englisch-hilfen.de – LEARNING ENGLISH ONLINE infinitive simple past past participle be bear beat become begin bend bet* bid bind bite bleed blow break breed bring broadcast build burn ** burst bust* buy cast catch choose cling come cost creep cut deal dig dive do draw dream ** drink drive eat fall feed feel fight find flee fling fly forbid forecast* forget forsake freeze get give was/were bore beat became began bent bet bid, bade bound bit bled blew broke bred brought broadcast built burnt burst bust bought cast caught chose clung came cost crept cut dealt dug dived/dove(AE) did drew dreamt drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found fled flung flew forbade, forbad forecast forgot forsook froze got gave been borne/born (AE) beaten/beat (AE) become begun bent bet bid, bidden bound bitten bled blown broken bred brought broadcast built burnt burst bust bought cast caught chosen clung come cost crept cut dealt dug dived done drawn dreamt drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found fled flung flown forbidden forecast forgotten forsaken frozen got, gotten (AE) given englisch-hilfen.de – LEARNING ENGLISH ONLINE Irregular verbs - difficult - page 1 englisch-hilfen.de – LEARNING ENGLISH ONLINE grind go grow hang have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead learn ** leave lend let lie light* lose make mean meet overtake pay prove* put quit* read rid ride ring rise run say see seek sell send set sew* shake shear* shed shine shoot show* shut sing sink sit slay sleep slide ground went grew hung had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew laid led learnt left lent let lay lit lost made meant met overtook paid proved put quit read rid rode rang rose ran said saw sought sold sent set sewed shook sheared shed shone shot showed shut sang sank sat slew slept slid ground gone grown hung had heard hidden hit held hurt kept known laid led learnt left lent let lain lit lost made meant met overtaken paid proven put quit read rid ridden rung risen run said seen sought sold sent set sewn shaken shorn shed shone shot shown shut sung sunk sat slain slept slid englisch-hilfen.de – LEARNING ENGLISH ONLINE Irregular verbs - difficult - page 2 englisch-hilfen.de – LEARNING ENGLISH ONLINE sling slink slit sow speak speed* spend spin spit split spread spring stand steal stick sting stink stride strike string strive swear sweep swell* swim swing take teach tear tell think thrive* throw thrust tread understand wake* wear weave weep wet* win wind wring write slung slunk slit sowed spoke sped spent spun spat, spit split spread sprang stood stole stuck stung stank, stunk strode struck strung strove swore swept swelled swam swung took taught tore told thought throve threw thrust trod understood woke wore wove wept wet won wound wrung wrote slung slunk slit sown spoken sped spent spun spat, spit split spread sprung stood stolen stuck stung stunk stridden struck strung striven sworn swept swollen swum swung taken taught torn told thought thrived thrown thrust trodden, trod understood woken worn woven wept wet won wound wrung written * regular form (+ -ed) also possible ** The following verbs use the standard past and participle forms (-ed) in American English: burn, dream, learn The following verbs are now obsolete and use the standard past and participle forms (-ed): dwell, kneel, lean, mow, smell, spell, spill, spoil, trust englisch-hilfen.de – LEARNING ENGLISH ONLINE Irregular verbs - difficult - page 3