IrregulAr vErbs

Simple past = Past Participle

I r r e g u l A r

v E r b s

in

Infinitive

Past
Simple

Past part

Sample structure

Infinitive

Past
Simple

Past Part

Sample structure

cost
cut
hit
hurt
let
put
read

cost
cut
hit
hurt
let
put
read

cost
cut
hit
hurt
let
put
read

To cost a lot of money

To cut with a knife
Hit the target / the ball
To get hurt in an accident
To let the dog out
Put money in your pocket
To read a book

leave
meet
dream
mean
bring
buy
catch

left
met
dreamt
meant
brought
bought
caught

left
met
dreamt
meant
brought
bought
caught

To leave school at 5 p.m.

To meet a friend
I have a dream

shut
bend
build
lend
b
send
spend
burn
smell
get
light
lose
shoot
sit
keep
sleep
feel

shut
bent
built
lent
sent
spent
burnt
smelt
got
lit
lost
shot
sat
kept
slept
felt

shut
bent
built
lent
sent
spent
burnt
smelt
got
lit
lost
shot
sat
kept
slept
felt

To shut the window

fight
seek
teach
think
find
Sell
Tell
Have/has
Hear
Hold
lay
Pay
Say
Make
Stand

fought
sought
taught
thought
found
Sold
told
had
Heard
Held
Laid
Paid
Said
Made
Stood

fought
sought
taught
thought
found
Sold
told
had
Heard
Held
Laid
Paid
Said
Made
Stood

To fight a battle

To bend one's knees

To build a house
To lend money to s.o.
To send a letter/mail
To spend money/time
To burn in the sun
Roses smell good
To get married
To light a fire
To lose weight
To shoot with a gun
To sit on a chair/sofa
To keep
To sleep in bed
To feel in top condition

Generosity means a lot to me

Bring a water bottle wherever you go

To buy a car
To catch a ball

To seek a treasure
To teach English
Think before you act
To find gold
To sell on eBay
To tell a story
I have a dog and two cats
To hear a noise
To hold a record
A hen lays eggs
To pay a fortune
To say goodbye
To make a mistake
To stand in a row
understand understood understood To understand the lesson

IrregulAr vErbs

Simple past Past Participle

I r r e g u l A r
Infinitive

Past
Simple

break
choose
speak
steal
wake
drive
ride
rise
write
bite
hide
beat
eat
fall
forget
give
see
take
blow
grow
know

broke
chose
spoke
stole
Woke
drove
rode
rose
wrote
Bit
hid
Beat
ate
fell
forgot
gave
saw
took
blew
grew
knew

Past
participle

Sample structure

Infinitive

v E r b s
Past
Simple

Past
Participle

Sample structure

broken To break a window

throw
threw
thrown To throw a stone/ball
I r rChosen
e g u l A r v E r b s Simple past = Past Participle
To choose the best
fly
flew
flown
Birds fly, cats don't
Spoken
Stolen
woken
Driven
Ridden
Risen
Written
Bitten
Hidden
Beaten
eaten
fallen
forgotten
given
seen
taken
blown
grown
known

To speak 5 languages
The thief stole money from the bank

To wake in the morning

To drive a car
To ride a horse or a bicycle

The sun rises in the east

To write a letter/book
Dogs sometimes bite
The treasure is hidden in the garden

To beat a child is very bad

To eat an apple
To fall from a ladder
I forgot my key
To give a present
To see red
To take a shower
The wind blows
Apples grow on trees
To know the truth

draw
show
swear
tear
wear
begin
drink
ring
run
sing
sink
swim
become
come
go
do
be

drew
showed
swore
tore
wore
began
drank
rang
ran
sang
sank
swam
became
came
went
did
was/were

drawn
shown
sworn
torn
worn
Begun
Drunk
Rung
Run
Sung
Sunk
swum
become
come
gone
done
been

To draw a picture
To show the example
Don't spit and swear
To tear an envelope open
To wear clothes
Begin early instead of late

To drink water
To ring the bell
Leopards run fast
To sing a song
Boats can sink in the sea

To swim like a fish

To become rich
Please, come in !
To go abroad
We must do better
I am from France