m van een regelmatig werkwoord de past simple en het voltooid deelwoord te maken, voed je aan het werkwoord -ed toe:
| hele werkwoord | verleden tijd | voltooid deelwoord | betekenis | ||||
| to work | - | worked | - | worked | - | werken | |
| to walk | - | walked | - | walked | - | lopen | |
| to wash | - | washed | - | washed | - | wassen |
Onregelmatige werkwoorden hebben een afwijkende vorm voor de simple past en het voltooid deelwoord.
Hieronder vind je een overzicht van de meest voorkomende onregelmatige werkwoorden. De werkwoorden staan in alfabetische volgorde. Bij de spelling is het Brits-Engels aangehouden.
Om de verschillende vormen te leren, kun je ze het best uit je hoofd leren en vaak oefenen. Na verloop van tijd blijven ze dan vanzelf in je hoofd zitten.
| hele werkwoord | verleden tijd | voltooid deelwoord | betekenis | ||||
| 1 | to be | - | was/were | - | been | - | zijn; worden |
| to beat | - | beat | - | beaten | - | slaan | |
| to become | - | became | - | become | - | worden | |
| to begin | - | began | - | begun | - | beginnen | |
| 5 | to bend | - | bent | - | bent | - | buigen |
| to bet | - | bet | - | bet | - | wedden | |
| to bleed | - | bled | - | bled | - | bloeden | |
| to blow | - | blew | - | blown | - | blazen | |
| to break | - | broke | - | broken | - | breken | |
| 10 | to breed | - | bred | - | bred | - | fokken |
| to bring | - | brought | - | brought | - | brengen | |
| to broadcast | - | broadcast | - | broadcast | - | uitzenden | |
| to build | - | built | - | built | - | bouwen | |
| to burn | - | burnt | - | burnt | - | (ver)branden | |
| 15 | to buy | - | bought | - | bought | - | kopen |
| to catch | - | caught | - | caught | - | vangen | |
| to choose | - | chose | - | chosen | - | kiezen | |
| to come | - | came | - | come | - | komen | |
| to cost | - | cost | - | cost | - | kosten | |
| 20 | to cut | - | cut | - | cut | - | snijden; knippen |
| to deal (with) | - | dealt | - | dealt | - | omgaan met | |
| to dig | - | dug | - | dug | - | graven | |
| to do | - | did | - | done | - | doen | |
| to draw | - | drew | - | drawn | - | tekenen; trekken | |
| 25 | to dream | - | dreamt | - | dreamt | - | dromen |
| to drink | - | drank | - | drunk | - | drinken | |
| to drive | - | drove | - | driven | - | rijden (auto) | |
| to eat | - | ate | - | eaten | - | eten | |
| to fall | - | fell | - | fallen | - | vallen | |
| 30 | to feed | - | fed | - | fed | - | voeden; voeren |
| to feel | - | felt | - | felt | - | voelen | |
| to fight | - | fought | - | fought | - | vechten | |
| to find | - | found | - | found | - | vinden | |
| to fly | - | flew | - | flown | - | vliegen | |
| 35 | to forbid | - | forbade | - | forbidden | - | verbieden |
| to forget | - | forgot | - | forgotten | - | vergeten | |
| to forgive | - | forgave | - | forgiven | - | vergeven | |
| to freeze | - | froze | - | frozen | - | vriezen | |
| to get | - | got | - | got | - | krijgen | |
| 40 | to give | - | gave | - | given | - | geven |
| to go | - | went | - | gone | - | gaan | |
| to grow | - | grew | - | grown | - | groeien | |
| to hang | - | hung | - | hung | - | hangen | |
| to have | - | had | - | had | - | hebben | |
| 45 | to hear | - | heard | - | heard | - | horen |
| to hide | - | hid | - | hidden | - | verbergen | |
| to hit | - | hit | - | hit | - | slaan; raken | |
| to hold | - | held | - | held | - | vasthouden | |
| to hurt | - | hurt | - | hurt | - | pijn doen | |
| 50 | to keep | - | kept | - | kept | - | houden; bewaren |
| to know | - | knew | - | known | - | weten; kennen | |
| to lead | - | led | - | led | - | leiden | |
| to lean | - | leant | - | leant | - | leunen | |
| to leave | - | left | - | left | - | (ver)laten | |
| 55 | to lend | - | lent | - | lent | - | lenen aan |
| to let | - | let | - | let | - | laten; verhuren | |
| to lie | - | lay | - | lain | - | liggen | |
| to lose | - | lost | - | lost | - | verliezen | |
| to make | - | made | - | made | – | maken | |
| 60 | to mean | - | meant | - | meant | - | betekenen; bedoelen |
| to meet | - | met | - | met | - | ontmoeten | |
| to pay | - | paid | - | paid | - | betalen | |
| to put | - | put | - | put | - | zetten; leggen | |
| to read | - | read | - | read | - | lezen | |
| 65 | to ride | - | rode | - | ridden | - | rijden (paard/fiets) |
| to ring | - | rang | - | rung | - | bellen | |
| to rise | - | rose | - | risen | - | stijgen; toenemen | |
| to run | - | ran | - | run | - | rennen | |
| to say | - | said | - | said | - | zeggen | |
| 70 | to see | - | saw | - | seen | - | zien |
| to sell | - | sold | - | sold | - | verkopen | |
| to send | - | sent | - | sent | - | (ver)zenden; (ver)sturen | |
| to set | - | set | - | set | - | zetten; plaatsen; instellen | |
| to shake | - | shook | - | shaken | - | schudden | |
| 75 | to shine | - | shone | - | shone | - | schijnen |
| to shoot | - | shot | - | shot | - | schieten | |
| to show | - | showed | - | shown | - | tonen; laten zien | |
| to shut | - | shut | - | shut | - | dicht doen | |
| to sing | - | sang | - | sung | - | zingen | |
| 80 | to sink | - | sank | - | sunk | - | zinken |
| to sit | - | sat | - | sat | - | zitten | |
| to sleep | - | slept | - | slept | - | slapen | |
| to smell | - | smelt | - | smelt | - | ruiken | |
| to sow | - | sew | - | sown | - | zaaien | |
| 85 | to speak | - | spoke | - | spoken | - | spreken |
| to spell | - | spelt | - | spelt | - | spellen | |
| to spend | - | spent | - | spent | - | doorbrengen; uitgeven | |
| to spill | - | spilt | - | spilt | - | verspillen | |
| to spit | - | spit | - | spit | - | spugen | |
| 90 | to split | - | split | - | split | - | splijten |
| to spoil | - | spoilt | - | spoilt | - | knoeien; verpesten | |
| to spring | - | sprang | - | sprung | - | springen | |
| to stand | - | stood | - | stood | - | staan | |
| to steal | - | stole | - | stolen | - | stelen | |
| 95 | to stick | - | stuck | - | stuck | - | plakken |
| to sting | - | stung | - | stung | - | steken | |
| to stink | - | stank | - | stunk | - | stinken | |
| to strike | - | struck | - | struck | - | (in)slaan | |
| to swear | - | swore | - | sworn | - | zweren; vloeken | |
| 100 | to sweep | - | swept | - | swept | - | vegen |
| to swim | - | swam | - | swum | - | zwemmen | |
| to swing | - | swung | - | swung | - | zwaaien; schommelen | |
| to take | - | took | - | taken | - | nemen | |
| to teach | - | taught | - | taught | - | onderwijzen | |
| 105 | to tear | - | tore | - | torn | - | scheuren; trekken |
| to tell | - | told | - | told | - | vertellen | |
| to think | - | thought | - | thought | - | denken | |
| to throw | - | threw | - | thrown | - | gooien; werpen | |
| to understand | - | understood | - | understood | - | begrijpen; verstaan | |
| 110 | to wake (up) | - | woke | - | woken | - | wakker worden |
| to wear | - | wore | - | worn | - | dragen (kleding) | |
| to weep | - | wept | - | wept | - | wenen (huilen) | |
| to win | - | won | - | won | - | winnen | |
| to write | - | wrote | - | written | - | schrijven |
