English irregular verbs: 12 essential forms with examples
A1–B112 Wörter
Irregular verbs cannot be worked out from a rule, which is exactly why they suit flashcards: each past form has to be met again and again until it comes out automatically. The twelve below are the ones you will need in almost every past-tense sentence you say.
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Irregular Verbs — Die Wortliste
| Wort | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| go — went — gone | To move or travel somewhere.“We went to the coast last weekend.” |
| take — took — taken | To carry or remove something.“She took the earlier train.” |
| come — came — come | To move towards the speaker.“They came home late.” |
| see — saw — seen | To perceive with your eyes.“I saw him at the station.” |
| make — made — made | To create or produce.“He made the whole dinner.” |
| give — gave — given | To hand something to someone.“She gave me her number.” |
| write — wrote — written | To put words on paper or screen.“I wrote three emails before nine.” |
| buy — bought — bought | To get something for money.“We bought the tickets online.” |
| bring — brought — brought | To carry something to a place.“He brought his laptop.” |
| think — thought — thought | To use your mind or hold an opinion.“I thought it was closed.” |
| leave — left — left | To go away from a place.“They left before the end.” |
| become — became — become | To start to be something.“It became a habit.” |
So lernst du diese Liste
Nimm fünf bis sechs Wörter pro Tag statt alle zwölf auf einmal, behalte den Beispielsatz auf der Karte und wiederhole, wenn sie fällig sind. WordNest verteilt jedes Wort über sieben wachsende Intervalle — selber Tag, dann 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 und 60 Tage — damit die Liste Monate später noch sitzt. Lies wie verteiltes Wiederholen funktioniert, wenn du die Begründung hinter diesen Zahlen willst.
Studying irregular verbs pairs well with our most common English words, essential phrasal verbs and B2 vocabulary list, or browse all free English word lists.
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