Past Tense Irregular Verbs List
Past Tense Irregular Verbs List
Part One
The following is a list of Irregular Verbs in English:
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broadcast broadcast broadcast
do did done
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fly flew flown
go went gone
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lend lent lent
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shake shook Shaken
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swim swam Swum
understan
understood Understood
d
* HANG - Hang has two different meanings. The first is "to attach (or hang) something in a high
position" (e.g. on the wall or on a hook). In this case we use the above verbs Hang-Hung-Hung.
BUT when Hang means "to kill someone by putting a rope around someone's neck and leaving them
in a high position without any support", we use different verbs: Hang-Hanged-hanged. This verb is
typical of public executions in the past. (e.g. They hanged him in the main square.)
** LIE - Lie has two meanings. When it means "to put your body in a horizontal position" (normally on
a bed) it uses the Lie-Lay-Lain verbs.
BUT it is regular Lie-Lied-Lied when it has the other meaning of "not to say the truth".
*** READ - Even though they are written the same, the pronunciation is different in the Past Tense
and Past Participle form.
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Part Two
The following verbs can be regular or irregular:
dreamed OR
dream dreamed OR dreamt
dreamt
The second form (burnt, dreamt etc.) is more common in British English.
Part Three
Verbs that have the same form in Present, Past and Past Participle form:
broadcas
broadcast broadcast
t
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put put put
All of the verbs above are written and pronounced the same in the three forms EXCEPT
for Read which is written the same but pronounced differently.
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