Irregular Verbs

This presentation presents the different categories of Irregular Verbs and its examples.
Source: Geddes & Grosset. (2004). Webster's Universal Spelling, Grammar & Usage.Manila: WS Pacific Publications, Inc.

1. Irregular verbs Irregular Verbs are verbs that do not conform to the usual pattern of the addition of – ed or – d to the past tense and past participle.

2. Irregular verbs which have the same form in the past tense and past participle forms as the infinitive and do not end in – ed or –d, like regular verbs: bet bet bet burst burst burst cast cast cast cost cost cost cut cut cut hit hit hit hurt hurt hurt Infinitive past tense past participle

3. Irregular verbs which have the same form in the past tense and past participle forms as the infinitive and do not end in – ed or –d, like regular verbs: let let let put put put set set set shed shed shed shut shut shut slit slit slit split split split Infinitive past tense past participle

4. Irregular verbs which have two past tenses and two past participles which are the same: burn burned, burnt burned, burnt dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt dwell dwelled, dwelt dwelled, dwelt hang hanged, hung hanged, hung knell knelled, knelt knelled, knelt lean leaned, leant leaned, leant leap leaped, leapt leaped, leapt Infinitive past tense past participle

5. Irregular verbs which have two past tenses and two past participles which are the same: learn learned, learnt learned, learnt Light lighted, lit lighted, lit smell smelled, smelt smelled, smelt speed speeded, sped speeded, sped spill spilled, spilt spilled, spilt spoil spoiled, spoilt spoiled, spoilt leap weaved, woven weaved, woven Infinitive past tense past participle

6. Irregular verbs which have past tenses that do not end in – ed /-d, and have the same form as the past participle: bend bent bent bleed bled bled breed bred bred build built built cling clung clung dig dug dug feel felt felt fight fought fought Infinitive past tense past participle

7. Irregular verbs which have past tenses that do not end in – ed /-d, and have the same form as the past participle: find found found flee fled fled fling flung flung get got got grind ground ground hear heard heard hold held held keep kept kept Infinitive past tense past participle

8. Irregular verbs which have past tenses that do not end in – ed /-d, and have the same form as the past participle: lay laid laid lead led led leave left left lend lent lent lose lost lost make made made mean meant meant Infinitive past tense past participle

9. Irregular verbs which have past tenses that do not end in – ed /-d, and have the same form as the past participle: meet met met pay paid paid rend rent rent say said said seek sought sought sell sold sold send sent sent Infinitive past tense past participle

10. Irregular verbs which have past tenses that do not end in – ed /-d, and have the same form as the past participle: shine shone shone shoe shod shod sit sat sat slide slid slid sling sling sling slink slunk slunk spend spent spent Infinitive past tense past participle

11. Irregular verbs which have past tenses that do not end in – ed /-d, and have the same form as the past participle: stand stood stood sting stung stung strike struck struck string string string sweep swept swept swing swung swung teach taught taught Infinitive past tense past participle

12. Irregular verbs which have past tenses that do not end in – ed /-d, and have the same form as the past participle: tell told told think thought thought understand understood understood weep wept wept win won won wring wrung wrung Infinitive past tense past participle

13. Irregular verbs which have regular past tense forms but two possible past participles, one of which is regular: mow mowed mowed, mown prove proved proved, proven sew sewed sewed , sewn show showed showed , shown sow sowed sowed , sown swell swelled swelled , swollen Infinitive past tense past participle

14. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: arise arose arisen awake awoke awaken bear bore borne begin began begun bid bade bidden bite bit bitten blow blew blown Infinitive past tense past participle

15. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: break broke broken choose chose chosen do did done draw drew drawn drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten Infinitive past tense past participle

16. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: fall fell fallen fly flew flown forbear forbore forborne forbid forbade forbidden forgive forgave forgiven forsake forsook forsaken freeze froze frozen Infinitive past tense past participle

17. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: forswear forswore forsworn go went gone grow grew grown hew hewed hewn hide hid hidden know knew known lie lay lain Infinitive past tense past participle

18. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: ride rode ridden ring rang rung saw sawed sawn see saw seen rise rose risen shake shook shaken shrink shrank shrunk Infinitive past tense past participle

19. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: slay slew slain speak spoke spoken spring sprang sprung steal stole stolen stink stank stunk strew strewed strewn stride strode stridden Infinitive past tense past participle

20. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: strive strove striven swear swore sworn swim swam swum take took taken tear tore torn throw threw thrown tread trod trodden Infinitive past tense past participle

21. Irregular verbs which have past tenses and past participles that are different from each other and different from the infinitive: wake woke woken wear wore worn write wrote written Infinitive past tense past participle

22. The prepositions o n , i n , at

23. Preposition “ on”: On a day only On Sunday; on Monday; etc On a month and day On February 6 On month, day, year On February 28, 2014 On a surface On the table; on the armchairs; on the farm On [topics/subjects] On drugs; on Economics; on Technology

24. Preposition “ i n”: In a month only In February; in September I n a month and year In February 2014 In a year only In 1918; In 2014 In [time] In the evening; in the afternoon; etc

25. Preposition “ i n”: In [phrases] in my opinion; in my analysis; etc. In [seasons and directions] in Summer; in Spring; in the East; in the West In [place/inside] in the box; in the cabinet; in the bag; in the city; in the field;

26. Preposition “ at”: At [time] at night; at noon; at 5:00pm; at dawn; etc. At [idioms] at home with English; not at home with Math; etc At [phrases] at my own risk; at your request; etc.

27. Application ______ July 27, 2013. ______ December. ______ May 20. ______ June 1987. ______ your service. ______ North. ______ morning. ______ home with Algebra.

28. Application ______ our quest for freedom. ______ the cabinet. ______ 2012 ______ Legazpi City. ______ an instant. ______ Thursday. ______ 7:oopm