Verb - king in English. Even the shortest sentence always contains a verb. Conversely, a verb can be used to make a sentence in one word, for example “ Stop!” (“Stop!”).

Verbs are sometimes called "action words". This is partly true. Many verbs convey the idea of ​​action, "doing" something - for example, " run” (to run), “ fight” (fight), “ do" (do), " work" (work).

But some verbs have the meaning not of action, but of existence, not of “doing”, but of “being”. These are verbs like " be" (be), " exist" (exist), " seem” (seem), “ belong” (to belong).

The subject is attached to the verb as a predicate. So, in the sentence Mary speaks English” (“Mary speaks English”) Mary- subject, and verb speaks- predicate.

Thus, we can say that verbs are words that explain what the subject is doing ( does) or what/what is ( is) and describe:

• action (" John plays football- "John plays football");
• state (" Ashley seems kind"Ashley seems kind."

Verbs in English have one feature. Most words of other parts of speech - , etc. - do not change (although nouns have singular and plural forms). But almost all verbs change in grammatical forms. For example, the verb " to work” (“work”) five forms:

• to work, work, works, worked, working

Note, however, that this is not much compared to languages ​​in which one verb can have 30 or more forms (for example, Hungarian) - if you started learning verbs in , you can breathe a sigh of relief.

100 main verbs in English

Below is a list of the top 100 English verbs. it will be useful to learn these most popular verbs of the English language first of all. The verbs in the table are given in descending order of frequency of use:

There are a huge number of languages ​​in the world. Why is English so popular? The rate of spread of English is influenced by its good structure and simplicity. However, in this universal language there are phenomena that go beyond logic - these are irregular verbs.

These words come from the general rules for the formation of English verbs, and ordinary cramming is the only way to learn them, since there is still no universal method for memorizing them quickly. Irregular Verbs you just have to remember that's all. This is very inconvenient when mastering the language, but you cannot do without these 450-480 words, or rather, without the 100-150 most high-frequency irregular verbs.

In simple terms, irregular verbs are "free-spirited rebel verbs." Moreover, they “rise” only in complex temporary constructions in the future and present, as well as in sentences with past tenses. Fortunately, in the simple future and present, these words are no different from regular verbs.

All verbs in English are conjugated within 3-4 forms. As for irregular verbs, they are of interest to us only in cases of forms 2 and 3 - the verb and the participle in the past tense.

And here a completely logical question arises, how to determine the verb is correct or incorrect? And there are no clear rules here either. You will first have to learn a table of irregular English verbs, consisting of at least 100 words. And those words that are not on the list will be correct. That's all grammar!

At first glance, everything seems simple. But the table contains 100 words, and each has 3 forms: infinitive, past tense and participle, therefore, you will have to learn at least 300 irregular verbs. But this is not all, but only the most used! This fact will undoubtedly subdue the ardor of those who decided to conquer the table at a time.

But if you download this table and constantly repeat the words, use them in speech, then you will understand that everything is not so scary. The main thing here is a great desire and a little diligence and patience. The more often you use these 100, or rather 300 irregular verbs in speech, the more reliably and quickly they will settle in your memory.

Table of 100 irregular verbs

(You can download and print this table or save it on your computer and repeat it from time to time)

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Here you can find a table of irregular English verbs with translation into Russian and transcription, videos on learning and memorizing irregular verbs, links.

In English, there is a special category of verbs that does not follow the generally accepted rules when forming the past participle. They are called "wrong". Unlike “regular” verbs, to which the ending –ed is added to form the past participle, these verbs either remain unchanged or take unusual forms that are not always easy to remember. For example:

put - put - put;
drive - driven - driven.

If the first verb is easy to learn and use in sentences, then the second has to be learned directly by memorization.

Where did such difficulties with some verbs come from? Scientists have come to the conclusion that these are some kind of "fossils" that have remained in the language since ancient times. During its development, the English language has a large number of words from other European languages, but some words remained unchanged. Irregular verbs fall into this category.

Table of irregular English verbs:

Video on learning and memorizing irregular English verbs:

Top 100 irregular verbs in English.

In this video, the author analyzes the most popular irregular verbs in English (top 100 compiled by himself). Examples are given for all irregular verbs, voice acting, etc. The most used irregular verbs come first, followed by the less used ones.

Pronunciation of irregular English verbs.

British Irregular English Verbs. The author makes it possible to repeat after him and thus hone the correct pronunciation of irregular verbs.

Learning irregular English verbs with the help of rap.

Interesting video for memorizing irregular English verbs superimposed on rap.

Examples of the use of irregular verbs:

In about 70% of the cases when we want to explain ourselves in another language, do we need to use an irregular verb (irregular verb)? Even if you are completely sure that you understand the basics of English grammar and at least somehow understand the basic tenses, you still experience headache when studying them.

Most words follow the same rule (that's why they are called correct) - add the ending -ed to the verb and you get the past tense: "I work, and yesterday I work ed"("I work, and yesterday I worked").

More than 190 English verbs are called irregular because they do not lend themselves to any norms. It could be worse, because until the 12th century there were three times as many of them in Old English. Through the years, under the influence of a group of Indo-European languages, English has become noticeably simpler.

Such words do not change in the same way as the correct ones, because they obey the norms of the language according to the old model. In other words, such irregular verbs are just "fragments" of a long-forgotten past. Why did they survive? According to the versions of eminent linguists, this is due to the frequency of their use. The younger generation of English speakers can't seem to forget the pattern. If the word begins to be rarely used, then it is separated from its archaic form, and step by step it begins to go over to the side of the "Jedi", that is, the correct verbs.

Verbs with a creak become "like everyone else." In various English-speaking countries, this phenomenon does not occur simultaneously, so a complete list of them all is not available.

For all American English lovers, we have prepared a list of where they are correct in American English and incorrect in British. Of course, not all of the words below are in the TOP 100.

6 basic forms and what they are eaten with

Let's get acquainted with the basic forms of the verb, which predetermine the entire aspect-temporal system of the English language. They will be shown in the table below with the correct mix (mix) and the wrong fly (fly).

We will not carefully describe each, because you want to see a list of a hundred irregular verbs. Moreover, we are only interested in two of them: the past and the past participle. But first let's do a very short review about the other four.

Basic

This is literally its kind in the dictionary. Let's say you found the word swam (floated, swam), opened the dictionary to see what it means. To continue your search, instead of a translation, the dictionary will give a link to the base form - sing (to sing).

Real

It is born directly from the base, with the exception of to be (to be, located). The main difference between base and present is that in the 3rd person singular, the ending -s or -es is added to the base. For example, take (take, take) - takes (takes).

Infinitives

They are used as an addition to certain words that answer the question "what to do." For example: "I want to see your friends." (I want see your friends)

Present participle

Most often, participles are used after to be (to be, is located) in long times (progressive tenses): “I’m flying to Prague tomorrow.” (I'm flying to Prague tomorrow)

past

It is used exclusively in the most "simple" tense - Past Simple (past simple). As mentioned a little above, there are only two types: correct and incorrect.

The correct one is built by adding the ending -ed to the base (or just -d if the base ends in -e):

Everyone is used to looking for the wrong one in English textbooks in the second column. Some patterns exist, for example:

We invite you to look for patterns from our list of 100 irregular verbs of the English language in order to learn and love them faster.

Past participle

It also has two types of participles, like the past. See above.

Proper participles are formed by adding the ending -ed to the base. In order to distinguish between the participle and the past, you need to remember that the past can be used on its own, and the participle only after to be (to be, be) or have (to have).

Irregular past participles are also unpredictable. They look for it in textbooks in the third column, hence the name "the third form of an irregular verb." Fortunately, a third of irregular participles end in -en or simply -n:

Usually past participles are used in perfect tenses with the helper word have: "I have already chosen this suit." (I have already chosen this suit).

TOP 100

So, we got to the most delicious topic in the article. The next 100 "irregular words" were divided into two groups: simple (1 - 50) and complex (51 - 100), they also contain transcription.

Why exactly them? They were chosen based on their syntactic and semantic richness. This means that they are the main link in the construction of stable and authentic phrases.

The verb to be is the #1 helper for continuous tenses and for forming the passive voice. Therefore, it is he who is in the first place in the plate. All verbs in the table are given in alphabetical order, with translation and transcription in square brackets […].

I'll tell you a secret: regular and irregular verbs of the English language are the most "favorite" topic for teachers and students when studying English grammar. Fate wanted the most popular and frequently used words in English speech to be wrong. For example, the famous phrase "to be or not to be" also contains exactly the wrong verb. And that's the beauty of the British :)

Just think for a second how great it would be to add an ending -ed to the main verbs and get the past tense. And now all English learners are prepared to participate in an exciting attraction - memorizing a convenient table of irregular English verbs with translation and transcription.

1. IRREGULAR VERBS

Meet their royal majesty irregular verbs. It won't take long to talk about them. You just need to accept and remember that each verb has its own forms. And it is almost impossible to find any logical connection. It remains only to put a table in front of you and learn how you once memorized the English alphabet.

It's good that there are verbs where all three forms coincide and are pronounced the same (put-put-put). But there are especially harmful forms that are written like twins, but are pronounced differently. (read - read - read ). Just like choosing only the best tea leaves the best varieties for the royal tea party, we have collected the most commonly used irregular verbs, arranged them alphabetically, visually conveniently arranged in a table - we did everything to make you smile and ... learn. In general, only conscientious cramming will save humanity from ignorance of English irregular verbs.

And to make memorization not so boring, you can create your own algorithms. For example, first write out all the verbs where the three forms match. Then those where the two forms coincide (most of them, by the way). Or, let's say, learn words today with the letter "b" (do not think bad), and tomorrow - with another. No limits to fantasy for lovers of English!

And without departing from the cash register, we suggest taking a test for knowledge of irregular verbs.

Table of irregular verbs in English with transcription and translation:

After this video, you will love learning irregular verbs! Yo! :) ...it is advisable for the impatient to watch from 38 seconds

For fans of an advanced teacher and rap lovers, we offer a backing track for a personal way of learning irregular verbs in the karaoke style, and in the future, perhaps, for recording a new personal video with your teacher / teacher / class. Weak or not weak?

2. REGULAR VERBS

When the most difficult part in the form of irregular verbs is mastered (we want to believe that this is so), you can click like nuts and regular English verbs. They are called so because they form the past tense and participle II in exactly the same way. In order not to load your brain once again, we simply denote their form 2 and form 3. And both of them are obtained with the help of the ending - ed.

For example: look-look,work - worked

2.1 And for those who like to get to the bottom of everything in everything, you can conduct a brief educational program about the mysterious term " participle II". First, why participle? Because how else to designate a three-headed dragon, which has signs of 3 parts of speech at once: a verb, an adjective and an adverb. Accordingly, such a form is always found WITH PARTS (at once with three).

Second, why II? Because there is also I . Quite logical  Only participle I has an ending -ing, and participle II has an ending -ed in regular verbs, and any ending in irregular ones ( written , built , come ).

2.2 And everything would be fine, but there are some nuances.

If the verb ends in -y, then you need an ending -ied(study-study).
. If the verb consists of one syllable and ends in a consonant, then it doubles ( stop - stopped).
. The final consonant l is always doubled (travel -travelled)
. If the verb ends in -e, then you only need to add -d(translate - translated)

For especially corrosive and attentive, you can also add pronunciation features. For example, after deaf consonants, the ending is pronounced as “t”, after voiced - “d”, after vowels “id”.

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