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Irregular Verb Groups

The document outlines 14 groups of irregular verbs in English and provides their present, past, and past participle forms. Group A verbs have their vowel change to a in the past and to u in the past participle. Group B verbs have vowel reduction in both the past and past participle forms. Group C verbs do not change form between tenses.

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Irregular Verb Groups

The document outlines 14 groups of irregular verbs in English and provides their present, past, and past participle forms. Group A verbs have their vowel change to a in the past and to u in the past participle. Group B verbs have vowel reduction in both the past and past participle forms. Group C verbs do not change form between tenses.

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IRREGULAR VERB GROUPS

Study the examples below, then write the past and past participle forms of the verbs in
each group.

A. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to a D. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to o
PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel changes to u PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel is o, ends in en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN BREAK BROKE BROKEN
Drink Choose
Ring Forget
Run Freeze
Sing Speak
Sink Steal
Stick Wake up
Swim

B SIMPLE PAST: vowel reduction E. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to ew


PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel reduction PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in own
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
FEED FED FED BLOW BLEW BLOWN
Bleed Fly
Lead Grow
Light Know
Meet Throw
Shoot
Sweep

C SIMPLE PAST: no change F SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes


PAST PARTICIPLE: no change PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in n / en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
CUT CUT CUT FALL FELL FALLEN
Bet Bite
Cost Draw
Hit Eat
Hurt Forgive
Let Give
Put Hide
Read See
Set Shake
Shut Take
Spread Tear
Wear
G. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to a J. SIMPLE PAST: The vowel changes to o
PAST PARTICIPLE: no change PAST PARTICIPLE: vowel is i, ends in en
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BECOME BECAME BECOME DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN
come Ride
Rise
Write

H SIMPLE PAST: ends in –t K SIMPLE PAST: ends in -d


PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in –t PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in -d
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
BUILD BUILT BUILT HEAR HEARD HEARD
Bend Pay
Burn Say
Dream Lay
Feel
Keep
Learn
Lend L SIMPLE PAST: ends in –ought / -aught
Lose PAST PARTICIPLE: ends in –ought /-aught
Mean PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
Send BRING BROUGHT BROUGHT
Sleep Buy
Smell Fight
Spell Think
Spend
CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT
Teach

I THE SAME PAST AND PARTICIPLE

PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE


M OTHER
HAVE HAD HAD
PRESENT PAST PARTICIPLE
Dig
Be
Find
Beat
Get
Do
Hang
Go
Hold
Lie
Leave
Show
Make
Sell
Shine
Sit
Stand
Tell
Understand
Win

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