在记忆英语词汇方面，初学者最感头痛的可能是动词了。因为英语动词变化繁杂，同我们的汉语习惯相去甚远，很难记住。细细调查一下，像"be, do, go, become, think, turn"这一类常用词随处可见，它们的使用频率最高。而偏偏这类常用词又是不规则变化、五花八门，初学者如堕雾中。然而，这毕竟是 英语学习中的一个关口，必须下决心、下工夫闯过这一关才是。要像"三七二十一，五九四十五"那样，将这些不规则动词背得滚瓜烂熟，张口就来，用起来才能得心应手。好在数量不大，总共一百多不到二百，死记硬背不困难。
    这些动词的变化看上去不规则，其实其内部有规律可寻。下面，按4种类型分别介绍。
一、a b c 形
动词原型 过去式 过去分词
arise arose arisen 起来
be was were been 是
bear bore born 出生
bear bore borne 携带
begin began begun 开始
bite bit bitten 咬住
blow blew blown 吹
break broke broken 破裂
choose chose chosen 选择
clothe clothed clad 穿上
do did done 做
draw drew drawn 拉
drink drank drunk 喝
drive drove driven 驾驶
eat ate eaten 吃
fall fell fallen 落下
fly flew flown 飞
forbid forbade forbidden 禁止
forget forgot forgotten 忘记
forgive forgave forgiven 原谅
freeze froze frozen 冻结
give gave given 给
go went gone 去
grow grew grown 生长
hide hid hidden 隐藏
know knew known 知道
lean leant leant 倾斜
leap leaped leapt 跳
learn learnt learnt 学习
lie lay lain 躺
light lit lit 点燃
overthrow overthrew overthrown推翻
ride rode ridden 骑
ring rang rung 响
rise rose risen 起床
see saw seen 看见
shake shook shaken 摇
shave shaved shaven 刮脸
show showed shown 显示
shrink shrank shrunk 收缩
sing sang sung 唱歌
sink sank sunk 沉
sow sowed sown 播种
speak spoke spoken 说话
spell spelled spelt 拼写
spring sprang sprung 跳
steal stole stolen 偷
strike struck stricken 打
swear swore sworn 发誓
swim swam swum 游泳
take took taken 拿
tear tore torn 撕裂
throw threw thrown 抛
tread trod trodden 践踏
wake woke waken 醒
wear wore worn 穿
weave wove woven 织布
write wrote written 写
二、a b b形
动词原型 过去式 过去分词
bend bent bent 弯曲
bind bound bound 捆
bleed bled bled 流血
breed bred bred 繁殖
bring brought brought 带来
build built built 建立
burn burnt burnt 燃烧
buy bought bought 买
catch caught caught 捉
cling clung clung 附着
creep crept crept 爬
deal dealt dealt 分配
dig dug dug 挖掘
dream dreamed dreamed
dreamt dreamt 梦
dwell dwelt dwelt 住
feed fed fed 喂养
feel felt felt 感觉
fight fought fought 战斗
find found found 发现
flee fled fled 逃跑
fling flung flung 扔
get got got 得到
hang hanged hanged 绞死
hang hung hung 挂
have had had 有
hear heard heard 听
hold held held 持握
keep kept kept 保持
kneel knelt knelt 跪
lay laid laid 放置
lead led led 领导
leave left left 离开
lend lent lent 借给
lose lost lost 失去
make made made 制作
mean meant meant 意喻
meet met met 遇见
pay paid paid 付给
saw sawed sawed 锯开
say said said 说
seek sought sought 寻找
sell sold sold 卖
send sent sent 送
shine shone shone 发光
shoot shot shot 射击
sit sat sat 坐
sleep slept slept 睡
speed sped sped 加速
spend spent spent 花费
spin spun spun 纺
spit spat spat 吐
stand stood stood 站
sweep swept swept 扫
swing swung swung 摇摆
teach taught taught 教
tell told told 告诉
think thought thought 思考
understand understood understood 理解
weep wept wept 哭泣
win won won 得胜
wind wound wound 缠绕
三、a b a形
动词原型 过去式 过去分词
become became become
come came come

责编：朱淑英