IRREGULAR VERBS: A REFERENCE LIST

Mnemonic Rhyming Groups Mr. Hani Al Tahrawi

Learning can be fun with Mnemonics! When we were kids, rhyming songs and phrases were some of the gimmicks used to
make us remember different things. I hope sorting these Irregular Verbs into rhyming groups can help you memorize them
in a short period of time. Actually some groups can be memorized in ONLY 10 SECONDS!!! Have a look at Group 3 !!!
PAST PAST
SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST
PARTICIPLE PARTICIPLE
Group 1 Group 5
ring Tocar rang rung bend Dobrar bent bent
sing Cantar sang sung send Enviar sent sent
sink - Afundar sank sunk lend Emprestar lent lent
drink Beber drank drunk spend Gastar spent spent
shrink Encolher shrank shrunk build Construir built built
swim Nadar swam swum sleep Dormir slept slept
begin Começar began begun keep Manter kept kept
run Correr ran run creep Assustar crept crept
weep Lamentar wept wept
Group 2 sweep Varrer swept swept
feed Alimentar fed fed leap Pular leapt (leaped) leapt (leaped)
lead Liderar led led feel Sentir felt felt
breed Procriar bred bred mean Significar meant meant
read Ler read* (Pronounced as red) read dream Sonhar dreamt /(dreamed) dreamt /(dreamed)
sell Vender sold sold meet Encontrar met met
tell Contar told told leave Deixar left left
slide Deslizar slid slid lose Perder lost lost
hold Segurar held held burn Queimar burnt /(burned) burnt /(burned)
Group 6
Group 3 hang Pendurar hung hung
hit Acertar hit hit hang Enforcar hanged hanged
fit Caber fit fit dig Cavar dug dug
spit Cuspir spit (spat) spit (spat) shoot Atirar shot shot
knit Tricotar knit /(knitted) knit /(knitted) stand Ficar stood stood
quit Sair quit quit understandEntend. understood understood
let Deixar let let stick Furar stuck stuck
set Preparar set set strike Atacar struck struck
upset Chatear upset upset sit Sentar sat sat
shut Fechar shut shut win Ganhar won won
cut Cortar cut cut make Fazer made made
put Colocar put put pay Pagar paid paid
cost Custar cost cost lay Deitar laid laid
hurt Magoar hurt hurt say Dizer said said
spread Espalhar spread spread light Acender lit / (lighted) lit / (lighted)
broadcast Transm broadcast broadcast find Encontrar found found
found Fundar founded founded
Group 4 Group 7
buy Comprar bought bought throw Arremessar threw thrown
fight Lutar fought fought grow Crescer grew grown
seek Buscar sought sought blow Explodir blew blown
think Pensar thought thought draw Desenhar drew drawn
bring Trazer brought brought withdraw Sacar withdrew withdrawn
teach Ensinar taught taught fly Voar flew flown
catch Pegar caught caught know Saber knew known
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SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST
PARTICIPLE PARTICIPLE
Group 8 Group 9
write Escrever wrote written dive Mergulhar dived/dove dived
choose Escolher chose chosen do Fazer did done
freeze Congelar froze frozen go Ir went gone
speak Falar spoke spoken
awake Despertar awoke awoken hear Ouvir heard heard
break Quebrar broke broken have Ter had had
steal Roubar stole stolen (be) am , is , are was, were been
ride Cavalgar rode ridden Ser/Estar
rise Subir rose risen come Vir came come
shake Sacudir shook shaken become Tornar-se became become
take Pegar took taken overcome Superar overcame overcome
overtake Ultrapassar overtook overtaken
mistake Errar mistook mistaken
fall Cair fell fallen
forget Esquecer forgot forgotten see Ver saw seen
hide Esconder hid hidden saw Serrar sawed sawn /(sawed)
shave Barbear shaved shaven/shaved
bite Morder bit bitten lie Mentir lied lied
beat Derrotar beat beaten lie Deitar lay lain
swear Jurar swore sworn lay Colocar laid laid
tear Rasgar tore torn
wear Vestir wore worn
weave Tecer wove woven
forbid Proibir forbade forbidden
give Dar gave given
forgive Perdoar forgave forgiven
drive Dirigir drove driven
eat Comer ate eaten
get Obter got got/gotten
prove Provar proved proven/proved
show Mostrar showed shown
wake Acordar woke/waked woken/waked

Sir. Mérik J. Carrijo, February, 2022

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