Brake 3 forms of the verb. English Irregular Verbs

Verbs( verbs) are central to any sentence in the English language. Therefore, it is so important to pay special attention to this part of speech. All verbs in English can be divided into 2 groups: regular and irregular. Forms of regular and irregular verbs are used to form the past tense (Past Simple) and participle II (Participle II). What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs in English?

Regular verbs in English: regular verbs
Regular verbs in English ( regular verbs) - verbs in which the past tense is formed by adding the ending -ed to the stem. For example:

• Look - looked.
• Paint (draw) - painted (drew).
• Call - called.

To properly add the -ed ending to a verb, there are a few rules to keep in mind.

1. If the verb ends in an unpronounceable -e, then we add only the letter -d:
   • Improve - improved.
   • Like (like) - liked (liked).
2. The ending -ed is pronounced / t / if the verb ends in a hissing or voiceless consonant:< >Stop - stopped Polish - polished The -ed ending is pronounced / d / if the verb ends in a vowel or voiced consonant:
   • Study - studied.
   • Travel - traveled.
3. The -ed ending is pronounced / id / if the verb ends in -t or -d:
   • Report - reported.
   • Pretend - pretended.

Regular English verbs do not cause any difficulties, since the rules for their formation are very simple.

Irregular verbs in English: irregular vebs
Irregular verbs in English (irregular verbs) differ in that they do not form the past tense according to the rule. Such verbs must be memorized.

The table of irregular verbs in English is like the multiplication table in mathematics. The backbone of the basics! Do you want to speak the language fluently? Learn English verbs by heart (by heart).

How many irregular verbs does a modern person need to know?
In total, there are about 470 irregular verbs in English, but do not be alarmed, most of them are outdated and are not used in our time.

It is enough for beginners to learn 50 irregular verbs.

Those who want to get closer to the level of the average English speaker will have to learn about 200 irregular verbs.

Top 50 Irregular Verbs

The frequency of these 50 verbs in English speech is 87%

Top 200 Irregular Verbs

For those who want to get closer to the level of a native speaker - 200 of the most popular irregular verbs in English.

To study, you can use:
List of irregular verbs with pronunciation: http://www.irregularverbs.ru/table/
Another good way to learn irregular verbs is with rhyming poetry.

And lastly, a minute of humor. This video has become super-popular long ago, and its author, MC Fluency, is a well-known celebrity among English lovers. Happy viewing.

English is a language of exceptions, where, when learning a new grammatical rule, students are faced with a dozen but in which this rule does not apply. One of these rules is the use of irregular verbs in the past tense. For many English learners, this topic is a nightmare. But you can't live without them, because these are the realities of English! However, the good news is that modern English is gradually getting rid of irregular verbs, replacing them with regular ones. Why and how - we will consider in the article.

Why are English verbs irregular?

The difficulty in using irregular verbs is experienced not only by foreigners, but also by the speakers themselves. Nevertheless, for English philologists, the non-standard nature of this part of speech is not a disadvantage, but a reason for pride. They believe that irregular verbs are a cultural monument that perpetuates the history of the English language. The explanation for this fact is the Germanic roots of the origin of irregular verbs, which makes British English a traditional variant of the language. For comparison, the Americans are trying with might and main to get rid of the irregular shape, remaking it into the correct one. Therefore, the list of non-standard verbs increases for those who learn both versions of the language. Thus, the wrong version is ancient, which is reflected in prose and poetry.

How many forms does a verb have in English?

Speaking about verbs in English, it should be noted that they have 3 forms:

• infinitive, it is;
• I, or Participle I, - this form is used in the simple past tense (Past Simple) and in the 2nd and 3rd cases of the conditional mood (Conditional of the 2-d and of the 3-d case);
• Past Participle II, or Participle II, for Past Perfect, Passive Voice and Conditional of the 3-d case.

The table "Three in English" is presented later in the article.

What are regular and irregular verbs? Education rules

Regular verbs are those in which the Past Simple and Participle II are formed by adding the ending -ed to the initial form. The table "Three forms of a verb in English. Regular verbs" will help you better understand this rule.

There are some peculiarities in the formation of the Participle I and Participle II forms:

• if the verb ends with the letter -e, then adding -ed does not double it;
• the consonant in monosyllabic verbs is duplicated when added. Example: stop - stopped;
• if the verb ends in -y with a preceding consonant, then y changes to i before adding -ed.

Irregular verbs are called verbs that do not obey the general rule for the formation of temporary forms. In English, these include Past Simple and Participle II.

Irregular verbs are formed using:

ablaut, in which the root changes. Example: swim - swam - swum (swim - swam - swam);

use of suffixes other than those accepted in the grammar of the language. Example: do - did - done;

the same, or unchangeable form. Example: cut - cut - cut.

Due to the fact that each irregular verb has its own form of change, they should be learned by heart.

In total, there are 218 irregular verbs in English, of which approximately 195 are in active use.

Recent studies in the field of language show that rare verbs are gradually disappearing from the language due to the replacement of the 2nd and 3rd forms with the forms of the regular verb, that is, the addition of the ending - ed. This fact is confirmed by the table "Three forms of the verb in English" - the table presents a number of verbs that have both regular and irregular forms.

table of irregular verbs

The table "Three forms of irregular verbs in English" includes the most frequently used verbs. The table shows 3 forms and translation.

Irregular verbs came to modern English from Old English, which was spoken by Angles and Saxons - British tribes.

Irregular verbs are derived from the so-called strong verbs, each of which had its own type of conjugation.

Researchers at Harvard have found that most of the verbs used are irregular, and they will remain so, as they are used more often than others.

In the history of the English language, there is also such a phenomenon when a regular verb became irregular. For example, sneak has 2 forms - sneaked and snuck.

Not only English learners have problems with verbs, but also native speakers, as even they get into awkward situations when it comes to this difficult part of speech.

One of them is Jennifer Garner, who has been convinced all her life that sneak is the correct verb.

She was corrected by the host of one of the programs in which the actress took part. With a dictionary in hand, he pointed out to Jennifer her mistake.

Therefore, do not be upset if you make mistakes when using irregular verbs. The main thing is that they do not become systematic.

Regular verbs

The table "Three forms of regular verbs in English with transcription and translation" is compiled on the basis of the most frequently used verbs.

			Past Participle I and II
ask
to answer
permit
agree
borrow, borrow
copy, rewrite
Cook
close
carry, drag
call, call
discuss
decide, decide
explain		explain
slide
cry, scream
finish, finish, finish
shine
rub
grab
to help
happen, happen
to govern
watch
like
move, move
to govern
be necessary, need
open
recall
suggest		sajjest
study, study
stop, stop
start off
travel
talk
transfer		transit
try, try
use
worry
walk, walk
watch
work

Examples of the use of 3 forms of verbs with translation

Above, we looked at 3 forms of verbs in English. A table with examples of use and translation will help solidify the topic.

Here, for each grammatical construction, two examples are given - one with regular verbs, the other with irregular verbs.

Grammatical design	Example in English	Translation
Past simple	Peter worked yesterday. She felt bad last week.	Peter worked yesterday. She felt bad last week.
Present perfect tense	James has already helped me. Have you ever been to Thailand?	James has already helped me. Have you ever been to Thailand?
Past Perfect Tense	I understood that I had used my last ticket. Helen noticed that she had forgotten her documents at home.	I realized I was using the last ticket. She realized that she had forgotten the documents at home.
Passive voice	Amy was taken to the zoo last Sunday. A baby is sung a lullaby every night.	Amy was taken to the zoo last Sunday. They sing a lullaby to the baby every night.
Conditional	If I had money, I would buy a car. If she could help us, she would have done it.	If I had money, I would buy a car. If she could help us, she would.

Exercises

For a better memorization of irregular verbs, you need to not only learn and repeat them by heart, but also perform various exercises.

Exercise 1. Here is a table "Three forms of a verb in English. Irregular verbs". Fill in one of the three missing forms.

Exercise 2. Here is a table "Three forms of a verb in English. Regular verbs". Insert forms Participle I and II.

Exercise 3. Using the tables, translate the following sentences into English.

1. I was reading a book.
2. We saw them yesterday.
3. The Smiths lived in London until 2000. They then moved to Manchester.
4. Alice was a university student in 2014.
5. They worked for the same company two years ago.
6. He just finished training.
7. When we were children, my mother often took us to this park.
8. I drove a toy car as a child.

Answers to exercises

Exercise 1.

Exercise 2.

asked, borrowed, closed, decided, explained, helped, started, travelled, used, worked.

Exercise 3.

1. I read a book.
2. We saw them yesterday.
3. The Smiths lived in London till 2000. Then they moved to Manchester.
4. Alice was a student of Univercity in 2014.
5. They worked in the same company two years ago.
6. He has just finished training.
7. When we were children we were took for a walk to this park.
8. I drove a toy car in my childhood.

Get in the habit of repeating the basic forms of the English verb periodically. Using an irregular verb table, doing the exercises and repeating regularly will help you cope with the difficulties of the English language faster.

Here you can find a table of irregular English verbs with translation into Russian and transcription, a video on learning and memorizing irregular verbs, links.

In English, there is a special category of verbs that does not obey generally accepted rules for forming the past participle. It is customary to call them “wrong”. Unlike the "regular" verbs, which are appended with the -ed ending to form the past participle, these verbs either remain unchanged or take on unusual forms that are not always easy to remember. For example:

put - put - put;
drive - drove - driven.

While the first verb is easy to learn and use in sentences, the second has to be learned directly by memorization.

Where did such difficulties with some verbs come from? Scientists have come to the conclusion that these are a kind of "fossils" left in the language from ancient times. During its development, the English language adopted a large number of words from other European languages, but some words remained unchanged. It is to this category that irregular verbs belong.

Irregular English Verb Table:

VERB	PAST SIMPLE	PAST PARTICIPLE	TRANSLATION
abide [əbʌid]	abode [əbəud]	abode [əbəud]	Endure, endure
arise [ə "raiz]	arose [ə "rəuz]	arisen [ə "riz (ə) n]	Arise, occur
awake [ə "weik]	awoke [ə "wəuk]	awoken [ə "wəukən]	Wake up, wake up
be	was, were	been	To be
bear	bore	borne	Carry, take out
beat	beat	beaten ["bi: tn]	Beat
become	became	become	Become
begin	began	begun	Start off
behold	beheld	beheld	Behold, see
bend	bent	bent	Bend
bereave		bereft / bereaved	Deprive, take away
beseech		besought / beseeched	Beg, beg
beset	beset	beset	Surround
bet	bet	bet	Argue
bid	bid / bade	bidden	Suggest, order
bind	bound	bound	To bind
bite	bit	bitten	Bite, peck
bleed	bled	bled	Bleed
blow	blew	blown	Blow
break	broke	broken ["brouk (e) n]	Break
breed	bred	bred	Breed, multiply
bring	brought	brought	Bring
browbeat ["braubi: t]	browbeat ["braubi: t]	browbeaten ["braubi: tn] / browbeat [" braubi: t]	Intimidate, intimidate
build	built	built	Build
burn	burnt	burnt	To burn
burst	burst	burst	Break out
bust	busted	busted	Go bankrupt, go broke
buy	bought	bought	Buy
cast	cast	cast	Throw it out, throw it away
catch	caught	caught	Catch, grab, catch
choose	chose [ʃəuz]	chosen	Choose
cleave	cleft	cleft	Split, cut
cling	clung	clung	Cling to, hold on
clothe		clothed / clad	Dress
come	came	come	To come
cost	cost	cost	Cost
creep	crept	crept	Crawl
cut	cut	cut	Cut
deal	dealt	dealt	To deal with
dig	dug	dug	Dig
disprove	disproved	disproved / disproven	Refute
dive	dove	dived	Dive, dive
do	did	done	Make
draw	drew	drawn	Draw, drag
dream	dreamt	dreamt	Dream, doze
drink	drank	drunk	Drink
drive	drove	driven ["drivn]	To drive
dwell		dwelt / dwelled	Live, dwell
eat	ate	eaten ["i: tn]	There is
fall	fell	fallen ["fɔ: lən]	Fall
feed	fed	fed	Feed
feel	felt	felt	Feel
fight	fought	fought	Fight
find	found	found	Find
fit	fit	fit	Fit to size
flee	fled	fled	Run away, disappear
fling	flung	flung	Throw, throw
fly	flew	flown	Fly
forbid	forbade	forbidden	Forbid
forgo (forego)	forewent	foregone	Refuse, abstain
forecast ["fɔ: ka: st]	forecast ["fɔ: ka: st]	forecast ["fɔ: ka: st]	Predict
foresee	foresaw	foreseen	Anticipate, predict
foretell	foretold	foretold	Predict, foreshadow
forget	forgot	forgotten	Forget
forgive	forgave	forgiven	Forgive
forsake	forsook	forsaken	Leave, leave
freeze	froze	frozen ["frouzn]	Freeze
get	got	got	Receive
gild	gilt	gilt	Gild
give	gave	given	To give
go	went	gone	Go
grind	ground	ground	Grind, grind
grow	grew	grown	Grow
hang	hung	hung	Hang
have	had	had	Have
hear	heard	heard	Hear
hide	hid	hidden ["hidn]	Hide
heave	heaved / hove	heaved / hove	Pull, push
hew	hewed	hewn / hewed /	Chop, chop
hit	hit	hit	Hit the target
hide	hid	hidden	Hide, hide
hold	held	held	Hold
hurt	hurt	hurt	Hurt
inlay [ɪnˈleɪ]	inlaid [ɪnˈleɪd]	inlaid [ɪnˈleɪd]	Invest (money), inlay
input [ˈɪnpʊt]	input [ˈɪnpʊt]	input [ˈɪnpʊt]	Introduce, enter
interweave [ɪntəˈwiːv]	interwove [ɪntəˈwəʊv]	interwoven [ɪntəˈwəʊv (ə) n]	Weave
keep	kept	kept	Contain
kneel	knelt	knelt	Kneel
knit	knit	knit	Knit, darn
know	knew	known	Know
lay	laid	laid	Put
lead	led	led	To lead
lean	leant	leant	Tilt
leap	leapt	leapt	Jump, jump
learn	learnt	learnt	Learn
leave	left	left	Leave
lend	lent	lent	To borrow
let	let	let	Let
lie	lay	lain	Lie
light	lit	lit	Illuminate
lose	lost	lost	Lose
make	made	made	Produce
mean	meant	meant	To mean
meet	met	met	Meet
mistake	mistook	mistaken	To be wrong
mow	mowed	mown	Mow, cut
overcome [əʊvəˈkʌm]	overcame [əʊvəˈkeɪm]	overcome [əʊvəˈkʌm]	Overcome, overcome
pay	paid	paid	To pay
plead		pleaded / pled	Beg, beg
prove	proved	proven	Prove
put	put	put	Put
quit	quit	quit	Go out
read	read	read	Read
relay	relayed	relayed	Transmit, broadcast
rid	rid	rid	Deliver, liberate
ride	rode	ridden ["ridn]	Ride a horse
ring	rang	rung	Ring
rise	rose	risen ["rizn]	Get up
run	ran	run	Run away
saw	sawed	sawed / sawn	Sawing, sawing
say	said	said	Talk
see	saw	seen	See
seek	sought	sought	Search
sell	sold	sold	Sell
send	sent	sent	Send
set	set	set	To put
sew	sewed	sewn	Sew
shake [ʃeik]	shook [ʃuk]	shaken ["ʃeik (ə) n]	Shake
shave [ʃeɪv]	shaved [ʃeɪvd]	shaved [ʃeɪvd] / shaven [ʃeɪvən]	Shave, shave
shear [ʃɪə]	sheared [ʃɪəd]	sheared [ʃɪəd] / shorn [ʃɔ: n]	Cut, cut
shed [ʃed]	shed [ʃed]	shed [ʃed]	Spill, lose
shine [ʃaɪn]	shone [ʃoʊn]	shone [ʃoʊn]	Shine, shine
shit [ʃit]	shit [ʃit]	shit [ʃit]	Shit
shoe [ʃu:]	shod [ʃɒd]	shod [ʃɒd]	Shoe, shoe
shoot [ʃu: t]	shot [ʃɒt]	shot [ʃɒt]	Shoot, take pictures
show [ʃəu]	showed [ʃəud]	shown [ʃəun]	Show
shrink [ʃriŋk]	shrank [ʃræŋk]	shrunk [ʃrʌŋk]	Reduce
shut [ʃʌt]	shut [ʃʌt]	shut [ʃʌt]	Close
sing	sang	sung	Sing
sink	sank, sunk	sunk	Drown
sit	sat	sat	Sit
slay	slew	slain	Kill, kill
sleep	slept	slept	Sleep
slide	slid	slid	Slide
sling	slung	slung	Hang up
slink		slinked / slunk	To slip away
slit	slit	slit	Cut, cut
smell	smelt	smelt	Smell, feel
smite	smote	smitten [ˈsmɪtn]	Hit, hit
sow	sowed	sown	Sow
speak	spoke	spoken ["spouk (e) n]	Talk
speed	sped	sped	Hurry, rush
spell	spelt	spelt	To spell
spend	spent	spent	Spend
spill	spilt	spilt	Shed
spin	spun	spun	Twirl, twirl
spit	spit / spat	spit / spat	Spit
split	split	split	Divide, break up
spoil	spoilt	spoilt	Spoil
spread	spread	spread	Spread
spring	sprang	sprung	Jump
stand	stood	stood	Stand
steal	stole	stolen ["stəulən]	Steal
stick	stuck	stuck	Stabbing
sting	stung	stung	Sting
stink	stank	stunk	Stink, smell
strew	strewed	strewn	To sprinkle
stride	strode	stridden	Step
strike	struck	struck / stricken	Beat, strike
string	strung	strung	String, hang
strive		strove / strived	Try, try
swear	swore	sworn	Swear, swear
sweat		sweat / sweated	Sweat
sweep	swept	swept	Sweep away
swell	swelled	swollen ["swoul (e) n]	Swell
swim	swam	swum	Swim
swing	swung	swung	Sway
take	took	taken ["teik (ə) n]	Take, take
teach	taught	taught	Learn
tear	tore	torn	Tear
tell	told	told	Tell
think [θiŋk]	thought [θɔ: t]	thought [θɔ: t]	Think
throw [θrəu]	threw [θru:]	thrown [θrəun]	Throw
thrust [θrʌst]	thrust [θrʌst]	thrust [θrʌst]	Stick in, stick in
tread	trod	trodden	Trample, crush
undergo [ʌndəˈɡəʊ]	underwent [ʌndə "wɛnt]	undergone [ʌndə "ɡɒn]	Test, transfer
understand [ʌndə "stænd]	understood [ʌndə "stud]	understood [ʌndə "stud]	Understand
undertake [ʌndəˈteɪk]	undertook [ʌndəˈtʊk]	undertaken [ʌndəˈteɪk (ə) n]	Undertake, commit
undo ["ʌn" du:]	undid ["ʌn" dɪd]	undone ["ʌn" dʌn]	Destroy, undo
upset [ʌp "set]	upset [ʌp "set]	upset [ʌp "set]	Upset, upset
wake	woke	woken ["wouk (e) n]	Wake up
wear	wore	worn	Wear
weave	wove / weaved	wove / weaved	Weave, weave
wed	wed / wedded ["wɛdɪd]	wed / wedded ["wɛdɪd]	Marry
weep	wept	wept	Cry
wet	wet	wet	Soak
win	won	won	Win
wind	wound	wound	Wriggle
withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn	Shoot, delete
withhold	withheld	withheld	Hold back, hide
withstand	withstood	withstood	Withstand, resist
wring	wrung	wrung	Squeeze, twist
write	wrote	written ["ritn]	Write

Videos for learning and memorizing irregular English verbs:

Top 100 English Irregular Verbs.

In this video, the author analyzes the most popular irregular verbs in English (top 100, compiled by himself). Examples are given for all irregular verbs, voice acting, etc. The most used irregular verbs come first, then the less used ones.

Pronunciation of irregular English verbs.

British English Irregular Verbs. The author makes it possible to repeat after him and thus hone the correct pronunciation of irregular verbs.

Learn irregular English verbs with rap.

An interesting video for memorizing the irregular verbs of the English language superimposed on rap.

Examples of the use of irregular verbs:

1. I could swim when I was five.	1. I could swim when I was five years old.
2. Peter became an enterpreneur by chance.	2. Peter became an entrepreneur by accident.
3. He took another day off.	3. He took another day off.
4. They had two cats and a dog.	4. They had two cats and one dog.
5. We did lots of work yesterday.	5. We did a great job yesterday.
6. Jane ate the last piece of cake.	6. Jane ate the last piece of the pie.
7. He got another chance to gain her heart.	7. He got another chance to win her heart.
8.I gave my old bycicle to the neighbor "s son.	8. I gave my old bike to a neighbor's son.
9. We went shopping to the mall two days ago ..	9. We went to the store in the nearest mall two days ago.
10. She made a rather delicious pasta.	10. She made a pretty tasty pasta.
11. Have you bought a new car?	11. Have you bought a new car?
12. We "ve driven all the way down to her house.	12. We drove all the way to her house.
13. She "s grown so much since we last saw her.	13. She has grown so much since we last saw her.
14. Have you ever ridden a trycicle?	14. Have you ever ridden a tricycle?
15. You don "t need to repeat twice, as it is understood.	15. You do not need to repeat it twice, because everything is understood.
16. Their dog has bitten my sister today.	16. Their dog bit my sister today.
17. Have you chosen your future profession?	17. Have you chosen your future profession?
18. We "ve completely forgotten to call the Smiths.	18. We completely forgot to call the Smiths.
19. I "ve hidden a folder and now I can "t find it.	19. I hid the folder and now I cannot find it.
20. It was thought to be necessary for him.	20. Everyone thought it would be good for him.

If you get to learning verbs, then you have already gone through a lot. But there is still a long road to perfection ahead. The temporal system relies on such a distinction between this part of speech as right and wrong. It is about the latter that we will talk and explain how to quickly learn irregular verbs.

So, we already know that over time, foreign conquests or other interactions of people, the English language also did not stand aside. This is especially true for verbs. If we study tenses, then we have to differentiate according to this category. Irregular Verbs are found in almost all of them.

Forms of irregular verbs in English

Where to begin? From acquaintance. What types are there, when and how they are used. After all, reading the rule, you often come across the expression 2nd form, 3rd. And what it is, we will now consider. Once again, it is worth recalling that there are 3 forms of irregular verbs (some linguists distinguish four).

The first form Is an infinitive or first column of the table... It is in this form that the verb is used in the dictionary: run, swim, give. It is used in Present Simple, Future Simple, interrogative and negative Past Simple sentences.

The second form is this is the simple past tense (Past Simple): rаn, swam, gave (second column)... In this form, English irregular verbs are used in Past Simple (with the exception of interrogative and negative sentences).

Third form Is a past participle (Past Participle or Participle II): run, swun, given. In this form, the verb is used most often. In the times of Perfect, in all times of Passive Voice. You will find it in third column of the table.

Fourth form Is a present participle (Present Participle or Participle I): running, swimming, giving. It is used by the times of the group Continuous and Perfect Continuous. Not all tables contain the fourth column, only a few.

When considering sentences with irregular verbs, pay attention to the tense.

How are the main English irregular verbs formed?

It is impossible to clearly define that these words are changed in this way, and others - in the second or third, it is impossible. But it is still possible to trace a certain trend, and then it will not be a set of words and incomprehensible forms.

1. By changing the vowel at the root of the word: meet - met - met; begin - began - begun.
2. Changing the root and adding a suffix: speak - spoke - spoken; give - gave - given.
3. The ending changes: send - sent - sent; build - built - built.
4. And some verbs are the same in all forms: cut - cut - cut; put - put - put.

How to learn irregular verbs?

Each has its own technique, its own method, which has its pros and cons. But first I would like to say a few generally accepted facts. First, learn all three forms at once and with translation. Irregular verbs with translation can be found in almost any grammar textbook, dictionary, on Internet resources and on our website. The entire table can be downloaded. Do not learn 10 at once, take 5, stretch for 3-4 days, do the exercises. Many teach in a row, alphabetically, some in groups (depending on the method of education). I think the second is more efficient and easier. Therefore, we will split all English irregular verbs into groups.

1. Completely match

bet	bet	bet	bet
cost	cost	cost	cost
cut	cut	cut	cut
hit	hit	hit	strike
hurt	hurt	hurt	damage
let	let	let	let
put	put	put	lay down
set	set	set	install, install
shed	shed	shed	dump
shut	shut	shut	close
spit	spit	spit	spit
split	split	split	split, split
spread	spread	spread	distribute
trust	trust	trust	trust

2. The second and third forms coincide - p-t

3. The second and third forms are the same - d-t

4. The root vowel changes - ew - own

5. A group of verbs with different root vowels

6. Endings aught / ought

7. Vowel alternation

become	became	become	become
come	came	come	to come
run	ran	run	run

8. Vowel alternation + ending en

9 alternation, ending en, doubling a consonant

bite	bit	bitten	bite
fall	fell	fallen	fall
forbid	forbade	forbidden	forbid
hide	hid	hidden	hide
ride	rode	ridden	ride
write	wrote	written	write
forget	forgot	forgotten	forget

10. The second and third forms are the same

	second and third
built	built	build
dig	dug	drip
find	found	find
get	got	receive
have	had	have
hear	heard	hear
hold	held	hold
lead	led	lead
leave	left	leave
lose	lost	lose
make	made	make
shine	shone	shine
shoot	shot	fire
sit	sat	sit
win	won	win
stick	stuck	stick, get stuck,
strike	struke	hit, hit
stand	stood	stand
understand	understood	understand
deal	dealt	to deal with
mean	meant	to mean
sell	sold	sell
tell	told	talk
lay	laid	lay down
pay	paid	to pay
say	said	to tell
bleed	bled	bleed
feel	felt	feel
meet	met	meet
feed	fed	feed

11. Have two options

burn	burnt / burned	burnt / burned	burn, burn
dream	dreamt / dreamed	dreamt / dreamed	dream
dwell	dwelt / dwelled	dwelt / dwelled	dwell, live
hang	hung / hanged	hung / hanged	hang
kneel	knelt / kneeled	knelt / kneeled	kneel down
knit	knit / knitted	knit / knitted	to knit
lean	leant / leaned	leant / leaned	lean, lean
leap	leapt / leaped	leapt / leaped	jump up, jump up
learn	learnt / learned	learnt / learned	learn
light	lit / lighted	lit / lighted	spark off
prove	proved	proven / proved	prove
sew	sewed	sewn / sewed	sew
smell	smelt / smelled	smelt / smelled	smell, smell
speed	sped / speeded	sped / speeded	accelerate
spell	spelt / spelled	spelt / spelled	to spell
spoil	spoilt / spoiled	spoilt / spoiled	spoil

12. Absolutely different shapes

Remembering irregular verbs in English at first seems difficult, tedious. But believe me, if you do not reboot yourself, teach in the groups that we have provided, you will easily master them. And this is very important! All irregular verbs are very often used in speech. Learn grammar and expand your vocabulary.

English requires a detailed and systematic approach. Of course, if the priority is to gain knowledge that will help in practice. Within the framework of this goal it occupies a special place, for which there are quite rational explanations.

Verb / Verb
be	was, were	been	To be
beat	beat	beaten ["bi: tn]	Beat
become	became	become	Become
begin	began	begun	Start off
bleed	bled	bled	Bleed
blow	blew	blown	Blow
break	broke	broken ["brouk (e) n]	Break
bring	brought	brought	Bring
build	built	built	Build
burn	burnt	burnt	To burn
burst	burst	burst	Break out
buy	bought	bought	Buy
catch	caught	caught	Catch, grab, catch
choose	chose [ʃəuz]	chosen	Choose
come	came	come	To come
cost	cost	cost	Cost
creep	crept	crept	Crawl
cut	cut	cut	Cut
do	did	done	Make
draw	drew	drawn	Draw, drag
dream	dreamt	dreamt	Dream, doze
drink	drank	drunk	Drink
drive	drove	driven ["drivn]	To drive
eat	ate	eaten ["i: tn]	There is
fall	fell	fallen ["fɔ: lən]	Fall
feed	fed	fed	Feed
feel	felt	felt	Feel
fight	fought	fought	Fight
find	found	found	Find
fit	fit	fit	Fit to size
fly	flew	flown	Fly
forget	forgot	forgotten	Forget
forgive	forgave	forgiven	Forgive
freeze	froze	frozen ["frouzn]	Freeze
get [get]	got	got	Receive
give	gave	given	To give
go	went	gone	Go
grow	grew	grown	Grow
hang	hung	hung	Hang
have	had	had	Have
hear	heard	heard	Hear
hide	hid	hidden ["hidn]	Hide
hit	hit	hit	Hit the target
hold	held	held	Hold
hurt	hurt	hurt	Hurt
keep	kept	kept	Contain
kneel	knelt	knelt	Kneel
know	knew	known	Know
lay	laid	laid	Put
lead	led	led	To lead
lean	leant	leant	Tilt
learn	learnt	learnt	Learn
leave	left	left	Leave
lend	lent	lent	To borrow
let	let	let	Let
lie	lay	lain	Lie
light	lit	lit	Illuminate
lose	lost	lost	Lose
make	made	made	Produce
mean	meant	meant	To mean
meet	met	met	Meet
mistake	mistook	mistaken	To be wrong
pay	paid	paid	To pay
prove	proved	proven	Prove
put	put	put	Put
quit	quit	quit	Go out
read	read	read	Read
ride	rode	ridden ["ridn]	Ride a horse
ring	rang	rung	Ring
rise	rose	risen ["rizn]	Get up
run	ran	run	Run away
say	said	said	Talk
see	saw	seen	See
seek	sought	sought	Search
sell	sold	sold	Sell
send	sent	sent	Send
set	set	set	To put
sew	sewed	sewn	Sew
shake [ʃeik]	shook [ʃuk]	shaken ["ʃeik (ə) n]	Shake
show [ʃəu]	showed [ʃəud]	shown [ʃəun]	Show
shrink [ʃriŋk]	shrank [ʃræŋk]	shrunk [ʃrʌŋk]	Reduce
shut [ʃʌt]	shut [ʃʌt]	shut [ʃʌt]	Close
sing	sang	sung	Sing
sink	sank, sunk	sunk	Drown
sit	sat	sat	Sit
sleep	slept	slept	Sleep
slide	slid	slid	Slide
sow	sowed	sown	Sow
speak	spoke	spoken ["spouk (e) n]	Talk
spell	spelt	spelt	To spell
spend	spent	spent	Spend
spill	spilt	spilt	Shed
spoil	spoilt	spoilt	Spoil
spread	spread	spread	Spread
spring	sprang	sprung	Jump
stand	stood	stood	Stand
steal	stole	stolen ["stəulən]	Steal
stick	stuck	stuck	Stabbing
sting	stung	stung	Sting
sweep	swept	swept	Sweep away
swell	swelled	swollen ["swoul (e) n]	Swell
swim	swam	swum	Swim
swing	swung	swung	Sway
take	took	taken ["teik (ə) n]	Take, take
teach	taught	taught	Learn
tear	tore	torn	Tear
tell	told	told	Tell
think [θiŋk]	thought [θɔ: t]	thought [θɔ: t]	Think
throw [θrəu]	threw [θru:]	thrown [θrəun]	Throw
understand [ʌndə "stænd]	understood [ʌndə "stud]	understood [ʌndə "stud]	Understand
wake	woke	woken ["wouk (e) n]	Wake up
wear	wore	worn	Wear
weep	wept	wept	Cry
wet	wet	wet	Soak
win	won	won	Win
wind	wound	wound	Wriggle
write	wrote	written ["ritn]	Write

Why is it important to know English irregular verbs?

So, irregular verbs, as mentioned above, play a key role in the success of learning English. Many people were able to see this. Let's consider the main nuances.

Practice shows: half of the mistakes made in speech and writing lie in the incorrect use of verb forms and tenses. Often the verb is superfluous in the sentence or is used falsely. This can completely change the meaning. The principle of learning English is to start with those where mistakes are often made. That's why table of irregular verbs must be fully studied. Otherwise, it is possible to get negative consequences, such as confusion of phrases. When there are many mistakes, then the desire to learn the language disappears. This cannot be allowed. It is important to focus on the success of the task. With the right approach, all goals will be achieved.

Irregular verbs can be used as builders of phrases and sentences that are unique in terms of influence and originality. English philologists are proud of such verbs, referring them to the origins of the ancient Germanic language. Many English-speaking poets and writers drew their creative powers from them. Readers may say that they are not going to write poetry in English (although over time everything is possible, it is difficult to predict the turns of fate). However, they constitute its foundation. It is impossible to master the English language without them. Many people who have devoted their free time to the study of the international language could be convinced of this. A systematic approach will allow you to master all topics, including those that are considered difficult in terms of study.

The study of irregular verbs is also required for the reason that some regular verbs are very similar to them. For example, found is like an irregular verb. If you take it this way, then in practice you get confusion. Every nuance is important and should be taken into account.

You need to start learning irregular verbs as early as possible. Most of them are based on exceptions rather than rules. This difficult moment should spur and stimulate. Regular verbs will become much easier to learn afterwards. Generally, basic irregular verbs in English still have a definite system. She will help in mastering them.

Irregular verbs are tricky, that's a fact. However, you should devote at least 10 minutes every day to these "insidious parts of speech" so that they are assimilated once and for all. Having a certain system will make the task a little easier. It is important to understand: there will be no English without irregular verbs. Therefore, it is worthwhile to devote time to them.