COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS

Present Past he, she, it

I, he, she, it, is, was, will (be)
I, you, we, they he, she, it
you, we, they he, she, it has (been)
arise arises arose arisen
awake awakes awoke awakened
be—am, are (2.3a,
3.6a, 7.5b, 9.2a,
will be
9.2d, 11.2a, is was, were
(have, has) been
12.2c, 13.2b,
14.2a)
beat beats beat beaten
become (7.3a) becomes became become
begin (2.3j) begins began begun
bend bends bent bent
bite (7.3d) bites bit bitten
blow (14.6d) blows blew blown
break (16.2b) breaks broke broken
bring (16.6a) brings brought brought
build (7.3e) builds built built
burst bursts burst burst
buy (16.6g) buys bought bought
catch catches caught caught
choose (2.3e) chooses chose chosen
cling clings clung clung
come (2.3h) comes came come
cost (3.6c) costs cost cost
cut cuts cut cut
deal deals dealt dealt
dig digs dug dug
dive dives dove dived
do (2.3b) does did done
draw (12.5a) draws drew drawn
drink (13.6a) drinks drank drunk
drive (8.5e) drives drove driven

Spoken English Learned Quickly Common Irregular Verbs A17

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 Present Past he, she, it
I, he, she, it, is, was, will (be)
I, you, we, they he, she, it
you, we, they he, she, it has (been)
eat (14.6e) eats ate eaten
fall (11.6a) falls fell fallen
feel (16.6e) feels felt felt
fight (12.5b) fights fought fought
find (16.6c) finds found found
fly (13.6d) flies flew flown
forget (5.1g) forgets forgot forgotten
forgive (6.2d) forgives forgave forgiven
freeze freezes froze frozen
get (7.3b) gets got gotten
give (2.3d) gives gave given
go (8.5b) goes went gone
grind (14.6b) grinds ground ground
grow (9.6d) grows grew grown
hang (suspend) (16.2a) hangs hung hung
have (12.5d) has had had
hear (16.6f) hears heard heard
hide (3.6f) hides hid hidden
hold (6.6a) holds held held
hurt hurts hurt hurt
keep (9.6b) keeps kept kept
kneel (14.6c) kneels knelt knelt
know (3.6b, 5.12a) knows knew known
lay (put) (11.6c) lays laid laid
lead leads led led
leave (2.3i, 5.1d) leaves left left
lend lends lent lent
let (allow) (6.6b) lets let let
lie (recline) lies lay lain
light lights lit lit
lose (8.5g) loses lost lost
make (16.6b) makes made made
mean means meant meant
meet (3.6e, 5.1h, 11.6b) meets met met
prove (2.2d) proves proved proved or proven

A18 Common Irregular Verbs Spoken English Learned Quickly

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 Present Past he, she, it
I, he, she, it, is, was, will (be)
I, you, we, they he, she, it
you, we, they he, she, it has (been)
put (7.5e, 9.6a) puts put put
read (11.6d) reads read read
ride (16.6d) rides rode ridden
ring rings rang rung
rise (get up) (9.6c) rises rose risen
run (8.5c) runs ran run
say (3.6d, 5.12c) says said said
see (2.3f, 6.6c) sees saw seen
sell sells sold sold
send (8.5d) sends sent sent
set (place) sets set set
shake shakes shook shaken
shoot (14.6f) shoots shot shot
shrink shrinks shrank shrunk
shut shuts shut shut
sing (8.5f) sings sang sung
sink sinks sank sunk
sit sits sat sat
slay slays slew slain
sleep (12.5c) sleeps slept slept
speak (2.3g, 5.1i) speaks spoke spoken
spend (6.6d) spends spent spent
spin spins spun spun
spring springs sprang sprung
stand (3.6c, 5.12b) stands stood stood
steal (13.6b) steals stole stolen
sting stings stung stung
strike strikes struck stricken
swear swears swore sworn
swim swims swam swum
swing swings swung swung
take (11.2c) takes took taken
teach (2.3c, 5.1e) teaches taught taught
tell (2.3l) tells told told
think (8.5a) thinks thought thought

Spoken English Learned Quickly Common Irregular Verbs A19

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 Present Past he, she, it
I, he, she, it, is, was, will (be)
I, you, we, they he, she, it
you, we, they he, she, it has (been)
throw (7.3c) throws threw thrown
understand understands understood understood
wake wakes woke waked
wear (14.6a) wears wore worn
wring wrings wrung wrung
write (2.3k) writes wrote written

A20 Common Irregular Verbs Spoken English Learned Quickly

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