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20 Irregular verbs

Most verbs in English are regular but some of the most common verbs in English are
irregular. The forms here are the infinitive (go, come), the past simple (went, came) and the
past participle (gone, come).

All forms the same
cost cost cost cut /kat/ cut cut hurt hurt hurt
let let let put /put/ put put shut /fat/ shut shut

Two different forms

run ran run read /rid/ read /red/ read /red/ feel felt felt
keep kept kept sleep slept slept leave left left
come came come become became become
bring brought brought buy bought bought catch caught caught
fight fought fought teach taught taught think thought thought
find found found spend spent spent learn learnt learnt

pay paid /peid/ paid say said /sed/ said
win won won lose lost lost ishine shone shone
sell sold sold tell told told “sit sat sat
meet met met get got got ‘shoot shot shot
stand stood stood understand understood understood
make made made have had had do did done
hear heard heard beat beat beaten :

C Three different forms

be was/were been g0 went gone begin began begun
drink drank drunk - sing sang sung “swim swam swum
fly flew flown know knew known throw threw thrown
break broke broken choose chose chosen speak spoke spoken
steal stole stolen wake woke woken take took taken
wear wore worn drive drove driven “ride rode ridden
rise rose risen write wrote written eat ate eaten
give gave given forget. forgot forgotten fall fell. fallen

Tip: When you learn a new irregular verb, add it to one of the groups of verbs on
this page.

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