IRREGULAR VERBS: A REFERENCE LIST

Mnemonic Rhyming Groups Mr. Hani Al Tahrawi

Learning can be fun with Mnemonics! When we were kids, rhyming songs and phrases were some of the gimmicks used to make us remember different things. I hope sorting these Irregular Verbs into rhyming groups can help you memorize them in a short period of time. Actually some groups can be memorized in ONLY 10 SECONDS!!! Have a look at Group 3 !!!
SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

Group 1
ring sing sink drink shrink swim begin r un rang sang sank drank shrank swam began ran rung sung sunk drunk shrunk swum begun run bend send lend spend build sleep keep creep weep sweep leap feel mean dream meet leave lose burn hang hang (to kill) dig shoot stand understand stick strike sit win make pay lay say light find found throw grow blow draw withdraw fly know

Group 5
bent sent lent spent built slept kept crept wept swept leapt (leaped) felt meant dreamt /(dreamed) met left lost burnt /(burned) bent sent lent spent built slept kept crept wept swept leapt (leaped) felt meant dreamt /(dreamed) met left lost burnt /(burned) hung hanged dug shot stood understood stuck struck sat won made paid laid said lit / (lighted) found founded thrown grown blown drawn withdrawn flown known

Group 2
feed lead breed read sell tell slide hold fed led bred read* (Pronounced as red) sold told slid held fed led bred read sold told slid held

Group 6 Group 3
hit fit spit knit quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast hit fit spit (spat) knit /(knitted) quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast hit fit spit (spat) knit /(knitted) quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast hung hanged dug shot stood understood stuck struck sat won made paid laid said lit / (lighted) found founded

Group 4
buy fight seek think bring teach catch bought fought sought thought brought taught caught bought fought sought thought brought taught caught

Group 7
threw grew blew drew withdrew flew knew

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SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

SIMPLE FORM

SIMPLE PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

Group 8
write choose freeze speak awake break steal ride rise shake take overtake mistake fall forget hide shave bite beat swear tear wear weave forbid give forgive drive eat get prove show wake wrote chose froze spoke awoke broke stole rode rose shook took overtook mistook fell forgot hid shaved bit beat swore tore wore wove forbade gave forgave drove ate got proved showed woke/waked written chosen frozen spoken awoken broken stolen ridden risen shaken taken overtaken mistaken fallen forgotten hidden shaven/shaved bitten beaten sworn torn worn woven forbidden given forgiven driven eaten got/gotten proven/proved shown woken/waked dive do go hear have
(be) am , is , are

Group 9
dived/dove did went heard had was, were came became overcame dived done gone heard had been come become overcome

come become overcome

see saw lie lie lay

saw sawed lied lay laid

seen sawn lied lain laid

/(sawed)

Mr. Hani M. Tahrawi, March, 2012 h_tahrawi@hotmail.com