AN EASY WAY TO
LEARN THE:
IRREGULAR
VERBS
We traditionally have
learned the list of the
irregular verbs in
alphabetical order.
Nevertheless, we notice
that some of them share
the same characteristics,
so if we group them, its
learning will be easier.
Let's see 13 groups with
the most common verbs.
GROUP 1
BASE FORM
PAST SIMPLE
-GHT
PAST PARTICIPLE
-GHT
BRING
BROUGHT
BROUGHT
BUY
BOUGHT
BOUGHT
CATCH
CAUGHT
CAUGHT
FIGHT
FOUGHT
FOUGHT
TEACH
TAUGHT
TAUGHT
THINK
THOUGHT
THOUGHT
MEANING
GROUP 2
BASE FORM
-IN
PAST SIMPLE
-AN
PAST PARTICIPLE
-UN
BEGIN
BEGAN
BEGUN
DRINK
DRANK
DRUNK
RING
RANG
RUNG
RUN
RAN
RUN
SING
SANG
SUNG
MEANING
PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:
SWING
SWUNG
SWUNG
SWIM
SWAM
SWUM
GROUP 3
BASE FORM
PAST SIMPLE
-EW
PAST PARTICIPLE
-WN
DRAW
DREW
DRAWN
FLY
FLEW
FLOWN
GROW
GREW
GROWN
KNOW
KNEW
KNOWN
THROW THREW
THROWN
MEANING
GROUP 4
BASE FORM
=
COST
CUT
PAST SIMPLE
=
PAST PARTICIPLE
=
COST
COST
CUT
CUT
HIT
HIT
HIT
HURT
HURT
HURT
PUT
PUT
PUT
READ
READ
READ
MEANING
GROUP 5
BASE FORM
BE
BITE
DRIVE
PAST SIMPLE
WAS/WERE
PAST PARTICIPLE
BASE FORM + EN
BEEN
BIT
BITTEN
DROVE
DRIVEN
EAT
ATE
EATEN
FALL
FELL
FALLEN
GIVE
GAVE
GIVEN
MEANING
BASE FORM
PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
BASE FORM + EN
RIDE
SEE
RODE
SAW
RIDDEN
SEEN
TAKE
TOOK
TAKEN
WRITE
WROTE
WRITTEN
MEANING
PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:
FORGET FORGOT FORGOTTEN
GROUP 6
BASE FORM
-D
PAST SIMPLE
-T
PAST PARTICIPLE
-T
BUILD
BUILT
BUILT
LEND
LENT
LENT
SEND
SENT
SENT
SPEND
SPENT
SPENT
MEANING
GROUP 7
BASE FORM
PAST SIMPLE
-T
PAST PARTICIPLE
-T
BURN
BURNT
BURNT
DREAM
DREAMT
DREAMT
LEARN
LEARNT
LEARNT
PAY ATTENTION:
MEANING
Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:
LOSE
LOST
LOST
HEAR
HEARD
HEARD
GROUP 8
BASE FORM
=
PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
=
BECOME
BECAME
BECOME
COME
CAME
COME
MEANING
GROUP 9
BASE FORM
-Y
PAST SIMPLE
-ID
PAST PARTICIPLE
-ID
PAY
PAID
PAID
SAY
SAID
SAID
MEANING
BASE FORM
EE
GROUP 10
PAST SIMPLE
E/T
PAST PARTICIPLE
E/T
FEEL
FELT
FELT
KEEP
KEPT
KEPT
MEET
MET
MET
SLEEP
SLEPT
SLEPT
PAY ATTENTION:
MEANING
Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:
FEED
FED
FED
BASE FORM
GROUP 11
PAST SIMPLE
O/E
PAST PARTICIPLE
O/EN
BREAK
BROKE
BROKEN
CHOOSE
CHOSE
CHOSEN
FREEZE
FROZE
FROZEN
SPEAK
SPOKE
SPOKEN
STEAL
STOLE
STOLEN
WAKE
WOKE
WOKEN
MEANING
PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:
SHINE
SHONE
SHONE
BASE FORM
GROUP 12
PAST SIMPLE
=
PAST PARTICIPLE
=
FIND
FOUND
FOUND
GET
GOT
GOT
HAVE
HAD
HAD
HOLD
HELD
HELD
LEAVE
LEFT
LEFT
MAKE
MADE
MADE
MEANING
BASE FORM
PAST SIMPLE
=
PAST PARTICIPLE
=
SELL
SOLD
SOLD
SIT
SAT
SAT
STAND
STOOD
STOOD
TELL
TOLD
TOLD
WIN
WON
WON
MEANING
BASE FORM
GROUP 13
PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
DO
DID
DONE
GO
WENT
GONE
WEAR
WORE
WORN
MEANING