Irregular Verb Conjugation: The Ultimate Resource
Mastering Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English:
- Awake: awake, awoke, awoken
- Be: be, was/were, been
- Bear: bear, bore, borne
- Be Born: be born, was born/were born, been born
- Beat: beat, beat, beaten
- Become: become, became, become
- Begin: begin, began, begun
- Bend: bend, bent, bent
- Bind: bind, bound, bound
- Bite: bite, bit, bitten
- Blow: blow, blew, blown
- Break: break, broke, broken
- Breed: breed, bred, bred
- Bring: bring, brought, brought
- Build: build, built, built
- Burn: burn, burnt/burned,
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,
English Passive Voice Formation and Irregular Verbs
Understanding the Passive Voice in English
Structure
The basic structure for the past passive voice is:
Subject + was/were + Past Participle (3rd column verb) + [by Agent]
Active vs. Passive Examples
Active: Mark Chapman killed John Lennon.
Passive: John Lennon was killed by Mark Chapman.
Tense Examples
- Present Passive: Uses is/are + Past Participle (e.g., Tennis is played.)
- Past Passive: Uses was/were + Past Participle (e.g., John Lennon was killed.)
Identifying Active and Passive Voice
- Active voice usually
Mastering Modal Verbs and Irregular Verbs in English
Modal Verbs Explained
Modal verbs express ability, possibility, necessity, or obligation. Here’s a breakdown:
- Ability: can (present), will be able to (future), could, be able to (past)
- Possibility and Deduction: could, may, might, must (present); could have, may have, might have, must have (past)
- Advice: should, ought to, had better (present)
- Obligation and Necessity: must, have to, need to (present)
- Prohibition: mustn’t, can’t
- Lack of Obligation: don’t have to, needn’t
- Permission: can, be allowed
English Verb Tenses and Irregular Verb Forms
English Verb Tenses and Forms
Present Simple
The present simple tense is formed by adding “-s” to the third-person singular form. Negative forms use “don’t” or “does not.” Common time expressions include yesterday, last night, and a week ago.
Present Continuous
The present continuous tense uses the verb “to be” + -ing. Negative forms add “not.” Common time expressions include now, right now, and at the moment.
Past Simple
The past simple tense is generally formed by adding “-ed” to the base form of the
Read MoreIrregular Verb Forms: Base, Past Simple, and Participle
Irregular Verb Forms: Base, Past Simple, and Past Participle
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, showing their base form, simple past form, and past participle form:
| Base Form | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| be | was / were | been |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burned / burnt | burned / burnt |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| cut | cut | cut |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| get | got | gotten |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grow | grew | grown |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| know | knew | known |
| learn | learned |