This document outlines 13 groups of irregular verbs in English and describes patterns in their forms. Group 1 contains verbs that are the same in simple, past, and past participle forms. The other groups describe patterns where the past and past participle forms end in specific letters, or are formed by substituting letters in the simple form. The document aims to help readers memorize irregular verb forms by organizing them into groups with consistent patterns.
2. In group 2, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in ought y aught
In group 3, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in ept
In group 4, withdraw the second vowel from the verbs in simple form and
you get the verbs in simple past and past participle
3. In group 5, substitute the d in the verbs in simple form for a t and you get the
verbs in simple past and past participle. In group 6, the verbs in simple past and
past participle end in old
4. In group 7, substitute the y in the verbs in simple form for id and you get the
verbs in simple past and past participle. In group 8, the verbs in simple past and
past participle end in lt
`
In group 9, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in ung
In group 10, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in stood, while in
group 11 end in ound
5. In group 12, verbs in simple form and past participle are the same. Verbs in
simple past end in came
In group 13, substitute the vowel in simple form for an a to get verbs in simple
past and for an u to get verbs in past participle
6. In group 13, verbs in simple past end in ew and verbs in past participle end in
own/awn
Next, you will find a list of irregular verbs classified in groups which have some
similarities that will help you to memorize them easily