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Here is a list of fifty of the most common irregular verbs, with exercises below.
This is a good place to start if you are intermediate or beginner lever
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English Irregular Verbs with Phonetic Transcription
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go |
/gou/ |
went |
/went/ |
gone |
/gɒn/ |
go; leave |
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grow |
/grou/ |
grew |
/gru:/ |
grown |
/groun/ |
grow |
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hang |
/hæŋ/ |
hung |
/hʌŋ/ |
hung |
/hʌŋ/ |
hang; hang up |
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have |
/haev/ |
had |
/haed/ |
had |
/haed/ |
have |
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hear |
/hɪər/ |
heard |
/hɜ:rd/ |
heard |
/hɜ:rd/ |
listen |
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hide |
/haɪd/ |
hidden |
/hɪd/ |
hidden |
/'hɪdn/ |
hide (hide) |
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hit |
/hɪt/ |
hit |
/hɪt/ |
hit |
/hɪt/ |
bump; get into |
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hold |
/hould/ |
held |
/held/ |
held |
/held/ |
Keep |
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hurt |
/hɜ:rt/ |
hurt |
/hɜ:rt/ |
hurt |
/hɜ:rt/ |
hurt |
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keep |
/ki:p/ |
kept |
/kept/ |
kept |
/kept/ |
keep |
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know |
/now/ |
knew |
/nu:/ |
known |
/noun/ |
know |
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lay |
/leɪ/ |
laid |
/led/ |
laid |
/led/ |
put; put |
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lead |
/li:d/ |
led |
/led/ |
led |
/led/ |
lead |
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learn |
/lɜ:rn/ |
learned |
/lɜ:rnt/ |
learned |
/lɜ:rnt/ |
teach |
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learn |
/lɜ:rn/ |
learned |
/lɜ:rnd/ |
learned |
/lɜ:rnd/ |
teach |
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leave |
/li:v/ |
left |
/left/ |
left |
/left/ |
leave |
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lend |
/lend/ |
lent |
/lent/ |
lent |
/lent/ |
borrow |
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let |
/let/ |
let |
/let/ |
let |
/let/ |
let; give |
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lie |
/laɪ/ |
lay |
/leɪ/ |
lain |
/leɪn/ |
lie |
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lose |
/lu:z/ |
lost |
/lɒst/ |
lost |
/lɒst/ |
lose |
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make |
/meɪk/ |
made |
/meɪd/ |
made |
/meɪd/ |
do |
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mean |
/mi:n/ |
meant |
/ment/ |
meant |
/ment/ |
mean |
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meet |
/mi:t/ |
met |
/met/ |
met |
/met/ |
meet |
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pay |
/peɪ/ |
paid |
/peɪd/ |
paid |
/peɪd/ |
to pay |
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put |
/pʊt/ |
put |
/pʊt/ |
put |
/pʊt/ |
put |
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read |
/ri:d/ |
read |
/red/ |
read |
/red/ |
to read |
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ride |
/rad/ |
rode |
/road/ |
ridden |
/'rɪdn/ |
ride |
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ring |
/rɪŋ/ |
rank |
/ræŋ/ |
rung |
/rʌŋ/ |
call |
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rise |
/raɪz/ |
rose |
/rouz/ |
rising |
/'rɪzən/ |
climb |
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run |
/rʌn/ |
ran |
/ræn/ |
run |
/rʌn/ |
run; flow |
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say |
/seɪ/ |
said |
/sed/ |
said |
/sed/ |
talk; say |
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see |
/si:/ |
saw |
/sɔ:/ |
seen |
/si:n/ |
see |
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sell |
/sel/ |
sold |
/soul/ |
sold |
/soul/ |
sell |
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send |
/send/ |
sent |
/sent/ |
sent |
/sent/ |
send |
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set |
/set/ |
set |
/set/ |
set |
/set/ |
install |
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shake |
/ʃeɪk/ |
shook |
/ʃʊk/ |
shaken |
/'ʃeɪkən/ |
shake |
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shine |
/ʃaɪn/ |
shone |
/ʃoun, ʃɒn/ |
shone |
/ʃoun, ʃɒn/ |
shine; shine |
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shoot |
/ʃu:t/ |
shot |
/ʃɒt/ |
shot |
/ʃɒt/ |
fire; sprout |
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show |
/ʃou/ |
showed |
/ʃoud/ |
shown |
/ʃoun/ |
show |
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shut |
/ʃʌt/ |
shut |
/ʃʌt/ |
shut |
/ʃʌt/ |
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sing |
/sɪŋ/ |
sang |
/sæŋ/ |
sung |
/sʌŋ/ |
sing |
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sink |
/sɪŋk/ |
sank |
/sæŋk/ |
sunk |
/sʌŋk/ |
go down; dive; drown |
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sit |
/sɪt/ |
sat |
/sæt/ |
sat |
/sæt/ |
sit |
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sleep |
/sli:p/ |
slept |
/slept/ |
slept |
/slept/ |
sleep |
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smell |
/smell/ |
smelt |
/smelt/ |
smelt |
/smelt/ |
smell; to sniff |
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smell |
/smell/ |
smelled |
/smeld/ |
smelled |
/smeld/ |
smell; to sniff |
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speak |
/spi:k/ |
spoke |
/spoke/ |
spoken |
/'spoukən/ |
talk |
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spell |
/spel/ |
spelt |
/spelt/ |
spelt |
/spelt/ |
write or spell |
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spell |
/spel/ |
spelled |
/speld/ |
spelled |
/speld/ |
write or spell |
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spend |
/spend/ |
spent |
/spent/ |
spent |
/spent/ |
to spend |
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spill |
/spɪl/ |
spilt |
/spɪlt/ |
spilt |
/spɪlt/ |
shed |
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spill |
/spɪl/ |
spilled |
/spɪld/ |
spilled |
/spɪld/ |
shed |
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sleep |
/spɪt/ |
spat |
/spæt/ |
spat |
/spæt/ |
spit |
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sleep |
/spɪt/ |
sleep |
/spɪt/ |
sleep |
/spɪt/ |
spit |
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split |
/splɪt/ |
split |
/splɪt/ |
split |
/splɪt/ |
split |
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spoil |
/spoɪl/ |
spoilt |
/spölt/ |
spoilt |
/spölt/ |
spoil |
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spoil |
/spoɪl/ |
spoiled |
/spöld/ |
spoiled |
/spöld/ |
spoil |
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stand |
/staynd/ |
stood |
/stʊd/ |
stood |
/stʊd/ |
to stand |
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steal |
/sti:l/ |
stole |
/stoul/ |
stolen |
/'stoulən/ |
steal |
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strike |
/straek/ |
struck |
/strʌk/ |
struck |
/strʌk/ |
bump; beat; strike |
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swim |
/swɪm/ |
swam |
/swæm/ |
swum |
/swʌm/ |
swim |
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take |
/teɪk/ |
took |
/tʊk/ |
taken |
/'teɪkən/ |
take; take |
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teach |
/ti:tʃ/ |
taught |
/tɔ:t/ |
taught |
/tɔ:t/ |
teach |
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tear |
/teər/ |
tore |
/tɔr/ |
torn |
/tɔrn/ |
tear |
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tell |
/tel/ |
told |
/tould/ |
told |
/tould/ |
tell; say |
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think |
/θɪŋk/ |
thought |
/θɔ:t/ |
thought |
/θɔ:t/ |
think |
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throw |
/θrou/ |
threw |
/θru:/ |
thrown |
/θroun/ |
quit |
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understand |
/ʌndər 'stænd/ |
understood |
/ʌndər 'stʊd/ |
understood |
/ʌndər 'stʊd/ |
understand |
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wake |
/weɪk/ |
woke |
/wouk/ |
woken |
/'woukən/ |
wake up; wake up |
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wear |
/weər/ |
wore |
/wɔr/ |
worn |
/wɔrn/ |
wear clothes |
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win |
/wɪn/ |
won |
/wʌn/ |
won |
/wʌn/ |
win |
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write |
/raɪt/ |
wrote |
/rout/ |
written |
/'rɪtn/ |
write |
