Irregular verbs adalah kata kerja tidak beraturan yang bentuk past tense dan past participle-nya tidak mengikuti pola umum (seperti menambahkan -ed). Kata-kata ini sangat penting dipahami karena sering muncul dalam percakapan maupun tulisan.
Berikut adalah 50 irregular verbs yang paling sering digunakan:
| No | Base Form | Past | Past Participle | Arti | Contoh Kalimat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | was/were | been | adalah/berada | She was tired after work. |
| 2 | begin | began | begun | memulai | He began reading the book yesterday. |
| 3 | break | broke | broken | memecahkan | She broke the glass. |
| 4 | bring | brought | brought | membawa | He brought his camera. |
| 5 | build | built | built | membangun | They built a new house. |
| 6 | buy | bought | bought | membeli | I bought a new laptop. |
| 7 | catch | caught | caught | menangkap | He caught the ball. |
| 8 | choose | chose | chosen | memilih | She chose the red dress. |
| 9 | come | came | come | datang | They came late to the party. |
| 10 | cut | cut | cut | memotong | I cut my finger. |
| 11 | do | did | done | melakukan | She did her homework. |
| 12 | drink | drank | drunk | minum | He drank all the juice. |
| 13 | drive | drove | driven | mengemudi | She drove to the office. |
| 14 | eat | ate | eaten | makan | I ate pizza last night. |
| 15 | fall | fell | fallen | jatuh | He fell off his bike. |
| 16 | feel | felt | felt | merasa | I felt happy. |
| 17 | find | found | found | menemukan | He found a wallet. |
| 18 | fly | flew | flown | terbang | They flew to Japan. |
| 19 | forget | forgot | forgotten | melupakan | I forgot your birthday. |
| 20 | get | got | got/gotten | mendapatkan | She got a new job. |
| 21 | give | gave | given | memberi | He gave me a present. |
| 22 | go | went | gone | pergi | We went to the beach. |
| 23 | grow | grew | grown | tumbuh | The plant grew fast. |
| 24 | have | had | had | memiliki | She had two dogs. |
| 25 | hear | heard | heard | mendengar | I heard a strange sound. |
| 26 | hide | hid | hidden | bersembunyi | He hid behind the door. |
| 27 | hold | held | held | memegang | She held my hand. |
| 28 | keep | kept | kept | menjaga | He kept the secret. |
| 29 | know | knew | known | tahu | I knew the answer. |
| 30 | leave | left | left | meninggalkan | She left early. |
| 31 | lose | lost | lost | kehilangan | I lost my keys. |
| 32 | make | made | made | membuat | They made a cake. |
| 33 | meet | met | met | bertemu | I met her yesterday. |
| 34 | pay | paid | paid | membayar | He paid the bill. |
| 35 | put | put | put | meletakkan | She put the book on the table. |
| 36 | read | read | read | membaca | I read that book last week. |
| 37 | ride | rode | ridden | mengendarai | He rode a motorcycle. |
| 38 | run | ran | run | berlari | They ran in the park. |
| 39 | say | said | said | mengatakan | She said hello. |
| 40 | see | saw | seen | melihat | I saw a rainbow. |
| 41 | sell | sold | sold | menjual | He sold his car. |
| 42 | send | sent | sent | mengirim | I sent you an email. |
| 43 | sing | sang | sung | menyanyi | She sang beautifully. |
| 44 | sit | sat | sat | duduk | He sat on the chair. |
| 45 | sleep | slept | slept | tidur | I slept well. |
| 46 | speak | spoke | spoken | berbicara | They spoke in English. |
| 47 | stand | stood | stood | berdiri | She stood in line. |
| 48 | take | took | taken | mengambil | He took my pen. |
| 49 | teach | taught | taught | mengajar | She taught math. |
| 50 | write | wrote | written | menulis | He wrote a poem. |
Hafalkan daftar ini secara bertahap. Latihan rutin akan sangat membantu dalam memahami penggunaan irregular verbs dalam berbagai tenses.