IRREGULAR VERBS <> A REFERENCE LIST <> MNEMONIC RHYMING GROUPS <> MR. HANI M.

AL TAHRAWI 2013
Learning can be fun with Mnemonics! When we were kids, rhyming songs and phrases were some of the gimmicks used to
make us remember different things. I hope sorting these Irregular Verbs into rhyming groups can help you memorize them in
a short period of time. Actually some groups can be memorized in ONLY 10 SECONDS!!! Have a look at Group 3 !!!
Simple Form Simple Past Past Participle Simple Form Simple Past Past Participle
GROUP 1 GROUP 5
ring rang rung bend bent bent
sing sang sung send sent sent
sink sank sunk lend lent lent
drink drank drunk spend spent spent
shrink shrank shrunk build built built
swim swam swum sleep slept slept
begin began begun keep kept kept
run ran run creep crept crept
weep wept wept
GROUP 2 sweep swept swept
feed fed fed leap leapt (leaped) leapt (leaped)
lead led led
breed bred bred feel felt felt
bleed bled bled deal dealt dealt
read read* (Pronounced as red) read* (Pronounced as red) mean meant meant
sell sold sold burn burnt /(burned) burnt /(burned)
tell told told dream dreamt /(dreamed) dreamt /(dreamed)
slide slid slid meet met met
hold held held leave left left
lose lost lost
GROUP 3
hit hit hit GROUP 6
fit fit fit hang hung hung
spit spit / (spat) spit / (spat) hang (to kill ) hanged hanged
knit knit /(knitted) knit /(knitted) dig dug dug
quit quit quit shoot shot shot
let let let stand stood stood
set set set understand understood understood
upset upset upset stick stuck stuck
shut shut shut strike struck struck
cut cut cut sit sat sat
put put put win won won
cost cost cost make made made
hurt hurt hurt pay paid paid
burst burst burst lay laid laid
spread spread spread say said said
broadcast broadcast broadcast light lit / (lighted) lit / (lighted)
find found found
GROUP 4 found founded founded
buy bought bought
fight fought fought GROUP 7
seek sought sought throw threw thrown
think thought thought grow grew grown
bring brought brought blow blew blown
teach taught taught draw drew drawn
catch caught caught withdraw withdrew withdrawn
fly flew flown
know knew known
 GROUP 8 GROUP 9
write wrote written dive dived/dove dived
ride rode ridden do did done
rise rose risen go went gone

choose chose chosen hear heard heard

freeze froze frozen
have had had
speak spoke spoken
awake awoke awoken be ( am , is , are) was, were been
wake woke /waked woken /waked
break broke broken come came come
become became become
steal stole stolen overcome overcame overcome

weave wove woven see saw seen

saw sawed sawn /(sawed)
give gave given mow mowed mown
forgive forgave forgiven
forget forgot forgotten lie lied lied
forbid forbade forbidden lie lay lain
lay laid laid
hide hid hidden

drive drove driven

shake shook shaken

take took taken
overtake overtook overtaken
mistake mistook mistaken
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tear tore torn October 1, 2013

swear swore sworn

wear wore worn

bite bit bitten

beat beat beaten

eat ate eaten

get got got/gotten

fall fell fallen

shave shaved shaven /shaved

show showed shown