A list of the most common irregular verbs teach taught taught ‫ُيَع ِّلُم ُيَدِّرُس‬

bring brought brought ‫ َيْج ِلُب – ُيْح ِض ُر – يأتي بــ‬...

Infinitive Simple past Past participle Meanings ‫بعُض معاني كِّل فعٍل‬ buy bought bought ‫يشتري‬
have had had ‫ عندي – لدي – أملك – أتناول‬- ..... think thought thought ‫ ُيَفِّك ر َيُظُّن َيَر ى بَأَّن‬،
be was / were been ‫كاَن يكوُن‬ fight fought fought ‫يتعارُك ُيحاِرُب ُيقاِتُل ُيواِج ُه‬
do did done ‫ يَؤ ّد ي‬- ‫ ُينجز‬، ‫ يقوُم بــ‬،‫ يفعُل‬... seek sought sought ‫َيْس َع ى الى – يبَح ُث َع ْن‬
cut cut cut َّ‫يقطع – يقص‬ let / let / let leave left left ‫ ُيَغاِد ُر – انصرَف‬، ‫ َيَد ُع‬، ‫َتَرَك َيْتُرُك‬
put put put ‫حط‬ ُ ‫ضُع – َي‬ َ ‫َي‬ feel felt felt ‫ ُيِح ُّس بـــ‬، ‫َيْش ُعُر بـــ‬
read read read ‫يقرأ‬ split / split / split keep kept kept ‫ َيْبقى‬.. ‫ يحَتِفُظ بـــ‬،‫ ُيْبقي‬، ‫ُيحاِفُظ على‬
hurt hurt hurt ‫ؤلم‬ِ ُ‫جَرحُ – ي‬ ْ َ‫ي‬ sleep slept slept ‫ينام‬ sweep / swept / swept
set set set ... -‫الشمس‬- ‫ تْغ ُرُب‬،-‫َيْض ِبُط –المنبَه‬ smell smelt smelt )‫َيُش ُّم يشتم (رائحة‬
spread spread spread ‫ ينتِش ُر َيذيُع‬،‫ينُش ُر‬ spell spelt spelt )‫يتَهَّجى (حروَف الكلمة حرفًا حرفًا‬
shut shut shut ‫ُيْغ ِلُق َيُس ُّد‬ learn learn t learn t ‫يَتَع ُمَّل‬ spoil / spoilt / spoilt
cost cost cost ‫ ثمنًا غاِليًا‬- ‫ُيَك ِّلُف‬- mean mean t mean t ‫ َيُدُّل على‬،‫ يْقِص ُد‬،‫َيْعني‬
c ome c ame c ome ‫جاَء – أتى‬ burn burn t burn t ‫ َيْح َتِرُق‬،‫َيْح ِرُق‬
become became become ‫أصبح – صاَر َباَت‬ hear heard heard ‫َسِمَع َيْس َم ُع‬
stand stood stood ‫َو َقـَف َيقـُف‬ lend lent lent ‫ُيَس ِّلُف‬- ‫َأعاَر ُيعيـــُر ُيْقِر ُض‬-
understand understood understood ‫َيْفَهُم يستوعب‬ send sent sent ‫أرَسَل ُيْر ِس ُل َيْبَع ُث بِـ‬
sell sold sold ‫باَع يبيُع‬ spend spent spent ‫المال‬- ‫ ُيْنِفُق‬-‫وقَتُه في‬- ‫ َيْقضي‬، ‫ُيْم ضي‬-
tell told told ‫أخَبَر ُيخِبُر‬ build built built ‫َيْبني‬ dream / dreamt / dreamt
say said said ‫قاَل يقوُل‬ meet met met ‫ َلِقَي‬- ‫ َص ادف‬،‫ يجِتِم ُع‬، ‫يلتقي بـ‬
pay paid paid )‫ ثمَن الفاتورة‬- ‫َد َفَع يْدَفُع (المال‬ feed fed fed ‫ُيْطِع ُم‬
give gave given ‫أْع َطى ُيْع ِط ي‬ lead led led ‫ يقوُد الى‬، ‫يَؤ ّد ي الى‬
forgive forgave forgiven ‫ يْع ُفو عْن‬- ‫ َيْغ ِفُر لـــ‬- ‫َس اَم َح ُيساِم ُح‬ hold held held ‫ َيْح ِم ُل ُيقيُم‬... flee / fled / fled
take took taken ‫ يتناول‬.... ‫أَخ َذ يْأُخ ُذ‬ draw drew drawn ‫ُم‬ ‫ُس‬ ‫ْر‬‫َي‬ ‫َم‬ ‫َرَس‬ ...
shake shook shaken ‫ َيْر َتِع ُد يهَتُّز َيُهُّز‬shake hands ‫ُيصافُح‬ know knew known ‫َع ِلَم َيْع َلُم‬ ‫َعَر َف َيْع ِر ُف َيْد ري‬
hide hid hidden ‫أخفى ُيْخ في َخَّبَأ ُيَخِّبئ يختفي يخَتِبُئ‬ throw threw thrown ‫َر مى َيْر مي َيْقِذ ُف بـــــ‬
bite bit bitten ‫َعَّض َيُعٌّض‬ grow grew grown )‫َيْنمو َيْك ُبُر َيْغ دُو و َيصيُر ُتْنِبُت (الشجرُة‬
eat ate eaten ‫أَك َل َيْأُك ُل‬ blow blew blown ‫ َيْنُفُخ‬-‫ َتُهُّب –الرياح‬، ‫ينفجُر‬
fall fell fallen ‫ يقُع‬- ‫َس َقَط يْس ُقُط – َيْهِبط‬ fly flew flown ‫ ُيسافُر َجّو ًا‬، ‫ َح َّلَق ُيَح ِّلُق َيطيُر‬...
see saw seen ‫رأى يرى‬ get got got ‫ ناَل يناُل َح َصَل على اشترى‬....
wri te wrote wri tte n ‫يكُتُب‬ forget forgot forgotten ‫َنِس َي ينسى‬
dr i ve dr o ve dr i ve n )‫ َيقوُد َيُسوُق (َس َّياَر ًة‬... wear wore worn ‫ مالبسه‬-‫يلَبُس يرَتدي‬-
r i de r o de r i dde n )... ‫ ِح َص انًا‬، ‫ يمتطي (َدَّراَج ًة‬، ‫يرَك ُب‬ swear swore s worn ‫ُيْقِس ُم بـــــ َيْح ِلُف بــــ‬
r i se r ose r i se n ‫ُتْش ِرُق (الشمُس ) يْنَهُض َيقوُم‬ tear tore torn ‫ يتمّز ُق‬-‫ُيَقِّطُع ُيَم ِّز ُق –ورقًة‬
break broke broken ‫َيْك ِس ُر – يْفِص ُل – َيْقِس ُم‬ bear bore born (borne) ‫َيَتَحَّم ُل َيْح َتِم ُل ٌيطيُق‬
speak spoke spoken ‫يتكلم‬ dig dug dug ‫َيْح ِفـُر‬
steal stole stolen ‫َيْس ِرُق‬ stick stuck stuck ‫ُيْلِص ُق‬ hang / hung / hung
wake woke woken ‫ يفيق‬wake up ‫يستيقُظ‬ strike struck struck ‫ َيُدٌّق يْض ِرُب‬......
choose chose chosen ‫يختاُر ينَتقي‬ f i nd found found ‫ َيْع ُثُر على‬، ‫َو َج َد َيِج ُد‬
freeze froze frozen ‫يتَجَّم ُد‬ make made made ‫يصنع ُيْنِش ُئ‬
r un ran run ‫َيْج ري َيْر ُك ُض‬ sit sat sat ‫يجلس‬ light / lit / lit
beg i n began begun ‫ = َبَد َأ يبَد ُأ‬start win won won ‫َفاَز يفوُز بــ يربُح يظَفُر بــ‬
dr i nk drank drunk ‫َش ِرَب يشَر ُب‬ go went gone ‫َذ َهَب يْذ َهُب‬
r i ng r a ng r ung )... ‫ الَج َر ُس‬، ‫ يُدُّق (الهاتُف‬/ ‫َيِر ُّن‬ lose lost lost ‫َفَقَد يفِقُد َيْخ َس ُر ُيَض ِّيُع‬
s i ng sang sung ‫َغ َّنى ُيَغ ّني‬ shoot shot shot ‫ُيْط ِلُق الناَر‬
s i nk sank sunk ‫َغ ِرَق َيْغ َر ُق‬ shine shone shone ‫ُتْش ُق َتِش ُّع َتَتْأَلُأَل‬
‫ِر‬
swi m swam swum ‫َيْس َبُح‬
catch caught caught ‫ يقبُض على‬، ‫ُيْمِس ُك ِبــ‬
 The Past Simple: 1) For irregular verbs:
Infinitive + – ? Contractions ( = short forms) :
Say He said He didn’t say Did he say? - I have - I don’t have
Go He went He didn’t go Did he go? - He has - He doesn’t have
 I am = I’m ● He is = He’s ● We are = We’re
- Do you have ..? - Does he have ?
2) For regular verbs: (+ ed )  I was not = I wasn’t ● We were not there = We weren’t there
Infinitive + – ?  I did not know = I didn’t know
Pray ‫يصلي‬ You prayed You didn’t pray Did you pray?
 I do not know = I don’t know
Clean‫ينظف‬ You cleaned You didn’t clean Did you clean?
 He does not know = He doesn’t know
Verb tenses (in terms of form) - The verb “to wait ”  I have finished = I’ve finished ● He has gone = He’s gone
 I have got = I’ve got ● She has got = She’s got
1) Present simple: I wait … He/ she/ it verb + s : He waits
2) Present continuous: “be” in the present + verb + ing : I’m waiting  I will go = I’ll go ● I will not go = I won’t go
3) Past simple: I waited … (REGULAR VERB verb + ed )  I cannot go = I can’t go ● I must not go = I mustn’t go
 I would go = I ’d go ● I would not say = I wouldn’t say
4) Past continuous: “be” in the past + verb + ing : I was waiting …
 You should not say this = You shouldn’t say this
5) Future simple: will + verb (infinitive without to) : I will wait …  I need not do it = I needn’t do it
6) Future continuous: will be + verb + ing : I will be waiting …
 I am going to travel tomorrow = I’m going to travel tomorrow
7) Present perfect simple: have/ has + past participle : I have waited …
8) Present perfect continuous: have/ has + been+ verb + ing : I have been waiting
9) Past perfect simple: had + past participle : I had waited … (REGULAR VERB) -s spelling (present simple: He/ She/ It) -ed (past simple / past participle for regular verbs)
- SPEAK : He speaks - PLAY : We played
10) Past perfect continuous: had been + verb + ing : I had been waiting … - STUDY : He studies consonant + Y ies - TRY : We tried consonant + Y ied
11) Future perfect simple: will have + past participle : I will have waited … - PLAY : He plays vowel + Y  - ARRIVE : I arrived …e d
- GO , FIX , WASH , WATCH , MISS , es - STOP : I stopped one syllable verb CVC
12) Future perfect continuous: will have been + verb + ing : I will have been waiting He goes / fixes / washes / watches / misses … CHAT : I chatted double the last letter

-ing spelling (with continuous tenses)

N.B. For regular verbs, both the past simple and the past participle form are the same: “ed” 
- SPEAK : I’m speaking
- COME: I’m coming …e e
 The verb “to be” in the: - LIE : He is lying …ie ying
1- Present Simple: - CHAT : I’m chatting one syllable verb ending in a consonant-vowel-consonant
SWIM : I was swimming double the last letter
+ – ?
I am (= I’m) I am not / I’m not am I … ?
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2- Past Simple
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You / We / They were You / We / They weren’t were we? were you?
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