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BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

6 Minute Vocabulary

Irregular verbs 1

NB: This is not a word-for-word transcript

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Catherine

Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. I’m Catherine.

Finn

And I’m Finn. Actually Catherine, sorry I’m late.

Catherine

Yes, you should be.

Finn

It’s taken me forever to get here!

Catherine

I know. Finn

The bus took hours.

Catherine

Oh did it really, Finn? But you usually take the train.

Finn

I missed it today.

Catherine

OK, no problem. Because actually, Finn, you have introduced today’s topic with the words:

take, took, and taken

Finn

Ah yes, irregular verbs.

Catherine

That's right, and today we’ll look at three different groups of irregular verbs. So, let’s start by listening to Mike and Neil’s conversation. And poor Mike can’t find his phone.

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Finn

Oh no. While you listen, think about this question: How many times has Abdullah rung?

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Mike:Have you seen my phone, Neil?

Neil: Well, I haven’t taken it.

Mike: I didn’t say you ‘took’ it. I just said ‘Have you seen it?’

Neil: I saw it on your desk this morning.

Mike: I can’t see it here! I’ve got to ring Abdullah. He rang again today. He’s rung me five timesthis week…

Neil: I’ll ring it for you – I’ll just get my phone… out… of… my pocket… Oh, this is your phone! You put it on my desk by mistake… So, where have I put my phone? I always put

it in my pocket…

Catherine

So we asked you: How many times has Abdullah rung this week?

Finn

And the answer is: five. He’s rung five times this week.

Catherine

Ring… rang… rung. So, the past simple of ring is rang, and the past participle is rung.

Finn

There are several irregular verbs like ring, with different forms for the base verb, past simple and past participle.

Catherine

The verb take, for example, which we had earlier, is one of them. Listen out for it in this clip.

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Neil: Well, I haven’t taken it.

Mike: I didn’t say you ‘took’ it. I just said ‘Have you seen it?’

Neil: I saw it on your desk this morning.

Mike: I can’t see it here!

Finn

So the verb take changes to took in the past simple…

Catherine

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Finn

We also heard see, saw and seen. Catherine

…three different forms again. See is the main verb, saw is the past simple…

Finn

…and seen is the past participle.

Catherine

Other verbs that follow this pattern are write, wrote, written

Finn

Break, broke, broken

Catherine

Speak, spoke, spoken

Finn

…and choose, chose, chosen.

Catherine

Good. Now, in the clip we also heard say and said. The verb say belongs to a different group of irregular verbs.

Finn

Yes, verbs in this group have just two different forms. For example, with say, said, said,

the past simple and the past participle are the same.

Catherine

Other verbs in this second group are:

Finn

Tell, told, told; have, had, had; lose, lost, lost

Catherine

meet, met,met; find, found, found.

Finn

Very good. Now, in the third group of irregular verbs we are looking at today, all three forms are the same.

Catherine

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Neil: Oh, this is your phone. You put it on my desk by mistake… So, where have I put my phone? I always put it in my pocket…

Finn

So, we had put, put, put - all three forms are exactly the same.

Catherine

That's right. And other verbs in this group include cut, cut, cut; let, let, let and shut, shut, shut.

IDENT

You’re listening to bbclearningenglish.com

Catherine

And we’re talking about three different groups of irregular verbs. In one group, the verb is the same in all three forms, like put, put, put.

Finn

In another group the verb is the same in two of its forms, like say, said, said.

Catherine

…And in the third, and biggest group, all three forms are different, like take, took, taken.

Finn

And now, it’s quiz time! Question one. What are the three forms of the verb shut – as in

shut the door?

Catherine

And the answer is shut, shut, shut. Finn

That's right. Number two. What are the three forms of the verb find – as in find some

money?

Catherine

And the answer is find, found, found. Finn

And number three: Which of these verbs is different in all three forms: a) have, b) choose

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Catherine

And the answer is b) choose, chose, chosen. The others are a) have, had, had and c) is

let, let, let.

Finn

And that’s the end of the quiz quiz quiz! Well done if you got them right.

Catherine

And now, today’s top tip tip tip for learning vocabulary: most good grammar books and websites have verb tables. So, find a good one, print it if you can, and check it regularly. Use a highlighter pen to mark the verbs that you find tricky or that you really need to know.

Finn

There’s more about this at bbclearningenglish.com. Join us again for more 6 Minute Vocabulary.

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Vocabulary points to take away Irregular verbs with one form

Infinitive Past simple Past participle

cut cut cut

let let let

put put put

shut shut shut

Irregular verbs with two different forms

Infinitive Past simple Past participle

find found found

have had had

lose lost lost

meet met met

say said said

tell told told

Irregular verbs with three different forms

Infinitive Past simple Past participle

break broke broken

choose chose chosen

ring rang rung

see saw seen

take took taken

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