Irregular verbs in groups by learnenglishwithkatie.co.

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Group 1: The three parts are different

Group 1a: Most of these verbs have Group 1d: verb 1 and 3 have the same
ow-ew-own or aw-ew-awn, except fly vowel sound, verb 3 ends with -en

Infinitive Past simple Past arise arose arisen

(verb 1) (verb 2) participle
(verb 3) drive drove driven

blow blew blown eat ate eaten

draw drew drawn fall fell fallen

fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden

grow grew grown forgive forgave forgiven

know knew known give gave given

throw threw thrown ride rode ridden

withdraw withdrew withdrawn rise rose risen

shake shook shaken

Group 1b: verb 2 ends with -ed, verb 3 ends
with -n or -en strive strove striven

mow mowed mown take took taken

prove proved proven write wrote written

saw sawed sawn

Group 1e: verb 2 and 3 have the same
sew sewed sewn vowel sound, verb 3 ends with -en

shear sheared shorn awake awoke awoken

show showed shown bite bit bitten

sow sowed sown break broke broken

swell swelled swollen choose chose chosen

forget forgot forgotten

Group 1c: ear-ore-orn (except borne)
freeze froze frozen
bear bore borne
hide hid hidden
swear swore sworn
speak spoke spoken
tear tore torn
steal stole stolen
wear wore worn
tread trod trodden

wake woke woken

weave wove woven

Group 1f: i-a-u Group 1g: the ones that don’t fit a pattern!

begin began begun be was/wer been

drink drank drunk beat beat beaten

ring rang rung do did done

shrink shrank shrunk go went gone/been

sing sang sung see saw seen

sink sank sunk

spring sprang sprung

stink stank stunk

swim swam swum

Group 2: Verb 2 and 3 are the same

Group 2a: can be regular or irregular, verb 2
Group 2b: change the vowel sound for
and 3 end in -t or -ed
verbs 2 and 3 and add -t
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned
creep crept crept
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed
deal dealt dealt
dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled
feel felt felt
kneel knelt/kneeled knelt/kneeled
keep kept kept
lean leant/leaned leant/leaned
leave left left
leap leapt/leaped leapt/leaped
lose lost lost
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned
mean meant meant
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled
sleep slept slept
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
sweep swept swept
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
weep wept wept
spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled
Group 2c: change -d to -t for verbs 2 and 3 Group 2f: vowel changes from i to ou

bend bent bent bind bound bound

build built built find found found

lend lent lent wind wound wound

send sent sent

Group 2f: vowel changes from ee/ea to e
spend spent spent NB: “read” is written the same but
pronounced differently

Group 2d: verbs 2 and 3: ought/aught bleed bled bled

bring brought brought breed bred bred

buy bought bought feed fed fed

fight fought fought lead led led

seek sought sought meet met met

think thought thought read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/

catch caught caught speed sped sped

teach taught taught

Group 2g: other vowel changes

Group 2e: vowel changes from i to u get got got

(gotten (USA)
cling clung clung
hold held held
dig dug dug
light lit (lighted) lit (lighted)
fling flung flung
shine shone shone
sling slung slung
shoot shot shot
spin spun spun
sit sat sat
stick stuck stuck
slide slid slid
sting stung stung
spit spat spat
strike struck struck
win won won
swing swung swung

wring wrung wrung

 Group 2h: ay - aid - aid Group 2j: other changes, no pattern!

lay laid laid flee fled fled

pay paid paid have had had

say said said hear heard heard

make made made

Group 2i: -ell-old-old
stand stood stood
sell sold sold
understand understood understood
tell told told

Group 3: verbs 1 and 3 are the same Group 4: verbs 1, 2 and 3 are the same
become became become bet bet bet

come came come burst burst burst

run ran run broadcast broadcast broadcast

cast cast cast

Group 5: can be regular or irregular
with a change in meaning cost cost cost
to say something that isn’t true: cut cut cut
lie lied lied fit fit fit
to rest in a horizontal position: forecast forecast forecast
lie lay lain hit hit hit
to kill someone with a rope round the neck: hurt hurt hurt
hang hanged hanged let let let
to put a coat on a hook or a picture on the put put put
wall, for example:
quit quit quit
hang hung hung
set set set

shed shed shed

shut shut shut

split split split

spread spread spread

thrust thrust thrust

upset upset upset

wet wet wet

Irregular verbs in groups by learnenglishwithkatie.co.uk

Group 1: The three parts are different

Group 1a: Most of these verbs have Group 1d: verb 1 and 3 have the same
ow-ew-own or aw-ew-awn, except fly vowel sound, verb 3 ends with -en

Infinitive Past simple Past arise arose arisen

(verb 1) (verb 2) participle
(verb 3) drive drove driven

blow blew blown eat ate eaten

draw drew drawn fall fell fallen

fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden

grow grew grown forgive forgave forgiven

know knew known give gave given

throw threw thrown ride rode ridden

withdraw withdrew withdrawn rise rose risen

shake shook shaken

Group 1b: verb 2 ends with -ed, verb 3 ends
with -n or -en strive strove striven

mow mowed mown take took taken

prove proved proven write wrote written

saw sawed sawn

Group 1e: verb 2 and 3 have the same
sew sewed sewn vowel sound, verb 3 ends with -en

shear sheared shorn awake awoke awoken

show showed shown bite bit bitten

sow sowed sown break broke broken

swell swelled swollen choose chose chosen

forget forgot forgotten

Group 1c: ear-ore-orn (except borne)
freeze froze frozen
bear bore borne
hide hid hidden
swear swore sworn
speak spoke spoken
tear tore torn
steal stole stolen
wear wore worn
tread trod trodden

wake woke woken

weave wove woven

Group 1f: i-a-u Group 1g: the ones that don’t fit a pattern!

begin began begun be was/wer been

drink drank drunk beat beat beaten

ring rang rung do did done

shrink shrank shrunk go went gone/been

sing sang sung see saw seen

sink sank sunk

spring sprang sprung

stink stank stunk

swim swam swum

Group 2: Verb 2 and 3 are the same

Group 2a: can be regular or irregular, verb 2
Group 2b: change the vowel sound for
and 3 end in -t or -ed
verbs 2 and 3 and add -t
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned
creep crept crept
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed
deal dealt dealt
dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled
feel felt felt
kneel knelt/kneeled knelt/kneeled
keep kept kept
lean leant/leaned leant/leaned
leave left left
leap leapt/leaped leapt/leaped
lose lost lost
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned
mean meant meant
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled
sleep slept slept
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
sweep swept swept
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
weep wept wept
spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled
Group 2c: change -d to -t for verbs 2 and 3 Group 2f: vowel changes from i to ou

bend bent bent bind bound bound

build built built find found found

lend lent lent wind wound wound

send sent sent

Group 2f: vowel changes from ee/ea to e
spend spent spent NB: “read” is written the same but
pronounced differently

Group 2d: verbs 2 and 3: ought/aught bleed bled bled

bring brought brought breed bred bred

buy bought bought feed fed fed

fight fought fought lead led led

seek sought sought meet met met

think thought thought read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/

catch caught caught speed sped sped

teach taught taught

Group 2g: other vowel changes

Group 2e: vowel changes from i to u get got got

(gotten (USA)
cling clung clung
hold held held
dig dug dug
light lit (lighted) lit (lighted)
fling flung flung
shine shone shone
sling slung slung
shoot shot shot
spin spun spun
sit sat sat
stick stuck stuck
slide slid slid
sting stung stung
spit spat spat
strike struck struck
win won won
swing swung swung

wring wrung wrung

 Group 2h: ay - aid - aid Group 2j: other changes, no pattern!

lay laid laid flee fled fled

pay paid paid have had had

say said said hear heard heard

make made made

Group 2i: -ell-old-old
stand stood stood
sell sold sold
understand understood understood
tell told told

Group 3: verbs 1 and 3 are the same Group 4: verbs 1, 2 and 3 are the same
become became become bet bet bet

come came come burst burst burst

run ran run broadcast broadcast broadcast

cast cast cast

Group 5: can be regular or irregular
with a change in meaning cost cost cost
to say something that isn’t true: cut cut cut
lie lied lied fit fit fit
to rest in a horizontal position: forecast forecast forecast
lie lay lain hit hit hit
to kill someone with a rope round the neck: hurt hurt hurt
hang hanged hanged let let let
to put a coat on a hook or a picture on the put put put
wall, for example:
quit quit quit
hang hung hung
set set set

shed shed shed

shut shut shut

split split split

spread spread spread

thrust thrust thrust

upset upset upset

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Infinitive Past simple Past participle Infinitive Past simple Past participle
(verb 1) (verb 2) (verb 3) (verb 1) (verb 2) (verb 3)

arise arose arisen creep crept crept

awake awoke awoken cut cut cut

be was/were been deal dealt dealt

bear bore borne dig dug dug

beat beat beaten do did done

become became become draw drew drawn

begin began begun dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed

bend bent bent drink drank drunk

bet bet bet drive drove driven

bind bound bound dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled

bite bit bitten eat ate eaten

bleed bled bled fall fell fallen

blow blew blown feed fed fed

break broke broken feel felt felt

breed bred bred fight fought fought

bring brought brought find found found

broadcast broadcast broadcast fit fit/fitted fit/fitted

build built built flee fled fled

burn burnt/burned burnt/burned fling flung flung

burst burst burst fly flew flown

buy bought bought forbid forbade forbidden

cast cast cast forecast forecast/ forecast/

forecasted forcasted
catch caught caught
forget forgot forgotten
choose chose chosen
forgive forgave forgiven
cling clung clung
freeze froze frozen
come came come
get got got
cost cost cost (gotten - USA)
 Infinitive Past simple Past participle Infinitive Past simple Past participle
(verb 1) (verb 2) (verb 3) (verb 1) (verb 2) (verb 3)

give gave given lose lost lost

go went gone/been ¹ make made made

grow grew grown mean meant meant

hang hung hung ² meet met met

(hang hanged hanged) ³ mow mowed mown/mowed

have had had pay paid paid

hear heard heard prove proved proven/proved

hide hid hidden put put put

hit hit hit quit quit quit

hold held held read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/

hurt hurt hurt ride rode ridden

keep kept kept ring rang rung

kneel knelt/kneeled knelt/kneeled rise rose risen

knit knit/knitted knit/knitted run ran run

know knew known saw sawed sawn/sawed

lay laid laid say said said

lead led led see saw seen

lean leant/leaned leant/leaned seek sought sought

leap leapt/leaped leapt/leaped sell sold sold

learn learnt/learned learnt/learned send sent sent

leave left left set set set

lend lent lent sew sewed sewn/sewed

let let let shake shook shaken

lie lay lain ⁴ shear sheared shorn/sheared

(lie lied lied) ⁵ shed shed shed

light lit/lighted lit/lighted shine shone shone

¹ She has gone = She is there
She has been = She went and she came back shoot shot shot
² e.g. to put a picture on a wall or a coat on a chair
³ to kill somebody with a rope around the neck show showed shown
⁴ to rest in a horizontal position
⁵ to say something that’s not true
Infinitive Past simple Past participle Infinitive Past simple Past participle
(verb 1) (verb 2) (verb 3) (verb 1) (verb 2) (verb 3)

shrink shrank shrank strive strove striven

shut shut shut swear swore sworn

sing sang sung sweep swept swept

sink sank sunk swell swelled swollen/

swelled
sit sat sat
swim swam swum
sleep slept slept
swing swung swung
slide slid slid
take took taken
sling slung slung
teach taught taught
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled
tear tore torn
sow sowed sown/sowed
tell told told
speak spoke spoken
think thought thought
speed sped/speeded sped/speeded
throw threw thrown
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
thrust thrust thrust
spend spent spent
tread trod trodden
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
understand understood understood
spin spun spun
upset upset upset
spit spat spat
wake woke woken
split split split
wear wore worn
spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled
weave wove woven
spread spread spread
weep wept wept
spring sprang sprung
wet wet/wetted wet/wetted
stand stood stood
win won won
steal stole stolen
wind wound wound
stick stuck stuck
withdraw withdrew withdrawn
sting stung stung
wring wrung wrung
stink stank stunk
write wrote written
strike struck struck