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Irregular verbs
English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| beat beat beaten | to get the most points, votes etc in a game, race, or competition |
| begin began begun | to start doing something |
| bend bent bent | to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not upright |
| bet bet bet | to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event |
| bite bite bitten | to use your teeth to cut, crush, or chew something |
| broadcast broadcast broadcast | to send out radio or television programmes |
| burst burat burst | breaks open or apart suddenly and violently so that its contents come out |
| creep crept crept | to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention |
| dig dug dug | to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a spade or your hands |
| drink drank drunk | to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it |
| feed fed fed | to give food to a person or animal |
| hang hung hung | to put something in a position so that the top part is fixed or supported, and the bottom part is free to move and does not touch the ground |
| hide hid hidden | to deliberately put or keep something or someone in a place where they cannot easily be seen or found |
| hold held held | to have something in your hand, hands, or arms |
| kneel knelt knelt | to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees |
| lay laid laid | to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position |
| lie lay lain | to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc |
| light lit lit | to start to burn, or to make something start to burn |
| ring rang rung | to make a bell make a sound, especially to call someone’s attention to you or to call someone to help you |
| run ran run | to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk |
| seek sought sought | to look for someone or something (written) |
| sew sewed sewn/sewed | to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them |
| shake shook shaken | to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force, or to make something or someone do this |
| shine shone shone | to produce bright light |
| shoot shot shot | to deliberately kill or injure someone using a gun |
| shrink shrank shrunk | to become smaller, or to make something smaller, through the effects of heat or water |
| sink sank sunk | to go down below the surface of water, mud etc |
| sit sat sat | to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks |
| slide slid slid | to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way |
| split split split | disagree strongly with each other and the group sometimes divides into separate smaller groups |
| spring sprang sprung | to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction, especially by jumping |
| stand stood stood | to support yourself on your feet or be in an upright position |
| steal stole stolen | to take something that belongs to someone else |
| stick stuck stuck | to attach something to something else using a substance, or to become attached to a surface |
| sting stung stung | if an insect or a plant ____ you, it makes a very small hole in your skin and you feel a sharp pain because of a poisonous substance |
| stink stank stunk | to have a strong and very unpleasant smell |
| strike struck struck | to hit or fall against the surface of something (written) |
| swear swore sworn | to use rude and offensive language |
| sweep swept swept | to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground, using a brush with a long handle |
| swim swam swum | to move yourself through water using your arms and legs |
| swing swung swung | to make regular movements forwards and backwards or from one side to another while hanging from a particular point, or to make something do this |
| tear tore torn | to damage something such as paper or cloth by pulling it hard or letting it touch something sharp |
| weep wept wept | to cry, especially because you feel very sad (fml/literary) |