Man måste lära sig oregelbundna verbs böjningsformer utantill. Använd preteritum (verbets andra form) för att prata om tidigare händelser, t.ex. buy – bought – bought:
Melissa bought a comic book for her niece.
Melissa köpte en serietidning till sin brorsdotter/systerdotter.
Perfektum bildas med verbet have i presens och perfekt particip-formen av huvudverbet (tredje formen), t.ex. know – knew – known:
I have known about their affair for months.
Jag har vetat om deras affär i flera månader.
Pluskvamperfektum bildas med verbet have i preteritum (had) och perfekt particip-formen av huvudverbet (tredje formen), t.ex. know – knew – known:
I had known about their affair for months.
Jag hade vetat om deras affär i flera månader.
Oregelbundna verb:
| A, B, C | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | uppstå |
| be | was/were | been | vara |
| bear | bore | borne/born | bära |
| beat | beat | beaten | slå |
| become | became | become | bli |
| begin | began | begun | börja |
| bend | bent | bent | böja |
| bite | bit | bitten/bit | bita |
| bleed | bled | bled | blöda |
| blow | blew | blown | blåsa |
| break | broke | broken | bräcka |
| bring | brought | brought | ta med sig |
| build | built | built | bygga |
| burn | burnt | burnt | brinna, bränna |
| buy | bought | bought | köpa |
| catch | caught | caught | ta fast |
| choose | chose | chosen | välja |
| come | came | come | komma |
| cost | cost | cost | kosta |
| cut | cut | cut | klippa |
| D, E, F | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| deal | dealt | dealt | dela |
| dig | dug | dug | gräva |
| do | did | done | göra |
| draw | drew | drawn | dra |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | drömma |
| drink | drank | drunk | dricka |
| drive | drove | driven | köra |
| eat | ate | eaten | äta |
| fall | fell | fallen | falla |
| feed | fed | fed | mata |
| feel | felt | felt | känna |
| fight | fought | fought | slåss |
| fit | fit | fitted/fit | passa |
| fly | flew | flown | flyga |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | förbjuda |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | glömma |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | förlåta |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken | överge |
| freeze | froze | frozen | frysa |
| G, H, K, L | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| get | got | gotten/got | få |
| give | gave | given | ge |
| go | went | gone | åka |
| grow | grew | grown | växa |
| hang | hung | hung | hänga |
| have | had | had | ha |
| hear | heard | heard | höra |
| hide | hid | hidden/hid | gömma |
| hit | hit | hit | slå |
| hold | held | held | hålla |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | skada, såra |
| keep | kept | kept | hålla, förvara |
| know | knew | known | veta |
| lay | laid | laid | ställa |
| lead | led | led | leda |
| learn | learnt | learnt | lära sig |
| leave | left | left | gå, lämna |
| lend | lent | lent | låna |
| let | let | let | låta |
| lie | lay | lain | ligga |
| lose | lost | lost | förlora |
| M, P, Q, R | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| make | made | made | göra, tillverka |
| mean | meant | meant | mena |
| meet | met | met | träffa |
| pay | paid | paid | betala |
| put | put | put | sätta, ställa |
| quit | quit | quit | sluta |
| read | read | read | läsa |
| ride | rode | ridden | rida |
| ring | rang | rung | ringa |
| rise | rose | risen | stiga |
| run | ran | run | springa |
| S, T, U, W | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| say | said | said | säga |
| see | saw | seen | se |
| seek | sought | sought | söka |
| sell | sold | sold | sälja |
| send | sent | sent | skicka |
| set | set | set | sätta, placera |
| shake | shook | shaken | skaka |
| shine | shone | shone | skina |
| shoot | shot | shot | skjuta |
| show | showed | shown | visa |
| shut | shut | shut | stänga |
| sing | sang | sung | sjunga |
| sink | sank | sunk | sjunka |
| sit | sat | sat | sitta |
| sleep | slept | slept | sova |
| slide | slid | slid | glida |
| smell | smelt | smelt | lukta |
| sneak | sneaked/snuck | sneaked/snuck | smita |
| speak | spoke | spoken | tala |
| spend | spent | spent | tillbringa |
| spread | spread | spread | sprida |
| stand | stood | stood | stå |
| steal | stole | stolen | stjäla |
| sting | stung | stung | sticka |
| strike | struck | struck/stricken | slå |
| strive | strove | striven | sträva |
| swear | swore | sworn | svära |
| swell | swelled | swelled/swollen | svälla |
| swim | swam | swum | simma |
| take | took | taken | ta |
| teach | taught | taught | lära |
| tell | told | told | berätta, befalla |
| think | thought | thought | tänka |
| throw | threw | thrown | kasta |
| understand | understood | understood | förstå |
| upset | upset | upset | skaka |
| wake | woke | woken | vakna |
| wear | wore | worn | ha, bära |
| wed | wed | wed | gifta sig |
| weep | wept | wept | gråta |
| win | won | won | vinna |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | dra tillbaka |
| write | wrote | written | skriva |