How it works
This random irregular verb generator draws one of 142 English irregular verbs, from arise to write, with its past tense and past participle: go, went, gone.
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Practise the three forms
To drill, cover the line under the verb, say its past and past participle out loud, then uncover it to check. Set the count to 10 for a quick test sheet you can copy, or to 5 for a warm-up at the start of a lesson.
One pattern at a time
After the first press, the list beside the button keeps the draw to one pattern: all three forms differ (55 verbs, like sing, sang, sung), past and participle the same (74, like buy, bought, bought) or all three the same (13, like cut).
Tips
- Learn the look-alike pairs together: lie, lay, lain and lay, laid, laid.
Questions and answers
Why do some cards show two forms?
English accepts both for some verbs, such as dreamed or dreamt and learned or learnt. The list we follow gives both, and the card puts the more usual one first.
What is a past participle?
It is the form used after have and be: I have gone, it was written. For regular verbs it matches the past tense (walked), and for many irregular verbs it differs (went, gone).
Where do the forms come from?
From Wikipedia's list of English irregular verbs, read on 24 September 2026. We kept the plain verbs in everyday use and left out prefixed ones such as outdo and forms the list marks as non-standard.