The main difficulty with English verbs is that in English there is no rule by which their past form is formed. And worse, there is no logic in her education.

To use these verbs in the past tense, you need to memorize them. Moreover, many irregular verbs have two different forms of the past tense. To do this, you will need constant practice, which you can get in Easy Speak English courses for adults.

Since when using irregular verbs you will come across the concepts of “verb forms” more than once, in the article we will look at what they are.

What are English verb forms?

A verb is an action that someone/something does. For example: lie down, run, jump, swim.

All English verbs are divided into regular and irregular. To know whether a verb is correct or incorrect is necessary in order to use it in the past tense.

In Russian, we add "l" at the end to put the verb in the past tense.

Present tense: reading, writing, walking, swimming.

Past tense: read, wrote, walked, swam.

In English, some verbs are formed according to the rules, while others are not. I think you have already guessed that this is the difference between regular and irregular verbs.

Regular verbs in English (regular verbs)- these are those verbs, the past form of which is formed according to the rules, by adding the ending -ed.

For example

work - worked,
work - worked.

Irregular verbs in English (irregular verbs)- these are verbs, the past form of which is formed not according to the rules. At the same time, there is no logic in her education.

For example

buy - bought,
buy - bought.

One of the main difficulties for learners is that there is no rule by which to determine whether a verb is regular or irregular. You can find this out only by looking it up in a dictionary or by memorizing it.

The verb form is how the verb changes depending on the time of use.

Both regular and irregular verbs have 3 forms.

English verb forms

All verbs have 3 forms.

First form verb is the verb itself in the present tense, in the initial form.

For example

(to) work - work,
(to) do - do,
(to) buy - buy.

Second form verb is a verb in the past tense (this form is used in all simple past tenses).

worked - worked,
did - did
bought - bought.

Third form of the verb- this is a verb in the past tense, which also carries the signs of an object (this form is used in the tenses of the Perfect group).

worked - worked,
done - made,
bought - bought.

Note: of course, when using the 3rd form in our speech, we do not translate it so literally, but translate it in the usual past tense.

For example

I have done my homework.
I did my homework (literally: I did my homework).

How are English verb forms formed?

For regular verbs, both forms of the past tense are formed according to the same rule, so attention is usually not focused on them.

To form the 2nd and 3rd form, we add the ending -ed to the verb.

Work - worked - worked.

For irregular verbs, the 2nd and 3rd forms can:

• match with each other.

Have-had-had,
have - had.

• differ.

Do-did-done,
do - done.

This is precisely the whole complexity of irregular verbs. To use all 3 forms correctly, you need to memorize them.

Let's take another look at the table of formation of 3 forms of verbs.

Table of verb forms in English.

Verb	1 form	2nd form education	3rd form education
Correct			We add the ending -ed to the verb.
Wrong	The initial form is a verb without changes.	We use the 2nd form of the verb.	We use the 3rd form of the verb.

In the article, we examined the most popular ways to memorize irregular verbs and chose the most effective one.

In the past tense, the verb after any pronoun goes in the same form - with the ending - ed - or completely changes its shape. In the first case, we are dealing with regular verbs with the ending - ed . In the second case, we are faced with irregular verbs.

They cannot be added - ED , because in the past tense, these verbs are completely inflected.

This is exactly what we are seeing with do. It's not in the past tense done (as it should be according to the rule), and did , because do is an irregular verb.

So how do you know if a verb is correct or not?

Here, a little "female" logic will help us: you just need to learn the table of irregular verbs and their translation. Those that are not on this list are correct. But the whole catch is that there are about 200 irregular verbs! And multiply this number by 3 (an irregular verb has 3 forms: one is the present tense, the second is the past tense, the third is the participle). However, the list of verbs necessary in everyday life is not so extensive - almost 2 times less. They need to be known first.

How to remember irregular verbs?

Repeat out loud 3 forms of each verb, so they are perfectly remembered - like a rhyme! Or print a book for accelerated memorization of irregular verbs ().

Table of irregular verbs with translations

Table. Irregular verbs with translation

present tense	Past tense	Participle	Translation
1.wake	awoke	awoken	wake up
2. be	were, were	been	be
3.beat	beat	beaten	beat
4. become	became	become	become
5. begin	began	begun	start off
6.bend	bent	bent	to bend, bend down
7 bite	bit	bitten	bite
8. blow	blew	blown	blow
9. break	broke	broken	break
10. bring	brought	brought	bring
11.broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
12.build	built	built	build
13. burn	burned/burnt	burned/burnt	burn, burn
14.buy	bought	bought	buy
15. catch	caught	caught	catch
16.choose	chose	chosen	choose
17. come	came	come	come
18. cost	cost	cost	cost
19.cut	cut	cut	cut
20. dig	arc	arc	dig
21. do	did	done	do
22. draw	drew	drawn	1. draw 2. pull
23. dream	dreamed/dreamt	dreamed/dreamt	dream
24. drive	drove	driven	manage
25. drink	drank	drunk	drink
26. eat	ate	eaten	There is
27. fall	fell	fallen	fall
28. feel	felt	felt	feel
29. fight	fought	fought	fight
30. find	found	found	find
31. fly	flew	flown	fly
32.forget	forgot	forgotten	forget
33. forgive	forgave	forgiven	forgive
34. freeze	frozen	frozen	freeze
35. get	got	got	receive
36. give	gave	given	give
37. go	went	gone	go
38. grow	grew	grown	grow
39. hang	hung	hung	hang
40. have	had	had	to possess, to have
41. hear	heard	heard	hear
42. hide	hidden	hidden	hide
43. hit	hit	hit	strike
44. hold	held	held	hold
45. hurt	hurt	hurt	hurt
46. ​​keep	kept	kept	keep
47. know	knew	known	know
48. lay	laid	laid	put
49. lead	led	led	lead
50. learn	learned/learnt	learned/learnt	learn
51. leave	left	left	leave
52. lend	lent	lent	lend
53. let	let	let	let
54. lie	lay	lain	lie
55. lose	lost	lost	lose
56. make	made	made	do
57. mean	meant	meant	mean
58. meet	met	met	meet
59. pay	paid	paid	to pay
60. put	put	put	put
61. read	read	read	read
62. ride	rode	ridden	ride
63. ring	rank	rung	call
64. rise	rose	rising	get up
65. run	ran	run	run away
66. say	said	said	say
67. see	saw	seen	see
68. sell	sold	sold	sell
69. send	sent	sent	send
70. show	showed	showed/shown	show
71. shut	shut	shut	close
72. sing	sang	sung	sing
73. sit	sat	sat	sit
74. sleep	slept	slept	sleep
75. speak	spoke	spoken	talk
76.spend	spent	spent	spend
77. stand	stood	stood	stand
78. swim	swam	swum	swim
79. take	took	taken	take
80. teach	taught	taught	teach
81. tear	tore	torn	tear
82. tell	told	told	tell
83. think	thought	thought	think
84.throw	threw	thrown	throw
85. understand	understood	understood	understand
86. wake	woke	woken	wake up
87. wear	wore	worn	wear
88. win	won	won	win
89. write	wrote	written	write

Irregular verbs in English have 3 forms. The first is the infinitive or initial form (as the word is written in the dictionary), the second is used to form the Past Simple tense, and the third is the past participle (used to form the Perfect tenses, passive voice and some other forms).

Often students ask the question: how many irregular verbs are there in English? Various educational resources provide different options, and sometimes the lists are up to a thousand words! But don't be alarmed: there are about two hundred basic verbs, and it is absolutely realistic to learn them, and the number of words often increases due to the fact that words with the same stems are included in the list. For example, the verb "make": make - made - made and the verb "remake": remake - remade - remade are often considered separate words, although the prefix "re" is just added.

Verbs can be taught simply alphabetically, or they can be divided into several groups according to the formation of the second and third forms, which are similar for many verbs. Below are the verbs divided according to this principle.

Invariable verbs:

bet	bet	bet	bet
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	broadcast (TV, radio)
cost	cost	cost	cost
cut	cut	cut	cut
hit	hit	hit	hit, hit
hurt	hurt	hurt	hurt, hurt
let	let	let	allow, allow
read	read	read	read
set	set	set	install
shut	shut	shut	close
wet	wet/wetted	wet/wetted	moisten, wet

Verbs with the same second and third forms

find	found	found	find
get	got	got	receive
hang	hung	hung	hang
have	had	had	have
hear	heard	heard	hear
hold	held	held	hold
make	made	made	do
pay	paid	paid	to pay
say	said	said	say
shine	shone	shone	shine
sit	sat	sat	sit
sleep	spat	spat	spit
stand	stood	stood	stand
tell	told	told	say, inform
understand	understood	understood	understand
win	won	won	win

Verbs with the same second and third forms ending in -t

burn	burnt	burnt	burn, burn
dream	dream	dream	dream, dream
feel	felt	felt	feel
keep	kept	kept	keep
learned	learned/learned	learned/learned	learn
leave	left	left	leave, leave
lose	lost	lost	lose
sleep	slept	slept	sleep
smell	smelt	smelt	smell, sniff
spoil	spoilt	spoilt	spoil, spoil

–ught verbs

Verbs with -d changed to -t

Verbs with a vowel change: i - a - u

begin	began	begun	start off
drink	drank	drunk	drink
ring	rank	rung	call
sing	sang	sung	sing
sink	sank	sunk	drown
swim	swam	swum	swim

Verbs with the same first and third forms

become	became	become	become
come	came	come	come, arrive
run	ran	run	run

Verbs with a double consonant in the third form

forbid	forbade	forbidden	forbid
forget	forgot	forgotten	forget
bite	bit	bitter	bite
hide	hidden	hidden	hide (hide)
ride	rode	ridden	ride
write	wrote	written	write

Verbs with a short vowel in the second and third forms

Verbs with -e- in the second form and third form in -wn

Verbs with a third form ending in –en

choose	chose	chosen	choose
eat	ate	eaten	eat, eat
fall	fell	fallen	fall
freeze	frozen	frozen	freeze
drive	drove	driven	drive)
give	gave	given	give
rise	rose	rising	get up
shake	shook	shaken	shake
speak	spoke	spoken	speak
steal	stole	stolen	steal
take	took	taken	take

English is the language of exceptions, where when studying a new grammatical rule, students are faced with a dozen buts in which this rule does not work. One of these rules is the use of irregular verbs in the past tense. For many English learners, this topic is a nightmare. But without them it is impossible, because these are the realities of English! However, there is good news - modern English is gradually getting rid of irregular verbs, replacing them with regular ones. Why and how - we will consider in the article.

Why are English verbs irregular?

The difficulty in using irregular verbs is experienced not only by foreigners, but also by the speakers themselves. Nevertheless, for English philologists, the non-standard nature of this part of speech is not a drawback, but a reason for pride. They believe that irregular verbs are a cultural monument that perpetuates the history of the English language. The explanation for this fact is the Germanic roots of the origin of irregular verbs, which makes British English a traditional variant of the language. For comparison, the Americans are trying with might and main to get rid of the wrong form, converting it into the correct one. Therefore, the list of non-standard verbs increases for those who learn both variants of the language. Thus, the incorrect version is ancient, which is reflected in prose and poetry.

How many forms does a verb have in English?

Speaking about verbs in English, it should be noted that they have 3 forms:

• infinitive, aka ;
• I, or Participle I, - this form is used in the simple past tense (Past Simple) and the 2nd and 3rd cases of the conditional mood (Conditional of the 2-d and of the 3-d case);
• Past Participle II, or Participle II, for Past Perfect, Passive Voice and Conditional of the 3-d case.

The table "Three in English" is presented later in the article.

What are regular and irregular verbs? Education rules

Regular verbs are those in which the past form (Past Simple) and the form Participle II (Participle II) are formed by adding the ending -ed to the initial form. The table "Three forms of the verb in English. Regular verbs" will help you better understand this rule.

When forming the forms Participle I and Participle II, there are some features:

• if the verb ends with the letter -e, then adding -ed does not double it;
• the consonant in monosyllabic verbs is duplicated when added. Example: stop - stopped (stop - stopped);
• if the verb ends in -y followed by a consonant, then y is changed to i before adding -ed.

Irregular verbs are those that do not obey the general rule when forming temporary forms. In English, these include the simple past tense verb forms (Past Simple) and Participle II (Participle II).

Irregular verbs are formed with:

ablaut, in which the root is changed. Example: swim - swam - swum (swim - swam - swam);

the use of suffixes that are different from those accepted in the grammar of the language. Example: do - did - done (do - did - did);

the same or unchanged form. Example: cut - cut - cut (cut - cut - cut).

Due to the fact that each irregular verb has its own form of change, they should be learned by heart.

In total, there are 218 irregular verbs in English, of which approximately 195 are in active use.

Recent studies in the field of language show that rare verbs are gradually disappearing from the language due to the replacement of the 2nd and 3rd forms with regular verb forms, that is, the addition of the ending - ed. This fact is confirmed by the table "Three forms of the verb in English" - the table represents a number of verbs that have both regular and irregular forms.

table of irregular verbs

The table "Three forms of irregular verbs in English" includes the most frequently used verbs. The table shows 3 forms and a translation.

Irregular verbs came into modern English from Old English, which was spoken by the Angles and Saxons - British tribes.

Irregular verbs originated from the so-called strong verbs, each of which had its own type of conjugation.

Harvard researchers found that most of the verbs used are irregular, and they will remain so, as they are used more often than others.

In the history of the English language there is such a phenomenon when the correct verb became irregular. For example, sneak, which has 2 forms - sneaked and snuck.

Not only English learners have problems with verbs, but also native speakers, as even they get into awkward situations when it comes to this difficult part of speech.

One of them is Jennifer Garner, who has been sure all her life that the verb sneak is correct.

She was corrected by the host of one of the programs in which the actress took part. Dictionary in hand, he pointed out to Jennifer her mistake.

Therefore, do not be upset if you make mistakes when using irregular verbs. The main thing is that they do not become systematic.

Regular verbs

The table "Three forms of regular verbs in English with transcription and translation" is compiled on the basis of the most commonly used verbs.

			Past Participle I and II
ask
answer
allow
agree
borrow, borrow
copy, rewrite
prepare
close
carry, drag
call, call
discuss
decide, decide
explain		explain
slide
cry, scream
finish, finish, end
shine
rub
grab
to help
happen, happen
manage
look
like
move, move
manage
be necessary, need
open
recall
suggest		sajgest
study, learn
stop, stop
start off
travel
speak
transfer		transitlate
try, try
use
worry
walk, walk
look
work

Examples of the use of 3 forms of verbs with translation

Above we looked at 3 forms of verbs in English. A table with examples of usage and translation will help reinforce the topic.

Here, for each grammatical construction, two examples are given - one with regular, the other with irregular verbs.

Grammar design	Example in English	Translation
past simple	Peter worked yesterday. She felt bad last week.	Peter worked yesterday. She didn't feel well last week.
Present perfect tense	James has already helped me. Have you ever been to Thailand?	James has already helped me. Have you ever been to Thailand?
Past Perfect Tense	I understood that I had used my last ticket. Helen noticed that she had forgotten her documents at home.	I realized that I had used the last ticket. She realized that she forgot the documents at home.
Passive Voice	Amy was taken to the zoo last Sunday. A baby is sung a lullaby every night.	Amy was taken to the zoo last Sunday. The baby is sung a lullaby every night.
Conditional	If I had money, I would buy a car. If she could help us, she would have done it.	If I had money, I would buy a car. If she could help us, she would.

Exercises

For better memorization of irregular verbs, you need not only to learn them by heart and repeat, but also to perform various exercises.

Exercise 1. Before you is a table "Three forms of the verb in English. Irregular verbs." Fill in one of the three missing forms.

Exercise 2. Before you is a table "Three forms of the verb in English. Regular verbs." Insert forms Participle I and II.

Exercise 3. Using the tables, translate the following sentences into English.

1. I was reading a book.
2. We saw them yesterday.
3. The Smiths lived in London until 2000. Then they moved to Manchester.
4. Alice was a university student in 2014.
5. They worked for the same company two years ago.
6. He just finished training.
7. When we were children, my mother often took us to this park.
8. I drove a toy car as a child.

Answers to the exercises

Exercise 1.

Exercise 2.

asked, borrowed, closed, decided, explained, helped, started, travelled, used, worked.

Exercise 3

1. I read a book.
2. We saw them yesterday.
3. The Smiths lived in London till 2000. Then they moved to Manchester.
4. Alice was a student of Univercity in 2014.
5. They worked in the same company two years ago.
6. He has just finished training.
7. When we were children we were taken for a walk to this park.
8. I drove a toy car in my childhood.

Get in the habit of periodically repeating the basic forms of the English verb. A table with irregular verbs, exercises and periodic repetition will help you quickly cope with the difficulties of the English language.

I'll tell you a secret: regular and irregular verbs of the English language are the most "favorite" topic for teachers and students when studying English grammar. Fate wanted the most popular and frequently used words in English speech to be wrong. For example, the famous phrase "to be or not to be" also contains exactly the wrong verb. And that's the beauty of the British :)

Just think for a second how great it would be to add an ending -ed to the main verbs and get the past tense. And now all English learners are prepared to participate in an exciting attraction - memorizing a convenient table of irregular English verbs with translation and transcription.

1. IRREGULAR VERBS

Meet their royal majesty irregular verbs. It won't take long to talk about them. You just need to accept and remember that each verb has its own forms. And it is almost impossible to find any logical connection. It remains only to put a table in front of you and learn how you once memorized the English alphabet.

It's good that there are verbs where all three forms coincide and are pronounced the same (put-put-put). But there are especially harmful forms that are written like twins, but are pronounced differently. (read - read - read ). Just like choosing only the best tea leaves of the best varieties for the royal tea party, we have collected the most used irregular verbs, arranged them alphabetically, visually conveniently arranged in a table - we did everything to make you smile and ... learn. In general, only conscientious cramming will save humanity from ignorance of English irregular verbs.

And to make memorization not so boring, you can create your own algorithms. For example, first write out all the verbs where the three forms match. Then those where the two forms coincide (most of them, by the way). Or, let's say, learn words today with the letter "b" (do not think bad), and tomorrow - with another. No limits to fantasy for lovers of English!

And without departing from the cash register, we suggest taking a test for knowledge of irregular verbs.

Table of irregular verbs in English with transcription and translation:

	indefinite form of the verb (Infinitive)	simple past tense (Past Simple)	past participle	Translation
1	abide [ə"baɪd]	abode [ə"bəud]	abode [ə"bəud]	stay, stick to something
2	arise [ə"raɪz]	arose [ə"rəuz]	arisen [ə "rɪz (ə) n]	arise, rise
3	awake [ə"weɪk]	awoke [ə"wəuk]	awoken [əˈwoʊkn]	wake up, wake up
4	be	was; were	been	to be, to be
5	bear	bore	born	wear, give birth
6	beat	beat	beaten ["bi:tn]	beat
7	become	became	become	become, become
8	fall	befell	befallen	happen
9	begin	began	begun	start off)
10	hold	beheld	beheld	look, notice
11	bend	bent	bent	bend(s), bend(s)
12	beseech	thought	thought	beg, beg
13	beset	beset	beset	surround, besiege
14	bet	bet	bet	bet
15	bid	bid	bid	bid, order, ask
16	bind	bound	bound	bind
17	bite	bit	bitten ["bɪtn]	bite)
18	bleed	bled	bled	bleed, bleed
19	blow	blew	blown	blow
20	break	broke	broken ["brəuk(ə)n]	break, break, break
21	breed	bred	bred	breed, breed, breed
22	bring	brought	brought	bring, bring
23	broadcast ["brɔːdkɑːst]	broadcast ["brɔːdkɑːst]	broadcast ["brɔːdkɑːst]	broadcast, distribute
24	build	built	built	build, build
25	burn	burnt	burnt	burn, burn
26	burst	burst	burst	explode)
27	buy	bought	bought	buy
28	can	could	could	be able to physically
29	cast	cast	cast	throw, pour (metal)
30	catch	caught	caught	catch, seize
31	choose [ʧuːz]	chose [ʧuːz]	chosen ["ʧəuz(ə)n]	choose
32	cling	clung	clung	stick, cling, cling
33	cleave	cleft	cloven ["kləuv(ə)n]	cut, split
34	clothes	clothed	clothed	dress, dress
35	come	came	come [ kʌm]	come
36	cost	cost[ kɒst]	cost[ kɒst]	evaluate, cost
37	creep	crept	crept	crawl
38	cut	cut [ kʌt]	cut [ kʌt]	cut, trim
39	dare	Durst	dared	dare
40	deal	dealt	dealt	to deal, to trade, to deal
41	dig	arc	arc	dig
42	dive	dove	dived	dive
43	do/does	did	done	do
44	draw	drew	drawn	drag, draw
45	dream	dream	dream	dream, dream
46	drink	drank	drunk	drink, drink
47	drive	drove	driven [ˈdrɪvn̩]	drive, drive, drive, drive
48	dwell	dwelt	dwelt	dwell, abide, linger on something
49	eat	ate	eaten [ˈiːtn̩]	eat, eat, eat
50	fall	fell	fallen [ˈfɔːlən]	fall
51	feed	fed	fed[ fed]	feed)
52	feel	felt	felt [ felt]	feel
53	fight	fought [ˈfɔːt]	fought [ˈfɔːt]	fight, fight
54	find	found	found	find
55	fit	fit[ fɪt]	fit[ fɪt]	fit, fit
56	fleece	fled	fled	run away, flee
57	fling	flung	flung	throw, throw
58	fly	flew	flown	fly, fly
59	forbid	forbade	forbidden	forbid
60	forecast [ˈfɔːkɑːst]		forecast; forecasted [ˈfɔːkɑːstɪd]	foresee, predict
61	forget	forgot	forgotten	forget
62	forego	future	foregone	refuse, refrain
63	foretell	foretold	foretold	predict, predict
64	forgive	forgave	forgiven	forgive,
65	forsake	forsook	forsaken	throw, refuse
66	freeze	frozen	frozen [ˈfrəʊzən]	freeze, freeze
67	get [ˈɡet]	got [ˈɡɒt]	got [ˈɡɒt]	get, become
68	gild [ɡɪld]		gilt [ɡɪlt]; gilded [ˈɡɪldɪd]	gild
69	give [ɡɪv]	gave [ɡeɪv]	given [ɡɪvn̩]	give
70	go/goes [ɡəʊz]	went [ˈwent]	gone [ɡɒn]	go, go
71	grind [ɡraɪnd]	ground [ɡraʊnd]	ground [ɡraʊnd]	sharpen, grind
72	grow [ɡrəʊ]	grew [ɡruː]	grown [ɡrəʊn]	grow, grow
73	hang	hung; hanged	hang [ hʌŋ]; hanged [ hæŋd]	hang, hang
74	have	had	had	to have, to possess
75	hew	hewed	hewed; hewn	to cut, to cut
76	hear	heard	heard	hear
77	hide	hidden	hidden [ˈhɪdn̩]	hide, hide
78	hit	hit[ hɪt]	hit[ hɪt]	hit, hit
79	hold	held	held	hold, maintain (possess)
80	hurt	hurt	hurt	hurt, hurt, injure
81	keep	kept	kept	keep, store
82	kneel		knelt; kneeled	kneel
83	knit		knit ; knitted [ˈnɪtɪd]	to knit
84	know	knew	known	know
85	lay	laid	laid	put
86	lead	led	led	lead, accompany
87	lean		leant; leaned	lean on, lean on
88	leap	leapt; leaped [lipt]	leapt; leaped	jump
89	learn		learned; learned	to learn, to know
90	leave	left	left	leave, leave
91	lend	lent	lent[lent]	lend, lend
92	let	let[let]	let[let]	let, let
93	lie	lay	lain	lie
94	light	lit ; lighted [ˈlaɪtɪd]	lit [lɪt]; lighted [ˈlaɪtɪd]	kindle, illuminate
95	lose	lost	lost	lose
96	make [ˈmeɪk]	made [ˈmeɪd]	made [ˈmeɪd]	do, force
97	may	might	might	be able to have the right
98	mean	meant	meant	mean, imply
99	meet	met	met	meet, meet
100	mishear [ˌmɪsˈhɪə]	misheard [ˌmɪsˈhɪə]	misheard [ˌmɪsˈhɪə]	misheard
101	mislay	mislaid	mislaid	misplace
102	mistake	mistook	mistaken	to err, to be mistaken
103	mow	moved	mown	mow
104	overtake	overcurrent	overtaken	catch up
105	pay	paid	paid	to pay
106	prove	proved	proven; proven	prove, certify
107	put	put	put	put
108	quit	stop; quitted	stop; quitted	leave, leave
109	read	read; red	read; red	read
110	rebuild	rebuilt	rebuilt	rebuild, restore
111	rid	rid; ridded	rid; ridded	free, deliver
112	ride	rode	ridden	ride
113	ring	rank	rung	call, call
114	rise	rose	rising	rise, ascend
115	run	ran	run	run, flow
116	saw	sawed	sawn; sawed	to nag
117	say	said	said	speak, say
118	see	saw	seen	see
119	seek	sought	sought	search
120	sell	sold	sold	sell
121	send	sent	sent	send, send
122	set	set	set	place, put
123	sew	sewed	sewed; sewn	sew
124	shake	shook	shaken	shake
125	shall	should	should	be to
126	shave	shaved	shaved	to shave)
127	shear	sheared	shorn	cut, cut; deprive
128	Shed	Shed	Shed	throw off, spill
129	shine	shone; shined	shone; shined	shine, shine
130	shoes	shod	shod	shoe, shoe
131	shoot	shot	shot	fire
132	show	showed	shown; showed	show
133	shrink	shrank; shrunk	shrunk	shrink, shrink, rebound, recoil
134	shut	shut	shut	close
135	sing	sang	sung	sing
136	sink	sank	sunk	sink, sink, sink
137	sit	sat	sat	sit
138	slay	slew	slain	kill, destroy
139	sleep	slept	slept	sleep
140	slide	slide	slide	slide
141	sling	slung	slung	throw, throw, hang over the shoulder, hang
142	slit	slit	slit	cut lengthwise
143	smell	smelt; smelled	smelt; smelled	smell, sniff
144	sow	sowed	sowed; sown	sow
145	speak	spoke	spoken	speak
146	speed	sped; speeded	sped; speeded	hurry, speed up
147	spell	spell; spelled	spell; spelled	write, spell a word
148	spend	spent	spent	spend, waste
149	spill	spilt	spilt	shed
150	spin	spun	spun	spin
151	sleep	spat	spat	spit, stick, poke, pro-
152	split	split	split	split, split
153	spoil	spoilt; spoiled	spoilt; spoiled	spoil, spoil
154	spread	spread	spread	spread
155	spring	sprang	sprung	jump, jump
156	stand	stood	stood	stand
157	steal	stole	stolen	steal, steal
158	stick	stuck	stuck	to stick, to stick, to stick
159	sting	stung	stung	sting
160	stink	stank; stun	stun	stink, repel
161	strew	strewed	strewn; strewed	to scatter, scatter, spread
162	stride	strode	stridden	step
163	strike	struck	struck	hit, hit, strike
164	string	string	string	bind, tie, string
165	striving	strove	striving	strive, try
166	wear	swore	sworn	swear, swear, scold
167	sweep	swept	swept	to sweep
168	swell	swollen	swollen; swollen	to swell, swell, swell
169	swim	swam	swum	swim
170	swing	swung	swung	swing, swing
171	take	took	taken	take
172	teach	taught	taught	teach, teach
173	tear	tore	torn	tear, times-, with-, from-
174	tell	told	told	to tell, inform
175	think	thought	thought	think
176	throw	threw	thrown	throw, throw
177	thrust	thrust	thrust	push, poke, kick out, shove
178	thread	trod	trod; trodden	step
179	unbend	unbent	unbent	unbend
180	undergo	life	undergone	experience, endure
181	understand	understood	understood	understand
182	undertake	undertook	glimpsed	undertake, guarantee
183	upset	upset	upset	overturn, squeeze
184	wake	woke; waked	woke; waked	wake up, wake up
185	wear	wore	worn	wear clothes)
186	weave	wove; weaved	woven; weaved	weave
187	wed	wed; married	wed; married	to get married, to get married
188	weep	wept	wept	cry
189	will	would	would	want to be
190	wet	wet; wetted	wet; wetted	wet, you-, pro-
191	win	won	won	win, get
192	wind	wound	wound	wind up (mechanism), curl
193	withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn	take back, take away
194	ring	wrung	wrung	squeeze, squeeze, twist
195	write	wrote	written	write

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2. REGULAR VERBS

When the most difficult part in the form of irregular verbs is mastered (we want to believe that this is so), you can click like nuts and regular English verbs. They are called so because they form the past tense and participle II in exactly the same way. In order not to load your brain once again, we simply denote their form 2 and form 3. And both of them are obtained with the help of the ending - ed.

For example: look-look,work - worked

2.1 And for those who like to get to the bottom of everything in everything, you can conduct a brief educational program about the mysterious term " participle II". First, why participle? Because how else to designate a three-headed dragon, which has signs of 3 parts of speech at once: a verb, an adjective and an adverb. Accordingly, such a form is always found WITH PARTS (at once with three).

Second, why II? Because there is also I . Quite logical  Only participle I has an ending -ing, and participle II has an ending -ed in regular verbs, and any ending in irregular ones ( written , built , come ).

2.2 And everything would be fine, but there are some nuances.

If the verb ends in -y, then you need an ending -ied(study-study).
. If the verb consists of one syllable and ends in a consonant, then it doubles ( stop - stopped).
. The final consonant l is always doubled (travel -travelled)
. If the verb ends in -e, then you only need to add -d(translate - translated)

For especially corrosive and attentive, you can also add pronunciation features. For example, after deaf consonants, the ending is pronounced as “t”, after voiced - “d”, after vowels “id”.

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