Irregular Verbs List 2015-2016

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

be was / were been To exist or to live

beat beat beaten To defeat or win againt somebody/ To hit somebody

become became become To grow or change into something different

begin began begun To start or to commence

bend bent bent To curvevor change the shape of something so that it is not straight

bite bit bitten To cut with your teeth, normally before you eat something

bleed bled bled To lose blood from your body like when you cut yourself

blow blew blown To push air out of your mouth / The way the wind moves

break broke broken To separate something into pieces or damage something

bring brought brought To take or carry something to a person or place

build built built To construct or make a structure

burn burnt burnt To be hurt, damaged or destroyed by fire or heat

buy bought bought To pay and get something (an object), normally in a shop

can could been able to To have the ability or the permission to do something

catch caught caught To take something (sometimes in the air) / To take a train, plane, bus etc.

choose chose chosen To pick or select something or somebody from a number of options

come came come To go toward somebody or something / To arrive to a place

cost cost cost The price that an object has when you buy it

cut cut cut To divide or make an object smaller with scissors or a knife

dig dug dug To make a hole in the ground

do did done To perform an action or make something

draw drew drawn To sketch or paint a picture

dream dreamt (dreamed) dreamt (dreamed) To think or imagine things when you are sleeping

drink drank drunk To take liquid into your mouth and swallow it

drive drove driven To move along the road in a car, to control a vehicle

eat ate eaten To consume some food

fall fell fallen To suddenly drop to the ground

feed fed fed To give food to another person, group or animal so that they eat it

feel felt felt To have a physical or emotional sensation

fight fought fought To have a disagreement (physical or verbal) with someone

find found found To discover something that you had lost or a place

fit fit fit To put something on, when something is the correct size

fly flew flown To move through the air

forbid forbade forbidden To prohibit something

forget forgot forgotten The opposite of the verb to remember

forgive forgave forgiven To stop being angry or upset with someone after their actions

freeze froze frozen To make something very cold or turn into ice

get got got To obtain or catch something

give gave given To offer or pass something to another person

go went gone To move to or from a place to another place

grow grew grown To become taller or to increase in size/amount

hang hung (hanged) hung (hanged) To suspend (or put) something from above; for example, a coat on a hook

have had had To possess

hear heard heard To become conscious of sounds using your ears

hide hid hidden To put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place

hit hit hit To cause an impact or collision, to strike something

hold held held To have or keep an object with your hands or arms.

hurt hurt hurt To cause or experience physical or emotional damage or pain

keep kept kept To have or continue to have something in your possession

kneel knelt knelt To go down or rest on your knees

know knew known To have knowledge or information about something in your mind

lay laid laidTo put something in a particular position. For example, to lay a table before

eating

lead led led To guide / To show the way to by going in advance

learn learnt (learned) learnt (learned) To get knowledge of something by study or experience

leave left left To go out or away from a place

lend lent lent To give something to somebody, with the condition that they return it

let let let To give permission to do something

lie lay lain To be in horizontal position (at the beach...)

Irregular Verbs List 2015-2016

light lit (lighted) lit (lighted) To illuminate / To set on fire

lose lost lost When you can't find and object you had; when you don't win a game

make made made To do or to create something

mean meant meant To express the definition of something

meet met metTo know somebody for the first time; to come together at a specific time and

place

must had to had to To have the obligation to do something

pay paid paid To give somebody money for work, objects, services, etc.

put put put To place an object into a specific positition

read read read To look at a text and understand what it says

ride rode ridden To sit on a horse, bike, etc., and control it as it moves

ring rang rung To telephone someone; when a telephone sounds

rise rose risen To come or go up

run ran run To go quickly by moving your legs fast

say said said To move using your legs, going faster than when you walk

see saw seen To view something with you eyes

sell sold sold To give something to someone else and receive money in return

send sent sent To deliver a product to a destination

set set set To put in a particular place or position

shake shook shaken To move something (especially a liquid) with short, quick movements

shine shone shone To be bright with light, to sparkle

shoot shot shot To fire a weapon, like a riffle or a gun

show showed shown To make it possible for people to see something

shut shut shut To close

sing sang sung To perform music or a song with your voice

sink sank sunk When a boat goes to the bottom of the sea

sit sat sat To rest on a chair

sleep slept slept To rest your body and mind, usually at night

slide slid slid To slip, move easily over a surface

speak spoke spoken To talk

spend spent spent To pass time; also, to use money

spoil spoilt (spoiled) spoilt (spoiled) To become bad (for example, food)

spread spread spread To extend

stand stood stood To stay on your feet; the opposite of the verb 'to sit'

steal stole stolen To rob or take money or an object without permission

stick stuck stuck To glue

swim swam swum To move in the water

sweep swept swept To clean the floor with a broom

take took taken To get something, normally with you hands

teach taught taught To help students to learn or to do something (English, driving…)

tear tore torn To divide or pull apart in pieces

tell told told To say something to someone, giving information and instructions

think thought thought To believe something, or have an opinion or an idea

throw threw thrown To pass or send something (a ball…) through the air

understand understood understood To get the meaning of a word or sentence

wake woke woken To stop sleeping

wear wore worn To put on clothes

win won won To be in first place in a competition or race

write wrote written To take down your ideas, etc, on a paper