English in Use II Teacher Hugo Regular & Irregular Verbs

REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERBS

REGULAR VERBS: The simple past and past participle end in -ed

Simple Form Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle (Progressive)

hope hoped hoped hoping

stop stopped stopped stoping

listen listened listened listening

study studied studied studied

start started started started

IRREGULAR VERBS: The simple past and past participle do not end in -ed

Simple Form Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle (Progressive)

hit hit hit hitting

find found found finding

swim swam swum swimming

break broke broken breaking

IRREGULAR VERB LIST

GROUP 1: all three forms are the same.

SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

bet bet bet

let let let

burst burst burst

put put put

cost cost cost

quit quit quit

cut cut cut

shut shut shut

fit fit fit

split split split

hit hit hit

spread spread spread

hurt hurt hurt upset upset upset

GROUP 2: past participle ends in -ed.

awake awoke awoken

hide hid hidden

bite bit bitten

prove prove proven

break broke broken

ride rode ridden

choose chose chosen

rise rose risen

drive drove driven

shake shook shaken

eat ate eaten

speak spoke spoken

fall fell fallen

steal stole stolen

forget forgot forgotten

swell swelled swollen

forgive forgave forgiven

take took taken

freeze froze frozen

wake woke woken

get got gotten

write wrote written
give gave given

GROUP 3: Vowels change from a in the simple past to u in the past participle.

begin began begun

shrink shrank shrunk

drink drank drunk

sing sang sung

ring rang rung

sink sank sunk

run ran run swim swam swum

English in Use II Teacher Hugo Regular & Irregular Verbs
GROUP 4: past tense and past participle forms are the same.

bend bent bent

mislay mislaid mislaid

bleed bled bled

pay paid paid

bring brought brought

read read read

build built built

say said said

burn burnt burnt

seek sought sought

buy bought bought

sell sold sold

catch caught caught

shoot shot shot

dig dug dug

sit sat sat

feed fed fed

sleep slept slept

feel felt felt

slide slid slid

fight fought fought

sneak snuck snuck

find found found

speed sped sped

flee fled fled

spend spent spent

grind ground ground

spin spun spun

hang hung hung

stand stood stood

have had had

stick stuck stuck

hear heard heard

sting stung stung

hold held held

strike stroke stroke

keep kept kept

sweep swept swept

lay laid laid

swing swung swung

lead led led

teach taught taught

leave left left

tell told told

lend lent lent

think thought thought

light lit/lighted lit/lighted

understand understood understood

lose lost lost

weep wept wept

make made made

win won won
mean meant meant

meet met met

GROUP 5: Past participle adds -n to the simple form, with or without a spelling change.

blow blew blown

see saw seen

do did done
swear swore sworn

draw drew drawn

tear tore torn

fly flew flown

throw threw thrown

grow grew grown

wear wore worn

know knew known

withdraw withdrew withdrawn
lie lay lain

GROUP 6: The first and third forms are the same

become became become

come came come

run ran run

GROUP 7: One of the three forms is very different.

be was, were been

go went gone

GROUP 8: Both regular and irregular forms are used. (The regular form is more common in AmE, and the irregular
form is more common in BrE.)

burn burned/burnt burned/burnt

learn learned/learnt learned/learnt

dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt

smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt

kneel kneeled/knelt kneeled/knelt

spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt

lean leaned/leant leaned/leant spoil spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt