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English Grammar

4. Verbs

4.2 Irregular Verbs

  • Introduction

  • 1. Pronouns
  • 1.1 Personal Pronouns

  • 1.2 Demonstrative Pronouns

  • 1.3 Indefinite Pronouns

  • 1.4 Reflexive Pronouns

  • 1.5 Relative Pronouns

  • 1.6 Genitive

  • 2. Nouns
  • 2.1 Articles

  • 2.2 Singular and Plural

  • 2.3 Countable and Uncountable Nouns

  • 3. Adjectives
  • 3.1 Adjective Formation

  • 3.2 Comparison of Adjectives

  • 4. Verbs
  • 4.1 Tenses

  • 4.2 Irregular Verbs

  • 4.3 Auxiliary Verbs

  • 4.4 Conditional

  • 4.5 Passive

  • 5. Syntax
  • 5.1 Word Order in Main Clause

  • 5.2 Subordinate Clause

  • 5.3 Interrogative Clause

  • 5.4 Formal Subject

  • 5.5 Shortened Clauses and Indirect Speech

  • 6. Prepositions
  • 6.1 Prepositions of Time

  • 6.2 Prepositions of Place

  • 7. Adverbs
  • 7.1 Adverb Formation

  • 8. Numbers
  • 8.1 Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

  • Introduction

  • 1. Pronouns

  • 1.1 Personal Pronouns

  • 1.2 Demonstrative Pronouns

  • 1.3 Indefinite Pronouns

  • 1.4 Reflexive Pronouns

  • 1.5 Relative Pronouns

  • 1.6 Genitive

  • 2. Nouns

  • 2.1 Articles

  • 2.2 Singular and Plural

  • 2.3 Countable and Uncountable Nouns

  • 3. Adjectives

  • 3.1 Adjective Formation

  • 3.2 Comparison of Adjectives

  • 4. Verbs

  • 4.1 Tenses

  • 4.2 Irregular Verbs

  • 4.3 Auxiliary Verbs

  • 4.4 Conditional

  • 4.5 Passive

  • 5. Syntax

  • 5.1 Word Order in Main Clause

  • 5.2 Subordinate Clause

  • 5.3 Interrogative Clause

  • 5.4 Formal Subject

  • 5.5 Shortened Clauses and Indirect Speech

  • 6. Prepositions

  • 6.1 Prepositions of Time

  • 6.2 Prepositions of Place

  • 7. Adverbs

  • 7.1 Adverb Formation

  • 8. Numbers

  • 8.1 Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

The past forms of the irregular verbs must be learnt by heart. Use the simple past (the second form of the verb) to talk about past events, e.g. buy – bought – bought:

Melissa bought a comic book for her niece.

The present perfect is formed with the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of the main verb (the third form), e.g.: know – knew – known:

I have known about their affair for months.

The past perfect is formed with the past tense of the verb have (had) and the past participle of the main verb (the third form), e.g.: know – knew – known:

I had known about their affair for months.

Irregular verbs:

A, B, C
arisearosearisen
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne/born
beatbeatbeaten
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bendbentbent
bitebitbitten/bit
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburntburnt
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
comecamecome
costcostcost
cutcutcut
D, E, F
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamtdreamt
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
fitfitfitted/fit
flyflewflown
forbidforbadeforbidden
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
G, H, K, L
getgotgotten/got
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hidehidhidden/hid
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
keepkeptkept
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
learnlearntlearnt
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
loselostlost
M, P, Q, R
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
paypaidpaid
putputput
quitquitquit
readreadread
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
S, T, U, W
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
shakeshookshaken
shineshoneshone
shootshotshot
showshowedshown
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
smellsmeltsmelt
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
speakspokespoken
spendspentspent
spreadspreadspread
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stingstungstung
strikestruckstruck/stricken
strivestrovestriven
swearsworesworn
swellswelledswelled/swollen
swimswamswum
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
understandunderstoodunderstood
upsetupsetupset
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
wedwedwed
weepweptwept
winwonwon
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
writewrotewritten
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