Irregular English verbs show. How many forms do irregular verbs have

Remember the multiplication table in mathematics? So, in English this is a table of irregular verbs. This is one of the basics in English that you need to learn. An irregular verb is one that does not lend itself to the generally accepted rules of grammar. Below is table of irregular verbs in English with audio accompaniment. And if you really want to speak English fluently, you need to learn these verbs.

Infinitive	past simple (simple past tense)	Past particle (past participle)	Translation
be	was / were	been	be
beat	beat	beaten	beat
become	became	become	become
begin	began	begun	start off
break	broke	broken	break
bring	brought	brought	bring
build	built	built	build
burn	burnt	burnt	burn
burst	burst	burst	explode
buy	bought	bought	buy
can	could	could	be able to be able
catch	caught	caught	catch, grab
choose	chose	chosen	choose
come	came	come	come
cost	cost	cost	cost
cut	cut	cut	cut
do	did	done	do
draw	drew	drawn	to draw with a pencil)
drink	drank	drunk	drink
drive	drove	driven	drive)
eat	ate	eaten	eat, eat
fall	fell	fallen	fall
feel	felt	felt	feel
fight	fought	fought	fight
find	found	found	find
fly	flew	flown	fly
forget	forgot	forgotten	forget
get	got	got	get, become
give	gave	given	give
go	went	gone	go
grow	grew	grown	grow, grow
hang	hung	hung	hang, hang
have	had	had	have
hear	heard	heard	hear
hide	hidden	hidden	hide
hit	hit	hit	hit, hit
hold	held	held	hold
hurt	hurt	hurt	to cause a pain
keep	kept	kept	keep; continue to do
know	knew	known	know
learn	learned	learned	study)
leave	left	left	leave, leave
let	let	let	let
lie	lay	lain	lie
lose	lost	lost	lose
make	made	made	do, make
mean	meant	meant	keep in mind
meet	met	met	meet; meet
pay	paid	paid	to pay
prove	proved	proven	prove
put	put	put	put
read	read	read	read
ring	rank	rung	call
run	ran	run	run
say	said	said	say
see	saw	seen	see
set	set	set	put
sew	sewed	sewn	sew
sell	sold	sold	sell
send	sent	sent	send, send
shine	shone	shone	shine
show	showed	shown	show
shut	shut	shut	close, slam
sing	sang	sung	sing
sit	sat	sat	sit
sleep	slept	slept	sleep
speak	spoke	spoken	speak
spend	spent	spent	spend time)
spoil	spoilt	spoilt	spoil
spread	spread	spread	spread out
spring	sprang	sprung	jump
stand	stood	stood	stand
steal	stole	stolen	steal, steal
swim	swam	swum	swim
take	took	taken	take
teach	taught	taught	teach, teach
tell	told	told	tell (to someone)
think	thought	thought	think
throw	threw	thrown	throw
understand	understood	understood	understand
wake	woke	woken	wake up, wake up
wear	wore	worn	wear clothes)
weep	wept	wept	cry
win	won	won	win
write	wrote	written	write

All who begin to dive into fascinating world study in English, often faced with a whole bunch of problems and difficulties. This is not surprising. After all, incomprehensible speech turns, confusing tenses and irregular verbs can cloud science even to the most cheerful student. Let's figure out how to be where did irregular verbs come from in english?

It's no secret that every language goes through a lot of stages of its formation, is formed by the influence of neighboring countries and cultures. English is no exception. It is generally accepted that irregular verbs are echoes of the past, when the language was only at the stage of development.

The influence of European society on England was colossal and made its own adjustments to the sphere of communication. But, the English, a people who did not like change too much and honored their native language. Therefore, he continued to communicate in his usual way. So, verbs that have passed through the centuries have taken root in modern society. It is worth noting that everything is in order with these words, they are correct, they are simply quite original and do not obey any time frame, therefore they are conjugated in their own way. So how do you master these parts of speech and finally learn them? There are many ways.

How to learn irregular English verbs?

Table of irregular English verbs quite extensive and has more than two hundred words. Oh, you say! Don't worry, most native English people don't know them all themselves. Enough to learn base words and you will be able to support any conversation and look at a decent level among the English-speaking society. And knowing a couple of effective ways, turn boring science into an exciting game.

To simplify this task, it is necessary to visualize the object of study. To do this, write out irregular verbs on cards and hang them all over the apartment, especially in places where you most often visit. So, they will always be in front of your eyes, thereby helping to memorize them without much difficulty.

If you want to teach your child a verb, you can prepare cards on which all forms will be written. So, folding a table like a puzzle, the child will remember more and more designs over and over again. Although, this version of the study can be practiced by an adult.

Another one from effective methods, is to download the audio version of the verbs and listen to them systematically, for example, on the way to work and home. And for a child, a great option would be to compose a song that consists of these words. Sing it together on the way to the store or when doing a joint business and after a week you will notice the first results.

English is quite easy to learn if you approach it from a creative side. Throw away boring memorization and monotonous repetitions, and soon you yourself will not notice how you will begin not only to speak, but also to think in this language.

English requires a detailed and systematic approach. Of course, if the priorities are obtaining knowledge that will help in practice. A special place within the framework of this goal is occupied, for which there are quite rational explanations.

Verb / Verb
be	were, were	been	Be
beat	beat	beaten ["bi:tn]	Beat
become	became	become	Become
begin	began	begun	Start off
bleed	bled	bled	Bleed
blow	blew	blown	Blow
break	broke	broken ["brouk(e)n]	Break
bring	brought	brought	Bring
build	built	built	Build
burn	burnt	burnt	burn
burst	burst	burst	Break out
buy	bought	bought	Buy
catch	caught	caught	catch, seize, catch
choose	chose [ʃəuz]	chosen	Choose
come	came	come	Come
cost	cost	cost	Cost
creep	crept	crept	Crawl
cut	cut	cut	Cut
do	did	done	Do
draw	drew	drawn	draw, drag
dream	dream	dream	Dream, nap
drink	drank	drunk	Drink
drive	drove	driven ["driven]	drive
eat	ate	eaten ["i:tn]	Eat
fall	fell	fallen ["fɔ:lən]	Fall
feed	fed	fed	Feed
feel	felt	felt	Feel
fight	fought	fought	Fight
find	found	found	Find
fit	fit	fit	Fit to size
fly	flew	flown	Fly
forget	forgot	forgotten	Forget
forgive	forgave	forgiven	Forgive
freeze	frozen	frozen ["frouzn]	Freeze
get[get]	got	got	Receive
give	gave	given	giving
go	went	gone	Go

grow	grew	grown	Grow
hang	hung	hung	Hang
have	had	had	Have
hear	heard	heard	Hear
hide	hidden	hidden ["hidden]	Hide
hit	hit	hit	hit the target
hold	held	held	Hold
hurt	hurt	hurt	Hurt
keep	kept	kept	Contain
kneel	knelt	knelt	Kneel
know	knew	known	Know
lay	laid	laid	put
lead	led	led	News
lean	lean	lean	Tilt
learn	learned	learned	Learn
leave	left	left	Leave
lend	lent	lent	borrow
let	let	let	Let
lie	lay	lain	Lie
light	lit	lit	illuminate
lose	lost	lost	Lose
make	made	made	Produce
mean	meant	meant	To mean
meet	met	met	Meet
mistake	mistook	mistaken	make mistakes
pay	paid	paid	To pay
prove	proved	proven	Prove
put	put	put	Put
quit	quit	quit	go out
read	read	read	Read
ride	rode	ridden ["ridn]	ride a horse
ring	rank	rung	Ring
rise	rose	risen ["rizn]	Get up
run	ran	run	run
say	said	said	Speak
see	saw	seen	See
seek	sought	sought	Search
sell	sold	sold	Sell
send	sent	sent	Send

set	set	set	Put
sew	sewed	sewn	Sew
shake [ʃeik]	shook [ʃuk]	shaken ["ʃeik(ə)n]	Shake
show [ʃəu]	showed [ʃəud]	shown [ʃəun]	Show
shrink [ʃriŋk]	shrank [ʃræŋk]	shrunk [ʃrʌŋk]	Reduce
shut [ʃʌt]	shut [ʃʌt]	shut [ʃʌt]	Close
sing	sang	sung	Sing
sink	sank, sunk	sunk	Drown
sit	sat	sat	Sit
sleep	slept	slept	Sleep
slide	slide	slide	Slide
sow	sowed	sown	Sow
speak	spoke	spoken ["spouk(e)n]	Speak
spell	spelt	spelt	To spell
spend	spent	spent	Spend
spill	spilt	spilt	Shed
spoil	spoilt	spoilt	Spoil
spread	spread	spread	spread
spring	sprang	sprung	Jump
stand	stood	stood	Stand
steal	stole	stolen ["stəulən]	Steal
stick	stuck	stuck	prick
sting	stung	stung	Sting
sweep	swept	swept	sweep
swell	swollen	swollen ["swoul(e)n]	Swell
swim	swam	swum	Swim
swing	swung	swung	Sway
take	took	taken ["teik(ə)n]	Take, take
teach	taught	taught	Learn
tear	tore	torn	Tear
tell	told	told	Tell
think [θiŋk]	thought [θɔ:t]	thought [θɔ:t]	Think
throw [θrəu]	threw [θru:]	thrown [θrəun]	Throw
understand [ʌndə"stænd]	understood [ʌndə"stud]	understood [ʌndə"stud]	Understand
wake	woke	woken ["wouk(e)n]	Wake up
wear	wore	worn	Wear
weep	wept	wept	Cry
wet	wet	wet	wet
win	won	won	Win
wind	wound	wound	Wriggle
write	wrote	written ["ritn]	Write

Why is it important to know English irregular verbs?

So, irregular verbs, as mentioned above, play a key role in the successful study of English. Many people have been convinced of this. Consider the main nuances.

Practice shows that half of the mistakes made in speech and writing are the incorrect use of forms and tenses of verbs. Often the verb is superfluous in a sentence or used falsely. This can completely change the meaning. The principle of learning English is that you need to start with those topics in which mistakes are often made. That's why table of irregular verbs must be fully explored. Otherwise, it is realistic to get negative consequences, consisting in a confusion of phrases. When there are many mistakes, the desire to learn the language disappears. This cannot be allowed. It is important to focus on the success of the task. With the right approach, all goals will be achieved.

Irregular Verbs can be used as builders of phrases and sentences that are unique in terms of impact and originality. English philologists are proud of such verbs, referring them to the origins of the ancient Germanic language. Many English-speaking poets and writers drew creative strength from them. Readers may say that they are not going to write poetry in English (although with time everything is possible, it is difficult to predict the twists of fate). However, they form its foundation. Without them, it is impossible to learn English. Many people who have devoted their free time to studying have been able to verify this. international language. A systematic approach will allow you to master all topics, including those that are considered to be difficult in terms of learning.

The study of irregular verbs is also required for the reason that some regular verbs are very similar to them. For example, found is like an irregular verb. If it is perceived this way, then in practice there will be confusion. Every nuance is important and worth considering.

You need to start learning irregular verbs as early as possible. Most of them are based on exceptions rather than rules. This difficult moment should spur and stimulate. Regular verbs will become much easier to learn after. At all, basic irregular verbs in English yet they have a certain system. She will help you learn them.

Irregular verbs are difficult, that's a fact. However, it is worth devoting at least 10 minutes every day to these “insidious parts of speech” so that they are assimilated once and for all. Having a certain system will make the task a little easier. It is important to understand: without irregular verbs there will be no English. Therefore, it is worth giving them time.

Our topic today is an acquaintance with such an interesting phenomenon as the forms of irregular verbs. As you know, the English language is very cunning. This language often lays all sorts of traps for us. One of them is irregular verbs. English is not the only language that has irregular verbs. French also rich in irregular verbs. Three or four forms for irregular English verbs?

Romanian language, German, Latin language, Greek also contains irregular verbs. And even the Russian language is replete with them. I think you have repeatedly heard about irregular verbs in English, in other words, Irregular Verbs. Why are such verbs called irregular? Everything is very simple: in the past tense they are conjugated in their own way, have their own special form, while all other verbs in the past tense have the ending -ed.

How to distinguish irregular verbs from regular ones?

For comparison, let's conjugate 3 regular regular verbs in the simple past tense (Past Simple):

*work-* ra		sing
I worked	I translated	I managed
You worked	you translated	You managed
He worked	He translated	He managed
She worked	She translated	She managed
It worked	It translated	It managed
We worked	We translated	We managed
They worked	they translated	They managed

As you can see, all 3 verbs are conjugated in the same way, according to the scheme stem + ending -ed.

The situation is quite different in the case of irregular verbs. We conjugate 3 more verbs in the simple past tense (Past Simple), which are incorrect, and here pay attention to the fact that each of these verbs has its own, completely different form at the end or even at the root of the word:

*blow-* blow	*go-* go	*bring-* bring
I blew	I went	I brought
You blew	You went	You brought
He blew	He went	He brought
She blew	She went	She brought
It blew	It went	It brought
We blew	We went	We brought
They blew	They went	They brought

Even to the naked eye it is clear that each of these verbs appeared in its own, completely different from the others, form. The catch is that there is no specific rule by which you can find out the form of an irregular verb. Each of them hides in their own way. The English language, friends, is full of tricky things and underwater reefs. Another catch is that each irregular verb has not one form, but three.

Three forms of irregular verbs

So what are these three forms?

The first is the infinitive or initial (indefinite) form of the verb
The second is Past Participle I, that is, the form that corresponds to the simple past tense (Past Simple), it is also used in the 2nd and 3rd cases of the conditional mood (Conditional of the 2-d and of the 3-d case)
The third is Past Participle II, the one that is used in the perfect present tense (Present Perfect) and in the past tense (Past Perfect). The same form is used in the Passive Voice, Conditional of the 3-d case, and some other grammatical rules.

Here are some examples of 3 forms of irregular verbs:

To arise - arose - arisen - rise
To be - was, were - been - to be
To bear - bore - born - give birth
To become - became - become - become, become
To begin - began - begun - begin
To catch - caught - caught - catch, catch
To choose - chose - chosen - choose
To dig - dug - dug - dig, dig
To dream - dream - dream - dream, dream
To feel - felt - felt - feel
To forget - forgot - forgotten - forget
To have - had - had - to have

Now let's look at these 3 forms using examples of sentences in all of the above tenses of verbs.

So, the simple past tense of the verb (Past Simple Tense):

Yesterday she felt(self-bad) to feel). She felt bad yesterday. Last Wednesday we met Jim ( to meet). We met Jim last Wednesday. Last night I dream you ( to dream). “I dreamed about you last night. I was in Paris last year ( to be) — I was in Paris last year.

Perfect present tense of the verb (Present Perfect Tense):

I have just seen him ( to see). “I just saw him. Tom has already brought my books ( to bring). Tom has already brought my books. Have you ever been in London to be)? - Have you ever been in London? Ann has already forgotten her boy-friend( to forget).- Anna has already forgotten her boyfriend.

The past tense of the verb (Past Perfect Tense):

I noticed that I had forgotten my keys( to forget). — I noticed that I forgot my keys. He understood that he had lost his documents ( to lose). He realized that he had lost his papers.

Passive voice (Passive Voice):

The dog is fed by me ( to feed). The dog is fed by me (I fed the dog). Made in France ( to make). - Made in France.

Conditional mood of the 2nd and 3rd cases (Conditional). Here are the second and third forms:

If I had money, I would buy a car to have). - If I had money, I would buy a car (real condition). If I had money, I would have bought a car ( to have, to buy).- If I had money, I would buy a car (unreal condition, past tense).
How to learn all forms of irregular verbs?

Irregular Verbs Cheat Sheet

As mentioned above, there are no rules by which the forms of irregular verbs are formed, each has its own. But, we hope that this poetic form will help you quickly remember such irregular verbs:

To write-wrote-written
To eat-ate-eat
To speak-spoke-spoken
To break-broke-broken

To come-came-come
To become-became-become
To run-run-run
To swim swam swum

To know-knew-known
To throw-threw-thrown
To blow-blew-blown
To fly-flew-flown

Tossing-sang-sung
To ring-rang-rung
To hide-hid-hidden
To bite-bit-bitten

To send-sent-sent
To spend-spent-spent
To sleep-slept-slept
To keep-kept-kept

To tell-told-told
To sell-sold-sold
To teach-taught-taught
To catch-caught-caught

To fight-fought-fought
To think-thought-thought
To buy-bought-bought
To bring-brought-brought

To cut-cut-cut
To shut-shut-shut
To cost-cost-cost
To lose-lost-lost

To lead-led-led
To feed-fed-fed
To feel-felt-felt
To hold-held-held

From this funny poetic form, we see that some irregular verbs have the same letter combinations, which allows them to rhyme and thus make it easier for us to memorize them.

The "fourth" form of irregular verbs

There is a popular belief that there is also a 4th form of irregular verbs. This 4th configuration is formed according to the scheme base + ending -ing. It defines the Present Participle, that is, the present participle in tenses such as the present continuous (Present Continuous) and the past continuous (Past Continuous). In other words, this is the present and past tense of the imperfect form. It follows from this that there are not 3, but 4 forms of irregular verbs. But this 4th configuration is, as it were, unofficial.

Consider this same 4th form using examples of sentences with Present Continuous:

The same 4th form in sentences with Past Continuous.

Everyone who has ever sat down at an English textbook knows about such a phenomenon as a list of irregular English verbs. What is this list? It contains verbs that deviate from the standard rules for the formation of past tense and participle forms. It is believed that about seventy percent of irregular verbs are used in daily speech ( English name term).

From this we can conclude that knowing the list of irregular verbs in English is simply necessary if you want to speak and understand the interlocutor fluently.

The total number of irregular verbs is about 470 words. Is it possible to learn such a volume? Of course, this is quite real. However, in order for you to feel confident when speaking in English, you only need to know 180 verbs.

Before turning directly to the list itself, we will give some tips on how to achieve the desired knowledge as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Mechanical learning

The technique of mechanical memorization of information is one of the most common techniques. But how effective is it?

When memorizing, we often notice that a large number of words are quickly forgotten, and some even flatly refuse to settle in our long-term memory. In order for this technique to show itself only from the best side, it is necessary to use the learned verbs in practice as often as possible. By the way, listening to them in a movie, program or just a song helps a lot.

Be sure to have a list of irregular English verbs with translation

To begin with, you will have to become familiar with the meaning of each new word. Usually all irregular verbs tables include a translation column, so don't worry about hours of independent work with dictionary. After the correct associations with the native language fit in the head, you can safely move on to the formed forms.

Irregular Verbs in Poems

Don't worry - you're not the only student trying to master full list English irregular verbs, and there is someone to share your hardships. And some craftsmen even try to somehow help.

On the Internet, you can easily find all kinds of poems created specifically for such purposes. They contain a number of the most common verbs, skillfully built into the overall rhyme and tone of the work. And there are many funny associations there, so remember necessary information will be even easier.

using irregular verbs

Games can be played not only by children, but also by adults. And when it comes to education foreign language, then games are one of the most effective ways of remembering. You can also find ready-made options on the Internet. Usually these are flash cards, various animations or mini-games, accompanied by sound examples. If you don’t really want to play on a computer, then you can easily do something with your own hands, for example, the same cards. If you have an English learning partner, then an analogue of a word game or the creation of dialogues consisting of irregular verbs would be appropriate.

Meet Irregular Verbs

Having told a little about the methods of memorization, we move on to the most important thing. So, we present you a list of irregular English verbs with translation.

Alphabetical verbs (a, b, c, d)

Verbs starting with a:

abide - abode - abided - stay, hold on;

arise - arose - arisen - rise, arise;

awake-awoke-awaked; awoke - wake up, wake up.

For the letter b:

backbite - backbitten - backbitten - slander;

backslide - backslid - backslid - fall off;

be - was (were) - been - to be, to be;

bear - bore - born - carry, be born;

beat - beat - beaten - beat;

become - became - become - become, become;

befall - befell - befallen - happen;

beget - begot (begat) - begotten - generate;

begin - began - begun - begin;

begird - begirt - begirt - encircle;

behold - beheld - beheld - to mature;

bend - bent - bent - bend (sya);

bereave - bereft (bereaved) - bereft (bereaved) - deprive;

beseech - besought (beseeched) - b-esought (beseeched) - beg, beg;

beset - beset - beset - besiege;

bespeak - bespoke - bespoken - order;

bespit - bespat - bespat - spit;

bestride - bestrode - bestridden - sit down, sit on horseback;

bet - bet (betted) - bet (betted) - bet;

betake - betook - betaken - to be accepted, sent;

bid - bad (bade) - bid (bidden) - command, ask;

bind - bound - bound - bind;

bite - bit - bit (bitten) - bite;

bleed - bled - bled - bleed;

bless - blessed - blessed (blest) - bless;

blow - blew - blown (blowed) - blow;

break - broke - broken - (c) break;

breed - bred - bred - grow;

bring - brought - brought - bring;

broadcast - broadcast - broadcast - distribute, scatter;

browbeat - browbeat - browbeaten - scare;

build - built - built - build;

burn - burnt (burned) - burnt (burned) - burn, burn;

burst - burst - burst - burst, explode;

bust - bust (busted) - bust (busted) - split (someone);

buy - bought - bought - buy.

Verbs starting with:

can - could - could - be able, be able;

catch - caught - caught - catch, catch;

choose - chose - chosen - choose;

cleave - clove (cleft, cleaved) - cloven (cleft, cleaved) - dissect;

cling - clung - clung - cling to, cling to;

come - came - come - come;

cost - cost - cost - cost;

creep - crept - crept - crawl;

cut - cut - cut - cut.

Verbs starting with d:

dare - durst (dared) - dared - dare;

deal - dealt - dealt - deal;

dig - dug - dug - dig;

dive - dived (dove) - dived - dive, dive;

do - did - done - do;

draw - drew - drawn - draw, drag;

dream - dream (dreamed) - dream (dreamed) - sleep, dream;

drink - drank - drunk - drink,

drive - drove - driven - drive, drive;

dwell - dwelt - dwelt - dwell, linger.

Alphabet continuation (e, g, f, h)

Verbs starting with e:

eat - ate - eaten - eat, eat.

Verbs starting with f:

fall - fell - fallen - fall;

feed - fed - fed - feed;

feel - felt - felt - feel;

fight - fought - fought - fight;

find - found - found - find;

flee - fled - fled - run away, escape;

floodlight - floodlighted (floodlit) - floodlighted (floodlit) - shine with a spotlight;

fly - flew - flown - fly;

forbear - forbore - forborne - refrain;

forbid - forbad (forbade) - forbidden - to forbid;

forecast - forecast (forecasted) - forecast (forecasted) - predict;

foresee - foresaw - foreseen - to foresee;

forget - forgot - forgotten - forget;

forgive - forgave - forgiven - forgive;

forsake - forsook - forsaken - leave;

forswear - forswore - forsworn - renounce;

freeze - froze - frozen - freeze, freeze.

Verbs starting with g:

gainsay - gainsaid - gainsaid - deny, contradict;

get - got - got - get;

gird - girded (girt) - girded (girt) - encircle;

give - gave - given - give;

go - went - gone - go, leave;

grave - graved - graved (graven) - engrave;

grind - ground - ground - sharpen, grind;

grow - grew - grown - grow.

Verbs starting with h:

hang - hung (hanged) - hung (hanged) - hang;

have - had - had - to have;

hear - heard - heard - hear;

hew - hewed - hewed; hewn - chop, hew;

hide - hid - hidden - hide (sya);

hit - hit - hit - hit, hit;

hold - held - held - hold;

hurt - hurt - hurt - deliver pain, offend.

Second part of the alphabet

Verbs starting with i:

inlay - inlaid - inlaid - invest, line;

input - input (inputted) - input (inputted) - enter;

inset - inset - inset - insert, invest;

interweave - interwove - interwoven - weave, cover with a pattern.

Verbs starting with k:

keep - kept - kept - store;

ken - kenned (kent) - kenned - know, recognize by sight;

kneel - knelt (kneeled) - knelt (kneeled) - kneel;

knit - knit (knitted) - knit (knitted) - knit;

know - knew - known - to know.

Verbs starting with l:

lade - laded - laded (laden) - load;

lay - laid - laid - put, put;

lead - led - led - lead;

lean - lean (leaned) - leant (leaned) - lean, lean;

leap - leapt (leaped) - leapt (leaped) - jump;

learn - learned (learned) - learned (learned) - to teach;

leave - left - left - throw;

lend - lent - lent - lend;

let - let - let - let go, give;

lie - lay - lain - lie;

light - lit (lighted) - lit (lighted) - illuminate;

lose - lost - lost - lose.

m verbs:

make - made - made - create;

may - might - might - be able, be able;

mean - meant - meant - have a meaning;

meet - met - met - meet;

miscast - miscast - miscast - it is wrong to distribute roles;

mishear - misheard - misheard - misheard;

mishit - mishit - mishit - to miss;

mislay - mislaid - mislaid - put in another place;

mislead - misled - misled - confuse;

misread - misread - misread - misinterpret;

misspell - misspelt (misspeled) - misspelt (misspeled) - write with errors;

misspend - misspent - misspent - save;

misunderstand - misunderstood - misunderstood - misunderstand;

mow - mowed - mown (mowed) - cut (lawn).

Verbs starting with r:

rid - rid (ridded) - rid (ridded) - get rid of;

ride - rode - ridden - ride;

ring - rang - rung - call;

rise - rose - risen - rise;

run - ran - run - run, flow.

Verbs starting with s:

saw - sawed - sawn (sawed) - to saw;

say - said - said - to speak, to say;

see - saw - seen - see;

seek - sought - sought - to search;

sell - sold - sold - trade;

send - sent - sent - send;

set - set - set - install;

shake - shook - shaken - shake;

shave - shaved - shaved (shaven) - shave (Xia);

shed - shed - shed - shed;

shine - shone (shined) - shone (shined) - shine, shine;

shoot - shot - shot - shoot, shoot;

show - showed - shown (showed) - show;

shut - shut - shut - slam;

sing - sang - sung - sing;

sink - sank - sunk - sink, sink, sink;

sit - sat - sat - sit;

sleep - slept - slept - sleep;

slide - slide - slide - slide;

slit - slit - slit - tear, cut;

smell - smelt (smelled) - smelt (smelled) - smell, smell;

speak - spoken - spoken - conduct a conversation;

speed - sped (speeded) - sped (speeded) - accelerate, hurry;

spell - spelt (spelled) - spell (spelled) - write or read, pronouncing each letter;

spend - spent - spent - spend;

spill - spilt (spilled) - spilt (spilled) - spill;

spin - spun (span) - spun - spin;

spit - spat (spit) - spat (spit) - spit;

split - split - split - split (Xia);

spoil - spoilt (spoiled) - spoilt (spoiled) - spoil;

spotlight - spotlit (spotlighted) - spotlit (spotlighted) - illuminate;

spread - spread - spread - spread;

stand - stood - stood - stand;

steal - stole - stolen - steal;

stick - stuck - stuck - prick, glue;

sting - stung - stung - sting;

stink-stank; stunk - stunk - smell unpleasant;

strike - struck - struck - to beat, beat, strike;

swear - swore - sworn - swear, take an oath;

swell - swelled - swollen (swelled) - swell;

swim - swam - swum - swim;

swing - swung - swung - swing.

Verbs starting with t:

take - took - taken - take, take;

teach - taught - taught - learn;

tear - tore - torn - break;

tell - told - told - tell, say;

think - thought - thought - think;

throw - threw - thrown - throw.

Verbs starting with w:

wake - woke (waked) - woken (waked) - wake up, wake up;

wear - wore - worn - wear (clothes);

weave - wove (weaved) - woven (weaved) - weave;

wed - wed (wedded) - wed (wedded) - to marry;

weep - wept - wept - cry;

wet - wet (wetted) - wet (wetted) - wet, moisturize;

win - won - won - win;

wind - wound - wound - start (mechanism);

write - wrote - written - write.

We hope that after reading the article, English has become a little clearer for you.

What rule can't do without? Of course, no exceptions! Irregular verbs in English are also not spared. But, as they say, the irregular verb is not so terrible as it is painted. Today we will deal with different methods of memorizing irregular verbs.

Open any table of irregular verbs ( see at the end of the article) and you will see three columns there. The first column contains verbs in the impersonal, or (only without the to particle). This is what corresponds to Russian verbs ending in -т: draw, write, read - (to) draw, write, read.

The second column is - I drew, wrote, read (yesterday, for example) - drew, wrote, read.

In the third column is the so-called second participle, or past participle.

Note. The first participle corresponds to the Russian –yushchy / -yashchiy: drawing, writing, reading. In English, the first participle ends in -ing. - drawing, writing, rading.

Let's return to the third column, which presents the past participle - it corresponds to the Russian "made" - drawn, written, read. Third column for

verbs in .

verb tenses of the Perfect group:

I have already written my essay. I have already written an essay (or “I already have my essay written).

I have read three books this month. I have read three books this month. (Or I have three books read).

Have you ever drawn anything like that? Have you ever drawn anything like this? (Or have you ever had something similar drawn?)

What does "irregular verbs" mean?

Why irregular verbs (irregular verbs) are still “irregular”. The fact is that according to the rules, the so-called second and third forms are built by adding the ending -ed.

I work - I worked yesterday. – I have worked for three companies.

In irregular verbs, the second and third forms are formed completely individually(go - went - gone), or do not change at all (put-put-put).

Memorization methods

Alphabetically - cramming. Boring and useless.
Make cards with three forms on one side and a translation on the other. Periodically, when a minute is given out (in transport, in the morning with a cup of coffee, etc.), sort through the cards, checking yourself. If you remember, we shift to the second pile, if not, leave it in the first and return later. And so on until there is a confident memorization. When sorting through the cards, try to come up with examples - this is how figurative thinking is connected, it is remembered faster, and words are learned not separately, but in context.
Poems. More like childish. But in whom does the child not live? Call if you like positive emotions– then why not? Here are examples of such verses

I'm at the buffet buy-bought-bought (buy)
First class sandwich
For him I pay-paid-paid, (pay)
In the classroom in the desk lay-laid-laid (put)
And not at all think-thought-thought, (think)
That his neighbor is smart.
And now I'm very sad
Smell-smelt-smelt it's delicious! (smell)

Look, slingshot Balamut
In your pocket put-put-put (put)
And begin-began-begun (begin)
Hooligan bully!
He's a pillow cut-cut-cut, (cut)
Brother in the bathroom shut-shut-shut, (shut down)
All newspapers light-lit-lit, (set fire)
Dog hit-hit-hit. (beat)
He ring-rang-rung neighbor (call)
And, of course, run-ran-run. (run)
And not at all think-thought-thought, (think)
That the police will come.

Dig-dug-dug we garden (dig)
Come-came-come there people. (come)
We said: “Go-went-gone, (go, go)
This is not a farce for you.”

We are with enemies fight-fought-fought, (fight, fight)
They are caught in a catch-caught-caught trap. (catch, catch)
Good luck day bring-brought-brought, (bring)
We are a get-got-got award. (receive)

If hares bite-bit-bitten, (bite)
Don't give them eat-ate-eaten, (eat)
They soon learn-learnt-learnt (learn)
Famously matches burn-burnt-burnt. (spark off)

If a friend meet-met-met, (meet)
Its tight keep-kept-kept. (hold)
Well, what if lose-lost-lost, (lose)
Then he is cost-cost-cost. (cost)

Aircraft fly-flew-flown. (fly)
Our children grow-grew-grown. (grow)
Well, the wind blow-blew-blown, (blow)
He is know-knew-known about everything. (know)

Grandfather and grandmother find-found-found (find)
Basset hound dog breed.
Very close to old people
Dog become-became-become. (become)
Give-give-given grandfather to him (give)
Dear Basturma -
Well, the dog must be fed-fed-fed (feed)
Something delicious for lunch!
Your own fat and cutlets
Old people are not let-let-let. (let)
Now grandma and grandpa
Life is different lead-led-led: (lead)
Grandfather with a smile dozing in the bath,
Grandmother dwell-dwelt-dwelt in a closet, (dwell)
Dog in a lie-lay-lain bed
Just like Saddam Hussein.

We break-broke-broken the old house - (break)
It was very boring.
New house we draw-draw-drawn, (draw)
Build-built-built - and we'll live. (build)

I like the idea of distributing irregular verbs into groups based on the similarity of the formation of the second and third forms. This makes them much easier to learn.

Table of irregular English verbs:

Group 1 - all three forms are the same

cost	cost	cost	cost
Cut	Cut	Cut	Cut
Put	Put	Put	put
hit	hit	hit	hit, hit
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	hurt
Let	Let	Let	Let
Shut	Shut	Shut	Close

Group 2 - the second and third forms coincide

Burn	Burnt	Burnt	Burn, burn
Learn	learnt	learnt	Learn
Smell	Smelt	Smelt	Smell
feel	Felt	Felt	Feel
leave	Left	Left	leave, leave
Meet	Met	Met	Meet
dream	dreamt	dreamt	Dream
mean	Meant	Meant	to mean, to mean
keep	Kept	Kept	keep, store
sleep	Slept	Slept	Sleep
Land	Lent	Lent	lend, lend
send	Saint	Saint	Send
Spend	Spent	Spent	spend, spend
Build	built	built	Build
Lose	Lost	Lost	lose, lose
shoot	Shot	Shot	Fire
Get	Got	Got	Receive
light	Lit	Lit	Ignite, illuminate
Sit	Sat	Sat	Sit
buy	Bought	Bought	Buy
bring	Brought	Brought	Bring
Catch	Caught	Caught	Catch
Fight	Fought	Fought	Fight
Teach	Taught	Taught	teach, teach
Sell	Sold	Sold	Sell
tell	Told	Told	Tell
find	Found	Found	Find
have	Had	Had	Have
Hear	Heard	Heard	Hear
hold	Held	Held	Hold
read	read	read	Read
Say	Said	Said	speak, say
Pay	Paid	Paid	To pay
Make	Made	Made	make, produce
understand	Understood	Understood	understand
stand	Stood	Stood	Stand

Group 3 - the second and third forms do not match

Break	Broke	Broken	Break
Choose	Chose	Chosen	Choose
Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Speak
Steal	Stole	Stolen	Steal
Wake	woke	Woken	wake up, wake up
Drive	Drove	driven	drive
Ride	Rode	Ridden	ride
Rise	Rose	Risen	Get up
Write	Wrote	Written	Write
Beat	Beat	beaten	Beat
Bite	Bit	bitten	Bite
Hide	Hid	Hidden	Hide
Eat	Ate	Eaten	Eat
fall	Fell	Fallen	Fall
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten	Forget
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven	Forgive
Give	Gave	Given	giving
See	Saw	Seen	See
take	Took	Taken	Take
Blow	Blew	Blown	Blow
Grow	Grew	Grown	Grow
know	Knew	Known	Know
Throw	Threw	Thrown	Throw
Fly	Flew	flown	Fly
Draw	Drew	Drawn	Paint
show	Showed	Shown	Show
Begin	Began	Begun	Start off
drink	Drank	Drunk	Drink
swim	Swam	swum	Swim
Sing	Sang	Sung	Sing
ring	Rank	Rung	call
Run	ran	Run	Run
Come	Came	Come	Come
Become	Became	Become	Become
Be	was/were	Been	be
go	Went	Gone	go, walk

To make the process of memorizing irregular verbs more fun, my students and I make up stories together. That is, one person takes out a card, remembers all the forms and meanings, and then makes up a sentence using the second or third form. The next player takes out a second card and continues the story. As a rule, it turns out very funny. And bright positive emotions, especially laughter, are known to contribute to memorization.

Do not put it off indefinitely - it's better to cut the leaves right now, make cards - and go! And find an accomplice to write stories.