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INFINITIVE

cast cost cut fit hit hurt let put read set shut spread

PAST PARTICIPLE German no change in form cast cast werfen

PAST SIMPLE

INFINITIVE

PAST SIMPLE

PAST PARTICIPLE

German t beugen, biegen (er)bauen (ver)brennen handeln fhlen behalten lernen (ver)lassen verlieren bedeuten senden schlafen verbringen

INFINITIVE

PAST SIMPLE

PAST PARTICIPLE

German o werden (!) kommen tun, machen gehen n aufsteigen sein schlagen wehen brechen auswhlen zeichnen, ziehen fahren, treiben essen fallen fliegen vergessen bekommen (!) geben wachsen verstecken wissen legen reiten auf(er)stehen sehen schtteln zeigen sprechen stehlen nehmen werfen

P A S T

bend build burn deal feel keep learn leave lose mean send sleep spend

forms end in bent bent built burnt dealt felt kept learnt left lost meant sent slept spent built burnt dealt felt kept learnt left lost meant sent slept spent

PAST PARTICIPLE

become come do go
P A S T

vowel changes to became become came did went come done gone ends in arisen been beaten blown broken chosen drawn driven

cost cut fit hit hurt let put read (A!!!) set shut spread

cost cut fit hit hurt let put read (A!!!) set shut spread
P A S T

kosten schneiden passen schlagen, treffen verletzen lassen setzen, stellen,

legen

P A R T I C I P L E

arise be beat blow break choose draw drive eat fall fly forget get give grow hide know lie ride rise see shake show speak steal take throw

arose was/were beat blew broke chose drew drove ate fell flew forgot got gave grew hid knew lay rode rose saw shook showed spoke stole took threw

lesen einstellen zumachen ausbreiten,

spreizen

changes in the bind feed find get have hear hold lay lead light make meet pay say sell shoot sit stand tell bound fed found got had heard held laid led lit made met paid said sold shot sat stood told

forms binden fttern finden bekommen haben hren halten legen fhren anznden machen,
herstellen

bound fed found got had heard held laid led lit made met paid said sold shot sat stood told

P A S T

bring buy catch fight Seek Teach Think

PAST

forms end in ght brought brought bringen bought bought kaufen caught caught fangen fought fought kmpfen sought taught thought sought taught thought u (er)hngen anstecken,
kleben

eaten fallen flown forgotten got/gotten(US) given grown hidden known lain ridden risen seen shaken shown spoken stolen taken thrown

ersuchen lehren denken

form vowel changes to hang hung hung stick strike swing stuck struck swung vowel changes began drank rang stuck struck swung

treffen bezahlen sagen verkaufen (er)schieen sitzen stehen erzhlen

schlagen schaukeln

PAST

form begin drink ring

to a and u beginnen begun trinken drunk luten, rung klingeln

understand win

understood won

understood won

verstehen gewinnen

run sing

ran sang

run sung

rennen singen

Wake (up) wear write

woke (up) wore wrote

woken (up) worn written

aufwachen tragen
(Kleidung)

schreiben

These irregular verbs belong to the words used by native speakers 80% of the time in speaking and writing.