Wer mag schon die ‚irregular verbs‘ (unregelmäßigen Verben) im Englischen. Eine Logik ist selten zu erkennen: Manche reimen sich (sing, swim), andere haben ein ähnliches Lautmuster (catch, teach), wiederum andere verändern sich überhaupt nicht (put, cut).
Sie müssen einfach auswendig gelernt werden. Und hat man eins endlich im Kopf, braucht man bestimmt gerade ein anderes für diese Klassenarbeit oder Klausur. Hilfe!

Hilfe gibt es: Wer die unregelmäßigen Verben auffrischen will, kann entweder

  • alphabetisch vorgehen (sehr, sehr mühsam) oder
  • der Reihenfolge ihrer Häufigkeit im tatsächlich gesprochenen Englisch nach lernen (prima Idee!).
  • Prof. Dr. D. Mindt (Freie Universität Berlin) hat bei seinen computerbasierten Untersuchungen festgestellt, dass man bereits nach dem zwölften (!) erlernten unregelmäßigen Verb ca. die Hälfte des Auftretens dieser Verben abgedeckt hat.

    Seine Liste *) der unregelmäßigen Verben hat er u.a. auch auf seiner Homepage veröffentlicht: Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Didaktik der englischen Sprache und Literatur.

    Wer als Übersicht die alphabethische Liste benutzten möchte, klickt bitte unten auf den jeweiligen Buchstaben oder kann sich eine gekürzte Version als PDF-Datei ‚downloaden‚ [13 kb].

    Viel Spaß!

    H.-J. Jahn


    Alphabethisch A B C D E F G H I K L M O P Q R S T U W 
    Infinitive Simple Past  Past Participle
    A
    arise arose arisen
    awake awoke/ awakened awoken
    B
    be was / were been
    bear bore born / borne
    beat beat beaten / beat
    become became become
    befall befell befallen
    begin began begun
    behold beheld beheld
    bend bent bent
    bet bet / betted bet / betted
    bid bid bid
    bind bound bound
    bite bit bitten
    bleed bled bled
    blow blew blown
    break broke broken
    breed bred bred
    bring brought brought
    broadcast broadcast broadcast
    browbeat browbeat browbeat
    build built built
    burn burnt/ burned burnt/burned
    burst burst burst
    bust busted/ bust busted/ bust
    buy bought bought
    C
    cast cast cast
    catch caught caught
    choose chose chosen
    cling clung clung
    come came come
    cost cost cost
    creep crept crept
    cut cut cut
    D
    deal dealt dealt
    dig dug dug
    dive (scuba diving) dived dived
    dive (jump head-first) dove dived
    do did done
    draw drew drawn
    dream dreamt/ dreamed dreamt/ dreamed
    drink drank drunk
    drive drove driven
    dwell dwelt/ dwelled dwelt/ dwelled
    E
    eat ate eaten
    F
    fall fell fallen
    feed fed fed
    feel felt felt
    fight fought fought
    find found found
    fit  (to be right size) fit fit
    fit (to tailor, change size) fit/ fitted fit/ fitted
    flee fled fled
    fling flung flung
    fly flew flown
    forbid forbade forbidden
    forecast forecast forecast
    forego (also forgo) forewent foregone
    foresee foresaw foreseen
    foretell foretold foretold
    forget forgot forgotten
    forgive forgave forgiven
    forsake forsook forsaken
    freeze froze frozen
    G
    get got gotten/ got
    give gave given
    go went gone
    grind ground ground
    grow grew grown
    H
    hang hung hung
    have had had
    hear heard heard
    hide hid hidden
    hit hit hit
    hold held held
    hurt hurt hurt
    I
    input input input
    inset inset inset
    interbreed interbred interbred
    interweave interwove interwoven
    K
    keep kept kept
    kneel knelt/ kneeled knelt/ kneeled
    knit knit/ knitted knit/ knitted
    know knew known
    L
    lay laid laid
    lead led led
    lean leaned/ leant leaned/ leant
    leap leapt/ leaped leapt/ leaped
    learn learned/ learnt learned/ learnt
    leave left left
    lend lent lent
    let let let
    lie lay lain
    light lit / lighted lit  /  lighted
    lose lost lost
    M
    make made made
    mean meant meant
    meet met met
    mishear misheard misheard
    mislay mislaid mislaid
    mislead misled misled
    misread misread misread
    misspell misspelled/ misspelt misspelled/ misspelt
    mistake mistook mistaken
    misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood
    mow mowed mowed/ mow
    O
    outbid outbid outbid
    outdo outdid outdone
    outgrow outgrew outgrown
    outrun outran outrun
    outsell outsold outsold
    overcast overcast overcast
    overcome overcame overcome
    overdo overdid overdone
    overdraw overdrew overdrawn
    overeat overate overeaten
    overhang overhung overhung
    overhear overheard overheard
    overlay overlaid overlaid
    overlie overlay overlain
    overpay overpaid overpaid
    override overrode overridden
    overrun overran overrun
    oversee oversaw overseen
    oversell oversold oversold
    overshoot overshot overshot
    oversleep overslept overslept
    overtake overtook overtaken
    overthrow overthrew overthrown
    P
    partake partook partaken
    pay paid paid
    plead pled/ pleaded pled/ pleaded
    pre-set pre-set pre-set
    proofread proofread proofread
    prove proved proven/ proved
    put put put
    Q
    quit quit / quitted quit /  quitted
    R
    read read (sounds like „red“)  read (sounds like „red“)
    rebind rebound rebound
    rebuild rebuilt rebuilt
    recast recast recast
    redo redid redone
    re-lay (for example tiles) re-laid re-laid
    remake remade remade
    repay repaid repaid
    rerun reran rerun
    resell resold resold
    reset reset reset
    rethink rethought rethought
    rewind rewound rewound
    rewrite rewrote rewritten
    rid rid rid
    ride rode ridden
    ring rang rung
    rise rose risen
    run ran run
    S
    say said said
    see saw seen
    seek sought sought
    sell sold sold
    send sent sent
    set set set
    sew sewed sewn/ sewed
    shake shook shaken
    shear sheared shorn/ sheared
    shed shed shed
    shine shined / shone shined /  shone
    shit shit/ shat shit/ shat
    shoot shot shot
    show showed shown / showed
    shrink shrank / shrunk shrunk
    shut shut shut
    sing sang sung
    sit sat sat
    slay slew slain
    sleep slept slept
    slide slid slid
    sling slung slung
    slit slit slit
    smell smelled/ smelt smelled/ smelt
    speak spoke spoken
    speed sped / speeded sped / speeded
    spell spelled/ spelt spelled/ spelt
    spend spent spent
    spin spun spun
    spit spit / spat spit / spat
    split split split
    spoil spoiled/ spoilt spoiled/ spoilt
    spoon-feed spoon-fed spoon-fed
    spread spread spread
    spring sprang / sprung sprung
    stand  stood stood
    steal stole stolen
    stick stuck stuck
    sting stung stung
    stink stank / stunk stunk
    strew strewed strewn/ strewed
    stride strode stridden
    strive strove striven
    strike (delete) struck stricken
    strike (hit) struck struck/ stricken
    string strung strung
    strive strove/ strived striven/ strived
    swear swore sworn
    sweep swept swept
    swell swelled swollen, swelled
    swim swam swum
    swing swung swung
    T
    take took taken
    teach taught taught
    tear tore torn
    tell told told
    think thought thought
    throw threw thrown
    thrust thrust thrust
    tread trod trodden, trod
    U
    unbind unbound unbound
    underlie underlay underlain
    understand understood understood
    undertake undertook undertaken
    underwrite underwrote underwritten
    undo undid undone
    unwind unwound unwound
    uphold upheld upheld
    upset upset upset
    W
    wake woke / waked woken / waked
    wear wore worn
    weave wove woven
    wed wed/ wedded wed/ wedded
    weep wept wept
    wet wet/ wetted wet/ wetted
    win won won
    wind wound wound
    withdraw withdrew withdrawn
    wring wrung wrung
    write wrote written
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