AN EASY WAY TO

LEARN THE:

IRREGULAR
VERBS
 We traditionally have
learned the list of the
irregular verbs in
alphabetical order.
Nevertheless, we notice
that some of them share
the same characteristics,
so if we group them, its
learning will be easier.
Let's see 13 groups with
the most common verbs.
 GROUP 1
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-GHT -GHT

BRING BROUGHT BROUGHT

BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT
CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT
TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT
THINK THOUGHT THOUGHT
 GROUP 2
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-IN -AN -UN

BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN

DRINK DRANK DRUNK

RING RANG RUNG

RUN RAN RUN

SING SANG SUNG
PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this
group:

SWING SWUNG SWUNG

SWIM SWAM SWUM

 GROUP 3
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-EW -WN

DRAW DREW DRAWN

FLY FLEW FLOWN
GROW GREW GROWN
KNOW KNEW KNOWN
THROW THREW THROWN
 GROUP 4
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= = =

COST COST COST

CUT CUT CUT

HIT HIT HIT

HURT HURT HURT
PUT PUT PUT
READ READ READ
 GROUP 5
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BASE FORM + EN

BE WAS/WERE BEEN
BITE BIT BITTEN
DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN
EAT ATE EATEN
FALL FELL FALLEN
GIVE GAVE GIVEN
 BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING
BASE FORM + EN

RIDE RODE RIDDEN

SEE SAW SEEN
TAKE TOOK TAKEN
WRITE WROTE WRITTEN

PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this
group:
FORGET FORGOT FORGOTTEN
 GROUP 6
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-D -T -T

BUILD BUILT BUILT

LEND LENT LENT

SEND SENT SENT

SPEND SPENT SPENT

 GROUP 7
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-T -T

BURN BURNT BURNT

DREAM DREAMT DREAMT
LEARN LEARNT LEARNT

PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this
group:
LOSE LOST LOST
HEAR HEARD HEARD
 GROUP 8
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= =

BECOME BECAME BECOME

COME CAME COME

GROUP 9
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-Y -ID -ID

PAY PAID PAID

SAY SAID SAID
 GROUP 10
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EE E/T E/T

FEEL FELT FELT

KEEP KEPT KEPT
MEET MET MET
SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT

PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this
group:
FEED FED FED
 GROUP 11
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O/E O/EN

BREAK BROKE BROKEN

CHOOSE CHOSE CHOSEN
FREEZE FROZE FROZEN
SPEAK SPOKE SPOKEN HELLO!

STEAL STOLE STOLEN

WAKE WOKE WOKEN
PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this
group:

SHINE SHONE SHONE

 GROUP 12
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= =

FIND FOUND FOUND

A+!

GET GOT GOT

HAVE HAD HAD
HOLD HELD HELD
LEAVE LEFT LEFT
MAKE MADE MADE
BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING
= =

SELL SOLD SOLD

SIT SAT SAT

STAND STOOD STOOD

TELL TOLD TOLD
WIN WON WON
 GROUP 13
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HOME
WORK

DO DID DONE

GO WENT GONE

WEAR WORE WORN