英语 中有大约 200 个不规则动词 ，如果把前缀 派生词也计算在内的话，则会更多。在大多数情况下，不规则动词的不规则性体现在过去式 和过去分词 上。
通常来说，不规则动词的第三人称 单数和现在分词 的屈折变化 （分别是加 -[e]s 或 -ing 后缀 ）是规则的，但也有一些例外：如动词 be , have , do , go , say 等。有些情态动词 则没有部分屈折形态。
英语中的不规则动词包含了日常生活中最常用的动词。英语中的新词 （如外来词 ）往往遵循一般的屈折变化，除非它们的词根是一个不规则动词（如 housesit 遵循和 sit 一样的不规则屈折变化）。
现代英语 中的许多不规则动词由日耳曼语强变化动词 派生而来，这些动词往往通过元音变换 来体现屈折形式，比如现代英语中 sing-sang-sung 。相对的，规则动词在词尾加 -ed 的屈折变化，则是来源于日耳曼语弱变化动词 在词尾加齿音 （-t 或 -d ）的习惯。[ 1]
有关动词英语中规则动词变位的信息，可参见英语动词 条目。
本列表包含 204 个标签现代英语中常用的不规则动词。罕用的、仅在方言中使用的，或是参古旧的用法不包含在此列表内。通过给基础动词加上前缀形成的大部分动词（如 unbend , understand , mistake 等）也不包含在内。不收录非限定动词 （如 clad , sodden 等）。
完整的列表请参见英语不规则动词列表 。每个单词的发音及释义，请参见维基词典 。
a- : for abide , arise , awake , see bide , rise , wake be (am , is , are ) – was , were – been be- : for become , befall , beset , etc. see come , fall , set , etc.bear – bore – borne [spelt born in passive and adjectival uses relating to birth ]beat – beat – beaten beget – begot – begot(ten) [Biblical past tense: begat ]begin – began – begun bend – bent – bent bet – bet – bet [past tense and participle also sometimes betted ]beware – [defective]bid – bid – bid [as in an auction]bid – bade/bid – bidden/bid [meaning "request"]bide – bided/bode – bided/bidden [but abide mostly uses the regular forms only]bind – bound – bound bite – bit – bitten bleed – bled – bled blow – blew – blown break – broke – broken breed – bred – bred bring – brought – brought build – built – built burn – burnt/burned – burnt/burned burst – burst – burst buy – bought – bought can – could [defective]cast – cast – cast [prefixed forms broadcast , forecast , etc. sometimes take -ed [ 2] catch – caught – caught choose – chose – chosen clad – clad/cladded – clad/cladded [clad is also sometimes used as past form of clothe ]cleave – clove/cleft – cloven/cleft [but regular when meaning "adhere"]cling – clung – clung come – came – come cost – cost – cost [but regular when meaning "calculate the cost of"]creep – crept/creeped – crept/creeped crow – crowed/crew – crowed [crew normally used only of a cock's crowing]cut – cut – cut dare – regular except for possible third person singular present dare deal – dealt – dealt dig – dug – dug dive – dived/dove – dived [the form dove is chiefly American]do (does /dʌz/ ) – did – done drag – dragged/drug – dragged/drug [the form drug is chiefly dialectal]draw – drew – drawn dream – dreamed/dreamt – dreamed/dreamt drink – drank – drunk drive – drove – driven dwell – dwelt/dwelled – dwelt/dwelled eat – ate – eaten fall – fell – fallen feed – fed – fed feel – felt – felt fight – fought – fought find – found – found fit – fit/fitted – fit/fitted flee – fled – fled fling – flung – flung fly – flew – flown [the form flied is common in the baseball sense]for(e)- : for forgo , foresee , etc. see go , see , etc.forbid – forbade/forbid – forbidden forget – forgot – forgotten forsake – forsook – forsaken freeze – froze – frozen get – got – gotten/got [past participle got in British English , gotten in American , but see have got gild – gilded/gilt – gilded/gilt give – gave – given go – went – gone [see also have been grind – ground – ground grow – grew – grown hang – hung/hanged – hung/hanged [the form hanged is more common in the sense of execution by hanging]have (has ) – had – had hear – heard – heard hew – hewed – hewn/hewed hide – hid – hidden hit – hit – hit hoist – hoist/hoisted – hoist/hoisted hold – held – held hurt – hurt – hurt in- : for inlay , input , etc. see lay , put , etc.inter- : for interlay , interweave , etc. see lay , weave , etc.keep – kept – kept kneel – knelt/kneeled – knelt/kneeled knit – knit/knitted – knit/knitted know – knew – known lay – laid – laid lead – led – led lean – leaned/leant – leaned/leant leap – leaped/leapt – leaped/leapt learn – learned/learnt – learned/learnt leave – left – left lend – lent – lent let – let – let lie – lay – lain [but regular when meaning "tell an untruth"]light – lit/lighted – lit/lighted lose – lost – lost make – made – made may – might [defective]mean – meant – meant meet – met – met mis- : for misspeak , mistake , etc. see speak , take , etc.mow – mowed – mowed/mown must – [defective]need – regular except for possible third person singular present need off- : for offset see set , etc.ought – [defective]out- : for outbid , output , etc. see bid , put , etc.over- : for overbid , overdo , etc. see bid , do , etc.pay – paid – paid [but sometimes spelt regularly when meaning "let out" (rope etc.)]plead – pleaded/pled – pleaded/pled pre- : for prepay , preset , etc. see pay , set , etc.prove – proved – proved/proven put – put – put quit – quit – quit re- : for redo , remake , etc. see do , make , etc.read /riːd/ – read /rɛd/ – read /rɛd/ rend – rent – rent rid – rid/ridded – rid/ridded/ridden ride – rode – ridden ring – rang – rung rise – rose – risen run – ran – run saw – sawed – sawn/sawed say (says /sɛz/ ) – said – said see – saw – seen seek – sought – sought sell – sold – sold send – sent – sent set – set – set sew – sewed – sewn/sewed shake – shook – shaken shall – should [defective]shear – sheared/shore – shorn/sheared shed – shed – shed shine – shone/shined – shone/shined shit – shat/shit/shitted – shat/shit/shitted shoe – shoed/shod – shoed/shod shoot – shot – shot show – showed – shown/showed shrink – shrank/shrunk – shrunk shrive – shrove – shriven shut – shut – shut sing – sang – sung sink – sank – sunk sit – sat – sat slay – slew/slayed – slain/slayed sleep – slept – slept slide – slid – slid sling – slung – slung slink – slunk – slunk slit – slit – slit smell – smelled/smelt – smelled/smelt smite – smote – smitten sneak – sneaked/snuck – sneaked/snuck [snuck is chiefly American, is regarded as informal and is only cited from 1887[ 3] sow – sowed – sown/sowed speak – spoke – spoken speed – sped/speeded – sped/speeded spell – spelled/spelt – spelled/spelt spend – spent – spent spill – spilled/spilt – spilled/spilt spin – spun – spun spit – spat/spit – spat/spit [the form spit rather than spat is common in America]split – split – split spoil – spoiled/spoilt – spoiled/spoilt spread – spread – spread spring – sprang/sprung – sprung stand – stood – stood stave – staved/stove – staved/stove steal – stole – stolen stick – stuck – stuck sting – stung – stung stink – stank – stunk strew – strewed – strewn/strewed stride – strode – stridden/strode strike – struck – struck/stricken string – strung – strung strive – strove/strived – striven/strived swear – swore – sworn sweat – sweated/sweat – sweated/sweat sweep – swept – swept swell – swelled – swollen/swelled swim – swam – swum swing – swung – swung take – took – taken teach – taught – taught tear – tore – torn tell – told – told think – thought – thought throw – threw – thrown thrust – thrust/thrusted – thrust/thrusted tread – trod – trodden/trod un- : for unbend , unweave , etc. see bend , weave , etc.under- : for underlie , undergo , understand , etc. see lie , go , stand , etc.up- : for upset see set , etc.wake – woke – woken wear – wore – worn weave – wove – woven wed – wed/wedded – wed/wedded weep – wept – wept wet – wet/wetted – wet/wetted will – would [defective]win – won – won wind – wound – wound [but regular in the meanings connected with air and breath]with- : for withdraw , withhold , withstand , see draw , hold , stand wring – wrang/wrung – wrung write – wrote – written
