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The Horrible List

The document provides a summary of English verb conjugations. It lists 12 groups of verbs with their infinitive, past tense, and past participle forms. It also provides examples of using verbs in the present simple and past simple tenses, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Key points covered include irregular verb conjugations and how both regular and irregular verbs are used in negatives and questions.

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The Horrible List

The document provides a summary of English verb conjugations. It lists 12 groups of verbs with their infinitive, past tense, and past participle forms. It also provides examples of using verbs in the present simple and past simple tenses, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Key points covered include irregular verb conjugations and how both regular and irregular verbs are used in negatives and questions.

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INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD

STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD


UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD
INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION (UNDERSTANDS)
(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE
9th Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /
1st Group: IMPORTANT VERBS
BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED
BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN
FEED (FEEDS) FED FED
DO (DOES) DID DONE
FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD
KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT
COME (COMES) CAME COME
MEET (MEETS) MET MET
GET (GETS) GOT GOT SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT
GO (GOES) WENT GONE SWEEP (SWEEPS) SWEPT SWEPT
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD
10th Group : -D / -T / -T

BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT


2nd Group: PERCEPTION VERBS LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT
SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT
HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD SPEND (SPENDS) SPENT SPENT
SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT
11th Group : -T / -T
3rd Group: NO CHANGE BURN (BURNS) BURNT BURNT
DREAM (DREAMS) DREAMT DREAMT
COST (COSTS) COST COST LEARN (LESRNS) LEARNT LEARNT
CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST
LET (LETS) LET LET MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT SHOOT (SHOOTS) SHOT SHOT
READ* (READS) READ* READ* SIT (SITS) SAT SAT
SHUT (SHUTS) SHUT SHUT SPELL (SPELLS) SPELT SPELT

4TH Group: I – E / O – E / I – EN and others


12th Group : MISCELLANEOUS
BITE (BITES) BIT* BITTEN
BECOME (BECOMES) BECAME BECOME
BREAK (BREAKS)* BROKE BROKEN
FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND
CHOOSE (chooses)* CHOSE CHOSEN
HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN
HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD
EAT (EATS)* ATE* EATEN
LAY (LAYS) LAID LAID
FALL (FALLS)* FELL* FALLEN
LIE (LIES) LAY LAIN
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE* GIVEN
PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID
FORGET (forgets)* FORGOT* FORGOTTEN
RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN
FORGIVE (forgives) FORGAVE* FORGIVEN
SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD
FREEZE (FREEZES)* FROZE FROZEN
SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE
HIDE (HIDES) HID* HIDDEN
SHOW (SHOWS) SHOWED SHOWN
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN
WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN
RISE (RISES) ROSE RISEN
WIN (WINS) WON WON
SHAKE (SHAKES)* SHOOK* SHAKEN
SPEAK (SPEAKS)* SPOKE SPOKEN PRESENT SIMPLE
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN
TAKE (TAKES)* TOOK* TAKEN Examples: They play tennis
WAKE(UP) (WAKES)* WOKE WOKEN They don’t play tennis.
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN Do they play tennis? Yes, they do / No, they don’t.

5th Group : I / U*-A / U  Affirmative: 3RD person singular adds –S/-ES.


He plays tennis
BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN  Negative: Don’t add –s/-es.
DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG
He doesn’t play tennis.
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG  Interrogative: Don’t add –s/-es.
SWING (SWINGS) SWUNG* SWUNG Does he play tennis? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM

6th Group: AW-OW / EW / OWN PAST SIMPLE


BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN
DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN
 Regular verbs in the past simple and past participle end in –ed.
FLY* (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN
Example: He played tennis yesterday.
GROW (GROWS) GREW GROWN
 Both Irregular verbs and regular verbs form negatives and questions in
KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN the same way: did / didn’t + infinitivo.
THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN  Examples: He didn’t go to Benidorm last Sunday.
Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT
Did he play tennis yesterday?
BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT
BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT
PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT
I WAS / I WASN’T / WAS I ? WE WERE / WE WEREN’T / WERE WE?
TEACH (TEACHES) TAUGHT TAUGHT YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU? YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU?
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT HE/SHE/IT WAS /WASN’T / WAS HE/SHE/IT ? THEY WERE / THEY WEREN’T / WERE THEY?

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