Important Irregular English Verbs
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
P
Q
R
S
T
U
W
  Infinitive Simple past (2nd form) Past participle (3rd form)   
- B -
  be was/were been sein
  be born was/were born been born geboren werden
  bear bore borne (er)tragen
  beat beat beaten schlagen
  become became become werden
  begin began begun beginnen
  bend bent bent biegen
  bid bid bid bieten (Auktion)
  bind bound bound binden
  bite bit bitten beissen
  bleed bled bled bluten; (Flüssigkeit/Dampf) ausströmen lassen, abzapfen
  blow blew blown blasen
  break broke broken brechen
  breed bred bred brüten, züchten
  bring brought brought bringen
  build built built bauen
  burn burnt, burned burnt, burned brennen
  burst burst burst platzen
  buy bought bought kaufen
- C -
  cast cast cast werfen, (Metall) gießen
  catch caught caught fangen
  choose chose chosen (aus)wählen
  come came come kommen
  cost cost cost kosten
  cut cut cut schneiden
- D -
  deal dealt dealt handeln, sich befassen (mit)
  dig dug dug graben
  do did done tun
  draw drew drawn zeichnen
  dream dreamt, dreamed dreamt, dreamed träumen
  drink drank drunk trinken
  drive drove driven fahren
- E -
  eat ate eaten essen
- F -
  fall fell fallen fallen
  feed fed fed füttern
  feel felt felt fühlen
  fight fought fought kämpfen
  find found found finden
  flee fled fled fliehen
  fly flew flown fliegen
  forbid forbad [æ], forbade [ei] forbidden verbieten
  forget forgot forgotten vergessen
  forgive forgave forgiven vergeben
- G -
  get got got, gotten (US English) bekommen
  give gave given geben
  go went gone gehen
  grind ground ground mahlen, (Messer etc.) schleifen
  grow grew grown wachsen
- H -
  hang hung hung (auf)hängen
  hang hanged hanged an den Galgen hängen
  have had had haben
  hear heard heard hören
  hide hid hidden verstecken
  hit hit hit schlagen; (Ziel) treffen
  hold held held halten
  hurt hurt hurt verletzen
- I -
  input input input (Datenverarbeitung) eingeben
- K -
  keep kept kept behalten
  know knew known wissen
- L -
  lay laid laid legen
  lead led led führen
  lean leaned/leant leaned/leant lehnen
  leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt springen
  learn learned/learnt learned/learnt lernen
  leave left left verlassen
  lend lent lent leihen
  let let let zulassen
  lie lay lain liegen
  light lighted/lit lighted/lit anzünden
  lose lost lost verlieren
- M -
  make made made machen
  mean meant meant bedeuten
  meet met met treffen
  misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood missverstehen
- P -
  pay paid paid bezahlen
  prove proved proved, proven (US English) er-, nach-, beweisen
  put put put stellen
- Q -
  quit quitted/quit quitted/quit beenden
- R -
  read read read lesen
  reset reset reset (Computer, etc.) zurücksetzen
  ride rode ridden reiten
  ring rang rung klingen
  rise rose risen ansteigen, (Sonne) aufgehen
  run ran run laufen
- S -
  say said said sagen
  see saw seen sehen
  seek sought sought suchen
  sell sold sold verkaufen
  send sent sent schicken
  set set set setzen, stellen
  sew sewed sewed/sewn nähen
  shake shook shaken schütteln
  shine shone shone scheinen
  shoot shot shot schießen
  show showed shown zeigen
  shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk schrumpfen
  shut shut shut schließen
  sing sang sung singen
  sink sank sunk sinken
  sit sat sat sitzen
  sleep slept slept schlafen
  slide slid slid gleiten
  smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt riechen
  speak spoke spoken sprechen
  spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt buchstabieren; richtig schreiben
  spend spent spent verbringen
  spin spun spun spinnen; drehen, kreisen
  split split split spalten; platzen
  spread spread spread ausbreiten
  stand stood stood stehen
  steal stole stolen stehlen
  stick stuck stuck (an)stecken; befestigen
  strike struck struck schlagen
  sweep swept swept fegen
  swell swelled swelled/swollen (an)schwellen
  swim swam swum schwimmen
  swing swung swung schwingen
- T -
  take took taken nehmen
  teach taught taught lehren
  tear tore torn zerreissen
  tell told told erzählen
  think thought thought denken/meinen
  throw threw thrown werfen
- U -
  understand understood understood verstehen
- W -
  wake up woke up woken up aufwachen, aufwecken
  wear wore worn (an sich) tragen; abtragen
  win won won gewinnen
  wind wound wound (sich) winden, wickeln, (Uhr) aufziehen
  write wrote written schreiben

 

Credit: Dr. Heinrich Müller / www.bbold.de (Technical English via the Internet)