Irregular verbs The most common ones
Be	was/were	been	How old were you when you first swam?
Bear	bore	borne	I can't bear the smell of cigarettes: it makes me sick.
Beat	beat	beaten	I always beat my brother at tennis.
Become	became	become	Travelling abroad has become more and more expensive.
Begin	began	begun	The meeting will begin at 10 and finish at 12
Bite	bit	bit/bitten	Be careful! This dog is dangerous: it bites
Blow	blew	blown	The wind blew in the trees.
Break	broke	broken	The vase has fallen. It is broken now.
Bring	brought	brought	A hot weather often brings storms.
Build	built	built	The bridge was built in 1956.
Burn	burnt	burnt	The fire is burning in the fireplace.
Burst	burst	burst	She burst out laughing when she heard the joke.
Buy	bought	bought	We bought this house at a very expensive price but we 're happy in it.
Catch	caught	caught	The cat has caught the mouse.
Choose	chose	chosen	You'll have to choose between the red one and the green one.
Come	came	come	Will you come and have dinner with us tomorrow?
Cost	cost	cost	This will cost you three pounds.
Cut	cut	cut	She cut a slice of bread with her knife.
Do	did	done	When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Draw	drew	drawn	He drew the curtains across the window. / Give me a pencil and I'll draw your portrait
Dream	dreamt*	dreamt*	I dreamt about you while I was sleeping. (*dreamed)
Drink	drank	drunk	Never drive when you've drunk too much!
Drive	drove	driven	You should drive more carefully: the road is dangerouq!
Eat	ate	eaten	The dog ate all the meat.
Fall	fell	fallen	The leaves fall in autumn.
Feed	fed	fed	Don't forget to feed the dog before you go out.
Feel	felt	felt	How do you feel today? Very well, thank you! / I feel something strange is going to happen.
Fight	fought	fought	He fought as long as he could and finally won the battle.
Find	found	found	Have you solved this problem? Yes, I have found the solution.
Fly	flew	flown	The bird flew very high in the sky.
Forbid	forbade	forbidden	Smoking is strictly forbidden.
Forget	forgot	forgotten	Can you remember his address? No, I'm sorry, I've forgotten it.
Forgive	forgave	forgiven	Forgive me for being so long in writing.
Get	got	got	He got on the train at 6. / This place is getting dangerous, let's go out.
Give	gave	given	I wil give you one last chance.
Go	went	gone	If you go on doing that, you'll be in trouble.
Grow	grew	grown	He grows vegetables in his garden. / How fast he has grown! He's so tall now.
Hang	hung	hung	Beautiful paintings hung on the wall. / She hung the washing on a line in the garden.
Have	had	had	We had a very good time yesterday.
Hear	heard	heard	Can you speak louder? I can't hear you.
Hide	hid	hidden	He had to hide the letters because they were secret ones.
Hit	hit	hit	The child fell and hit his head on the table.
Hold	held	held	The little girl was holding her brother's hand while she was crossing the street.
Hurt	hurt	hurt	She was hurt by his words and started crying.
Keep	kept	kept	Don't give the money back to me: you may keep it / she is never satisfied: she keeps complaining about everything.
Kneel	knelt	knelt	He knelt down to look for a coin he had dropped.
Know	knew	known	Do you know Mr Hedge? No, I have never met him before.
Lay	laid	laid	He laid the shirt on the table.
Lead	led	led	The waiter led us to a table in a corner of the restaurant.
Learn	learnt	learnt	He learnt three foreign languages when he was at school and he can speak all of them now.
Leave	left	left	When did you leave London? / I've left my umbrella in the train. / The bus left at 6.30 and arrived at 6.45
Lend	lent	lent	I'll lend you my book, but don't forget to give it back.
Let	let	let	Her mother didn't let her go to the birthday party.
Lie	lay	lain	She lay on the beach for 3 hours to get suntanned.
Lose	lost	lost	I've lost my keys. Do you know where they are?
Make	made	made	This TV was made in Hong Kong but it is sold in Europe.
Mean	meant	meant	I don't understand what this word means. Can you explain it?
Meet	met	met	Why don't we meet for lunch on Friday?
Mow	mowed	mown	He mows the lawn once a week when the weather is wet.
Pay	paid	paid	You can pay by cheque or credit card.
Put	put	put	He put his hands in his pockets.
Read	read	read	She read the book entirely and brought it back to the library.
Ride	rode	ridden	Have you ever ridden a horse?
Ring	rang	rung	The phone rang while you were out. Someone is ringing at the
Rise	rose	risen	The sun rises in the East. / Prices have risen a lot: everything is so expensive now.
Run	ran	run	You'll have to run if you want to catch the bus: you're late.
Say	said	said	I said good-bye and left the room.
See	saw	seen	Have you seen that film? Yes, I loved it.
Sell	sold	sold	He is selling his car for £700: are you interested?
Send	sent	sent	I've written a few lines for him: I'll go to the post office and send the postcard this afternoon.
Set	set	set	Have you set a date for the wedding?
Shine	shone	shone	The sun is shining today.
Shoot	shot	shot	President Kennedy was shot dead in his car.
Show	showed	shown	Follow me and I'll show you the way to your room.
Shut	shut	shut	Shut the door, please! It's cold.
Sing	sang	sung	Can you sing that song for me? I know you have a nice voice.
Sit	sat	sat	Don't stand there! Come and sit by me on the bench.
Sleep	slept	slept	Did you sleep well? Yes, I had a very good night.
slide	slid	slid	The children were sliding on the ice.
Smell	smelt!*	smelt*	I can smell something burning. Will you look in the kitchen? (*also: smelled)
Speak	spoke	spoken	Can you speak louder, please? I can't hear you!
Spell	spelt	spelt	How do you spell your name? H.A.T.T.E.R.
Spend	spent	spent	The family spent the night in a hotel.
Stand	stood	stood	Standing is more tiring than sitting.
Steal	stole	stolen	Someone stole her money and her credit card while she was asleep. She'll have to go to the police.
Stick	stuck	stuck	Don't forget to stick a stamp on the letter.
Strike	struck	struck	He struck the table with his fist.
Sweep	swept	swept	Could you sweep the floor, please? It's very dirty.
Swim	swam	swum	He swam across the river.
Take	took	taken	It took three hours to fix the washing machine.
Teach	taught	taught	Come with me and I will teach you how to play chess.
Tell	told	told	Tell me another story! / We never told you to come!
Think	thought	thought	What are you thinking of? You look so serious!
throw	threw	thrown	They threw stones at the cat.
Tread	trod	trodden	Hey! You trod on my foot!
Understand	Understood	understood	I don't understand this text. It doesn't mean anything
Upset	upset	upset	The news of his death upset her and she had to leave the room.
Wake	woke	woken	I always get up right after waking up? Can you wake me up at 7?
Wear	wore	worn	She was wearing her best clothes yesterday.
Win	won	won	Who do you think will win the competition? Mike will, he's the best player.
Write	wrote	written	The article is well written but it's a bit too long.