Irregular verbs Pronunciation symbols

Infinitive Simple past Past participle Vowels

be was/were been ɪ did, near
become became become e bed, neck, there
begin began begun æ bad, hand
break broke broken ʌ but, mother
bring brought brought ʊ book, good, tour
build built built ə banana, computer
buy bought bought i feed
catch caught caught ɑ father, box, guitar
choose chose chosen ɔ tall, door
come came come u boot, food, student
cost cost cost ɜ shirt, birthday
cut cut cut eɪ date, table
do did done aɪ cry, eye
draw drew drawn ɔɪ boy
drink drank drunk oʊ comb, post
drive drove driven aʊ about, how
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen Consonants
feed fed fed p park, happy
feel felt felt b back, hobby
find found found t tea
fly flew flown d die
get got gotten k came, kitchen, quarter
give gave given ɡ game, go
go went gone f face, photographer
grow grew grown v vegetable
hang hung hung θ thing, math
have had had ð then, that
hear heard heard s city, summer
hit hit hit z please, goes
hold held held ʃ she, shop
hurt hurt hurt ʒ leisure
keep kept kept h hot, who
know knew known ʧ chicken, watch
leave left left ʤ jacket, orange
let let let m men
lose lost lost n sun, know
make made made ŋ sung, singer
meet met met w week, white
pay paid paid r rain, writer
put put put l light, long
read read read j yes, use, music
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
speak spoke spoken
stand stood stood
stick stuck stuck
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written

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