List of Irregular Verbs - Mnemonic Rhyming Groups

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

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Group 1 ring sing sink drink shrink swim begin run

rang sang sank drank shrank swam began ran

feed lead breed read sell tell slide hold

fed led bred read* (Pronounced as red) sold told slid held

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Group 5 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

bent sent lent spent built slept kept crept wept swept leapt (leaped) felt meant dreamt /(dreamed) met left lost burnt /(burned)

hit fit spit (spat) knit /(knitted) quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast

hang hang (to kill) dig shoot stand understand stick strike sit win make pay lay say light find found

hung hanged dug shot stood understood stuck struck sat won made paid laid said lit / (lighted) found founded

bought fought sought thought brought taught caught

throw grow blow draw withdraw fly know

threw grew blew drew withdrew flew knew

Group 2 fed led bred read sold told slid held

bent sent lent spent built slept kept crept wept swept leapt (leaped) felt meant dreamt /(dreamed) met left lost burnt /(burned)

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

buy fight seek think bring teach catch

bought fought sought thought brought taught caught

Group 4

hung hanged dug shot stood understood stuck struck sat won made paid laid said lit / (lighted) found founded

Group 7 thrown grown blown drawn withdrawn flown known

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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

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Group 9 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

dived/dove did went

dived done gone

hear have (be) am , is , are

heard had was, were

heard had been

come become overcome

came became overcame

come become overcome

see saw

saw sawed

seen sawn

lie lie lay

lied lay laid

lied lain laid

/(sawed)

Mr. Hani M. Tahrawi, March, 2012 [email protected]