Irregular verbs example: set, sew, shake, shave, shear

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	set (set)	set (set)	set (set)
	No sooner had he arrived than he set his suitcase on the floor.
	The movie is set in San Francisco in the early ‘60s.
	I don’t want to oversleep so I’ll set the alarm clock for six.
	sew (sóu)	sewed (sóud)	sewn* (sóun)
	A dressmaker sewed my wedding dress.
	The seams in Dad’s suit were sewn by a tailor.
	Mom, could you please sew the button on this jacket?
	shake (shéik)	shook (shúuk)	shaken (shéiken)
	The whole city was shaken by the earthquake.
	Shake the bottle well before you take this medicine.
	I asked my uncle to lend me his car but he shook his head in disapproval.
	shave (shéiv)	shaved (shéivt)	shaven* (shéiven)
	Your beard is growing. You should shave it.
	My cousin shaved off his moustache two days ago.
	He has shaven his head because he has decided to become a monk.
	shear (shíir)	shore* (shor)	shorn* (shorn)
	All the sheep on this farm are shorn twice a year.
	The town’s barber shears his hair every other month.
	I’ll take my poodle to the pet shop so that they’ll shear her.

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Irregular verbs example: say, see, seek, sell, send

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	say (séi)	said (sed)	said (sed)
	Excuse me -I couldn’t hear you. What did you say?
	“Good morning, madam!” said the janitor.
	Listen to me. I have something to say.
	see (síi)	saw (so)	seen (síin)
	We saw a very good movie last night.
	Dave bought a pair of glasses because he can’t see very well.
	The murderer was seen running from the scene of the crime.
	seek (síik)	sought (sot)	sought (sot)
	My girlfriend is seeking a new job.
	As Peter was involved in an accident, he sought legal advice.
	That company has always sought new ways to expand its business.
	sell (sel)	sold (sóuld)	sold (sóuld)
	My neighbours sold their house to Mr. Walker for $500,000.
	Most record stores sell CD’s and DVD’s.
	This novel has sold so well that it has been reprinted many times.
	send (send)	sent (sent)	sent (sent)
	Bob sent the parcel by mail yesterday
	I need go to the post office to send a letter.
	Alison hasn’t sent any e-mails yet.

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Irregular verbs example: ride, ring, rise, run, saw

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	ride (ráid)	rode (róud)	ridden (ríden)
	My sister has ridden horses since the age of seven.
	When my brother was a teenager, he rode a Harley Davidson.
	We love riding our bikes across the park.
	ring (ring)	rang (raang)	rung (rang)
	The phone is ringing!
	I rang the doorbell but there was nobody in the house.
	Your aunt rang when you were taking a shower.
	rise (ráis)	rose (róus)	risen (rísen)
	The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
	Has the cake risen? It’s been in the oven for 20 minutes.
	When the judge walked into the courtroom, everyone rose.
	run (ran)	ran (raan)	run (ran)
	Sean ran to the station, but missed the train.
	My brother can run 100 meters in 11 minutes.
	The dog was panting because it had been running.
	saw (so)	sawed (sod)	sawn* (sóon)
	Lumberjacks sawed all the trees in this area last month.
	Our gardener has sawn a large branch from this tree.
	The carpenter is sawing some wood to make a cabinet.

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Irregular verbs example: prove, put, quit, read, rid

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	prove (prúuv)	proved (prúuvt)	proven* (prúuven)
	His attorney believes that the new evidence will prove his innocence.
	In the U.S., people are innocent until proven guilty.
	Martin’s suspicions proved to be groundless.
	put (put)	put (put)	put (put)
	Have you put sugar in my tea?
	Gracy, put all your toys in the box before dinner.
	After the burglary, we put a new lock on the door.
	quit (kuít)	quit (kuít)	quit (kuít)
	My uncle decided to quit smoking.
	If you don’t give me a raise, Mr. Miller, I’ll quit my job.
	Betsy is on a diet so she had to quit junk food.
	read (ríiid)	read (red)	read (red)
	Have you read any of his novels?
	Should I read this book, Miss Anderson?
	Vivian read about the accident in yesterday’s newspaper.
	rid (rid)	rid* (rid)	rid* (rid)
	Jack left home because he wanted to be rid of his parents.
	We got rid of old clothes by calling the Salvation Army.
	Alex ridded himself of guilt by telling the truth.

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Irregular verbs example: misunderstand, mow, overhear, overtake, pay

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	misunderstand(misanderstánd)	misunderstood(misanderstúud)	misunderstood(misanderstúud)
	I thought Dr. Evans was your physician. I must havemisunderstood you.
	You misunderstood my intentions. I just want to help you.
	Don’t misunderstand Sarah—she is grateful for your assistance.
	mow (móu)	mowed (móud)	mown (móun)
	Our gardener mowed the lawn last week.
	I can feel the smell of grass. Dad must have mown the back yard.
	May I borrow your mower? I need to mow my lawn.
	overhear (ouverjíier)	overheard(ouverjérd)	overheard(ouverjérd)
	I overheard Mr. Gray saying that he had fire Edward.
	Let’s speak quietly so as not to be overheard.
	We sometimes overhear our neighbors arguing.
	overtake (ouvertéik)	overtook (ouvertúuk)	overtaken(ouvertéiken)
	You mustn’t overtake vehicles on a curve because it’s very dangerous.
	We had to brake because we were overtaken by a huge truck.
	Knowing that she might drown, desperation overtook her.
	pay (péi)	paid (péid)	paid (péid)
	How much did you pay for that car?
	The Smiths paid $400,000 for their new house.
	George doesn’t have enough money to pay for his debt.

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Irregular verbs example: mean, meet, melt, mislead, mistake

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	mean (míin)	meant (ment)	meant (ment)
	I don’t understand. What do you mean?
	I’m sorry I spilled your drink. I didn’t mean to.
	Caroline had meant to help me but he couldn’t.
	meet (míit)	met (met)	met (met)
	Have you ever met a famous movie star before?
	Let’s meet for a drink on Saturday.
	Tracy met her husband when she was a college student.
	melt (melt)	melted (mélted)	molten* (móulten)
	If you place an ice cube on a hot surface, it melts.
	The sun had melted the snow on the roof.
	To prepare the recipe, I melted some butter in a pan.
	mislead (mislíid)	misled (misléd)	misled (misléd)
	The accused misled the jury during the trial.
	He has misled us on purpose about his actual motive.
	Witnesses who mislead the police commit a serious offence.
	mistake (mistéik)	mistook (mistúuk)	mistaken (mistéiken)
	The woman mistook his gesture and got furious.
	Alice has mistaken the dog’s welcoming bark as a threat.
	I mistook the man’s good intentions and got offended.

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Irregular verbs example: let, lie, light, lose, make

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	let (let)	let (let)	let (let)
	Let me just finish this and I’ll help you.
	Let’s go out to dinner tonight.
	Daisy’s parents didn’t let her go to the party.
	lie (lái)	lay (léi)	lain (léin)
	London lies in the south of England.
	There was a dead snake lying on the road.
	My wife was very tired so she lay down to take a nap.
	light (láit)	lit* (lit)	lit* (lit)
	At nightfall, the campers lit a fire and sat around it.
	Mary was nervous, so she took out a cigarette and lit it.
	There was a power cut, so she had to light some candles.
	lose (lúus)	lost (lost)	lost (lost)
	If you keep telling lies, you’ll lose all your friends.
	My wife lost all our money in the casino.
	I need to go to the embassy because I’ve just lost my passport.
	make (méik)	made (méid)	made (méid)
	I’ve just made a cake. Would you like a slice?
	Is your shirt made of cotton?
	Make your bed before you go to school, Ted.

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Irregular verbs example: lean, leap, learn, leave, lend

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	lean (líin)	leant* (lent)	leant* (lent)
	The man who is leaning against the wall is my brother.
	The boss leant back in his chair and listened to his employee.
	The disabled man walked slowly leaning on a woman’s arm.
	leap (líip)	leapt* (lept)	leapt* (lept)
	At the aquarium, a killer whale leapt out of the water.
	Gazelles run and leap over meadows.
	Share prices have leapt from $200 to $350 today.
	learn (lern)	learnt* (lernt)	learnt* (lernt)
	Kevin is learning to dance tango.
	Today my six-year-old child has learnt the alphabet at school.
	What did Doris do when she learnt the news?
	leave (líiv)	left (left)	left (left)
	The plane leaves JFK airport at 8:00 a.m.
	It was very warm so I left the windows open.
	I’m sorry, Mr. Parker’s not in the office. He has already left.
	lend (lend)	lent (lent)	lent (lent)
	Lend me your pen, please.
	I lent Greg a novel but he hasn’t returned it yet.
	Anne doesn’t have her bike because she lent it to her friend yesterday.

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Irregular verbs example: kneel, knit, know, lay, lead

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	kneel (níil)	knelt* (nelt)	knelt* (nelt)
	The vet kneelt down to examine the horse’s hoof.
	Many people kneel to pray.
	While listening to the priest, the congregation was kneeling.
	knit (nit)	knit* (nit)	knit* (nit)
	My grandmother loves knitting woolen scarves.
	Amy knit this white shawl herself.
	Wendy has knitted many sweaters using a machine.
	know (nóu)	knew (niú)	known (nóun)
	We have known Victor for eight years.
	I know very well what you mean.
	Steve knew that he would not get any help from anybody .
	lay (léi)	laid (léid)	laid (léid)
	Hens lay eggs.
	Cindy has always laid the table before dinner.
	The schoolboy laid his books on his desk and ran to the playground.
	lead (líid)	led (led)	led (led)
	Eating junk food can lead to health problems.
	That hermit has always led a very quiet life.
	The hostess led us to our table.

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Irregular verbs example: hold, hurt, inlay, input, keep

	present	past	past participle
* Could be conjugated as a regular verb
	hold (jóuld)	held (jeld)	held (jeld)
	As she was crossing the street, Susie held her dad’s hand tightly.
	The champion is holding the trophy in the air.
	A tennis competition is held in this city every year.
	hurt (jert)	hurt (jert)	hurt (jert)
	When the ballet was over, the dancer’s feet hurt.
	The horseman hurt his back while taming a wild horse.
	Karen’s lies have hurt Steve so much that he’ll break the engagement.
	inlay (inléi)	inlaid (inléid)	inlaid (inléid)
	The lid of the coffer was inlaid with gold.
	Pieces of wood have been inlaid to the living-room wall.
	That jeweler inlays boxes with silver and gold.
	input (ínput)	input* (ínput)	input* (ínput)
	This teller inputs figures into the bank’s network system.
	All this data has already been input into the computer.
	Who input this text yesterday?
	keep (kíip)	kept (kept)	kept (kept)
	Waiter, here’s a ten dollar bill. Please, keep the change.
	The old lady kept her jewels in a safe.
	That farmer has kept cattle for years.

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