Irregular verbs grouped

by families
Groups by
pronunciatio
n and
spelling

Group 1:
Present = Past
Presentbeat
bet
burst
cast
cost
cut
fit

Present
hit
hurt
let
put
quit
set
shut

Group 2:
These verbs past tense
forms are pronounced like
Presentbringaw
Present
buy
catch
fight
teach
seek
think
Past
caught

Group 3:
-eep
-ept
Present
creep
keep
sleep
sweep
weep

Group 4:
-ee-e- / -ee
-ed / -ead
-ed / -oo-oPresentbleed
Present
breed
lead
feed
plead
speed
Present
Present
meet
fee
shoot

Group 5:
-end
-ent

Presentbend
lend
send
spend

Group 6:
-ell
-old

Present
sell
tell

Group 7:
-ay
-aid

Present
lay
mislay
pay
say

-eel

Group 8:
-elt / -eal

Presentdeal
feel
kneel

-ealt

-ing
Present
cling
fing
sling
string
swing
wring

Group 9:
-ung / -ang

-ung

Present
hang

Group
-stand10: -stood

Present
stand
understand
withstand

Group
-ind 11:-ound

Presentbind
find
grind
wind

Group
-come12: -came

Present
become
come
overcome

-i-

Group
-a-13:
/ -u-

Presentbegin
drink
ring
shrink
sing
stink
swim

-a-

Present
run

Past
ran

-ow

Group
-ew /14:
-aw
few

Presentblow
grow
know
throw

-ew / fy

Present
draw
withdraw
Present
fy

Group
-i-15: -oPresentdive
drive
ride
write

Group
16:
Others
Present
be
break
choose
do
eat
fall
get
give
go

Present
have
hear
lose
make
see
shake
speak
take
win

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Rojas