Irregular English verbs

Group 1 Group 2
All equal First different All different cost
Inf.,S.Past,Pparticiple Infinitive S.Past, Pparticiple Infinitive S. Past P.Participle cut
hit
cost bring brought begin began begun hurt
cut buy bought drink drank drunk let
hit catch caught ring rang rung put
hurt fight fought sing sang sung set
let teach taught shrink shrank shrunk shut Group 3
put think thought swim swam swum
set
shut bend bent blow blew blown
split build built draw drew drawn
feel felt fly flew flown
get got grow grew grown
keep kept know knew known Group 4
leave left throw threw thrown
light lit show showed shown
lend lent
lose lost be was/were been
mean meant see saw seen
meet met go went gone
send sent do did done
sleep slept come came come
spend spent run ran run
shoot shot become became become
spoil spoilt
sit sat freeze froze frozen
speak spoke spoken Group 5
feed fed steal stole stolen
find found break broke broken
have had wake woke woken
hear heard choose chose chosen
hold held drive drove driven
make made write wrote written
pay paid ride rode ridden
say said hide hid hidden
read read /réd/ bite bit bitten
sell sold
tell told beat beat beaten
stand stood eat ate eaten
understand understood fall fell fallen
stick stuck forget forgot forgotten
shine shone forbid forbade forbidden
win won forgive forgave forgiven
give gave given
shake shook shaken
take took taken
tear tore torn
wear wore worn
 Group 6 LESSON 1 LESSON 4
bring brought begin began begun Group 1 Group 2
buy bought drink drank drunk cost be was/were been Group 7 feel
catch caught ring rang rung cut see saw seen get
fight fought sing sang sung hit go went gone keep
teach taught shrink shrank shrunk hurt do did done leave
think thought swim swam swum let light
put lose
Group 7 set mean
bend bent blow blew blown shut meet
build built draw drew drawn sleep
lend lent fly flew flown LESSON 2 shoot
send sent grow grew grown Group 3 spoil
spend spent know knew known bring brought sit
throw threw thrown buy bought
feel felt show showed shown catch caught Group 8
get got fight fought blow blew
keep kept Group 8 teach taught draw drew
leave left be was/were been think thought fly flew
light lit see saw seen grow grew
lose lost go went gone Group 4 feed fed know knew
mean meant do did done find found throw threw
meet met have had show showed
sleep slept Group 9 hear heard
shoot shot come came come hold held LESSON 5
spoil spoilt run ran run make made Group 9
sit sat become became become pay paid come came
say said run ran
feed fed Group 10 read read /réd/ become became
find found freeze froze frozen sell sold
have had speak spoke spoken tell told Group 10
hear heard steal stole stolen stand stood freeze froze
hold held break broke broken understanunderstood speak spoke
make made wake woke woken stick stuck steal stole
pay paid choose chose chosen shine shone break broke
say said win won wake woke
read read /réd/ Group 11 choose chose
sell sold drive drove driven LESSON 3
tell told write wrote written Group 5 LESSON 6
stand stood ride rode ridden bend bent Group 11
understanunderstood hide hid hidden build built beat beat
stick stuck bite bit bitten lend lent bite bit
shine shone beat beat beaten send sent drive drove
win won eat ate eaten spend spent eat ate
Group 6 forbid forbade
Group 12 begin began begun forgive forgave
fall fell fallen drink drank drunk give gave
forget forgot forgotten ring rang rung hide hid
forbid forbade forbidden sing sang sung ride rode
forgive forgave forgiven shrink shrank shrunk write wrote
give gave given swim swam swum
shake shook shaken Group 12
take took taken fall fell
tear tore torn forget forgot
wear wore worn shake shook
take took
tear tore
wear wore
wear wore
felt
got
kept
left
lit
lost
meant
met
slept
shot
spoilt
sat

blown
drawn
flown
grown
known
thrown
shown

come
run
become

frozen
spoken
stolen
broken
woken
chosen

beaten
bitten
driven
eaten
forbidden
forgiven
given
hidden
ridden
written

fallen
forgotten
shaken
taken
torn
worn
worn
 Irregular English verbs
All equal First different All different
Inf.,S.Past,Pparticiple Infinitive S.Past, Pparticiple Infinitive S. Past P.Participle

cost bring brought begin began begun

cut buy bought drink drank drunk
hit catch caught ring rang rung
hurt fight fought sing sang sung
let teach taught shrink shrank shrunk
put think thought swim swam swum
set
shut bend bent blow blew blown
split build built draw drew drawn
feel felt fly flew flown
get got grow grew grown
keep kept know knew known
leave left throw threw thrown
light lit show showed shown
lend lent
lose lost be was/were been
mean meant see saw seen
meet met go went gone
send sent do did done
sleep slept come came come
spend spent run ran run
shoot shot become became become
spoil spoilt
sit sat freeze froze frozen
speak spoke spoken
feed fed steal stole stolen
find found break broke broken
have had wake woke woken
hear heard choose chose chosen
hold held drive drove driven
make made write wrote written
pay paid ride rode ridden

Source: Grammar and Practice, by Jimmy Hill et al.LTP, 1989 - Adapted by Cristina Moniz Pereira
 say said hide hid hidden
read read /réd/ bite bit bitten
sell sold
tell told beat beat beaten
stand stood eat ate eaten
understand understood fall fell fallen
stick stuck forget forgot forgotten
shine shone forbid forbade forbidden
win won forgive forgave forgiven
give gave given
shake shook shaken
take took taken
tear tore torn
wear wore worn

Source: Grammar and Practice, by Jimmy Hill et al.LTP, 1989 - Adapted by Cristina Moniz Pereira
 IRREGULAR VERBS LIST - organised alphabetically

PAST PAST
INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST
PARTICIPLE PARTICIPLE

1 be was/were been 46 let let let

2 beat beat beaten 47 light lit lit
3 become became become 48 lose lost lost
4 begin began begun 49 make made made
5 bend bent bent 50 mean meant meant
6 bite bit bitten 51 meet met met
7 blow blew blown 52 pay paid paid
8 break broke broken 53 put put put
9 bring brought brought 54 read read /réd/ read /réd/
10 build built built 55 ride rode ridden
11 buy bought bought 56 ring rang rung
12 catch caught caught 57 run ran run
13 choose chose chosen 58 say said said
14 come came come 59 see saw seen
15 cost cost cost 60 sell sold sold
16 cut cut cut 61 send sent sent
17 do did done 62 set set set
18 draw drew drawn 63 shake shook shaken
19 drink drank drunk 64 shine shone shone
20 drive drove driven 65 shoot shot shot
21 eat ate eaten 66 show showed shown
22 fall fell fallen 67 shrink shrank shrunk
23 feed fed fed 68 shut shut shut
24 feel felt felt 69 sing sang sung
25 fight fought fought 70 sit sat sat
26 find found found 71 sleep slept slept
27 fly flew flown 72 speak spoke spoken

Profª Cristina Moniz Pereira

 IRREGULAR VERBS LIST - organised alphabetically

28 forbid forbade forbidden 73 spend spent spent

29 forget forgot forgotten 74 split split split
30 forgive forgave forgiven 75 spoil spoilt spoilt
31 freeze froze frozen 76 stand stood stood
32 get got got 77 steal stole stolen
33 give gave given 78 stick stuck stuck
34 go went gone 79 swim swam swum
35 grow grew grown 80 take took taken
36 have had had 81 teach taught taught
37 hear heard heard 82 tear tore torn
38 hide hid hidden 83 tell told told
39 hit hit hit 84 think thought thought
40 hold held held 85 throw threw thrown
41 hurt hurt hurt 86 understand understood understood
42 keep kept kept 87 wake woke woken
43 know knew known 88 wear wore worn
44 leave left left 89 win won won
45 lend lent lent 90 write wrote written

Profª Cristina Moniz Pereira