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Irregular Verbs 

 

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE
         

arise

arose

arisen

awake awoke awoken
be:
( I ) am
( we, you, they ) are
( he, she, it ) is
be:
( I ) was
( we, you, they ) were
( he, she, it ) was
be:
( I ) have been
( we, you, they ) have been
( he, she, it ) has been
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
bid bid bid
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
fit fit fit
flee fled fled
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got gotten    see Note 1
give gave given
go went gone
grind ground ground
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie  see Note 2    lay lain
light lit lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
mistake mistook mistaken
pay paid paid
put put put
quit quit quit
read read read
rid rid rid
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
shake shook shaken
shine   see Note 3 shone shone
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
shrink shrank shrunk
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
speed sped sped
spend spent spent
split split split
spread spread spread
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
strike struck struck
string strung strung
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
undertake undertook undertaken
wake woke  /  waked woken  /  waked
wear wore worn
weave wove woven
weep wept wept
win won won
wind wound wound
withdraw withdrew withdrawn
wring wrung wrung
write wrote written

 

Note 1 In American English, have gotten is the present perfect of get (meaning to receive).

Last week I got two letters.                   (past tense)
This week I have gotten two letters.    (present perfect tense)

However, in both American and British English, have got means the same as have.

I have got $50 in my pocket right now.  =   I have $50 in my pocket right now.


Note 2 When lie means to be in a horizontal position, it is irregular.  (lie - lay - lain)

I lie on the couch after dinner each evening.
I lay on the couch when I came home yesterday.
I have lain here on this couch for 15 minutes now.

When lie means to speak an untruth, it is regular.    (lie - lied - lied)

He lies if he thinks he is in trouble.
He lied yesterday.
He has lied more than once.


Note 3Without an object, shine means to give off light or to reflect light. It is irregular. 
(shine - shone - shone)

The sun shines nearly every day in Los Angeles.
The sun shone yesterday.
The sun has shone every day this week.

With an object, shine means to polish a surface. It is regular.  (shine - shined - shined)

I shine my shoes regularly.
I shined my shoes yesterday.
I have shined my shoes twice this week.


     


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