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ICPNA INSTITUTO CULTURAL PERUANO NORTEAMERICANO NAME: DATE: MAIN FORMS OF COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS Irregular verbs change when used in the past and perfect tenses. These changes may affect the vowel (come-came), the pronunciation (read-read) or the whole word (eat-ate). The following is a list of common irregular verbs (arranged in alphabetical order) that can be used as a study aid. Make sure you keep it for future reference. To work with this list, you may try the following » Look up the meaning of unknown verbs from the list and write them down under the “reference/meaning” column. If possible, try finding examples as well. + Expand the list by adding new items you consider can enrich your vocabulary. Feel free to share them with the rest of the class. + Highlight the verbs you use the most and start by learning those first. + Try finding patterns (become-became-become, come-came-come), but be aware of the exceptions. PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE REFERENCE/MEANING arise arose arisen As awake awoke awoken am / are / is was / were been A bear bore borne / born* beat beat beaten / beat*** become became become begin began begun ¡aia bend bent bent ES bet bet bet palo A bind bound bound _ bite bit bitten a bleed bled bled _ blow blew blown break broke broken bring brought brought build built built burn burned / burnt burned / burnt** o burst burst burst _ buy bought bought catch caught caught choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost > cut cut cut e deal dealt dealt 1/4 dig do draw dream drink drive eat fall feed feel fight find fly forget forgive freeze get give go grind grow hang have / has hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead learn leave lend let lie light lose make dug did drew dreamed / dreamt drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found flew forgot forgave froze got gave went ground grew hung had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew laid led learned / learnt left lent let lay / lied lit lost made dug done drawn dreamed / dreamt* drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found flown forgotten forgiven frozen gotten / got*** given gone ground grown hung had heard hidden hit held hurt kept known laid led learned / learnt** left lent let lain / lied* lit lost made 2/4 sweep swim take teach tear tell think throw understand wake wear wed weep wet win wind write swept swept swam swum took taken le taught taught tore torn sata told told thought thought threw thrown understood understood ió woke / waked woken / waked / woke** wore worn PR wedded / wed wedded / wed** wept wept EA wet /wetted wet / wetted** won won A wound wound wrote written Clarifications *Change in meaning Some past forms may vary, and their use depends on what we mean. Borne: air-borne (carried in the air) vs. Born. be bom ín winter (related to birth) Shone: to produce light vs. Shined: to make sth bright by rubbing it * Common use There are past forms that are more commonty used. In this list, the first form will show the widely preferred one. Burned instead of burnt Dreamed instead of dreamt ** Dialectal differences Some past forms may be used in some countries as the rule. Gotten in American English vs. Got in British English (meaning: obtained) 4/4 
