150 Irregular English Verbs | Listen & Repeat

Maria · C2 teacherOriginal listen-and-repeat lesson

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Three forms.
One simple habit.

Hear the forms together, then say them aloud as one rhythmical unit. The trainer keeps the focus on retrieval rather than explanation.

Hannah · C2 Lab VoiceBritish English · Natural + Learning

Verb 1 of 150

001

BASE FORMarise

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PAST SIMPLEarose

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PAST PARTICIPLEarisen

Hear the three forms, then repeat them aloud.

Your turn.Repeat all three forms aloud.

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REFERENCE TABLE

The irregular verbs in Maria's original order.

British/Irish forms are prioritised where common alternatives exist. The old translation column is gone: this is an international resource.

#	Base form	Past simple	Past participle
001	arise	arose	arisen
002	awake	awoke	awoken
003	be	was / were	been
004	beat	beat	beaten
005	become	became	become
006	begin	began	begun
007	bend	bent	bent
008	bet	bet	bet
009	bid	bid	bid
010	bite	bit	bitten
011	bleed	bled	bled
012	blow	blew	blown
013	break	broke	broken
014	bring	brought	brought
015	broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
016	build	built	built
017	burn	burnt	burnt
018	burst	burst	burst
019	buy	bought	bought
020	catch	caught	caught
021	choose	chose	chosen
022	come	came	come
023	cost	cost	cost
024	creep	crept	crept
025	cut	cut	cut
026	deal	dealt	dealt
027	dig	dug	dug
028	do	did	done
029	draw	drew	drawn
030	dream	dreamt	dreamt
031	drink	drank	drunk
032	drive	drove	driven
033	eat	ate	eaten
034	fall	fell	fallen
035	feed	fed	fed
036	feel	felt	felt
037	fight	fought	fought
038	find	found	found
039	fit	fit	fit
040	flee	fled	fled
041	fly	flew	flown
042	forbid	forbade	forbidden
043	forget	forgot	forgotten
044	forgive	forgave	forgiven
045	freeze	froze	frozen
046	get	got	got
047	give	gave	given
048	go	went	gone
049	grow	grew	grown
050	hang	hung	hung
051	have	had	had
052	hear	heard	heard
053	hide	hid	hidden
054	hit	hit	hit
055	hold	held	held
056	hurt	hurt	hurt
057	keep	kept	kept
058	kneel	knelt	knelt
059	knit	knit	knit
060	know	knew	known
061	lay	laid	laid
062	lead	led	led
063	lean	leant	leant
064	leap	leapt	leapt
065	learn	learnt	learnt
066	leave	left	left
067	lend	lent	lent
068	let	let	let
069	lie	lay	lain
070	light	lit	lit
071	lose	lost	lost
072	mean	meant	meant
073	meet	met	met
074	mislead	misled	misled
075	mistake	mistook	mistaken
076	misunderstand	misunderstood	misunderstood
077	overhear	overheard	overheard
078	overtake	overtook	overtaken
079	pay	paid	paid
080	prove	proved	proven
081	put	put	put
082	quit	quit	quit
083	read	read	read
084	ride	rode	ridden
085	ring	rang	rung
086	rise	rose	risen
087	run	ran	run
088	saw	sawed	sawn
089	say	said	said
090	see	saw	seen
091	sell	sold	sold
092	send	sent	sent
093	set	set	set
094	sew	sewed	sewn
095	shake	shook	shaken
096	shave	shaved	shaven
097	shine	shone	shone
098	shoot	shot	shot
099	show	showed	shown
100	shrink	shrank	shrunk
101	shut	shut	shut
102	sing	sang	sung
103	sink	sank	sunk
104	sit	sat	sat
105	sleep	slept	slept
106	slide	slid	slid
107	smell	smelt	smelt
108	sneak	snuck	snuck
109	sow	sowed	sown
110	speak	spoke	spoken
111	spell	spelt	spelt
112	spend	spent	spent
113	spill	spilt	spilt
114	spin	spun	spun
115	spit	spat	spat
116	split	split	split
117	spoil	spoilt	spoilt
118	spread	spread	spread
119	stand	stood	stood
120	steal	stole	stolen
121	stick	stuck	stuck
122	sting	stung	stung
123	strike	struck	struck
124	strive	strove	striven
125	sunburn	sunburnt	sunburnt
126	swear	swore	sworn
127	sweat	sweat	sweat
128	sweep	swept	swept
129	swell	swelled	swollen
130	swim	swam	swum
131	take	took	taken
132	teach	taught	taught
133	tear	tore	torn
134	tell	told	told
135	think	thought	thought
136	throw	threw	thrown
137	undergo	underwent	undergone
138	understand	understood	understood
139	undertake	undertook	undertaken
140	upset	upset	upset
141	wake	woke	woken
142	wear	wore	worn
143	wed	wed	wed
144	weep	wept	wept
145	wet	wet	wet
146	win	won	won
147	wind	wound	wound
148	withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn
149	withstand	withstood	withstood
150	write	wrote	written

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The irregular verbs in Maria's original order.

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Knowing the forms is the beginning.

Irregular verbs.
Hear the three forms. Repeat.

Three forms.
One simple habit.