hi guys did you know that two out of three of the verbs that we use every single day are irregular there are so many irregular verbs that it makes students crazy i think they're only designed to make grammar even more difficult hi there i'm matt and i'm going to show you the best way to learn irregular verbs what's wrong with irregular verbs why do they call students so many problems let's check it out well in english there are regular verbs these use the past tense and the past participle e d adding to the base verb
let's go through some examples work infinitive worked past tense worked past participle stop stopped stopped walk walked and walked but with irregular verbs past tense and past participle are created differently now watch carefully go infinitive went past tense gone past participle fly infinitive flu past tense flown past participle and then set infinitive set past tense and set past participle did you notice the difference between the regular verbs and the irregular verbs irregular verbs don't have rules these need to be learned off by heart do you get it off by heart there are several ways to
memorize irregular verbs let's explore them some students learn regular verbs in this way it might look old-school but some people like learning irregular verbs in this way plus it's cool great number of learners i'm asking them through song like here [Music] learning through song gives the perfect result it doesn't really matter how good of a singer you are music and song are just tools to help us learn irregular verbs so guys drumroll please meet the world number one song that is sung at schools across the world by the way have you noticed that the verb
to sing is a regular too what's your fantastic performance of drilling irregular verbs singing is the best way of learning english however some students want to learn irregular verbs traditionally let's go for the next lesson you should learn 100 words awake awoke awoken it was evening when he awoke you have awoken me b was were ben her voice was so beautiful have you ever been to the sahara desert beat beat beaten yesterday she beat him at chess glaze the cake with beaten eggs become became become it became difficult to run a business this problem has
become a burden for him begin began begun everybody began to laugh at him well begun is half done bite bit bitten the snake bit him yesterday once bitten twice shy blow blue blown the cold wind blew from the north this fars is made from blown glass break broke broken who broke the cup he has broken the rule bring brought brought she brought him something to eat i have brought a present for you build built built he built a new technological house the castle was built 500 years ago burn burnt burnt they burnt all papers it's
a pity but i've burnt a pizza but bought i bought a cake for you love can't be bought or sold catch caught caught my son caught his first fish yesterday she hasn't caught a butterfly choose chose chosen he chose a lovely present for her have they chosen a name for the baby come came come the king came in has tome come yet cost cost cost yesterday it cost me ten dollars this bike has cost me a fortune cut cut cut he cut out a wooden figure yesterday the employer has cut workers wages by 10 percent
dig dug dug she dug the key out of her bag i have dug a hole to plant a tree do did done hard work never did any harm what have i done for you draw drew drawn she drew a pretty flower this flower was drawn on the wall dream dreamt dreamt i often dreamt of a new bike i have always dreamt of living on the island drink drank drunk a baby drank the whole cup of milk he should have drunk less drive drove driven she drove a new sports car he hasn't driven since that crash
eat ate eaten children ate ice cream on the weekend the cat has eaten it feed fed fed i fed them a chicken have you fed the dog yet irregular verbs irregular first irregular verbs [Music] feel felt felt we all felt sad about it i have felt safe fall fell fallen i fell in love with her the prices have fallen since last summer fight fought fought they fought for their country he had not fought there find found found i found his arguments rather weak i have found the lost keys fly flew flown she flew from london
to sydney the bird has flown away forget forgot forgotten i forgot about it old love will not be forgotten forgive forgave forgiven she forgave him for losing the ring she said i have forgiven you freeze froze frozen he froze for a minute you can buy frozen fish get got got i got a call from my office he's got a new assignment give gave given she gave them several oranges have you given a summary go went gone i went down the street he has gone on a business trip grow grew grown she grew up in a
wealthy family look how you've grown up [Music] hang hung hung a lamp hung over the table have you hung the coat on the hook have had had she had to go to ireland recently we've had problems with the computer here heard heard they heard the birds singing in the forest have you heard these sounds hide hid hidden she hid the face in her hands keep your documents hidden hit hit hit their car hit a tree he had been hit on the head hold held held a cat held a mouse by its tail he has never
held a company hurt hurt hurt the latest gossips hurt him nick hasn't hurt himself at least keep kept kept he always kept his room closed captioning not i knew available i would say it a tree is known by its fruits lay laid laid he laid his hand on her arm has she laid the baby to bed yet lead lead lead our distant ancestors led a nomadic life the path has led him to the river learn learnt learnt i learned to swim as a child have you learned irregular verbs yet leave left left she left her
umbrella at home visitors have just left the building irregulars irregular first impeccable verbs [Music] lend lent lent i lent some money to my friend i've already lent my bike to jack let let let she let me see the report yesterday the teacher hasn't let me to leave a classroom lie lay lane my dog lay near the door a cat has laying there since the morning light lit lit a room suddenly lit up [Music] jack has lit the fire to warm lose lost lost we lost the game at one nil has he lost his mind make
made made the last exam made him proud of himself we've made a pretty gift for the parents mean meant i meant no harm to you tom hasn't meant to interrupt the speaker meet met met i met my schoolmate yesterday have you met her pay paid paid she paid five dollars for coffee have you paid in cash put put put i put on my watch before i left where has she put my key read red red i read about it yesterday i have already read this book ride road ridden tom rode the bike when he was
young he has not ridden a horse before ring rang wrong the telephone rang and i answered it jack has wrung me out for a walk this morning rise rose risen the prices rose sharply last january the interest rate has risen by two percent run ran run someone ran across the field the cleaning program has been run say said said he said he wanted to buy a car has he said the truth see saw scene we saw a lion in the zoo i've seen the trailer for this film seek sought sought this isn't the answer i
sought he has sought her to explain everything sell sold sold i sold my car to my friend have you sold your house yet send sent sent i sent her several books has he sent a review to the main office set set set yesterday we set up a meeting the sun has set shake shook shaken i shook her to wake her up the news has shaken everyone shine shown shown the child's face shone with happiness the sun has shone brightly since the rain stopped shoot shot shot they shot from the bows she has shot him a
glance show showed shown i showed them some photos what has the research shown irregular verbs irregular first impeccable verbs [Music] shut shut shut lisa shut the book and looked up alex has shut his laptop [Music] sing sang sung birds sang in trees she has sung the arya in carmen sink sank sunk the ship sank in the storm his voice has sunk in applause sit sat sat martin sat down for a minute she has sat beside him sleep slept slept we slept under the sky i have not slept very well [Music] smell smelt smelt their clothes
smelled like smoke the dog has smelled a stranger [Music] speak spoke spoken he spoke to a doctor last sunday we have spoken on the phone spend spent spent he spent his youth in spain she has spent the whole day cleaning spread spread spread spread a carpet on the floor have you spread the tablecloth stand stood stood soldiers stood up stretched they've stood under the tree for an hour steel stole stolen who stole my pen the thieves have stolen the jewelry stick stuck stuck mike stuck the wallet in his pocket the car has stuck in the
mud [Music] swear swore sworn the knight swore to obey the queen he has sworn to defend her sweep swept swept she swept all the dust out have you swept the floor swim swam swum we swam across the river i have swum every morning since june [Music] take took taken it took me an hour to get there i've taken on many responsibilities teach taught taught my father taught me to swim she has already taught english at school tell told told he told us very good news i have told you 10 times think thought thought i thought
you were out they haven't thought about relocation yet throw through thrown he threw the ball at children the new tenants have thrown out the old furniture understand understood understood i expected that you understood the rules you have not understood let's repeat it wake woke woken i woke up at six this morning hey you've woken the baby where war worn she wore a blue dress yesterday i've worn this jacket only once when one one he won the first prize in the car race congratulations you've won a million dollars [Music] right wrote written he wrote a letter
to an old friend she has written a fantasy novel you
