LEARNING THE IRREGULAR VERBS

This list is to help you learn the most common irregular verbs in English., e.g. do, did, done do the first word is the infinitive or the bare form of the verb did the second word is the past form of the verb done - the third is the past participle of the verb (used in perfect tenses & the passive) No change! A-A-A cost cut let put read cost cut let put read* cost cut let put read*

*pronounced /red/

One change Past form and past participle are the same A - B - B build built built bring feel felt felt buy get got got catch hear heard heard think keep kept kept lend lent lent lose lost lost find meet met met have send sent sent make sit sat sat pay sleep slept slept say spend spent spent sell tell win won won understand One change - A - B - A become became become come came come

brought bought caught thought

brought bought caught thought

found had made paid said sold told understood

found had made paid said sold told understood

Regular verbs end in -ed. For example, work worked worked travel travelled travelled

All different A - B - C

be do go begun broken chosen driven drunk eaten fallen flown forgotten give grow know ring see speak swim take wake write

was/were did went gave grew knew rang saw spoke swam took woke wrote

been done gone / been given grown known rung seen spoken swum taken woken written

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begin break choose drive drink eat fall fly forget

began broke chose drove drank ate fell flew forgot