Irregular Verbs
This is a topic that everybody slips up on once in a while. English is one of the most irregular languages. However, instead of cowering in the corner, embrace the irregularities with a warm hug! (don't really though, that would be weird!)
Verbs that have the same form in Present, Past and Past Participle.
bet
broadcast
cut
hit
hurt
let
put
quit
read
set
shut
spread
The following verbs can be used with the regular -ed or a -t
burn burned OR burnt
dream dreamed OR dreamt
learn learned OR learnt
smell smelled OR smelt
General Irregular Verbs With No Pattern (you've just got to learn them!)
Verb, Past Simple, Past Participle
arise, arose, arisen
babysit, babysat, babysat
be, was/were, been
beat, beat, beaten
become, became, become
bend, bent, bent
begin, began, begun
bind, bound, bound
bite, bit, bitten
bleed, bled, bled
blow, blew, blown
break, broke, broken
breed, bred, bred
bring, brought, brought
build , built, built
buy, bought, bought
catch, caught, caught
choose, chose, chosen
come, came, come
deal, dealt, dealt
dig, dug, dug
do, did, done
draw , drew, drawn
drink, drank, drunk
drive , drove, driven
eat, ate, eaten
fall, fell, fallen
feed, fed, fed
feel, felt, felt
fight, fought, fought
find, found, found
fly, flew, flown
forbid, forbade, forbidden
forget, forgot, forgotten
forgive, forgave, forgiven
freeze, froze, frozen
get, got, gotten
give, gave, given
go, went, gone
grow, grew, grown
hang, hung, hung
have, had, had
hear, heard, heard
hide, hid, hidden
hold, held, held
keep, kept, kept
know, knew, known
lay, laid, laid
lead, led, led
leave, left, left
lend, lent, lent
lie, lay, lain
light, lit, lit
lose, lost, lost
make, made, made,
mean, meant, meant
meet, met, met
pay, paid, paid
ride, rode, ridden
ring, rang, rung
rise, rose, risen
run, ran, run
say, said, said
see, saw, seen
sell, sold, sold
send, sent, sent
shake, shook, shaken
shine, shone, shone
shoot, shot, shot
show, showed, shown
sing, sang, sung
sink, sank, sunk
sit, sat, sat
sleep, slept, slept
slide, slid, slid
speak, spoke, spoken
spend, spent, spent
spin, spun, spun
stand, stood, stood
steal, stole, stolen
stick, stuck, stuck
sting, stung, stung
strike, struck, struck
swear, swore, sworn
sweep, swept, swept
swim, swam, swum
swing, swung, swung
take, took, taken
teach, taught, taught
tear, tore, torn
tell, told, told
think, thought, thought
throw, threw, thrown
understand, understood, understood
wake, woke, woken
wear, wore, worn
win, won, won
withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn
write, wrote, written
Author's Note - Sorry about the frightful format. This was typed on my phone and will be edited on the computer at a later date.
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