Aufstellung der wichtigsten unregelmäßigen Verben
| infinitive | simple past | past participle | Deutsch |
| be | was/were | been | sein |
| I am | I was | I have been | ich bin |
| he is | he was | he has been | er ist |
| we are | we were | we have been | wir sind |
| beat | beat | beaten | schlagen |
| become | became | become | werden (FALSE FRIEND!) |
| begin | began | begun | beginnen, anfangen |
| bet* | bet | bet | wetten |
| blow | blew | blown | blasen |
| break | broke | broken | zerbrechen |
| bring | brought | brought | herbringen |
| build | built | built | bauen |
| burst | burst | burst | zerplatzen |
| buy | bought | bought | kaufen |
| catch | caught | caught | fangen |
| choose | chose | chosen | wählen |
| come | came | come | kommen |
| cost | cost | cost | kosten |
| cut | cut | cut | schneiden |
| deal | dealt | dealt | verhandeln, verteilen |
| do | did | done | tun, machen |
| draw | drew | drawn | zeichnen |
| drink | drank | drunk | trinken |
| drive | drove | driven | ein Fahrzeug führen |
| eat | ate | eaten | essen |
| fall | fell | fallen | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed | füttern |
| feel | felt | felt | fühlen |
| fight | fought | fought | kämpfen |
| find | found | found | finden |
| fly | flew | flown | fliegen |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | vergessen |
| freeze | froze | frozen | frieren |
| get | got | got, gotten  | bekommen |
| give | gave | given | geben |
| go | went | gone | gehen |
| grow | grew | grown | wachsen |
| hang | hung | hung | hängen, aufhängen |
| have | had | had | haben |
| hear | heard | heard | hören |
| hide | hid | hidden | verstecken |
| hit | hit | hit | schlagen, treffen |
| hold | held | held | halten |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | verletzen |
| keep | kept | kept | behalten |
| know | knew | known | wissen, kennen |
| lay | laid | laid | legen |
| lead | led | led | führen, leiten |
| leave | left | left | verlassen |
| lend | lent | lent | verleihen |
| let | let | let | lassen |
| lie** | lay | lain | liegen |
| light* | lit | lit | anzünden |
| lose | lost | lost | verlieren |
| make | made | made | machen (herstellen) |
| mean | meant | meant | bedeuten |
| meet | met | met | treffen |
| pay | paid | paid | bezahlen |
| put | put | put | setzen, stellen, legen |
| read | read | read | lesen (Aussprache!) |
| ride | rode | ridden | reiten |
| ring | rang | rung | klingeln, läuten |
| rise | rose | risen | aufgehen, ansteigen |
| run | ran | run | rennen |
| say | said | said | sagen |
| see | saw | seen | sehen |
| sell | sold | sold | verkaufen |
| send | sent | sent | schicken |
| set | set | set | setzen, stellen, legen |
| shake | shook | shaken | schütteln |
| steal | stole | stolen | stehlen |
| shine | shone | shone | scheinen |
| shoot | shot | shot | schießen |
| show* | showed | shown | zeigen |
| shut | shut | shut | schließen |
| sing | sang | sung | singen |
| sink | sank | sunk | sinken, untergehen |
| sit | sat | sat | sitzen |
| sleep | slept | slept | schlafen |
| slide | slid | slid | gleiten, rutschen |
| speak | spoke | spoken | sprechen |
| spend | spent | spent | Geld ausgeben, Zeit verbringen |
| spring | sprang | sprung | springen |
| stand | stood | stood | stehen |
| stick | stuck | stuck | kleben, stecken bleiben |
| swear | swore | sworn | schwören |
| sweep | swept | swept | kehren |
| swim | swam | swum | schwimmen |
| swing | swung | swung | schwingen |
| take | took | taken | nehmen, (weg)bringen; dauern |
| teach | taught | taught | lehren, unterrichten |
| tear | tore | torn | zerreißen |
| tell | told | told | erzählen, berichten |
| think | thought | thought | denken |
| throw | threw | thrown | werfen |
| understand | understood | understood | verstehen |
| wake* | woke | woken | aufwecken |
| wear | wore | worn | anhaben, tragen (Kleidung) |
| weave | wove | woven | weben |
| win | won | won | gewinnen |
| write | wrote | written | schreiben |