Essential English Irregular Verbs: A Quick Reference
Essential English Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common English irregular verbs, with their base form, past simple, and past participle forms:
- Agitar: shake-shook-shaken
- Alimentar: feed-fed-fed
- Apostar: bet-bet-bet
- Aprender: learn – learnt- learnt
- Arrojar, tirar: throw-threw-thrown
- Arruinar: spoil-spoilt-spoilt
- Barrer: sweep-swept-swept
- Beber: drink-drank-drunk
- Brillar: shine-shone-shone
- Caer: fall-fell-fallen
- Cantar: sing-sang-sung
- Cavar: dig-dug-dug
- Cerrar: shut-shut-shut
- Coger: catch-caught-caught
- Coger,
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