The document discusses irregular verbs in English and provides examples of different types of irregular verbs categorized by their formation. It describes irregular verbs that have the same form for the infinitive, past tense and past participle (e.g. hit, hurt). It also lists irregular verbs that have two forms for the past tense and past participle (e.g. dream, learn). Finally, it outlines irregular verbs where the past tense and past participle are different from the infinitive and each other (e.g. arise, awake, begin).
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Irregular Verbs
1. IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular Verbs are verbs that do not conform to
the usual pattern of the addition of –ed or –d to
the past tense and past participle.
2. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE THE SAME
FORM IN THE PAST TENSE AND PAST
PARTICIPLE FORMS AS THE INFINITIVE AND DO
NOT END IN –ED OR –D, LIKE REGULAR VERBS:
bet bet bet
burst burst burst
cast cast cast
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
hit hit hit
hurt hurt hurt
Infinitive past tense past participle
3. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE THE SAME
FORM IN THE PAST TENSE AND PAST
PARTICIPLE FORMS AS THE INFINITIVE AND DO
NOT END IN –ED OR –D, LIKE REGULAR VERBS:
let let let
put put put
set set set
shed shed shed
shut shut shut
slit slit slit
split split split
Infinitive past tense past participle
4. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE TWO PAST
TENSES AND TWO PAST PARTICIPLES WHICH
ARE THE SAME:
burn burned, burnt burned, burnt
dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt
dwell dwelled, dwelt dwelled, dwelt
hang hanged, hung hanged, hung
knell knelled, knelt knelled, knelt
lean leaned, leant leaned, leant
leap leaped, leapt leaped, leapt
Infinitive past tense past participle
5. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE TWO PAST
TENSES AND TWO PAST PARTICIPLES WHICH
ARE THE SAME:
learn learned, learnt learned, learnt
Light lighted, lit lighted, lit
smell smelled, smelt smelled, smelt
speed speeded, sped speeded, sped
spill spilled, spilt spilled, spilt
spoil spoiled, spoilt spoiled, spoilt
leap weaved, woven weaved, woven
Infinitive past tense past participle
6. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
THAT DO NOT END IN –ED/-D, AND HAVE THE
SAME FORM AS THE PAST PARTICIPLE:
bend bent bent
bleed bled bled
breed bred bred
build built built
cling clung clung
dig dug dug
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
Infinitive past tense past participle
7. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
THAT DO NOT END IN –ED/-D, AND HAVE THE
SAME FORM AS THE PAST PARTICIPLE:
find found found
flee fled fled
fling flung flung
get got got
grind ground ground
hear heard heard
hold held held
keep kept kept
Infinitive past tense past participle
8. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
THAT DO NOT END IN –ED/-D, AND HAVE THE
SAME FORM AS THE PAST PARTICIPLE:
lay laid laid
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
Infinitive past tense past participle
9. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
THAT DO NOT END IN –ED/-D, AND HAVE THE
SAME FORM AS THE PAST PARTICIPLE:
meet met met
pay paid paid
rend rent rent
say said said
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
Infinitive past tense past participle
10. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
THAT DO NOT END IN –ED/-D, AND HAVE THE
SAME FORM AS THE PAST PARTICIPLE:
shine shone shone
shoe shod shod
sit sat sat
slide slid slid
sling sling sling
slink slunk slunk
spend spent spent
Infinitive past tense past participle
11. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
THAT DO NOT END IN –ED/-D, AND HAVE THE
SAME FORM AS THE PAST PARTICIPLE:
stand stood stood
sting stung stung
strike struck struck
string string string
sweep swept swept
swing swung swung
teach taught taught
Infinitive past tense past participle
12. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
THAT DO NOT END IN –ED/-D, AND HAVE THE
SAME FORM AS THE PAST PARTICIPLE:
tell told told
think thought thought
understand understood understood
weep wept wept
win won won
wring wrung wrung
Infinitive past tense past participle
13. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE REGULAR PAST
TENSE FORMS BUT TWO POSSIBLE PAST
PARTICIPLES, ONE OF WHICH IS REGULAR:
mow mowed mowed, mown
prove proved proved, proven
sew sewed sewed, sewn
show showed showed, shown
sow sowed sowed, sown
swell swelled swelled, swollen
Infinitive past tense past participle
14. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
arise arose arisen
awake awoke awaken
bear bore borne
begin began begun
bid bade bidden
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
Infinitive past tense past participle
15. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
break broke broken
choose chose chosen
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
Infinitive past tense past participle
16. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
fall fell fallen
fly flew flown
forbear forbore forborne
forbid forbade forbidden
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
Infinitive past tense past participle
17. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
forswear forswore forsworn
go went gone
grow grew grown
hew hewed hewn
hide hid hidden
know knew known
lie lay lain
Infinitive past tense past participle
18. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
saw sawed sawn
see saw seen
rise rose risen
shake shook shaken
shrink shrank shrunk
Infinitive past tense past participle
19. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
slay slew slain
speak spoke spoken
spring sprang sprung
steal stole stolen
stink stank stunk
strew strewed strewn
stride strode stridden
Infinitive past tense past participle
20. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
strive strove striven
swear swore sworn
swim swam swum
take took taken
tear tore torn
throw threw thrown
tread trod trodden
Infinitive past tense past participle
21. IRREGULAR VERBS WHICH HAVE PAST TENSES
AND PAST PARTICIPLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER AND DIFFERENT FROM THE
INFINITIVE:
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
write wrote written
Infinitive past tense past participle
23. PREPOSITION “ON”:
On a day only
On Sunday; on Monday; etc
On a month and day
On February 6
On month, day, year
On February 28, 2014
On a surface
On the table; on the armchairs; on the farm
On [topics/subjects]
On drugs; on Economics; on Technology
24. PREPOSITION “IN”:
In a month only
In February; in September
In a month and year
In February 2014
In a year only
In 1918; In 2014
In [time]
In the evening; in the afternoon; etc
25. PREPOSITION “IN”:
In [phrases]
in my opinion; in my analysis; etc.
In [seasons and directions]
in Summer; in Spring; in the East; in the
West
In [place/inside]
in the box; in the cabinet; in the bag; in the
city; in the field;
26. PREPOSITION “AT”:
At [time]
at night; at noon; at 5:00pm; at dawn; etc.
At [idioms]
at home with English; not at home with
Math; etc
At [phrases]
at my own risk; at your request; etc.
27. APPLICATION
1. ______ July 27, 2013.
2. ______ December.
3. ______ May 20.
4. ______ June 1987.
5. ______ your service.
6. ______ North.
7. ______ morning.
8. ______ home with Algebra.
28. APPLICATION
9. ______ our quest for freedom.
10. ______ the cabinet.
11. ______ 2012
12. ______ Legazpi City.
13. ______ an instant.
14. ______ Thursday.
15. ______ 7:oopm