Irregular Verb ‘Families’
This is a list of irregular verbs in English is divided into different ‘families’ to help you to remember.
The verbs in red are the most important to learn.
1. All the same - Verbs that are the same in the 1, 2 and 3.
1
Cost
Cut
Let
Put
Shut
2
Cost
Cut
Let
Put
Shut
3
Cost
Cut
Let
Put
Shut
2. The Last 2 Family - Verbs that are the same in 2 and 3.
1
Build
Burn
Dream
Find
Get
Hang
Have
Hear
Hold
Keep
Learn
Leave
Lose
Make
Meet
Pay
Read
Say
Sell
Send
Sit
Sleep
Spend
Stand
Tell
Understand
Win
2
Built
Burnt
Dreamt
Found
Got
Hung
Had
Heard
Held
Kept
Learnt
Left
Lost
Made
Met
Paid
Read
Said
Sold
Sent
Sat
Slept
Spent
Stood
Told
Understood
Won
3
Built
Burnt
Dreamt
Found
Got
Hung
Had
Heard
Held
Kept
Learnt
Left
Lost
Made
Met
Paid
Read
Said
Sold
Sent
Sat
Slept
Spent
Stood
Told
Understood
Won
3. The “ought” and “aught” Family – verbs that finish with “ought” and “aught” in 2 and 3.
1
Bring
Buy
Catch
Teach
Think
2
Brought
Bought
Caught
Taught
Thought
3
Brought
Bought
Caught
Taught
Thought
4. The First and Last Family - Verbs that are the same in the 1 and 3.
1
Become
Come
Run
2
Became
Came
Ran
3
Become
Come
Run
5. The “in” “an” and “an” Family - Verbs that have “in” in 1, “an” in 2 and “un” in 3.
1
Begin
Drink
Ring
Sing
2
Began
Drank
Rang
Sang
3
Begun
Drunk
Rung
Sung
6. The “ow” “ew” and “own” Family - Verbs that end in “ow” in 1, “ew” in 2 and “own” in 3.
1
Blow
Grow
Know
Throw
2
Blew
Grew
Knew
Threw
3
Blown
Grown
Known
Thrown
7. The Almost Family - These 2 below almost have the same rule as the verbs above ;)
Draw
Fly
Drew
Flew
Drawn
Flown
8. The “en” Family - Verbs that finish with “en” in 3.
1
Choose
Drive
Eat
Fall
Forgive
Forget
Give
Hide
Take
Write
2
Chose
Drove
Ate
Fell
Forgave
Forgot
Gave
Hid
Took
Wrote
3
Chosen
Driven
Eaten
Fallen
Forgiven
Forgotten
Given
Hidden
Taken
Written
9. The “oke” and “oken” Family - Verbs that finish with “oke” in 2 and “oken” in 3.
1
Break
Speak
Wake
2
Broke
Spoke
Woke
3
Broken
Spoken
Woken