Pronunciation: Irregular Past Forms

Here you have the pronunciation of most irregular verbs (there are a few missing):

BE
  • Base form: be /bi/
  • Past simple: was, were /wəz, wɒz, wə(r), wɜː(r)/
  • Past participle: been /bɪn, biːn/

BECOME
  • Base form: become /bɪˈkʌm/
  • Past simple: became /bɪˈkeɪm/
  • Past participle: become /bɪˈkʌm/

BEGIN
  • Base form: begin /bɪˈɡɪn/
  • Past simple: began /bɪˈɡæn/
  • Past participle: begun /bɪˈɡʌn/

CAN
  • Base form: can /kən, kæn/
  • Past simple: could /kəd, kʊd/
  • Past participle: been able to /biːn ˈeɪbl tə/

CATCH
  • Base form: catch /kætʃ/
  • Past simple: caught /kɔːt/
  • Past participle: caught /kɔːt/

CHOOSE
  • Base form: choose /tʃuːz/
  • Past simple: chose /tʃəʊz/
  • Past participle: chosen /ˈtʃəʊzn/

DO
  • Base form do /də, du/
  • Past simple: did /dɪd/
  • Past participle: done /dʌn/

DRINK
  • Base form: drink /drɪŋk/
  • Past simple: drank /dræŋk
  • Past participle: drunk /drʌŋk/

DRIVE
  • Base form: drive /draɪv/
  • Past simple: drove /drəʊv/
  • Past participle: driven /ˈdrɪvn/

EAT
  • Base form: eat /iːt/
  • Past simple: ate /eɪt, et/
  • Past participle: eaten /ˈiːtn/

FLY
  • Base form: fly /flaɪ/
  • Past simple: flew /fluː/
  • Past participle: flown /fləʊn/

FORGET
  • Base form: forget /fəˈɡet/
  • Past simple: forgot /fəˈɡɒt/
  • Past participle: forgotten /fəˈɡɒtn/

FREEZE
  • Base form: freeze /friːz/
  • Past simple: froze /frəʊz/
  • Past participle: frozen /ˈfrəʊzn/

GIVE
  • Base form: give /ɡɪv/
  • Past simple: gave /ɡeɪv/
  • Past participle: given /ˈɡɪvn/

GO
  • Base form: go /ɡəʊ/
  • Past simple: went /went/
  • Past participle: gone, been /ɡɒn, biːn

GROW
  • Base form: grow /ɡrəʊ/
  • Past simple: grew /ɡruː/
  • Past participle: grown /ɡrəʊn/

HAVE
  • Base form: have /həv, hæv/
  • Past simple: had /hæd/
  • Past participle: had /hæd/

HIDE
  • Base form: hide /haɪd/
  • Past simple: hid /hɪd/
  • Past participle: hidden /ˈhɪdn/

KEEP
  • Base form: keep /kiːp/
  • Past simple: kept /kept/
  • Past participle: kept /kept/

KNOW
  • Base form: know /nəʊ/
  • Past simple: knew /njuː/
  • Past participle: known /nəʊn/

LEARN
  • Base form: learn /lɜːn/
  • Past simple: learnt, learned /lɜːnt, lɜːnd/
  • Past participle: learnt, learned /lɜːnt, lɜːnd/

LEAVE
  • Base form: leave /liːv/
  • Past simple: left /left/
  • Past participle: left /left/

LOSE
  • Base form: lose /luːz/
  • Past simple: lost /lɒst/
  • Past participle: lost /lɒst

MAKE
  • Base form: make /meɪk/
  • Past simple: made /meɪd/
  • Past participle: made /meɪd/

MEAN
  • Base form: mean /miːn/
  • Past simple: meant /ment/
  • Past participle: meant /ment

MEET
  • Base form: meet /miːt/
  • Past simple: met /met/
  • Past participle: met /met/

PAY
  • Base form: pay /peɪ/
  • Past simple: paid /peɪd/
  • Past participle: paid /peɪd/

READ
  • Base form: read /riːd/
  • Past simple: read /red/
  • Past participle: read /red/

RIDE
  • Base form: ride /raɪd/
  • Past simple: rode /rəʊd/
  • Past participle: ridden /ˈrɪdn/

RING
  • Base form: ring /rɪŋ/
  • Past simple: rang /ræŋ/
  • Past participle: rung /rʌŋ/

RISE
  • Base form: rise /raɪz/
  • Past simple: rose /rəʊz/
  • Past participle: risen /ˈrɪzn/

SEE
  • Base form: see /siː/
  • Past simple: saw /sɔː/
  • Past participle: seen /siːn/

SHAKE
  • Base form: shake /ʃeɪk/
  • Past simple: shook /ʃʊk/
  • Past participle: shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/

SHOW
  • Base form: show /ʃəʊ/
  • Past simple: showed /ʃəʊd/
  • Past participle: shown /ʃəʊn/

SING
  • Base form: sing /sɪŋ/
  • Past simple: sang /sæŋ/
  • Past participle: sung /sʌŋ/

SPEAK
  • Base form: speak /spiːk/
  • Past simple: spoke /spəʊk/
  • Past participle: spoken /ˈspəʊkən/

STEAL
  • Base form: steal /stiːl/
  • Past simple: stole /stəʊl/
  • Past participle: stolen /ˈstəʊlən/

TAKE
  • Base form: take /teɪk/
  • Past simple: took /tʊk/
  • Past participle: taken /ˈteɪkən/

TEACH
  • Base form: teach /tiːtʃ/
  • Past simple: taught /tɔːt/
  • Past participle: taught /tɔːt/

THINK
  • Base form: think /θɪŋk/
  • Past simple: thought /θɔːt/
  • Past participle: thought /θɔːt/

THROW
  • Base form: throw /θrəʊ/
  • Past simple: threw /θruː/
  • Past participle: thrown /θrəʊn/

WAKE
  • Base form: wake /weɪk/
  • Past simple: woke /wəʊk/
  • Past participle: woken /ˈwəʊkən/

WEAR
  • Base form: wear /weə(r)/
  • Past simple: wore /wɔː(r)/
  • Past participle: worn /wɔːn/

WRITE
  • Base form: write /raɪt/
  • Past simple: wrote /rəʊt/
  • Past participle: written /ˈrɪtn/

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