Name

Class

Irregular Verbs
Verb Past Simple Past Participle
awake /əˈweɪk/ awoke /əˈwəʊk/ awoken /əˈwəʊkən/
be /biː/ was/were /wɒz/wɜː/ been /biːn/
beat /biːt/ beat /biːt/ beaten /ˈbiːtn/
become /bɪˈkʌm/ became /bɪˈkeɪm/ become /bɪˈkʌm/
begin /bɪˈgɪn/ began /bɪˈgan/ begun /bɪˈgʌn/
bet /bet/ bet /bet/ bet /bet/
bite /baɪt/ bit /bɪt/ bitten /ˈbɪtn/
bleed /bliːd/ bled /bled/ bled /bled/
blow /bləʊ/ blew /bluː/ blown /bləʊn/
break /breɪk/ broke /brəʊk/ broken /ˈbrəʊkən/
bring /brɪŋ/ brought /brɔːt/ brought /brɔːt/
build /bɪld/ built /bɪlt/ built /bɪlt/
burn /bɜːn/ burned /bɜːnd/ or burnt /bɜːnt/ burned /bɜːnd/ or burnt /bɜːnt/
burst /bɜːst/ burst /bɜːst/ burst /bɜːst/
buy /baɪ/ bought /bɔːt/ bought /bɔːt/
catch /katʃ/ caught /kɔːt/ caught /kɔːt/
choose /tʃʊːz/ chose /tʃəʊz/ chosen /ˈtʃəʊzən/
come /kʌm/ came /keɪm/ come /kʌm/
cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/
creep /kriːp/ crept /krept/ crept /krept/
cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/
deal /diːl/ dealt /delt/ dealt /delt/
dig /dɪg/ dug /dʌg/ dug /dʌg/
do /duː/ did /dɪd/ done /dʌn/
draw /drɔː/ drew /druː/ drawn /drɔːn/
dream /driːm/ dreamed /driːmd/ dreamed /driːmd/
or dreamt /dremt/ or dreamt /dremt/
drink /drɪŋk/ drank /draŋk/ drunk /drʌŋk/
drive /draɪv/ drove /drəʊv/ driven /ˈdrɪvən/
eat /iːt/ ate /et/ eaten /ˈiːtən/
fall /fɔːl/ fell /fel/ fallen /ˈfɔːlən/
feed /fiːd/ fed /fed/ fed /fed/
feel /fiːl/ felt /felt/ felt /felt/
fight /faɪt/ fought /fɔːt/ fought /fɔːt/
find /faɪnd/ found /faʊnd/ found /faʊnd/
fly /flaɪ/ flew /fluː/ flown /fləʊn/
forbid /fəˈbɪd/ forbade /fəˈbad/ forbidden /fəˈbɪdn/

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forget /fəˈget/ forgot /fəˈgɒt/ forgotten /fəˈgɒtn/
forgive /fəˈgɪv/ forgave /fəˈgeɪv/ forgiven /fəˈgɪvən/
freeze /friːz/ froze /frəʊz/ frozen /ˈfrəʊzən/
get /get/ got /gɒt/ got /gɒt/ or gotten /ˈgɑtən/ (US)
give /gɪv/ gave /geɪv/ given /ˈgɪvən/
go /gəʊ/ went /went/ gone /gɒn/
grow /grəʊ/ grew /gruː/ grown /grəʊn/
have /hav/ had /had/ had /had/
hang /haŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/
hear /hɪə/ heard /hɜːd/ heard /hɜːd/
hide /haɪd/ hid /hɪd/ hidden /ˈhɪdn/
hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/
hold /həʊld/ held /held/ held /held/
hurt /hɜːt/ hurt /hɜːt/ hurt /hɜːt/
keep /kiːp/ kept /kept/ kept /kept/
know /nəʊ/ knew /njuː/ known /nəʊn/
lead /liːd/ led /led/ led /led/
lean /liːn/ leaned /liːnd/ or leant /lent/ leaned /liːnd/ or leant /lent/
learn /lɜːn/ learned /lɜːnd/ or learnt /lɜːnt/ learned /lɜːnd/ or learnt /lɜːnt/
leave /liːv/ left /left/ left /left/
lend /lend/ lent /lent/ lent /lent/
let /let/ let /let/ let /let/
lie /laɪ/ lay /leɪ/ lain /leɪn/
light /laɪt/ lighted /ˈlaɪtəd/ or lit /lɪt/ lighted /ˈlaɪtəd/ or lit /lɪt/
lose /luːz/ lost /lɒst/ lost /lɒst/
make /meɪk/ made /meɪd/ made /meɪd/
mean /miːn/ meant /ment/ meant /ment/
meet /miːt/ met /met/ met /met/
overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ overcame /ˌəʊvəˈkeɪm/ overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/
pay /peɪ/ paid /peɪd/ paid /peɪd/
put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/
read /riːd/ read /red/ read /red/
ride /raɪd/ rode /rəʊd/ ridden /ˈrɪdən/
ring /rɪŋ/ rang /raŋ/ rung /rʌŋ/
rise /raɪz/ rose /rəʊz/ risen /ˈrɪzən/
run /rʌn/ ran /ran/ run /rʌn/
say /seɪ/ said /sed/ said /sed/
see /siː/ saw /sɔː/ seen /siːn/
seek /siːk/ sought /sɔːt/ sought /sɔːt/
sell /sel/ sold /səʊld/ sold /səʊld/

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send /send/ sent /sent/ sent /sent/
set /set/ set /set/ set /set/
shake /ʃeɪk/ shook /ʃʊk/ shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/
shine /ʃaɪn/ shone /ʃɒn/ shone /ʃɒn/
shoot /ʃuːt/ shot /ʃɒt/ shot /ʃɒt/
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ shrank /ʃraŋk/ shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/
show /ʃəʊ/ showed /ʃəʊd/ shown /ʃəʊn/
shut /ʃʌt/ shut /ʃʌt/ shut /ʃʌt/
sing /sɪŋ/ sang /saŋ/ sung /sʌŋ/
sink /sɪŋk/ sank /saŋk/ sunk /sʌŋk/
sit /sɪt/ sat /sat/ sat /sat/
sleep /sliːp/ slept /slept/ slept /slept/
smell /smel/ smelled /smeld/ or smelt /smelt/ smelled /smeld/ or smelt /smelt/
speak /spiːk/ spoke /spəʊk/ spoken /ˈspəʊkən/
speed /spiːd/ speeded /ˈspiːdəd/ or sped /sped/ speeded /ˈspiːdəd/ or sped /sped/
spend /spend/ spent /spent/ spent /spent/
spill /spɪl/ spilled /spɪld/ or spilt /spɪlt/ spilled /spɪld/ or spilt /spɪlt/
split /splɪt/ split /splɪt/ split /splɪt/
spoil /spɔɪl/ spoiled /spɔɪld/ or spoilt /spɔɪlt/ spoiled /spɔɪld/ or spoilt /spɔɪlt/
spread /spred/ spread /spred/ spread /spred/
stand /stand/ stood /stʊd/ stood /stʊd/
steal /stiːl/ stole /stəʊl/ stolen /ˈstəʊlən/
stick /stɪk/ stuck /stʌk/ stuck /stʌk/
strike /straɪk/ struck /strʌk/ struck /strʌk/
sweep /swiːp/ swept /swept/ swept /swept/
swim /swɪm/ swam /swam/ swum /swʌm/
swing /swɪŋ/ swung /swʌŋ/ swung /swʌŋ/
take /teɪk/ took /tʊk/ taken /ˈteɪkən/
teach /tiːtʃ/ taught /tɔːt/ taught /tɔːt/
tear /teə/ tore /tɔː/ torn /tɔːn/
tell /tel/ told /təʊld/ told /təʊld/
think /θɪŋk/ thought /θɔːt/ thought /θɔːt/
throw /θrəʊ/ threw /θruː/ thrown /θrəʊn/
understand /ˌʌndəˈstand/ understood /ˌʌndəˈstʊd/ understood /ˌʌndəˈstʊd/
upset /ˌʌpˈset/ upset /ˌʌpˈset/ upset /ˌʌpˈset/
wake /weɪk/ woke /wəʊk/ woken /ˈwəʊkən/
wear /weə/ wore /wɔː/ worn /wɔːn/
win /wɪn/ won /wʌn/ won /wʌn/
withdraw /wɪdˈdrɔː/ withdrew /wɪdˈdruː/ withdrawn /wɪdˈdrɔːn/
write /raɪt/ wrote /rəʊt/ written /ˈrɪtn/

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