Base form Past Simple Past Participle be was, were been become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bet bet bet bite bit bitten irregular verbs a break broke broken day” breed bred bred bring brought brought broadcast broadcast broadcast build built built burn burnt burnt buy bought bought catch caught caught choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost cut cut cut do did done draw drew drawn drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feel felt felt fight fought fought find found found “5 minutes of keeps the bad grades away Base form Past Simple Past Participle fly flew flown forget forgot forgotten freeze froze frozen get got got (sometimes gotten) give gave given go went gone grow grew grown hang hung hung have had had hear heard heard hide hid hidden hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt keep kept kept know knew known learn learned/learnt learned/learnt leave left left lose lost lost make made made mean meant meant meet met met pay paid paid put put put read read read ride rode ridden ring rang rung Base form Past Simple Past Participle run ran run say said said see saw seen sell sold sold send sent sent set set set set up set up set up irregular verbs. There shake shook shaken are about 450 of shine shone shone them…but only about show showed shown 200 of them are used sleep slept slept speak spoke spoken spend spent spent Having a hard time spoil spoilt spoilt memorising them? spread spread spread stand stood stood steal stole stolen take took taken teach taught taught think thought thought throw threw thrown understand understood understood wake up woke up woken up wear wore worn Is this all? These verbs are only a fraction of all the frequently. Try grouping them. Try singing them. Try rapping them Try anything. Whatever you do: Make sure you know them by heart! win won won write wrote written Always!