IRREGULAR VERB GROUPS

Study the examples below, then write the past and past participle forms of the verbs in each
group.

A. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to a D. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to o
PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel changes to u PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel is o, ends in en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN BREAK BROKE BROKEN
Drink Choose
Ring Forget
Run Freeze
Sing Speak
Sink Steal
Stick Wake up
Swim

B SIMPLE PAST: vowel reduction E. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to ew

PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel reduction PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in own
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
FEED FED FED BLOW BLEW BLOWN
Bleed Fly
Lead Grow
Light Know
Meet Throw
Shoot
Sweep

C SIMPLE PAST: no change F SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes

PAST PARTICIPLE: no change PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in n / en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
CUT CUT CUT FALL FELL FALLEN
Bet Bite
Cost Draw
Hit Eat
Hurt Forgive
Let Give
Put Hide
Read See
Set Shake
Shut Take
Spread Tear
Wear
G. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to a J. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to o
PAST PARTICIPLE: no change PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel is i, ends in en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BECOME BECAME BECOME DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN
come Ride
Rise
Write

H SIMPLE PAST: ends in –t K SIMPLE PAST: ends in -d

PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in –t PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in -d
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BUILD BUILT BUILT HEAR HEARD HEARD
Bend Pay
Burn Say
Dream Lay
Feel
Keep
Learn
Lend L SIMPLE PAST: ends in –ought / -aught
Lose PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in –ought /-aught
Mean PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
Send BRING BROUGHT BROUGHT
Sleep Buy
Smell Fight
Spell Think
Spend
CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT
Teach

I THE SAME PAST AND PARTICIPLE

PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE

M OTHER
HAVE HAD HAD
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
Dig
Be
Find
Beat
Get
Do
Hang
Go
Hold
Lie
Leave
Show
Make
Sell
Shine
Sit
Stand
Tell
Understand
Win
 IRREGULAR VERB GROUPS

A. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to a D. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to o
PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel changes to u PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel is o, ends in en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN BREAK BROKE BROKEN
Drink Drank Drunk Choose Chose Chosen
Ring Rang Rung Forget Forgot Forgotten
Run Ran Run Freeze Froze Frozen
Sing Sang Sung Speak Spoke Spoken
Sink Sank Sunk Steal Stole Stolen
Stick Stack Stuck Wake up Woke up Woken up
Swim Swam Swum

B SIMPLE PAST: vowel reduction E. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to ew

PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel reduction PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in own
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
FEED FED FED BLOW BLEW BLOWN
Bleed Bled Bled Fly Flew Flown
Lead Led Led Grow Grew Grown
Light Lit Lit Know Knew Known
Meet Met Met Throw Threw Thrown
Shoot Shot Shot
Sweep Swept Swept

C SIMPLE PAST: no change F SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes

PAST PARTICIPLE: no change PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in n / en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
CUT CUT CUT FALL FELL FALLEN
Bet Bet Bet Bite Bit Bitten
Cost Cost Cost Draw Drew Drawn
Hit Hit Hit Eat Ate Eaten
Hurt Hurt Hurt Forgive Forgave Forgiven
Let Let Let Give Gave Given
Put Put Put Hide Hid Hidden
Read Read Read See Saw Seen
Set Set Set Shake Shook Shaken
Shut Shut Shut Take Took Taken
Spread Spread Spread Tear Tore Torn
Wear Wore Worn
G. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to a J. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to o
PAST PARTICIPLE: no change PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel is i, ends in en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BECOME BECAME BECOME DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN
come Came Come Ride Rode Ridden
Rise Rose Risen
Write Wrote Written

H SIMPLE PAST: ends in –t K SIMPLE PAST: ends in -d

PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in –t PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in -d
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BUILD BUILT BUILT HEAR HEARD HEARD
Bend Bent Bent Pay Paid Paid
Burn Burnt Burnt Say Said Said
Dream Dreamt Dreamt Lay Laid Laid
Feel Felt Felt
Keep Kept Kept
Learn Learnt Learnt
Lend Lent Lent L SIMPLE PAST: ends in –ought / -aught
Lose Lost Lost PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in –ought /-aught
Mean Meant Meant PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
Send Sent Sent BRING BROUGHT BROUGHT
Sleep Slept Slept Buy Bought Bought
Smell Smelt Smelt Fight Fought Fought
Spell Spelt Spelt Think Thought Thought
Spend Spent Spent
CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT
Teach Taught Taught

I THE SAME PAST AND PARTICIPLE

PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE

M OTHER
HAVE HAD HAD
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
Dig Dug Dug
Be Was/were Been
Find Found Found
Beat Beat Beaten
Get Got Got
Do Did Done
Hang Hung Hung
Go Went Gone
Hold Held Held
Lie Lay Lain
Leave Left Left
Show Showed Shown
Make Made Made
Sell Sold Sold
Shine Shone Shone
Sit Sat Sat
Stand Stood Stood
Tell Told Told
Understand Understood Understood
Win Won Won