LISTOFIRREGULARORSTRONGVERBS

INFINITIVE

SIMPLEPAST

PAST

GERMAN

PARTICIPLE

*Thesewordsalsohavearegularform(endingined),sometimeswithadifferentmeaning
arise
arose
arisen
(fromausetwas)entstehen,entspringen
be
was/were
been
sein
bear
bore
borne(born)
tragen,ertragen,(gebren)
beat
beat
beaten
schlagen
become
became
become
werden
begin
began
begun
beginnen,anfangen
bend
bent
bent
biegen
bet
bet
bet
wetten
bid
bid(bade)
bid(bidden)
(Geld)bieten;(tobidfarewellAbschiednehmen)
bind
bound
bound
binden,fesseln
bite
bit
bitten
beien
bleed
bled
bled
bluten
blow
blew
blown
blasen,wehen
break
broke
broken
kaputtgehen,zerbrechen
breed
bred
bred
etw.zchten,sichvermehren
bring
brought
brought
(hin)bringen
broadcast
broadcast
broadcast
ausstrahlen(Radio,TV)
build
built
built
bauen
burn*
burnt
burnt
brennen
burst
burst
burst
bersten,platzen
buy
bought
bought
kaufen
cast
cast
cast
werfen;(ab)gieen;Rollen(Film,Theater)besetzen
catch[ct]
caught[co:t]
caught[co:t]
fangen
choose
chose
chosen
(aus)whlen
cling
clung
clung
toclingtosth.anetw.hngen,festhalten
come
came
come
kommen
cost
cost
cost
kosten
creep
crept
crept
schleichen,kriechen
cut
cut
cut
schneiden
(be)handeln,verteilen
deal[dil]
dealt[dlt]
dealt[dlt]
dig
dug
dug
graben
dive*
dove
dived
KopfvoraninsWasserspringen;tauchen*
do
did
done
tun,machen
draw
drew
drawn
zeichnen,ziehen
dream*
trumen
dreamt[drmt] dreamt[drmt]
drink
drank
drunk
trinken
drive
drove
driven
einFahrzeugfahren
dwell
dwelt
dwelt
wohnen,hausen;todwellonsth.aufetw.verweilen
eat
ate
eaten
essen
fall
fell
fallen
fallen
feed
fed
fed
fttern
feel
felt
felt
fhlen
fight[fait]
fought[fo:t]
fought[fo:t]
kmpfen,streiten
find[faind]
found[faund]
found[faund]
finden
flee
fled
fled
fliehen
fling
flung
flung
schleudern,werfen
fly
flew
flown
fliegen
forbid
forbade
forbidden
verbieten

forget
forgive
freeze
get
give
go
grind
grow
hang*
have
hear
hide
hit
hold
hurt
keep
kneel[ni:l]
knit*[nit]
know[nou]
lay
lead
lean*
leap*
learn*
leave
lend
let
lie
light
lose
make
mean
meet
pay
prove*
put
quit
read[ri:d]
rid
ride
ring
rise
run
saw*
say
see
seek
sell
send
set
sew[sou]
shake[sheik]
shed
shine

forgot
forgave
froze
got
gave
went
ground
grew
hung
had
heard
hid
hit
held
hurt
kept
knelt[nlt]
knit[nit]
knew[nju:]
laid
led
leant
leapt
learnt
left
lent
let
lay
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
proved
put
quit
read[rd]
rid
rode
rang
rose
ran
sawed
said
saw
sought
sold
sent
set
sewed[soud]
shook[shk]
shed
shone

forgotten
forgiven
frozen
got
given
gone
ground
grown
hung
had
heard
hidden
hit
held
hurt
kept
knelt[nlt]
knit[nit]
known[noun]
laid
led
leant
leapt
learnt
left
lent
let
lain
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
proven
put
quit
read[rd]
rid
ridden
rung
risen
run
sawn
said
seen
sought
sold
sent
set
sewn[soun]
shaken[sheik?n]
shed
shone

vergessen
vergeben,verzeihen
ein/zufrieren
bekommen
geben
gehen
mahlen
wachsen,anbauen
(auf)hngen;erhngen*
haben
hren
verstecken
schlagen,treffen
halten
verletzen,schmerzen
behalten,weiterfahren
knien
stricken,knpfen
wissen,kennen
legen
fhren,leiten
schiefstehen;onsichaufjd.sttzen
springen
lernen
verlassen
ausleihen
lassen
liegen
anznden,beleuchten
verlieren
machen
bedeuten,meinen
treffen
bezahlen
beweisen,sicherweisen
setzen,stellen,legen
aufgeben,verlassen,etw.beenden
lesen
loswerden;toridsn.ofsth.jd.vonetw.befreien
reiten;torideabikeFahrradfahren
klingeln,luten
aufgehen,(an)steigen
rennen
sgen;tosawsth.offetw.absgen
sagen
sehen
suchen
verkaufen
schicken,senden
setzen,stellen,legen,einstellen
nhen
schtteln,zittern
etw.verlieren,abwerfen
scheinen,leuchten,glnzen

shoot
show
shrink
shut
sing
sink
sit
slay
sleep
slide
sling
slit
smell*
sow*
speak
speed
spell*
spend
spill
spin
spit
split
spoil*
spread
spring
stand
steal
stick
sting
stink
strew*[strou]
stride
strike
string
strive
swear
sweep
swell*
swim
swing
take
teach
tear
tell
think
throw
thrust
tread
understand
(a)wake
wear
weave
wed*
weep

shot
showed
shrank
shut
sang
sank
sat
slew
slept
slid
slung
slit
smelt
sowed
spoke
sped
spelt
spent
spilt
spun
spat
split
spoilt
spread
sprang
stood
stole
stuck
stung
stank
strewed[stroud]
strode
struck
strung
strove
swore
swept
swelled
swam
swung
took
taught
tore
told
thought
threw
thrust
trod
understood
(a)woke
wore
wove
wed
wept

shot
shown
shrunk
shut
sung
sunk
sat
slain
slept
slid
slung
slit
smelt
sown
spoken
sped
spelt
spent
spilt
spun
spat
split
spoilt
spread
sprung
stood
stolen
stuck
stung
stunk
strewn[stroun]
stridden
struck(stricken)
strung
striven
sworn
swept
swollen
swum
swung
taken
taught
torn
told
thought
thrown
thrust
trodden(trod)
understood
(a)woken
worn
woven
wed
wept

(er)schieen
zeigen
schrumpfen
schlieen
singen
sinken,untergehen
sitzen
tten,erlegen
schlafen
gleiten,rutschen
schleudern;toslingstharoundsth.etwumetwlegen
(auf)schlitzen
riechen
sen
sprechen
eilen,rasen
buchstabieren,(richtig)schreiben
(Geld)ausgeben,(Zeit)verbringen
verschtten
(s.)drehen;(Netz,Faden)spinnen
spucken,speien
spalten
verderben
verbreiten,sichausbreiten
springen
stehen
stehlen
kleben,stecken
stechen,(z.B.aufderHaut)brennen
stinken
streuen
schreiten
schlagen,treffen;(entfernen)
aufreihen,bespannen,schnren
s.anstrengen;tostriveforsth.nachetw.streben
schwren,fluchen
kehren,wischen
anschwellen
schwimmen
schwingen,herumschwenken
nehmen,(weg)bringen
lehren,unterrichten
(zer)reien
erzhlen
denken
werfen
stoen,stechen
treten
verstehen
wecken,wachen
tragen(Kleidung)
weben
heiraten
weinen

wet
win
wind[waind]
wring[ring]
write[rait]

wet
won
wound[waund]
wrung[rng]
wrote[rout]

wet
won
wound[waund]
wrung[rng]
written[rit?n]

netzen,befeuchten,nssen
gewinnen
aufziehen,spulen,wickeln;drehen
wringen,auspressen
schreiben

IRREGULARPLURALSOFNOUNS
man

men

woman

women
[wimin]

mouse

mice

louse

lice

tooth

teeth

goose

geese

foot

feet

child

children

ox

oxen

brother

brothers,
(brethren)

penny

pence

die

dice

person

people(in
officialuse:
persons)

sheep

sheep

deer

deer

moose

moose

aircraft

aircraft

means

means

offspring

offspring

analysis

analyses

basis

bases

crisis

crises

oasis

oases

thesis

theses

bacterium

bacteria

criterion

criteria

curriculum

curricula

medium

media

phenomenon phenomena
formula

formulae

vertebra

vertebrae

appendix

appendices

index

indices

cactus

cacti

fungus

fungi

nucleus

nuclei

stimulus

stimuli

IRREGULARADVERBS
Mostadverbsareformedbyaddinglytoanadjective(e.g.slowslowly).However,therearesomeirregular
adverbs.
ADJECTIVES

ADVERBS

good

well

fast

fast

hard

hard

late

late

early

early

daily

daily

IRREGULARCOMPARISONOFADJECTIVESANDADVERBS
ADJECTIVES
good
bad
well
ill
far
old

better
worse
better
worse
farther/further
older/elder

best
worst
best
worst
farthest/furthest
oldest/eldest

ADVERBS
little
much/many
well

less
more
better

least
most
best