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AN EASY WAY TO
LEARN THE:

IRREGULA
R


We traditionally have
learned the list of the
irregular verbs in
alphabetical order.
Nevertheless, we
notice that some of
them share the same
characteristics, so if we
group them, its
learning will be easier.
Let's see 13 groups
with the most common


GROUP 1
BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE
-GHT

PAST PARTICIPLE
-GHT

BRING

BROUGHT

BROUGHT

BUY

BOUGHT

BOUGHT

CATCH

CAUGHT

CAUGHT

FIGHT

FOUGHT

FOUGHT

TEACH

TAUGHT

TAUGHT

THINK

THOUGHT

THOUGHT

MEANING


GROUP 2
BASE FORM
-IN

PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
-AN
-UN

BEGIN

BEGAN

BEGUN

DRINK

DRANK

DRUNK

RING

RANG

RUNG

RUN

RAN

RUN

SING

SANG

SUNG

MEANING


PAY ATTENTION:

Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:

SWING

SWUNG

SWUNG

SWIM

SWAM

SWUM


GROUP 3
BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
-EW
-WN

DRAW

DREW

DRAWN

FLY

FLEW

FLOWN

GROW

GREW

KNOW

KNEW

THROW THREW

GROWN
KNOWN
THROWN

MEANING


GROUP 4
BASE FORM
=

PAST SIMPLE
=

COST

COST

CUT

CUT

HIT

HIT

HURT

PUT
READ

HURT

PAST PARTICIPLE
=

COST

CUT

HIT
HURT

PUT

PUT

READ

READ

MEANING

GROUP 5
BASE FORM

BE

BITE
DRIVE

PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
BASE FORM + EN

WAS/WERE

BIT
DROVE

BEEN

BITTEN
DRIVEN

EAT

ATE

EATEN

FALL

FELL

FALLEN

GIVE

GAVE

GIVEN

MEANING


BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
BASE FORM + EN

RIDE
SEE

RODE
SAW

RIDDEN
SEEN

TAKE

TOOK

TAKEN

WRITE

WROTE

MEANING

WRITTEN

PAY ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:

FORGET

FORGOT FORGOTTEN


GROUP 6
BASE FORM
-D

PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
-T
-T

BUILD

BUILT

LEND

LENT

BUILT

LENT

SEND

SENT

SENT

SPEND

SPENT

SPENT

MEANING


GROUP 7
BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
-T
-T

BURN

BURNT

BURNT

DREAM

DREAMT

DREAMT

LEARN

LEARNT

MEANING

LEARNT

PAY ATTENTION:

Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:

LOSE

LOST

LOST

HEAR

HEARD

HEARD


GROUP 8
BASE FORM
=

PAST SIMPLE

BECOME

BECAME

COME

CAME

PAST PARTICIPLE
=

MEANING

BECOME

COME

GROUP 9
BASE FORM
-Y

PAST SIMPLE
-ID

PAST PARTICIPLE
-ID

PAY

PAID

PAID

SAY

SAID

SAID

MEANING

GROUP 10
BASE FORM
EE

FEEL

KEEP

PAST SIMPLE
E/T

FELT

KEPT

PAST PARTICIPLE
E/T

MEANING

FELT

KEPT

MEET

MET

MET

SLEEP

SLEPT

SLEPT

PAY
ATTENTION:
Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:
FEED

FED

FED


GROUP 11
BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE
PAST PARTICIPLE
O/E
O/EN

BREAK

BROKE

BROKEN

CHOOSE

CHOSE

CHOSEN

FREEZE

FROZE

FROZEN

SPEAK

SPOKE

SPOKEN

STEAL

STOLE

STOLEN

WAKE

WOKE

WOKEN

MEANING

HELLO!


PAY ATTENTION:

Nor exactly the same, but also in this group:

SHINE

SHONE

SHONE


GROUP 12
BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE
=

PAST PARTICIPLE
=

FIND

FOUND

FOUND

GET

GOT

GOT

HAVE

HAD

HAD

HOLD

HELD

HELD

LEAVE

LEFT

LEFT

MAKE

MADE

MADE

MEANING

A+!


BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE
=

PAST PARTICIPLE
=

SELL

SOLD

SOLD

SIT

SAT

SAT

STAND

STOOD

STOOD

TELL

TOLD

TOLD

WIN

WON

WON

MEANING

UP ONC
E
ON
A
T IM
E…
!


GROUP 13
BASE FORM

PAST SIMPLE

PAST PARTICIPLE

MEANING
HOME
WORK

DO

DID

DONE

GO

WENT

GONE

WEAR

WORE

WORN