Common English Irregular Verbs List English verbs have the base form (Infinitive), the simple past and the past participle. For most of the verbs (regular verbs), the simple past and the past participle are spelled the same and are created by adding -ed to the base form. However, there are many irregular verbs in English language which do not match to this pattern. Those verbs are mostly unpredictable; it is hard to derive them on the fly as you talk. There are some patterns among them (spring-sprang, drink-drank,...), (blow-blew, know-knew,...) but it is still hard to use those patterns as rules. The only way to learn irregular verbs is to memorize them. More about verbs here - explanation of principal parts of verbs, regular and irregular verbs, action and linking verbs, transitive and intransitive verbs, complete, main and helping (auxiliary) verbs, the verb "To Be". Look at English Verb Tenses E book Reader Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle A ________________________________________ arise arose arisen awake awoke awoken B ________________________________________ be was, were been bear bore borne, born beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bet bet bet bid bid bid bind bound bound bite bit bitten bleed bled bled blow blew blown break broke broken breed bred bred bring brought brought broadcast broadcast broadcast build built built burn burned, burnt burned, burnt burst burst burst buy bought bought C ________________________________________ cast cast cast catch caught caught choose chose chosen cling clung clung come came come cost cost cost creep crept crept cut cut cut D ________________________________________ deal dealt dealt dig dug dug do did done draw drew drawn dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt drink drank drunk drive drove driven E ________________________________________ eat ate eaten F ________________________________________ fall fell fallen feed fed fed feel felt felt fight fought fought find found found fit fit fit flee fled fled fling flung flung fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden forecast forecast forecast foretell foretold foretold forget forgot forgotten forgive forgave forgiven forsake forsook forsaken freeze froze frozen G ________________________________________ get got gotten, got give gave given go went gone grind ground ground grow grew grown H ________________________________________ hang hung hung have had had hear heard heard hide hid hidden hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt K ________________________________________ keep kept kept kneel knelt, kneeled knelt, kneeled knit knit, knitted knit, knitted know knew known L ________________________________________ 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 light lighted, lit lighted, lit lose lost lost M ________________________________________ make made made mean meant meant meet met met Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle M ________________________________________ mislay mislaid mislaid mistake mistook mistaken O ________________________________________ overtake overtook overtaken P ________________________________________ pay paid paid prove proved proved, proven put put put Q ________________________________________ quit quit quit R ________________________________________ read read read rid rid, ridded rid, ridded ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run S ________________________________________ saw sawed sawed, sawn say said said see saw seen seek sought sought sell sold sold send sent sent set set set sew sewed sewn, sewed shake shook shaken shave shaved shaved, shaven shear sheared sheared, shorn shine shone shone shoot shot shot show showed showed, shown shrink shrank shrunk shut shut shut sing sang sung sink sank, sunk sunk sit sat sat slay slew slain sleep slept slept slide slid slid slit slit slit smell smelled, smelt smelled, smelt sneak sneaked, snuck sneaked, snuck speak spoke spoken speed sped sped spell spelled, spelt spelled, spelt spend spent spent spill spilled, spilt spilled, spilt spin spun spun spit spat, spit spat, spit split split split spoil spoiled, spoilt spoiled, spoilt spread spread spread spring sprang sprung stand stood stood steal stole stolen stick stuck stuck sting stung stung stink stank, stunk stunk strew strewed strewn strike struck struck, stricken string strung strung strive strove striven swear swore sworn sweep swept swept swell swelled swelled, swollen swim swam swum swing swung swung T ________________________________________ take took taken teach taught taught tear tore torn tell told told think thought thought throw threw thrown thrust thrust thrust U ________________________________________ undergo underwent undergone understand understood understood undertake undertook undertaken upset upset upset W ________________________________________ wake woke woken wear wore worn weave wove, weaved woven, weaved weep wept wept wet wet, wetted wet, wetted win won won wind wound wound withdraw withdrew withdrawn wring wrung wrung write wrote written
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:30:30 +0000
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