Learning English is difficult – especially when you throw in irregular verbs. This word list includes 40 irregular verbs with their definitions. It is perfect for English and ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers and students.
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Words in the Irregular Verbs Vocabulary List
bought – to get something by paying money for it
brought - to carry or take somebody or something to a place with you
come - to arrive somewhere or reach a particular place or time. to move to or towards the person who is speaking or the place that somebody is talking about
cut - to make an opening, wound or mark in something using a sharp tool, for example a pair of scissors or a knife
done - used with other verbs to form questions and negative sentences, also in short answers and short questions at the end of a sentence. to perform an action, activity or job.
drunk - to take liquid into your body through your mouth.
driven - to control or operate a car, train, bus, etc. to go or take somebody somewhere in a car, etc.
eaten - to put food into your mouth, then bite and swallow it. to have a meal.
flown - (used about a bird, insect, aircraft, etc.) to move through the air. to travel or carry something in an aircraft, etc.
felt linking verb (usually with an adjective) to be in the state that is mentioned. to notice or experience something physical or emotional.
fallen - to drop down towards the ground. to suddenly stop standing and drop to the ground.
gotten - (no passive) to receive, obtain or buy something. to become; to reach a particular state or condition; to make somebody or something be in a particular state or condition.
given - to let somebody have something, especially something that he/she wants or needs. to make somebody have something, especially something he/she does not want.to make somebody have a particular feeling, idea, etc.
gone - to move or travel from one place to another.Been is used as the past participle of ___ when somebody has traveled to a place and has returned
grown - to increase in size or number; to develop into an adult form.
had - used for forming the perfect tenses.to own or to hold something.to possess.
heard - to receive sounds with your ears.
kept - to continue to be in a particular state or position.to make somebody/something stay in a particular state, place or condition.( ____ doing something) -> to continue doing something or to repeat an action many times
lost - to become unable to find something. to have less of something (weight/interest/patience).
made - to produce or create something. (used with nouns) to perform a certain action.to cause a particular effect, feeling, situation, etc.
met - to come together by chance or because you have arranged it. to see and know somebody for the first time.to go to a place and wait for somebody/something to arrive.to play, fight, etc. together as opponents in a sports competition.
put - to move somebody/something into a particular place or position.to fix something to or in something else.(put somebody/something in/into something) -> to bring somebody/something into the state or condition mentioned.
quit - to leave a job, etc. or to go away from a place. to stop doing something.to close a computer program.
read - to look at words or symbols and understand them.to say written words to somebody.
run - to move using your legs, going faster than a walk.to move, or move something, quickly in a particular direction.
seen - to become conscious of something, using your eyes; to use the power of sight.to look at or watch a film, play, television program, etc.
sold - to give something to somebody who pays for it and is then the owner of it.
ridde - n to sit on a horse, etc. and control it as it moves.to sit on a bicycle, motorbike, etc. to travel as a passenger in a bus, car, etc.
set - to put somebody/something or to cause somebody/something to be in a particular place or position.to make the action of a book, play, film, etc. take place in a particular time, situation, etc.
sat - to rest your weight on your bottom, for example in a chair
slept - to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.
spoken - to talk or say things.____ and talk have almost the same meaning but we use talk more informally, to show that two or more people are having a conversation, and ____ to show that only one person is saying something, especially in a formal situation.
spent - to give or pay money for something.to pass time.
taken - to carry or move somebody/something; to go with somebody from one place to another.to remove something from a place or a person, often without permission.to swallow something.
taught - to give somebody lessons or instructions so that he/she knows how to do something.to make somebody believe something or behave in a certain way.
told - to give information to somebody by speaking or writing.
thought - to have a particular idea or opinion about something/somebody; to believe.to use your mind to consider something or to form connected ideas. to form an idea of something; to imagine something.
worn - to have clothes, jewellery, etc. on your body. to have a certain look on your face.
written - to write and send a letter, etc. to somebody.to fill or complete a form, cheque, document, etc. with the necessary information.
been - to exist; to be present. used to give the position of somebody/something or the place where somebody/something is situated.
