over these irregular verbs, displays your command over the language and as English speakers it is our responsibility to use these irregular verbs correctly. When you come across an irregular verb, note down all the possible conjugates and try to place them properly in all the three forms mentioned above while constructing a sentence. There are a little less than 200 verbs which are classified as irregular verbs, this article includes some of the most commonly used irregular verbs in English. Irregular Verbs List

Base Form	Past Tense	Past Participle
A
Arise	Arose	Arisen
Awake	Awoke	Awoken
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B
Beat	Beat	Beaten
Become	Became	Become
Be	Was / were	Been
Begin	Began	Begun
Bend	Bent	Bent
Bet	Bet	Bet
Bite	Bit	Bitten
Bleed	Bled	Bled
Blow	Blew	Blown
Buy	Bought	Bought
Breed	Bred	Bred
Break	Broke	Broken
Bring	Brought	Brought
Build	Built	Built
Burn	Burnt / burned	Burnt / burned
Burst	Burst	Burst
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C
Catch	Caught	Caught
Choose	Chose	Chosen
Come	Came	Come
Cost	Cost	Cost
Creep	Crept	Crept
Cut	Cut	Cut
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D
Deal	Dealt	Dealt
Do	Did	Done
Draw	Drew	Drawn
Dream	Dreamt / dreamed	Dreamt / dreamed
Drive	Drove	Driven
Drink	Drank	Drunk
Dig	Dug	Dug
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E
Eat	Ate	Eaten
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F
Fall	Fell	Fallen
Feed	Fed	Fed
Feel	Felt	Felt
Fly	Flew	Flown
Forbid	Forbade	Forbidden
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten
Fight	Fought	Fought
Find	Found	Found
Freeze	Froze	Frozen
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G
Give	Gave	Given
Go	Went	Gone
Get	Got	Got
Grow	Grew	Grown
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H
Have	Had	Had
Hear	Heard	Heard
Hold	Held	Held
Hide	Hid	Hidden
Hit	Hit	Hit
Hang	Hung	Hung
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt
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I
Inbreed	Inbred	Inbred
Input	Input	Input
Interbreed	Interbred	Interbred
Interwind	Interwound	Interwound
Interweave	Interwove	Interwoven
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K
Keep	Kept	Kept
Know	Knew	Known
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L
Lay	Laid	Laid
Lie	Lay	Lain
Leap	Leapt / leaped	Leapt / leaped
Learn	Learnt / learned	Learnt / learned
Lead	Led	Led
Leave	Left	Left
Lend	Lent	Lent
Lean	Leant / leaned	Leant / leaned
Let	Let	Let
Light	Lit	Lit
Lose	Lost	Lost
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M
Make	Made	Made
Mean	Meant	Meant
Meet	Met	Met
Mistake	Mistook	Mistaken
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O
Overtake	Overtook	Overtaken
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P
Pay	Paid	Paid
Put	Put	Put
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Q
Quit	Quit	Quit
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R
Read	Read	Read
Ride	Rode	Ridden
Rise	Rose	Risen
Run	Ran	Run
Ring	Rang	Rung
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S
Say	Said	Said
See	Saw	Seen
Send	Sent	Sent
Set	Set	Set
Sew	Sewed	Sewn/sewed
Shake	Shook	Shaken
Shine	Shone	Shone
Shoot	Shot	Shot
Show	Showed	Shown
Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk
Shut	Shut	Shut
Sleep	Slept	Slept
Smell	Smelt / smelled	Smelt / smelled
Sell	Sold	Sold
Spit	Spat	Spat
Speed	Sped	Sped
Spell	Spelt	Spelt
Spend	Spent	Spent
Spill	Spilt / spilled	Spilt / spilled
Split	Split	Split
Spoil	Spoilt / spoiled	Spoilt / spoiled
Speak	Spoke	Spoken
Spread	Spread	Spread
Spring	Sprang	Sprung
Steal	Stole	Stolen
Stand	Stood	Stood
Strike	Struck	Struck
Stick	Stuck	Stuck
Sting	Stung	Stung
Stink	Stank	Stunk
Sit	Sat	Sat
Sink	Sank	Sunk
Sweep	Swept	Swept
Swear	Swore	Sworn
Swim	Swam	Swum
Swing	Swung	Swung
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T
Take	Took	Taken
Teach	Taught	Taught
Think	Thought	Thought
Throw	Threw	Thrown
Tell	Told	Told
Tear	Tore	Torn
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U
Understand	Understood	Understood
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W
Weep	Wept	Wept
Wake	Woke	Woken
Win	Won	Won
Wear	Wore	Worn
Wind	Wound	Wound
Write	Wrote	Written
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Well, to sum it all, English is the dominant language in global communication; hence, it is important for one to know the language well, it will take a bit of practice to master this language. Knowing the list of irregular verbs and using them correctly while talking or writing will display your mastery over the language.