Irregular verbs
| Infinitive | simple past | past participle | German |
| be | was/were | been | sein |
| beat | beat | beaten | schlagen |
| become | became | become | werden |
| begin | began | begun | beginnen |
| bend | bent | bent | beugen, verbiegen |
| bet | bet | bet | wetten |
| bind | bound | bound | binden |
| bite | bit | bitten | beißen |
| bleed | bled | bled | bluten |
| blow | blew | blown | blasen |
| break | broke | broken | (zer)brechen |
| bring | brought | brought | (her)bringen |
| build | built | built | bauen |
| burn | burnt | burnt | verbrennen |
| burst | burst | burst | platzen, aufbrechen |
| buy | bought | bought | kaufen |
| can | could | – | können |
| catch | caught | caught | fangen |
| choose | chose | chosen | wählen |
| come | came | come | kommen |
| cost | cost | cost | kosten |
| cut | cut | cut | schneiden |
| deal | dealt | dealt | handeln |
| dig | dug | dug | graben |
| do | did | done | machen |
| draw | drew | drawn | zeichnen |
| drink | drank | drunk | trinken |
| drive | drove | driven | fahren |
| eat | ate | eaten | essen |
| fall | fell | fallen | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed | füttern |
| feel | felt | felt | fühlen |
| fight | fought | fought | kämpfen |
| find | found | found | finden |
| flee | fled | fled | fliehen, flüchten |
| fling | flung | flung | schleudern |
| fly | flew | flown | fliegen |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | verbieten |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | vergessen |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | verzeihen |
| freeze | froze | frozen | frieren |
| get | got | gotten | bekommen |
| give | gave | given | geben |
| go | went | gone | gehen |
| grow | grew | grown | wachsen |
| hang | hung | hung | hängen |
| have | had | had | haben |
| hear | heard | heard | hören |
| hide | hid | hidden | verstecken |
| hit | hit | hit | schlagen |
| hold | held | held | halten |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | wehtun |
| keep | kept | kept | behalten |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | knien |
| know | knew | known | wissen, kennen |
| lay | laid | laid | legen |
| lead | led | led | führen |
| leave | left | left | (ver)lassen |
| lend | lent | lent | (aus)leihen |
| let | let | let | lassen |
| lie | lay | lain | liegen |
| lose | lost | lost | verlieren |
| make | made | made | machen |
| mean | meant | meant | bedeuten, meinen |
| meet | met | met | treffen |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | falsch verstehen |
| pay | paid | paid | bezahlen |
| put | put | put | setzen, stellen, legen |
| read | read | read | lesen |
| ride | rode | ridden | reiten, fahren |
| ring | rang | rung | klingeln |
| rise | rose | risen | aufstehen, (an)steigen |
| run | ran | run | rennen |
| say | said | said | sagen |
| see | saw | seen | sehen |
| sell | sold | sold | verkaufen |
| send | sent | sent | senden |
| shake | shook | shaken | schütteln |
| shine | shone | shone | scheinen |
| shoot | shot | shot | (er)schießen |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | einlaufen, schrumpfen |
| shut | shut | shut | schließen |
| sing | sang | sung | singen |
| sink | sank | sunk | versenken, sinken |
| sit | sat | sat | sitzen |
| sleep | slept | slept | schlafen |
| slide | slid | slid | rutschen |
| speak | spoke | spoken | sprechen |
| spend | spent | spent | ausgeben, verbringen |
| spin | spun | spun | spinnen, drehen |
| spit | spat | spat | spucken |
| split | split | split | spalten |
| spring | sprang | sprung | springen |
| spread | spread | spread | ausbreiten, bestreichen |
| stand | stood | stood | stehen |
| steal | stole | stolen | stehlen |
| stick | stuck | stuck | kleben |
| sting | stung | stung | stechen |
| stink | stank | stunk | stinken |
| swear | swore | sworn | schwören |
| sweep | swept | swept | kehren |
| swim | swam | swum | schwimmen |
| swing | swung | swung | schwingen |
| take | took | taken | nehmen |
| teach | taught | taught | lehren |
| tear | tore | torn | zerreißen |
| tell | told | told | erzählen |
| think | thought | thought | denken |
| throw | threw | thrown | werfen |
| understand | understood | understood | verstehen |
| upset | upset | upset | aus der Fassung bringen |
| wake | woke | woken | (auf)wachen, wecken |
| wear | wore | worn | Kleidung tragen |
| weep | wept | wept | weinen |
| win | won | won | gewinnen |
| write | wrote | written | schreiben |