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1 • Common Irregular Verbs – Grouped
by RebeccaESL
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Common Irregular Verbs
(Grouped)
Below, you will find a list of the most common irregular verbs in English. You should know these by heart. To assist
you in learning, they have been grouped according to their ending patterns.
Remember that the base form is used with the simple present tense. (Example: “I often forget my umbrella.”) The simple
past form is used with the simple past tense. (Example: “I forgot my umbrella yesterday.”) The past participle is used
with the perfect tenses, such as present and past perfect. (Example: “Oh no! It’s raining and I’ve forgotten my umbrella.”)
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle
bet bet bet
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
hit hit hit
hurt hurt hurt
let let let
put put put
shut shut shut
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle
lose lost lost
shoot shot shot
get got got
light lit lit
sit sat sat
keep kept kept
sleep slept slept
feel felt felt
leave left left
meet met met
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
fight fought fought
think thought thought
Group 1 – All three forms of the verb are the same
Group 2 – The 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb are the same
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2 • Common Irregular Verbs – Grouped
by RebeccaESL
© LangVid Language Training, 2011
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle
catch caught caught
teach taught taught
sell sold sold
tell told told
pay paid paid
make made made
stand stood stood
understand understood understood
lend lent lent
send sent sent
spend spent spent
build built built
find found found
have had had
hear heard heard
hold held held
read read (pronounced red) read (pronounced red)
say said said
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle
drive drove driven
ride rode ridden
rise rose risen
write wrote written
bite bit bitten
hide hid hidden
break broke broken
choose chose chosen
speak spoke spoken
Group 3 – All three forms of the verb are different
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3 • Common Irregular Verbs – Grouped
by RebeccaESL
© LangVid Language Training, 2011
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle
wake woke woken
blow blew blown
grow grew grown
know knew known
fly flew flown
draw drew drawn
show showed shown
wear wore worn
tear tore torn
begin began begun
drink drank drunk
swim swam swum
ring rang rung
sing sang sung
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
forget forgot forgotten
give gave given
see saw seen
take took taken
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