LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS

INFINITINFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSCRIPTION

be /’bi:/ was/were /wəz/, /’wɜ:/ been /’bi:n/ a fi
become /bɪ:’kʌm/ became /bɪ’keɪm/ become /bɪ’kʌm/ a e!eni
begin /bɪ’"ɪn/ began /bɪ’"#n/ begun / bɪ’"ʌn/ a $n%e&e
bite /baɪ'/ bit /bɪ'/ bitten /ˈbɪ'ən/ a m()%a
bleed /b*iː/ bled /b*e/ bled /b*e/ a )in"e+a
brea /’b+eɪk/ broe /’b+əʊk/ broen /’b+əʊkn/ a +(&e
bring /’b+ɪ/ broug!t /’b+ɔ:'/ broug!t /’b+ɔ:'/ a a(%e
build /’bɪ*/ built /’bɪ*'/ built /’bɪ*'/ a %-n)'+(i
burn /’bɜ:n/ burnt /’bɜ:n'/ burnt /’bɜ:n'/ a a+e
bu" /’baɪ/ boug!t /’bɔ:'/ boug!t /’bɔ:'/ a %(m&a+a
can /k#n/ could /kʊ/ . a &('ea
catc! /k#'ʃ/ caug!t /’kɔ:'/ caug!t /’kɔ:'/ a &+ine
c!oose /’'ʃ(:z/ c!ose /’'ʃəʊz/ c!osen /’'ʃəʊzn/ a a*e"e
come /’kʌm/ came /keɪm/ come /’kʌm/ a !eni
cost /kɒʊ)'/ cost /’kɒ)'/ cost /kɒʊ)'/ a %-)'a
cut /’kʌ'/ cut /kʌ'/ cut /kʌ'/ a 'aia
dig /ɪɡ/ dug /ʌɡ/ dug /ʌɡ/ a )a&a
do /’(:/ did /’ɪ/ done /’ʌn/ a fa%e
draw /’+ɔ:/ drew /’+(:/ drawn /’+ɔ:n/ a e)ena
dream /’+i:m/ dreamt /’+em'/ dreamt /’+em'/ a !i)a
drin /’+ɪk/ dran /’+#k/ drun /’+ʌk/ a bea
dri#e /’+aɪ!/ dro#e /’+əʊ!/ dri#en /’+ɪ!n/ a %-n(%e !e0i%(*e1
eat /’i:'/ ate /’eɪ'/ eaten /’i:'n/ a min%a
$all /’fɔ:*/ $ell /’fe*/ $allen /’fɔ:*n/ a %aea
$eed /fiː/ $ed /fɛ/ $ed /fɛ/ a 0+ani
$eel /’fi:*/ $elt /’fe*'/ $elt /’fe*'/ a )im'i
$ig!t /faɪ'/ $oug!t /fɔː'/ $oug!t /fɔː'/ a )e ba'e, a )e %e+'a
$ind /faɪn/ $ound /faʊn/ $ound /faʊn/ a "a)i
$orget /fə’"e'/ $orgot /fə’"ɒ'/ $orgotten /fə’"ɒ'n/ a (i'a
$l" /f*aɪ/ $lew /f*(:/ $lown /f*əʊn/ a zb(+a
get /’"e'/ got /’"ɒ'/ got /’"ɒ'/ a -b'ine, a *(a
gi#e /’"ɪ!/ ga#e /’"eɪ!/ gi#en /’"ɪ!n/ a a
go /’"əʊ/ went /wen'/ gone /"ɔ:n/ a me+"e
grow /ɡ+əʊ/ grew /ɡ+(ː/ grown /ɡ+əʊn/ a %+e)'e
!ang /0#/ !ung /0ʌ/ !ung /0ʌ/ a a"a'a, a a'i+na
!a#e /’0#!/ !ad /0#/ !ad /0#/ a a!ea
!ear /’0ɪə/ !eard /’0ɜ:/ !eard /’0ɜ:/ a a(zi
!ide /0aɪ/ !id /0ɪ/ !idden /ˈ0ɪən/ a a)%(ne
!it /0ɪ'/ !it /0ɪ'/ !it /0ɪ'/ a *-!i
!old /0əʊ*/ !eld /0ɛ*/ !eld /0ɛ*/ a 'ine, a a!ea
!urt /0ɜː'/ !urt /0ɜː'/ !urt /0ɜː'/ a +ani, a *-!i
ee% /kiː&/ e%t /kɛ&'/ e%t /kɛ&'/ a &a)'+a
now /’nəʊ/ new /’n2(:/ nown /’nəʊn/ a )'i, a %(n-a)'e
learn /’*ɜ:n/ learnt /’*ɜ:n'/ learnt /’*ɜ:n'/ a af*a, a mem-+a, a in!a'a
lea#e /’*i:!/ le$t /’*ef'/ le$t /’*ef'/ a &*e%a, a &a+a)i
lend /*ɛn/ lent /*ɛn'/ lent /*ɛn'/ a im&+(m('a, a a %( im&+(m('
let /*ɛ'/ let /*ɛ'/ let /*ɛ'/ a &e+mi'e, a *a)a
lose /’*(:z/ lost /’*ɒ)'/ lost /’*ɒ)'/ a &ie+e, a +a'a%i
mae /’meɪk/ made /’meɪ/ made /’meɪ/ a fa%e
mean /’mi:n/ meant /men'/ meant /’men'/ a in)emna, a )emnifi%a
meet /’mi:'/ met /me'/ met /’me'/ a $n'$*ni
%a" /’&eɪ/ %aid /’&eɪ/ %aid /’&eɪ/ a &*a'i
%ut /’&ʊ'/ %ut /&ʊ'/ %ut /’&ʊ'/ a &(ne
read /’+i:/ read /+e/ read /+e/ a %i'i
ride /’+aɪ/ rode /’+əʊ/ ridden /’+ɪn/ a me+"e %( (n mi2*-% e
'+an)&-+'1
ring /+ɪ/ rang /+#/ rung /+ʌ/ a )(na, a 'e*ef-na
run /+ʌn/ ran /+#n/ run /+ʌn/ a a*e+"a, a f("i
sa" /)eɪ/ said /)e/ said /)e/ a )&(ne
see /)i:/ saw /)ɔ:/ seen /)i:n/ a !eea
sell /)ɛ*/ sold /)əʊ*/ sold /)əʊ*/ a !ine
send /)en/ sent /)en'/ sent /)en'/ a '+imi'e
set /)ɛ'/ set /)ɛ'/ set /)ɛ'/ a &(ne, a &*a)a, a )'abi*i
s!ow /ʃəʊ/ )0-we s!own /ʃəʊn/ a a+a'a, a &+ezen'a
sing /)ɪ/ sang /)#/ sung /)ʌ/ a %in'a
sit /)ɪ'/ sat /)#'/ sat /)#'/ a )'a, a )e a)eza
slee% /)*i:&/ sle%t /)*e&'/ sle%t /)*e&'/ a -+mi
s%ea /)&i:k/ s%oe /)&əʊk/ s%oen /’)&əʊkən/ a !-+bi
s%end /)&en/ s%ent /)&en'/ s%ent /)&en'/ a %0e*'(i
stand /)'#n/ stood /)'ʊ/ stood /)'ʊ/ a )e +ii%a
swim /)wɪm/ swam /)w#m/ swum /)wʌm/ a in-'a
tae /'eɪk/ too /'ʊk/ taen /3'eɪkən/ a *(a
teac! /'i:'ʃ/ taug!t /'ɔ:'/ taug!t /'ɔ:'/ a &+ea, a in!a'a
tell /'e*/ told /'əʊ*/ told /'əʊ*/ a )&(ne, a zi%e
t!in /4ɪk/ t!oug!t /4ɔ:'/ t!oug!t /4ɔ:'/ a %+ee
t!row /4+əʊ/ t!rew /4+(:/ t!rown /4+əʊn/ a a+(n%a, a az!i+*i
understand understood understood a in'e*e"e
wae /weɪk/ woe /wəʊk/ woen /’wəʊkn/ a )e '+ezi, a )e e)'e&'a
wear /wɛə/ wore /wɔ:ʳ/ worn /wɔ:n/ a &(+'a, a )e imb+a%a
win /wɪn/ won /wʌn/ won /wʌn/ a %i)'i"a, a in!in"e
write /+aɪ'/ wrote /+əʊ'/ written /’+ɪ'n/ a )%+ie
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