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Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
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lie lay lain yacer
lose lost lost perder
make made made hacer
mean meant meant significar
meet met met conocer, encontrar
pay paid paid pagar
put put put poner
quit quit/quitted quit/quitted abandonar
read read read leer
ride rode ridden montar, ir
ring rang rung llamar por teléfono
rise rose risen elevar
run ran run correr
say said said decir
see saw seen ver
sell sold sold vender
send sent sent enviar
set set set fijar
sew sewed sewn/sewed coser
shake shook shaken sacudir
shine shone shone brillar
shoot shot shot disparar
show showed shown/showed mostrar
shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk encoger
sing sang sung cantar
sit sat sat sentarse
sleep slept slept dormir
slide slid slid deslizar
sow sowed sown/sowed sembrar
speak spoke spoken hablar
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled deletrear
spend spent spent gastar
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled derramar
split split split partir
spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled estropear
spread spread spread extenderse
stand stood stood estar de pie
steal stole stolen robar
sting stung stung picar
stink stank/stunk stunk apestar
strike struck struck golpear
swear swore sworn jurar
sweep swept swept barrer
swim swam swum nadar
take took taken tomar
teach taught taught enseñar
tear tore torn romper
tell told told decir
think thought thought pensar
throw threw thrown lanzar
tread trode trodden/trod pisar
understand understood understood entender
wake woke woken despertarse
wear wore worn llevar puesto
weave wove woven tejer
win won won ganar
wring wrung wrung retorcer
write wrote written escribir
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1. Write the correct past form:
drink -
2. Can you put the verbs into one of the groups according to their past/past participle
forms?
Speak, Freeze, put, cut, fight, steal, find, hit, wake, feel, catch, set, think, break, get, teach,
have, let, build, bring.
end in ght; eg: buy bought bought same as present; eg: cost cost cost
the same; eg: lose lost lost -o- and -o-en; eg: break broke broken
find found
hear heard
say said
buy bought
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sleep slept
make made
win won
lose lost
meet met
10. Mum taught our sisters how to cook, but she didn't ______________ us.
teach taught
Infinitive Infinitive
Infinitive Infinitive
Infinitive Infinitive
Infinitive Infinitive
Infinitive Infinitive
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IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular verbs are an important feature of English. We use irregular verbs a lot when speaking,
less when writing. Of course, the most famous English verb of all, the verb "to be", is irregular.
This means that verbal conjugation is a game of memorization. You need to memorize the
specific conjugation for each irregular verb.
Here are a couple verbs that are commonly misspoken to get you started on your irregular
adventure:
To Drink: I drink coffee every morning. I drank six cups of coffee yesterday. I have drunk 27
cups of coffee this week.
To Go: I go crazy when people kick my chair in movie theaters. I went crazy when I ran out of
coffee. I have gone crazy four times this month.
To Swim: I swim in Lake Erie every summer. I swam through lots of garbage in July. I have swum
through toxic sludge a few times.
To Have: I have a caffeine addiction. I had caffeine poisoning last month. I have had a caffeine
addiction for seven years.
To Be: I am addicted to caffeine. I was tired until I found you, dear coffee! I have never been
happier.