Irregular Verbs (upper-intermediate and advanced level) by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

 

Use a dictionary to write the meaning of these verbs in your language:

 

 

Verb

Past

Past Participle

Means

Awake

Awoke

Awoken

 

Bear

Bore

Born

 

Beat

Beat

Beaten

 

Bend

Bent

Bent

 

Bet

Bet (US=Betted)

Bet (US=Betted)

 

Bleed

Bled

Bled

 

Blow

Blew*

Blown

 

Breed

Bred

Bred

 

Burn

Burnt (US=Burned)

Burnt (US=Burned)

 

Burst

Burst*

Burst

 

Creep

Crept

Crept

 

Deal

Dealt*

Dealt

 

Dig

Dug

Dug

 

Draw

Drew*

Drawn

 

Dream

Dreamt* (US=Dreamed)

Dreamt (US=Dreamed)

 

Feed

Fed

Fed

 

Fight

Fought*

Fought

 

Forbid

Forbade*

Forbidden

 

Grind

Ground

Ground

 

Hang

Hung

Hung

 

Hide

Hid

Hidden

 

Hit

Hit

Hit

 

Hurt

Hurt

Hurt

 

Kneel

Knelt

Knelt

 

Lay

Laid

Laid

 

Lead

Led

Led

 

Lean

Leant*

Leant

 

Leap

Leapt*

Leapt

 

Lie

Lay

Lain

 

Light

Lit (US = Lighted)

Lit (US =Lighted)

 

Mistake

Mistook

Mistaken

 

Mow

Mowed

Mown (US=Mowed)

 

Quit

Quit

Quit (US=Quitted)

 

Rid

Rid

Rid

 

Seek

Sought*

Sought

 

Set

Set

Set

 

Sew

Sewed*

Sewn (US=Sewed)

 

Shake

Shook

Shaken

 

Shoot

Shot

Shot

 

Shrink

Shrank

Shrunk

 

Slide

Slid

Slid

 

Smell

Smelt (US=Smelled)

Smelt (US=Smelled)

 

Spell

Spelt (US=Spelled)

Spelt (US=Spelled)

 

Spill

Spilt (US=Spilled)

Spilt (US=Spilled)

 

Spin

Span

Spun

 

Spit

Spat

Spat

 

Split

Split

Split

 

Spoil

Spoilt (US=Spoiled)

Spoilt (US=Spoiled)

 

Spread

Spread*

Spread

 

Stick

Stuck

Stuck

 

Sting

Stung

Stung

 

Strike

Struck

Struck (Be Stricken)

 

Swear

Swore

Sworn

 

Sweep

Swept

Swept

 

Swell

Swelled

Swollen (US=Swelled)

 

Swing

Swung

Swung

 

Tear

Tore

Torn

 

Tread

Trod

Trodden

 

Wake

Woke (US=Waked)

Woken (US=Waked)

 

Wind

Wound*

Wound

 

 

 

 

*These words may have silent letters or be difficult to pronounce. Check with your teacher that you know how to pronounce them.

 

@ These words are difficult to spell in the in 'ing' form. Check with your teacher that you know how to spell them in this form.

 

 

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