Unregelmäßige Verben

Infinitiv

Vergangenheit
(Past Simple)

Partizip
(Past Participle)

Bedeutung

Beispiel

be

was / were

been

existieren; Identität

We were late, but it has been a great day.

bear

bore

borne / born

tragen; gebären

The bridge has borne heavy traffic for years.

beat

beat

beaten

schlagen; besiegen

Our team has beaten the record again.

become

became

become

werden

She became a nurse after college.

begin

began

begun

beginnen

The class has begun—please sit down.

bend

bent

bent

biegen

He bent the wire into a hook.

bet

bet / betted

bet / betted

wetten; riskieren

I bet he’ll call tonight.

bite

bit

bitten

beißen

I’ve never bitten my nails.

bleed

bled

bled

bluten

His nose bled after the fall.

blow

blew

blown

blasen; wehen

The wind has blown the papers away.

break

broke

broken

brechen; beschädigen

She has broken her glasses again.

bring

brought

brought

bringen

They brought snacks for everyone.

build

built

built

bauen

A new library was built downtown.

burn

burned / burnt

burned / burnt

verbrennen

The toast is burnt.

buy

bought

bought

kaufen

We bought fresh fruit at the market.

catch

caught

caught

fangen; erwischen

I caught the last bus home.

choose

chose

chosen

wählen

She has chosen a different major.

come

came

come

kommen

Please come early tomorrow.

cost

cost

cost

kosten

The jacket cost less than I expected.

cut

cut

cut

schneiden

He cut the paper into strips.

deal

dealt

dealt

handeln; austeilen

They dealt with the problem quickly.

dig

dug

dug

graben

We dug a small garden bed.

do

did

done

tun; machen

Have you done your homework yet?

draw

drew

drawn

zeichnen; ziehen

She drew a map for us.

drink

drank

drunk

trinken

I’ve drunk enough water today.

drive

drove

driven

fahren

He drove all night to reach the coast.

eat

ate

eaten

essen

We’ve eaten already, thanks.

fall

fell

fallen

fallen

The leaves have fallen early this year.

feed

fed

fed

füttern

She fed the cat before leaving.

feel

felt

felt

fühlen; empfinden

I felt nervous before the exam.

fight

fought

fought

kämpfen; streiten

They have fought for equal rights.

find

found

found

finden

I found my keys under the sofa.

fly

flew

flown

fliegen

He has flown to Tokyo twice this month.

forget

forgot

forgotten / forgot

vergessen

I’ve forgotten the door code.

forgive

forgave

forgiven

vergeben

She has forgiven him at last.

freeze

froze

frozen

gefrieren

The lake froze overnight.

get

got

got / gotten*

bekommen; werden

She got promoted last week.

give

gave

given

geben

He has given us helpful feedback.

go

went

gone

gehen; reisen

We’ve gone too far—turn back.

grow

grew

grown

wachsen; anbauen

They’ve grown tomatoes on the balcony.

have

had

had

haben; erleben

We had a meeting at noon.

hear

heard

heard

hören

I heard a loud knock at the door.

hide

hid

hidden

verstecken

The ring was hidden in a drawer.

hit

hit

hit

schlagen; treffen

She hit the target twice.

hold

held

held

halten

They held hands while crossing.

hurt

hurt

hurt

verletzen; wehtun

My ankle hurt after the run.

keep

kept

kept

behalten; aufbewahren

He’s kept every ticket from his trips.

know

knew

known

wissen; kennen

I’ve known her since primary school.

lead

led

led

führen; leiten

She led the workshop last Friday.

learn

learned / learnt

learned / learnt

lernen

They’ve learnt a new skill.

leave

left

left

verlassen; weggehen

We left early to avoid traffic.

lend

lent

lent

leihen

He lent me his charger.

let

let

let

erlauben

They let us enter for free.

lie (recline)

lay

lain

liegen (sich hinlegen)

He has lain on the sofa all day.

lay (put)

laid

laid

legen

She laid the baby in the crib.

lose

lost

lost

verlieren

We lost the final by one point.

make

made

made

machen; herstellen

She made a cake for the party.

mean

meant

meant

meinen; bedeuten

I meant to email you yesterday.

meet

met

met

treffen

We met at a language exchange.

pay

paid

paid

bezahlen

I’ve already paid the bill.

put

put

put

legen; stellen

Put your phone on silent, please.

read

read

read

lesen

I read the instructions twice.

ride

rode

ridden

reiten; fahren

She’s ridden a camel once.

ring

rang

rung

läuten; anrufen

The bell rang at midday.

rise

rose

risen

steigen

Prices have risen again this year.

run

ran

run

rennen; laufen

They’ve run five kilometers today.

say

said

said

sagen

He said the meeting starts at two.

see

saw

seen

sehen

We’ve seen this movie before.

sell

sold

sold

verkaufen

They sold their old car last month.

send

sent

sent

senden; schicken

I sent the report at 9 a.m.

set

set

set

setzen; einstellen

Set the timer for 20 minutes.

shake

shook

shaken

schütteln

She’s shaken the bottle—careful!

shine

shone / shined

shone / shined

scheinen; polieren

The sun shone all afternoon.

shoot

shot

shot

schießen; filmen

They shot the scene at night.

show

showed

shown / showed

zeigen

I’ve shown them the new plan.

shut

shut

shut

schließen

Please shut the window.

sing

sang

sung

singen

He has sung in a choir for years.

sink

sank

sunk

sinken

The boat sank near the shore.

sit

sat

sat

sitzen

We sat near the stage.

sleep

slept

slept

schlafen

I slept better last night.

speak

spoke

spoken

sprechen

She has spoken to the manager.

spend

spent

spent

verbringen; ausgeben

We spent the weekend outdoors.

stand

stood

stood

stehen

He stood in line for an hour.

steal

stole

stolen

stehlen

Someone has stolen my bike.

swim

swam

swum

schwimmen

They’ve swum across the bay.

take

took

taken

nehmen

Take an umbrella—it’s raining.

teach

taught

taught

unterrichten; lehren

She has taught English online.

tear

tore

torn

zerreißen

He tore the page by accident.

tell

told

told

erzählen; sagen

I told you the truth.

think

thought

thought

denken; glauben

We thought the shop was open.

throw

threw

thrown

werfen

She’s thrown the ball to me.

understand

understood

understood

verstehen

I understood the instructions clearly.

wake

woke / waked

woken / waked

aufwachen

I woke at six without an alarm.

wear

wore

worn

tragen (Kleidung)

He has worn that jacket all winter.

win

won

won

gewinnen

They won the quiz last night.

write

wrote

written

schreiben

She has written three emails today.