Irregular Verbs (ir - reg - u - lar verbs)

Irregular verbs are formed by making a change in the core word.

Common Irregular Verbs
	English		Sentence	Past Tense	Past Participle
	am , are, is	d	We are happy.	was, were	been
	become	d	The kitten will become a cat.	became	become
	begin	d	I don't know where to begin.	began	begun
	bring	d	Bring popcorn to the show.	brought	brought
	build	d	We could build a house.	built	built
	buy	d	I want to be a car.	bought	bought
	choose	d	It's hard to choose.	chose	chosen
	cost	d	What does this cost?	cost	cost
	do	d	This ring will do.	did	done
	draw	d	I won the draw.	drew	drawn
	drink	d	Give me a drink please.	drank	drunk
	drive	d	Let's drive together.	drove	driven
	eat	d	Please eat healthy food.	ate	eaten
	fall	d	He had a bad fall.	fell	fallen
	feel	d	Can you feel any pain?	felt	felt
	find	d	I find this very interesting.	found	found
	fly	d	Let's fly to China.	flew	flown
	forget	d	Don't forget Mother's Day.	forgot	forgotten
	get	d	Please get the paper.	got	gotten
	give	d	I will give you some money.	gave	given
	go	d	Let's go to church.	went	gone
	grow	d	Plants grow better with sunshine.	grew	grown
	have, has	d	I have a sandwich.	had	had
	hear	d	I can't hear you.	heard	heard
	hide	d	Go hide and I will find you.	hid	hidden
	hold	d	Hold tight or you will fall.	held	held
	hurt	d	I hurt my ankle skiing.	hurt	hurt
	keep	d	We keep bees for honey.	kept	kept
	know	d	I know what you want.	knew	known
	leave	d	Please leave the door open.	left	left
	let	d	Let me win this game.	let	let
	light	d	Light the fire it's getting cold.	lit	lit
	lose	d	You lose if you cheat.	lost	lost
	make	d	Make love not war.	made	made
	mean	d	Mean what you say.	meant	meant
	pay	d	Pay the rent today.	paid	paid
	put	d	Put your shoes on.	put	put
	read	d	Read me a short story.	read	read
	ride	d	I can ride a bike.	rode	ridden
	run	d	We will have to run.	ran	run
	say	d	Say what you mean.	said	said
	see	d	I see frost on the ground.	saw	seen
	sell	d	Can I sell this here?	sold	sold
	send	d	Send your mail early.	sent	sent
	show	d	The show is over.	showed	shown
	sing	d	Sing a happy song.	sang	sung
	sit	d	Sit up straight!	sat	sat
	sleep	d	I'm going to sleep.	slept	slept
	speak	d	May I speak now?	spoke	spoken
	stand	d	Stand beside me here.	stood	stood
	swim	d	Swim to the shore.	swam	swum
	take	d	Take your places.	took	taken
	teach	d	Teach me how to cook.	taught	taught
	tell	d	I can tell the time.	told	told
	think	d	I think better after eating.	thought	thought
	throw	d	Throw out the garbage.	threw	thrown
	understand	d	I understand English.	understood	understood
	wear	d	I wear slippers at home.	wore	worn
	win	d	You win again!	won	won
	write	d	Write home soon.	wrote	written