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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. Please leave the door open. 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

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