ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS WITH PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION

be /bi/ was, were /wz, w/ been /bin/

beat /bit/ beat /bit/ beaten /bit()n/

become /bkm/ became /bkem/ become /bkm/

begin /bgn/ began /bgn/ begun /bgn/

bend /bnd/ bent /bnt/ bent /bnt/

bind /band/ bound /band/ bound /band/

bite /bat/ bit /bt/ bitten /bt()n/

bleed /blid/ bled /bld/ bled /bld/

blow /bl/ blew /blu/ blown /bln/

break /brek/ broke /brk/ broken /brkn/

bring /br/ brought /brt/ brought /brt/

build /bld/ built /blt/ built /blt/

burn /bn/ burnt /bnt/ burnt /bnt/

buy /ba/ bought /bt/ bought /bt/

catch /k/ caught /kt/ caught /kt/

choose /uz/ chose /z/ chosen /tz()n/

come /km/ came /kem/ come /km/

cost /kst/ cost /kst/ cost /kst/

cut /kt/ cut /kt/ cut /kt/

dig /dg/ dug /dg/ dug /dg/

do /du/ did /dd/ done /dn/

draw /dr/ drew /dru/ drawn /drn/

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dream /drim/ dreamt /drmt/ dreamt /drmt/

drink /drk/ drank /drk/ drunk /drk/

drive /drav/ drove /drv/ driven /drv()n/

eat /it/ ate /et/ eaten /it()n/

fall /fl/ fell /fl/ fallen /fl()n/

feed /fid/ fed /fd/ fed /fd/

feel /fil/ felt /flt/ felt /flt/

fight /fat/ fought /ft/ fought /ft/

find /fand/ found /fand/ found /fand/

fly /fla/ flew /flu/ flown /fln/

forget /fgt/ forgot /fgt/ forgotten /fgt()n/

forgive /fgv/ forgave /fgev/ forgiven /fgv()n/

freeze /friz/ froze /frz/ frozen /frz()n/

get /gt/ got /gt/ got /gt/

give /gv/ gave /gev/ given /gv()n/

go /g/ went /wnt/ gone /gn/

grow /gr/ grew /gru/ grown /grn/

hang /h/ hung /h/ hung /h/

have /hv/ had /hd/ had /hd/

hear /h/ heard /hd/ heard /hd/

hide /had/ hid /hd/ hidden /hd()n/

hit /ht/ hit /ht/ hit /ht/

hold /hld/ held /hld/ held /hld/

hurt /ht/ hurt /ht/ hurt /ht/

keep /kip/ kept /kpt/ kept /kpt/

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know /n/ knew /nju/ known /nn/

lay /le/ laid /led/ laid /led/

lead /lid/ led /ld/ led /ld/

learn /ln/ learnt /lnt/ learnt /lnt/

leave /liv/ left /lft/ left /lft/

lend /lnd/ lent /lnt/ lent /lnt/

let /lt/ let /lt/ let /lt/

lie /la/ lay /le/ lain /len/

lose /luz/ lost /lst/ lost /lst/

make /mek/ made /med/ made /med/

mean /min/ meant /mnt/ meant /mnt/

meet /mit/ met /mt/ met /mt/

pay /pe/ paid /ped/ paid /ped/

put /pt/ put /pt/ put /pt/

read /rid/ read /rd/ read /rd/

ride /rad/ rode /rd/ ridden /rd()n/

ring /r/ rang /r/ rung /r/

rise /raz/ rose /rz/ risen /rz()n/

run /rn/ ran /rn/ run /rn/

say /se/ said /sd/ said /sd/

see /si/ saw /s/ seen /sin/

sell /sl/ sold /sld/ sold /sld/

send /snd/ sent /snt/ sent /snt/

set /st/ set /st/ set /st/

shake /ek/ shook /k/ shaken /ek()n/

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shine /an/ shone /n/ shone /n/

shoot /ut/ shot /t/ shot /t/

show // showed /d/ shown /n/

shut /t/ shut /t/ shut /t/

sing /s/ sang /s/ sung /s/

sink /sk/ sank /sk/ sunk /sk/

sit /st/ sat /st/ sat /st/

sleep /slip/ slept /slpt/ slept /slpt/

smell /sml/ smelt /smlt/ smelt /smlt/

speak /spik/ spoke /spk/ spoken /spk()n/

spell /spl/ spelt /splt/ spelt /splt/

spend /spnd/ spent /spnt/ spent /spnt/

spill /spl/ spilt /splt/ spilt /splt/

spit /spt/ spat /spt/ spat /spt/

split /splt/ split /splt/ split /splt/

spoil /spl/ spoilt /splt/ spoilt /splt/

stand /stnd/ stood /std/ stood /std/

steal /stil/ stole /stl/ stolen /stln/

strike /strak/ struck /strk/ struck /strk/

swim /swm/ swam /swm/ swum /swm/

take /tek/ took /tk/ taken /tek()n/

teach /ti/ taught /tt/ taught /tt/

tear /te/ tore /t/ torn /tn/

tell /tl/ told /tld/ told /tld/

think /k/ thought /t/ thought /t/

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throw /r/ threw /ru/ thrown /rn/

understand /ndstnd/ understood /ndstd/ understood /ndstd/

wake /wek/ woke /wk/ woken /wk()n/

wear /we/ wore /w/ worn /wn/

win /wn/ won /wn/ won /wn/

write /rat/ wrote /rt/ written /rt()n/

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