I'll tell you a secret: correct and Irregular Verbs in English- the most “favorite” topic of teachers and students when studying English grammar. Fate would have it that the most popular and frequently used words in English speech were incorrect. For example, famous phrase“to be or not to be” also contains an irregular verb. And that's the beauty of the British :)

Just take a second and imagine how wonderful it would be to add an ending -ed to main verbs and get the past tense. And now all English students are destined to take part in an exciting attraction - memorizing a convenient table of irregular verbs in the English language with translation and transcription.


1. IRREGULAR VERBS

Meet their royal majesty irregular verbs. You won’t have to rant about them for a long time. You just need to accept it and remember that each verb has its own forms. And it is almost impossible to detect any logical connection. All that remains is to put the table in front of you and learn, just as 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 as twins, but are pronounced differently (read - read - read). Just as only the best tea leaves of the best varieties are selected for a royal tea party, we have collected the most commonly used irregular verbs, arranged them alphabetically, visually conveniently arranged them in a table - we did everything to make you smile and... teach. 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, to begin with, write down all the verbs where the three forms coincide. Then those where the two forms coincide (these are the majority, by the way). Or, let’s say, today you learn words starting with the letter “b” (don’t think anything bad), and tomorrow - a different word. No limits to imagination for those in love with English!

And without leaving the cash register, we suggest you take a test on your knowledge of irregular verbs.


Table of irregular verbs in English with transcription and translation:

infinitive form of the verb (Infinitive) simple past tense (Past Simple) past participle Translation
1 abide [ə"baɪd] abode [ə"bəud] abode [ə"bəud] abide, 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 befall befell befallen happen
9 begin began begun start off)
10 hold beheld beheld peer, notice
11 bend bent bent bend, bend
12 beseech thoughtless thoughtless beg, beg
13 beset beset beset surround, besiege
14 bet bet bet bet
15 bid bid bid bid, command, ask
16 bind bound bound bind
17 bite bit bitten ["bɪtn] bite)
18 bleed bled bled bleed, empty
19 blow blew blown blow
20 break broke broken ["brəuk(ə)n] break, interrupt, break
21 breed bred bred give birth, breed, breed
22 bring brought brought bring, bring
23 broadcast ["brɔːdkɑːst] broadcast ["brɔːdkɑːst] broadcast ["brɔːdkɑːst] broadcast, disseminate
24 build built built build, build in
25 burn burnt burnt burn, burn
26 burst burst burst explode)
27 buy bought bought buy
28 can could could be physically able
29 cast cast cast throw, pour (metal)
30 catch caught caught catch, grab
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 clothe clothed clothed dress, clothe
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, prune
39 dare durst dared dare
40 deal dealt dealt deal, trade, consider a matter
41 dig dug dug 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, have a drink
47 drive drove driven [ˈdrɪvn̩] to go, to carry, to drive, to 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 flee fled fled run away, flee
57 fling flung flung throw, throw
58 fly flew flown fly, fly over
59 forbid forbade forbidden forbid
60 forecast [ˈfɔːkɑːst] forecast; forecasted [ˈfɔːkɑːstɪd] foresee, predict
61 forget forgot forgotten forget
62 forego forewent foregone refuse, abstain
63 foretell foretold foretold predict, prognosticate
64 forgive forgave forgiven forgive,
65 forsake forsook forsaken give up, refuse
66 freeze froze frozen [ˈfrəʊzən] freeze, freeze
67 get [ˈɡet] got [ˈɡɒt] got [ˈɡɒt] receive, 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; hung hung [ hʌŋ ]; hanged [ hæŋd] hang, hang
74 have had had have, possess
75 hew hewed hewed ; hewn chop, hew
76 hear heard heard hear
77 hide hid hidden [ˈhɪdn̩] hide, hide
78 hit hit [ hɪt ] hit [ hɪt ] hit, strike
79 hold held held hold, maintain (possess)
80 hurt hurt hurt damage, 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, lean against
88 leap leapt ; leaped [liːpt] leapt ; leaped jump
89 learn learn ; learned learn, learn
90 leave left left leave, leave
91 lend tape tape [lent] lend, lend
92 let let [let] let [let] allow, rent out
93 lie lay lain lie
94 light lit ; lighted [ˈlaɪtɪd ] lit [lɪt]; lighted [ˈlaɪtɪd] light up, illuminate
95 lose lost lost lose
96 make [ˈmeɪk ] made [ˈmeɪd ] made [ˈmeɪd ] do, force
97 may might might be able, have the right
98 mean meant meant mean, imply
99 meet met met meet, get acquainted
100 mishear [ˌmɪsˈhɪə] misheard [ˌmɪsˈhɪə] misheard [ˌmɪsˈhɪə] mishear
101 mislay mislaid mislaid misplace
102 mistake mistook mistaken to be mistaken, to be mistaken
103 mow mowed town mow
104 overtake overtook overtaken catch up
105 pay paid paid to pay
106 prove proved proved; proven prove, certify
107 put put put put
108 quit quit; quitted quit; 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, ring
114 rise rose risen rise, ascend
115 run ran run run, flow
116 saw sawed sawn; sawed to nag
117 say said said talk, 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, place
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 dump, spill
129 shine shone; shined shone; shined shine, shine
130 shoe shod shod shoe, shoe
131 shoot shot shot fire
132 show showed shown; showed show
133 shrink shrank; shrunk shrunk shrink, shrink, recoil, 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, fling, hang over the shoulder, hang
142 slit slit slit cut lengthwise
143 smell smelt; smelled smelt; smelled smell, sniff
144 sow sowed sowed; south sow
145 speak spoke spoken speak
146 speed sped; speeded sped; speeded hurry, speed up
147 spell spelt; spelled spelt; spelled write, spell a word
148 spend spent spent spend, deplete
149 spill spilt spilt shed
150 spin spun spun spin
151 spit spat spat spit, impale, poke, pro-
152 split split split to split, to split
153 spoiler spoilt; spoiled spoilt; spoiled spoil, spoil
154 spread spread spread spread
155 spring sprang sprung jump, jump up
156 stand stood stood stand
157 steal stole stolen steal, steal
158 stick stuck stuck stick, stick, stick
159 sting stung stung sting
160 stink stand; stunk stunk stink, repel
161 strew strewed strewn; strewed scatter, scatter, spread
162 stride strode stridden step
163 strike struck struck strike, hit, strike
164 string strung strung tie, pull, string
165 strive strove striven strive, try
166 swear swore sworn swear, swear, swear
167 sweep swept swept to sweep
168 swell swelled swollen; swelled 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, un-, s-, from-
174 tell told told tell, report
175 think thought thought think
176 throw threw thrown throw, throw
177 thrust thrust thrust push, prick, drive out, thrust
178 thread trod trod; trodden step
179 unbend unbent unbent unbend
180 undergone Underwent undergone experience, endure
181 understand understood understood understand
182 undertake undertook took undertake, guarantee
183 upset upset upset to overturn, to squeeze
184 wake woke; awakened woken; awakened wake up, wake up
185 wear wore worn wear clothes)
186 weave wow; weaved woven; weaved weave
187 wed wed; wedded wed; wedded to marry, to marry
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, receive
192 wind wound wound wind up (mechanism), wind up
193 withdraw withdrew withdrawn take back, take away
194 wring wrung wrung press, squeeze, twist
195 write wrote written write

After this video you will love learning irregular verbs! Yo! :) ...for those who are impatient, it is advisable to watch from 38 seconds

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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 the case), you can crack the regular verbs of the English language like nuts. They are called so because they form the past tense form and participle II in exactly the same way. So as not to overload your brain once again, we simply denote them as form 2 and form 3. And both of them are obtained using the ending - ed.

For example: look - looked,work - worked

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

Secondly, why II? Because there is also I . Quite logical  Only participle I has an ending -ing, and participle II has the 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 - studied).
. If the verb consists of one syllable and ends in a consonant, then it is doubled (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 those who are especially picky and attentive, you can also add pronunciation features. For example, after voiceless consonants the ending is pronounced “t”, after voiced consonants - “d”, after vowels “id”.

Perhaps you have heard/invented/read/seen a method that allows you to reduce effort to a minimum and maximize the efficiency of memorizing irregular verbs, but for some reason we don’t know it yet. Share not only your smile, but also your cramming options to please each other with something interesting

If you studied English as a child, then you are familiar with long tables with three forms of irregular verbs from school. But the regular verbs of the English language, despite their frequent use in speech, for some reason are always ignored and not studied in tabular form. And in vain, because they also have special grammatical cases. In addition, by memorizing a whole list of regular verbs, we will expand our vocabulary and feel more confident when constructing sentences, without a doubt putting any verb into the form required by the context. But first, let’s remember once again what rule gave the name to such verbs.

Forms of regular English verbs

As you remember, in English grammar there are only four verb forms. Two of them do not require close study: we become familiar with the infinitive when we work on learning new words, and the present participle (Participle I) is invariably formed by adding the ending –ing. There remain two forms, according to which the division into regular English verbs and irregular ones occurs.

According to the grammatical norm*, the formation of the Past Simple (simple past) and Participle II (past participle) occurs by adding the ending –ed to the stem of the word. Respectively, appearance these verb forms are of the same type.

*Exceptions to this rule are precisely the class of irregular verbs.

But not everything is as simple as it seems at first glance. Adding an ending has its own phonetic and grammatical nuances associated with linguistic features. The following grammar table will help you avoid incorrect formation and pronunciation of past tense forms.

Grammar rules
Rule Example
For verbs ending in -e, the final vowel is not doubled, i.e. only the letter d is added. ti e-tie d (tie)

lik e–like d (like)

queu e–queue d (stand in line)

If a word has one syllable and it ends with a consonant, then it is doubled. kni t–kni tted (to knit)

pla n– pla nned (to plan)

ro b– ro bbed (rob)

The final l when adding an ending always requires duplication. travel l– travel lled (travel)
Verbs ending " consonant+y", replace the last letter with i. t ry-t Ried (try)

hur ry– hur Ried (hurry)

car ry– car Ried (carry)

Words ending in –y with a preceding vowel add the ending –ed as standard. enj oh– enj oyed (enjoy)

st ay– st ayed (stand)

pray – pra yed (pray)

Pronunciation nuances
The ending is pronounced as a voiced d if it is preceded by a voiced sound. live-li ved (live)

phone - phon ed (call)

The ending is pronounced as a voiceless t if it is preceded by a voiceless sound. swap – swap ped (exchange)

finish – finish shed (end)

The ending is pronounced as a voiced id if preceded by the letters d or t. study – stu died (study)

wait-wai ted (wait)

Now we know everyone important points related to the correct formation of verb forms. It's time to get acquainted with the popular representatives of this class of verbs. The table below will present the most common regular verbs with translation and their pronunciation in English.

Regular English verbs – 50 words with transcription and translation

So, we bring to your attention the basic regular verbs in English with transcription and translation.

Top 50 Regular English Verbs
Infinitive Past Simple=

Past Participle

Transcription Translation
agree agreed [əˈɡriː – əˈɡriːd] agree
allow allowed [əˈlaʊ – əˈlaʊd] allow
answer answered [‘ɑːnsə - ɑːnsəd] reply
arrive arrived [əˈraɪv – əˈraɪvd] arrive
believe believed believe
call called call, call
close closed close
cook cooked prepare
copy copied [ˈkɒpi – ˈkɒpid] copy
cry cried scream, cry
decide decided decide
defend defended protect
discuss discussed discuss
dry dried dry
explain explained [ɪkˈspleɪn – ɪkˈspleɪnd] explain
happen happened [ˈhæpən — ˈhæpənd] happen, happen
help helped to help
invite invited [ɪnˈvaɪt - ɪnˈvaɪtɪd] invite
jump jumped jump
listen listened [ˈlɪsn – ˈlɪsnd] listen
look looked look
love loved be in love
manage managed manage, cope
marry married marry
move moved move, move around
need needed need
offer offered [ˈɒfə – ˈɒfəd] suggest
open opened [ˈəʊpən — ˈəʊpənd] open
play played play
prefer preferred prefer
prepare prepared ready
promise promised promise
reach reached achieve
realize realized [ˈriːəlaɪz - ˈriːəlaɪzd] understand, realize
remember remembered remember, recall
return returned come back
save saved keep
smile smiled smile
start started start off
stop stopped stop
surprise surprised surprise
switch switched switch
talk talked talk, chat
thank you thanked [θæŋk - θæŋkt] thank
translate translated transfer
use used to use, to use
want wanted want, desire
watch watched look
work worked work
worry worried [ˈwʌri – ˈwʌrɪd] worry, worry

Anyone who has ever sat down to read an English textbook knows about such a phenomenon as a list of irregular English verbs. What is this list? It contains verbs that deviate from the standard rules for forming past tense and participle forms. It is believed that about seventy percent of irregular verbs (the English name of the term) are used in everyday speech.

From this we can conclude that knowing the list of irregular verbs in English is simply necessary if you want to speak fluently and understand your interlocutor.

The total number of irregular verbs is about 470 words. Is it possible to learn such a volume? Of course, this is quite possible. However, in order for you to feel confident when speaking English, you just need to know 180 verbs.

Before turning directly to the list itself, we will give some tips on how to quickly and efficiently achieve the desired knowledge.

Rote learning

The technique of rote memorization of information is one of the most common techniques. But how effective is it?

When memorizing, we often notice that a large number of words are quickly forgotten, and some completely refuse to settle in our long-term memory. In order for this technique to show its best side, it is necessary to use the learned verbs in practice as often as possible. By the way, subsequent listening to them in some movie, program or just a song helps a lot.

Be sure to have a list of irregular English verbs with translation.

First, you will have to become well acquainted with the meaning of each new word. Typically, all irregular verbs tables include a translation column, so you don't have to worry about spending hours working with the dictionary on your own. Once the correct associations with your native language are in your head, you can calmly move on to the forms being formed.

Irregular Verbs in Poems

Don't worry - you're not the only student trying to master the full list of English irregular verbs, and there is someone to share your hardships. And some craftsmen even try to help somehow.

On the Internet you can easily find all kinds of poems created specifically for such purposes. They contain a number of the most common verbs, skillfully integrated into the overall rhyme and tone of the work. There are also a lot of funny associations, so it will be even easier to remember the necessary information.

using irregular verbs

Games can be played not only by children, but also by adults. And when it comes to training foreign language, then games are one of the most effective ways memorization. You can also find ready-made options on the Internet. Usually these are flash cards, various animations or mini-games, accompanied by sound examples. If you don’t really want to play on the computer, you can easily do something with your own hands, for example the same cards. If you have an English learning partner, then analogue word games or creating dialogues consisting of irregular verbs would be appropriate.

Meet Irregular Verbs

Having talked a little about the methods of memorization, we move on to the most important thing. So, we present to you a list of irregular English verbs with translation.

Verbs in alphabetical order (a, b, c, d)

Verbs starting with a:

abide - abode - abided - abide, hold on;

arise - arose - arisen - rise, arise;

awake - awoke - awake; awoke - to wake up, wake up.

Starting with the letter b:

backbite - backbitten - backbitten - to slander;

backslide - backslid - backslid - fall away;

be - was (were) - been - to be, to be;

bear - bore - born - bear, be born;

beat - beat - beaten - to beat;

become - became - become - become, become;

befall - befell - befallen - happen;

beget - begot (begat) - begotten - generate;

begin - began - begun - to begin;

begird - begirt - begirt - to girdle;

behold - beheld - beheld - to mature;

bend - bent - bended - bend;

bereave - bereft (bereaved) - bereft (bereaved) - deprive;

beseech - besought (beseeched) - b-esought (beseeched) - beg, beg;

beset - beset - beset - to besiege;

bespeak - bespoke - bespoken - to order;

bespit - bespat - bespat - to spit;

bestride - bestrode - bestridden - sit down, sit astride;

bet - bet (betted) - bet (betted) - bet;

betake - betook - betaken - to be accepted, sent;

bid - bad (bade) - bid (bidden) - command, ask;

bind - bound - bound - bind;

bite - bit - bit (bitten) - bite;

bleed - bled - bled - to bleed;

bless - blessed - blessed (blest) - to bless;

blow - blew - blown (blowed) - blow;

break - broken - broken - (c) to break;

breed - bred - bred - to grow;

bring - brought - brought - bring;

broadcast - broadcast - broadcast - distribute, scatter;

browbeat - browbeat - browbeaten - to scare;

build - built - built - to build;

burn - burnt (burned) - burnt (burned) - burn, burn;

burst - burst - burst - burst, explode;

bust - bust (busted) - bust (busted) - split (someone);

buy - bought - bought - to buy.

Verbs starting with:

can - could - could - be able to, be able;

catch - caught - caught - to catch, to catch;

choose - chose - chosen - choose;

cleave - clove (cleft, cleaved) - cloven (cleft, cleaved) - cut;

cling - clung - clung - cling, cling;

come - came - come - to come;

cost - cost - cost - cost;

creep - crept - crept - crawl;

cut - cut - cut - cut.

Verbs starting with d:

dare - durst (dared) - dared - dare;

deal - dealt - dealt - to deal;

dig - dug - dug - dig;

dive - dived (dove) - dived - dive, plunge;

do - did - done - do;

draw - drew - drawn - draw, drag;

dream - dreamt (dreamed) - dreamt (dreamed) - sleep, dream;

drink - drank - drunk - to drink,

drive - drove - driven - to drive, drive;

dwell - dwelt - dwelt - to dwell, to linger.

Continuation of the alphabet (e, g, f, h)

Verbs starting with e:

eat - ate - eaten - eat, eat.

Verbs starting with f:

fall - fell - fallen - fall;

feed - fed - fed - to feed;

feel - felt - felt - to feel;

fight - fought - fought - to fight;

find - found - found - to find;

flee - fled - fled - to run away, to escape;

floodlight - floodlighted (floodlit) - floodlighted (floodlit) - shine with a spotlight;

fly - flew - flown - fly;

forbear - forbore - forborne - to refrain;

forbid - forbad (forbade) - forbidden - prohibit;

forecast - forecast (forecasted) - forecast (forecasted) - predict;

foresee - foresaw - foreseen - to foresee;

forget - forgot - forgotten - to forget;

forgive - forgave - forgiven - to forgive;

forsake - forsook - forsaken - to leave;

forswear - forswore - forsworn - to renounce;

freeze - froze - frozen - freeze, freeze.

Verbs starting with g:

gainsay - gainsaid - gainsaid - deny, contradict;

get - got - got - get;

gird - girded (girt) - girded (girt) - girdle;

give - gave - given - give;

go - went - gone - go, leave;

grave - graved - graved (graven) - engrave;

grind - ground - ground - sharpen, grind;

grow - grown - grown - to grow.

Verbs starting with h:

hang - hung (hanged) - hung (hanged) - hang;

have - had - had - to have;

hear - heard - heard - hear;

hew - hewed - hewed; hewn - to chop, hew;

hide - hid - hidden - hide;

hit - hit - hit - hit, hit;

hold - held - held - to hold;

hurt - hurt - hurt - to cause pain, to offend.

Second part of the alphabet

Verbs starting with i:

inlay - inlaid - inlaid - to put in, to lay out;

input - input (inputted) - input (inputted) - enter;

inset - inset - inset - insert, invest;

interweave - interwove - interwoven - to weave, cover with a pattern.

Verbs starting with k:

keep - kept - kept - keep;

ken - kenned (kent) - kenned - to know, to recognize by sight;

kneel - knelt (kneeled) - knelt (kneeled) - kneel;

knit - knit (knitted) - knit (knitted) - knit;

know - knew - known - to know.

Verbs starting with l:

lade - laded - laded (laden) - to load;

lay - laid - laid - put, put;

lead - led - led - to lead;

lean - leant (leaned) - leant (leaned) - lean, lean;

leap - leapt (leaped) - leapt (leaped) - jump;

learn - learnt (learned) - learnt (learned) - teach;

leave - left - left - throw;

lend - lent - lent - lend;

let - let - let - let go, give;

lie - lay - lain - lie down;

light - lit (lighted) - lit (lighted) - illuminate;

lose - lost - lost - to lose.

Verbs starting with m:

make - made - made - create;

may - might - might - be able, have the opportunity;

mean - meant - meant - have meaning;

meet - met - met - to meet;

miscast - miscast - miscast - incorrectly distribute roles;

mishear - misheard - misheard - mishear;

mishit - mishit - mishit - miss;

mislay - mislaid - mislaid - put in another place;

mislead - misled - misled - to confuse;

misread - misread - misread - misinterpret;

misspell - misspelt (misspeled) - misspelt (misspeled) - write with errors;

misspend - misspent - misspent - save;

misunderstand - misunderstood - misunderstood - misunderstand;

mow - mowed - mown (mowed) - mow (lawn).

Verbs starting with r:

rid - rid (ridded) - rid (ridded) - get rid of;

ride - rode - ridden - ride on horseback;

ring - rang - rung - call;

rise - rose - risen - rise;

run - ran - run - run, flow.

Verbs starting with s:

saw - sawed - sawn (sawed) - sawing;

say - said - said - to speak, to say;

see - saw - seen - to see;

seek - sought - sought - to search;

sell - sold - sold - trade;

send - sent - sent - send;

set - set - set - install;

shake - shook - shaken - shake;

shave - shaved - shaved (shaven) - shave;

shed - shed - shed - to spill;

shine - shone (shined) - shone (shined) - shine, shine;

shoot - shot - shot - shoot, shoot;

show - showed - shown (showed) - show;

shut - shut - shut - slam;

sing - sang - sung - sing;

sink - sank - sunk - to sink, sink, sink;

sit - sat - sat - sit;

sleep - slept - slept - sleep;

slide - slide - slide - slide;

slit - slit - slit - to tear, cut;

smell - smelt (smelled) - smelt (smelled) - smell, smell;

speak - spoke - spoken - carry on a conversation;

speed - sped (speeded) - sped (speeded) - accelerate, hurry;

spell - spelled (spelled) - spell (spelled) - write or read, pronouncing each letter;

spend - spent - spent - spend;

spill - spilt (spilled) - spilt (spilled) - to spill;

spin - spun (span) - spun - spin;

spit - spat (spit) - spat (spit) - don't care;

split - split - split - split;

spoil - spoilt (spoiled) - spoilt (spoiled) - spoil;

spotlight - spotlit (spotlighted) - spotlit (spotlighted) - illuminate;

spread - spread - spread - spread;

stand - stood - stood - stand;

steal - stole - stolen - to steal;

stick - stuck - stuck - to prick, glue;

sting - stung - stung - sting;

stink - stank; stunk - stunk - smell unpleasant;

strike - struck - struck - to strike, beat, go on strike;

swear - swore - sworn - to swear, take an oath;

swell - swelled - swollen (swelled) - to swell;

swim - swam - swum - to swim;

swing - swung - swung - swing.

Verbs starting with t:

take - took - taken - take, take;

teach - taught - taught - learn;

tear - tore - torn - tear;

tell - told - told - tell, say;

think - thought - thought - think;

throw - thrown - thrown - throw.

Verbs starting with w:

wake - woke (waked) - woken (waked) - wake up, wake up;

wear - wore - worn - wear (clothes);

weave - wove (weaved) - woven (weaved) - weave;

wed - wed (wedded) - wed (wedded) - to give in marriage;

weep - wept - wept - cry;

wet - wet (wetted) - wet (wetted) - wet, moisturize;

win - won - won - win;

wind - wound - wound - wind up (mechanism);

write - wrote - written - to write.

We hope that after reading the article, the English language has become a little clearer for you.

Greetings to all lovers of English and grammar in particular:-P. Today you will find an interesting and useful selection again. Someone might think that irregular, modal and phrasal verbs, that's all you need to know. You are deeply mistaken if you think that studying regular verbs is a useless task, since everyone knows the simple mechanism when a word in the past is added [-ed]. Regular verbs of the English language In fact, regular verbs are just like irregular verbs and any others. They display the noun. If you have a noun Cook, then you also have a verb to cook. Just like when there was an ordinary word “google”, which was used to mean “search engine”, but today the English language has given us “to google”, which has come to mean “search in the google search engine”.

Thus, by studying regular English verbs, you learn this unit, the noun, and the grammar of the formation of the past tense - three in one. Any English language course includes the study of these words in its program. Therefore, having studied difficult irregular, modal, phrasal verbs, you should not ignore ordinary regular verbs. These words are an important part of expressing emotions and feelings and constructing sentences.

Everyone knows that regular verbs are formed by adding the ending to the second participle and the past tense [-ed]: Paint - painted - drawish b, however, following this rule, it is necessary to take into account several important nuances:

  • If the word ends in “e”, then we do not duplicate it and add only the ending [-d]: Like - liked - like
  • If the lexeme ends with a voiceless or hissing consonant, then the ending [-ed] is pronounced like “t”: Polish - polished - ["pɒlɪʃt] - polish, S top — stopped — - stop. Please note that when forming the Past Simple in one-syllable verbs, the last consonant is doubled
  • In the case when a unit ends with a voiced consonant or vowel, the familiar [-ed] takes on the sound “d”: Destroy - destroyed - - to destroy. By the way, when a lexeme ends in “y” and is preceded by a consonant letter, then when [-ed] is added, the sound “y” is reduced and “i” appears in its place: Study - studied - ["stʌdɪd] - to study. In the case when there is a vowel before “y”, no additional changes occur
  • If the word ends in “d” or “t”, then [-ed] is pronounced as “id”: Pretend - pretended - pretend, Start - Started - - start, begin

Regular English verbs do not cause any particular difficulties, since the scheme of their formation is quite simple and transparent.

Table of 50 regular English verbs

50 regular English verbs

Word Transcription Translation
Ask ɑːsk Ask
Answer ˈɑːnsə Reply
Allow əˈlaʊ Let
Agree əˈɡriː Agree
Borrow ˈbɒrəʊ Occupy
Believe bɪˈliːv Believe
Copy ˈkɒpi Copy
Cook kʊk Prepare
Close kləʊz Close
Change tʃeɪndʒ Change
Carry ˈkæri Wear
Call kɔːl Call
Discuss dɪˈskʌs Discuss
Decide dɪˈsaɪd Decide
Explain ɪkˈspleɪn Explain
slip slɪp Slide
cry kraɪ Scream
Finish ˈfɪnɪʃ End
admit əd"mɪt Accept
glow gləʋ Shine
grate grɪt Rub, Grow
grip grɪp Grab
Help help To help
Happen ˈhæpən Happen
handle "hændəl Manage
Look lʊk Look
Live lɪv Live
Listen ˈlɪsn Listen
Like laɪk Like
Move muːv Move
manage "mænɪdʒ Lead
Need niːd Need
Open ˈəʊpən Open
Remember rɪˈmembə Remember
Promise ˈprɒmɪs Promise
Play pleɪ Play
Suggest səˈdʒest Suggest
Study ˈstʌdi Study
Stop stɒp Stop
Start stɑːt Start off
Travel ˈtrævl Travel
Talk tɔːk Speak
translate trænz"leɪt Transfer
Try traɪ Try
Use juːz Use
Worry ˈwʌri Worry
Work wɜːk Work
Watch wɒtʃ Look
Walk wɔːk Walk
Wait wet Wait

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