Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come for shameless and daring cramming! This is how you can memorize the most used irregular verbs with pronunciation, which we have carefully selected for you, just like choosing the leaves of the best varieties of tea. Autumn is in full swing - brew seagulls and go over 3 forms of irregular verbs with you. Let "s go!

Good to know that some of these verbs have the same spelling and pronunciation in all 3 forms, but there is also an insidious verb read, 2 and 3 whose form is read ... So pay attention! And don "t screw this up!

Basic irregular verbs with the same forms

So, at first it will be much easier to memorize the aforementioned irregular verbs of the English language than to cram everything in a row. Here they are:

bet bet
burst explode)
cast cast a shadow, drop
cost cost, estimate
cut cut
fit fit (about clothes)
hit hit, hit
hurt hurt, hurt, hurt
let admit, allow
put put, put
quit leave, leave
rid rid
set install, install, configure
shed[ʃed] shedding (tears)
shit shit
shut[ʃʌt] close
slit cut
split split, split, split
spread distribute
wet soak

In general, there are as many as 638 irregular verbs in English. But, fortunately, about 200+ are mainly used, and of which 100 are the most popular. Of course, you can learn all 638 and write a bestseller or retell Shakespeare in English. But do you really need that?

3 more verbs, 1 and 3 forms of which are the same:

come came come come
become became become become
run ran run run away

Ways to form irregular verbs

So, easy! If the verb in Past Simple and Past Participle does not have an ending "- ed"(I felt / she has forgiven) - then he wrong, that is, the verbs forming the form Past Simple and Past Participle don't add an ending «- ed» to the infinitive form, but are formed in other wonderful ways.

For example:

• Change root vowels on the " o"And adding endings To 3 form:

break[breɪk] br o ke br o k ru["brəuk (ə) n] (c) break
choose ch o se ch o se n["tʃəuz (ə) n] choose
forget forg o t forg o t ten forget
freeze fr o ze fr o ze n freeze, freeze
get g o t gott ru["gɔtn] receive
speak sp o ke sp o ke n["spəuk (ə) n] talk
steal st o le st o le n["stəulən] steal
tear t o re t o r n tear
wake w o ke w o ke n["wəuk (ə) n] wake up
wear w o re w o r n put on

• Change root vowels on the " o»Only during 2 verb form:

drive dr o ve driven ["drɪv (ə) n] drive
ride r o de ridden ["rɪd (ə) n] to ride
rise r o se risen ["rɪz (ə) n] ascend
write wr o te written ["rɪt (ə) n] write

• The appearance in 2 form endings «- ew", And in 3 — «- own "

blow bl ew bl own blow
fly fl ew fl own to fly
grow gr ew gr own grow, grow
know kn ew kn own know
throw[θrəu] thr ew[θru:] thr own[θrəun] throw

• Changing the endings 2 and 3 shape on the "- ought" and "- aught»

bring br ought br ought bring
buy b ought b ought buy
catch c aught c aught catch
fight f ought f ought fight
seek s ought s ought search
teach t aught t aught teach
think[θɪŋk] th ought[θɔ: t] th ought[θɔ: t] think

• The change " ee" on the " e»In 2 and 3 verb form + pronunciation change

keep k e pt k e pt hold
sleep sl e pt sl e pt sleep
feel f e lt f e lt feel
bleed bl e d bl e d bleed
feed f e d f e d feed (Xia)
meet m e t m e t meet
lead l e d l e d lead

• Alternating vowels at the root of the word in all 3 forms according to the principle " i-a-u»:

begin beg a n beg u n start
drink dr a nk dr u nk drink
ring r a ng r u ng call
shrink[ʃrɪŋk] shr a nk [ʃræŋk] shr u nk [ʃrʌŋk] shrink
sing s a ng s u ng sing
sink s a nk s u nk dive, drown
spring spr a ng spr u ng arise, jump out
swim sw a m sw u m swim

• And now! The most wrong English verbs at all! They are so wrong that Dr. Evil himself (from the Austin Powers films) would have been shocked! They defy explanation and logic, they do what they want, in a word, they are simply destroyers of the system! But what are the necessary and useful ones:

be was/were been be, be
do did done do
go went gone go
have had had have
make made made do, make

• Is there some more wrong and at the same time correct verbs, a kind of inverted verbs. Check it out!

We recommend that you memorize the form that is most familiar to you. Even the verb “ work»Has irregular forms Past Indefinite and Past Participle (in both cases wrought), but it is outdated and almost never used. Create your own lists of irregular verbs and organize them into categories that are convenient for you to remember. And everything will be just fine!

Top 100 Irregular Verbs in English

Memory game

We are talking about the analogy of the card "fool". Irregular verbs in English are written on the cards, each form on a separate card. There are about 20 verbs in one deck, that's 60 cards. 6 cards are dealt to players. The first one walks the one who has the initial form of the verb. The next one should put the first or second form of this verb, or another verb in the initial form. For example: the first player makes a move with "go", the second must put "went" or "gone", or another verb in the initial form, for example, "come". Further - by analogy. There is also a joker - a verb in which all forms are the same, for example, "hit-hit-hit". With the Joker, you can change the top card, that is, order the form of the verb that the owner of the Joker needs. If there are no suitable cards, then you need to take from the deck until you get it. The deck is dismantled to the end, and the one who has no cards left wins. The game is going with a bang! Try it!

We hope that learning English irregular verbs will be easier now! And so that you have no doubts, we invite you to take a trial lesson! Don "t be shy;)

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In the past tense, the verb after any pronoun goes in the same form - with the ending - ed - or completely changes its shape. In the first case, we are dealing with regular verbs with the ending - ed ... In the second case, we are faced with irregular verbs.

You cannot add to them - ED since in the past tense, these verbs are completely changed.

This is exactly what we observe with do. In the past tense it is not doed (as it should be according to the rule), and did , because do is an irregular verb.

So how do you know if a verb is correct or not?

Here a little "female" logic will help us: you just need to learn the table of irregular verbs and their translation. The ones not on this list are correct. But the catch is that there are about 200 irregular verbs! And multiply this number by 3 (an irregular verb has 3 forms: one is the present tense, the second is the past tense, the third is the participle). Nevertheless, the list of verbs necessary in everyday life is not so extensive - almost 2 times less. First of all, you need to know them.

How to remember irregular verbs?

Repeat aloud the 3 forms of each verb, so they are perfectly remembered - like a rhyme! Or print a book for fast memorization of irregular verbs ().

Table of irregular verbs with translations

Table. Irregular verbs with translation

For the successful study of a foreign language, it is necessary to lay a certain foundation, consisting of basic skills. In addition to the vocabulary and developed pronunciation, grammatical knowledge is also included in this basis. Undoubtedly, for English grammar, the most important is the system of tenses and verb forms, without the knowledge of which not a single sentence can be built. Today, studying the topic, we will combine the vocabulary with the mastery of grammar, since we will analyze one of the most necessary basic concepts - irregular verbs of the English language. Let's consider the essence of the phenomenon, as well as provide a list of all the necessary words with transcription and translation into Russian.

In order to answer the question posed in the title, let's make a short excursion into the theory.

English verbs have several basic forms that help form aspects of tense:

1. Infinitive - it is the initial, vocabulary form. ().
2. Past undefined - a form for expressing past events. As a rule, it is formed by attaching the ending –ed to the infinitive. ().
3. Past participle - the form necessary for the formation of perfect times and passive collaterals. According to grammatical norms, it should coincide with the previous category, i.e. also append –ed. ().
4. Real participle - it is not always singled out as a separate form, but it should be noted that these are verbs with the ending –ing, which are used in the tense of the continuous group. ()

Today we are interested in the second and third points of the list, since they are responsible for the correctness or incorrectness of the verb. We have already noted that the general rule for forming past forms is to add the ending -ed. But for historical reasons, established linguistic clichés do not always correspond to the norms, and it is much easier to accept exceptions than to try to change the established way of life. That is why there is such a thing as irregular verbs in the English language. English grammar calls this phenomenon irregular verbs.

Irregular verbs are those in which the past tense form is not formed according to the general rule, that is, they are characterized by atypical conjugation. Such verb forms have to be memorized, since they are individual for each case. It is noteworthy that the share of irregular English verbs in speech is about 70%. This means that only 30% of all frequently used verbs obey the general rule.

On this we will complete the theory and move on to the practical part, in which we will consider examples of irregular verbs in the English language with translation and transcription. This will allow you to combine memorizing vocabulary and working with pronunciation.

Learn English Irregular Verbs

You probably can't wait to find out how many irregular verbs in English you will have to memorize? We are in a hurry to surprise, because you probably did not expect to see such a number: more than 450 representatives of the wrong type of formation of past forms are singled out. But do not worry, we will not learn the full list of irregular verbs, since more than half of the words in it have long been out of use in the modern language. There are about two hundred actively used words left, which we will divide into even smaller groups in order to master the material gradually.

First 50 words for beginners

It will be enough for beginners to learn the language with a very small list of the most common verbs. This minimum will be enough for you to work with simple sentences in English. In order not to be distracted by other rules during training, next to the example we will indicate how the word is read in English, and also approximately explain which Russian sounds correspond to English letters. Russian transcription will be presented only in this section, since further study assumes a higher level of knowledge of a foreign language.

Other English topics: How the past simple is formed

* The column presents the three main forms of the verb in the following order:

• infinitive;
• past indefinite (Past Indefinite / Simple);
• past participle (Participle II).

Now you are familiar with the most commonly used English irregular verbs. This list of words can be easily printed out and memorized at any time. Replenish your knowledge gradually, you do not need to immediately load yourself with large amounts of information. Since the table contains many basic verbs, there will be no difficulties with learning words, because in practice they are used in every second text or dialogue.

Top 100 - Intermediate Vocabulary

If you already confidently use the learned verbs, then it's time to move on to the next level of knowledge and discover new irregular English verbs.

In this section, we will continue to study the most common irregular verbs, in which another table will help us. It contains the same number of words alphabetically as the first, but in it we will no longer give an approximate Russian sound: English transcription will help you understand how to pronounce a word. We hope you have already studied the material on how transcription signs are used. So, let's continue working: we will study only 50 more words and get the top 100 irregular verbs.

* Important note for translators: this verb has two meanings. The forms given in the table indicate expressions used with translation "Hang, hang things." A rarer context is hanging as an execution, hanging a criminal. In such a situation, this English verb behaves like a correct one, i.e. attaches the ending –ed: hang - hanged - hanged.

So, we have considered all the main and popular irregular verbs of the English language, with which we congratulate you! Do not strive to master the entire stock of new words at once, so you will only become more confused in forms and meanings. For effective and quick memorization, we propose to print out the given material, divide the verbs into groups for easy perception, and make cards with the spelling of the English word and Russian translation. This method successfully helps most students learn the declension of irregular verbs.

If you have already mastered the most common verbs of the English language with transcription, we invite you to further expand your horizons and look into the less popular, but used in speech, the use of incorrect words.

Rare but necessary verbs

The list of irregular verbs in the English language we have studied already has a hundred examples. This, as we have already noted, is approximately half of the active vocabulary of a modern Englishman on the topic of irregular verbs. Using the next hundred words certainly doesn't have to be met every day. But, firstly, they are often included in standard tests and tasks to confirm the level of language proficiency, and secondly, it is better to know rare grammatical moments of the language than to misunderstand something and get into an awkward situation. So, let's study rare, but necessary, irregular verbs in English with translation and transcription.

Other English topics: Past Perfect Continuous - the past perfect long time: rules, use

* wrought is a very outdated book form, the table is for guidance only. Its use is not practiced or recommended in modern English.

Now we can actually claim to have learned all the irregular verbs in modern English. Since the rest of the words, in most cases, are derived from the verbs already studied. For example, we looked at the word understand... When we come across the same expression, but with a negative prefix - misunderstand, we will already know that its forms will become misunderstood /misunderstood.

That's all, learn irregular verbs in English, work with translation and transcription, and do not rush to memorize everything at once. It is better to sort out a few words a day than to suffer with a huge list and get nervous because it is not remembered. Good luck in your practice!

Irregular Verbs in English, these are verbs with special forms (Past Simple) and (Past Participle). Among them there are both very common (feel - to feel, speak - to speak) and rare (cleave - to cut, forswear - to deny). The tables below show common irregular verbs.

Read also:

Despite the fact that irregular verbs change in a special way, they still have some regularity. In the table below, the verbs are given with translation and transcription and are distributed according to the coincidence of forms:

1. AAA verbs - all three forms are the same (cut - cut - cut, cut).
2. ABA verbs - the 1st and 3rd forms coincide (run - ran - run, to run).
3. ABB verbs - the 2nd and 3rd forms coincide (teach - taught - taught).
4. ABC verbs - all forms are different (know - knew - known).

Within the table, words are distributed not alphabetically, but by frequency, that is, the higher the word, the more often it is used. Attached to the tables pdf files- they can be printed, pasted on cardboard and cut out cards for memorization.

Pay attention to the words read and wind... In the 2nd and 3rd forms, read reads like. And the verb wind - to twist, should not be confused with the noun wind - wind.

The ten most basic irregular verbs

Of the common irregular verbs, one can single out the most basic... You need to know them first. Start learning verbs with them instead of alphabetically. You can learn them literally in 5 - 10 minutes.

These are the verbs you need to learn first.

Notes:

1. Over time, some of the irregular verbs have almost turned into regular ones. For example, even in not very old textbooks it is written that the verb to work- incorrect, it has the following forms: work - wrought - wrought... Now the form wrought almost never used, except in established terms like “wrought iron”, so I did not include it in this table.
2. Verbs to learn(teach), to lean(leaning) is also more often used as correct: learned, leaned, especially in the USA.
3. Pay attention to the shapes read - read - read... The word is spelled the same way and read differently.
4. Don't confuse the verb wind(swirl) and noun wind- wind. They are spelled the same, but have different pronunciation and meanings.
5. British verbs sew pronounced like

The third form of the verb in English has an official name - Past participle or Past Participle. These words can be translated into Russian as a passive participle: made - done, taken - taken, got - received.

Use Cases Past Participle

The past participle is called the 3rd form of the verb only by those who study English as a foreign language. These words are in demand in the formation of various grammatical structures:

• conditional sentences of the 3rd type:

If he had known her phone number he would have called her and told about the meeting. “If he knew her phone number, he would have called and told about the meeting. (known, called, told - past participles)

Statements of this type refer to the past and denote wishes or actions that are no longer destined to come true. Such phrases consist of a main and a conditional sentence, both of which use verbs in the 3rd form.

• times of the group Perfect (completed):

I have just finished my essay. - I just finished my composition. (Present Perfect, finished - past participle from regular verb to finish)

She had eaten her sandwich by the time her mum came home. “She finished her sandwich by the time Mom got home. (Past Perfect, eaten is the past participle of the irregular verb to eat)

They will have got to the hotel by 6 o'clock tomorrow. “They'll get to the hotel by 6 o'clock tomorrow. (Future Perfect, got - irregular past participle to get)

• passive voice:

The window was broken by some pupil. - The window was broken by some student. (broken - 3rd form of irregular verb to break)

The past participle in English can be used as an adjective:

His lost toy was found in the garden. “His lost toy was found in the garden. (lost - 3rd form of irregular verb to lose)

How Past Participle is formed

It is known that all English verbs are in 2 groups. Regular ones form all past tense forms by adding the ending -ed. The wrong ones undergo various changes that need to be remembered. It is convenient for learners to use the table of the third form of the verb in English: