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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