Eksempel: navneform: to drive – at køre

Bøjningen af de uregelmæssige udsagnsord:

Eksempel:    (1) drive (køre) – (2) drove (kørte) – (3) driven (kørt)

(1) navneform: drive                       bruges i nutid:         (I drive – he drives – we drive etc.)

                                                              og i fremtid:             (I’ll drive – he will drive – we’ll drive etc.)

(2) datid: drove                                 bruges kun i datid:   (I drove – he drove – we drove etc.)

(3) kort tillægsform: driven             bruges i førnutid:    (I have driven – he has driven – we have driven etc.)

                                                               og i førdatid:          (I had driven – he had driven – we had driven etc.)

(se i bøjningsskemaet på denne side, hvornår de enkelte former - (1), (2) eller (3) - bruges)

NB. Enkelte af udsagnsordene har dobbelte bøjningsformer,

fx dream – dreamt/dreamed – dreamt/dreamed – der er normalt ikke forskel i betydningen af de to former.

/   mellem to former betyder at begge kan bruges (fx dreamed/dreamt)

*  foran en bøjningsform betyder, at den (kun eller især) bruges i amerikansk engelsk (fx *awaked)

arise (opstå) – arose – arisen

awake (vågne) – awoke/*awaked – awoken

be (være) – was/were – been

bear (bære) – bore – borne/*born

bear (føde) – bore – born/borne

beat (slå) – beat – beaten

become (blive) – became – become

begin (begynde) – began – begun

bend (bøje) – bent – bent

beseech (bønfalde) – beseeched/besought –

   beseeched/besought

bet (vædde) – bet – bet

bid (byde, befale) – bade – bidden

bid (byde på auktion) – bid – bid

bind (binde) – bound – bound

bite (bide) – bit – bitten

bleed (bløde) – bled – bled

blow (blæse) – blew – blown

break (brække) – broke – broken

breed (avle, opfostre) – bred – bred

bring (bringe) – brought – brought

broadcast (udsende) – broadcast/*broadcasted

   - broadcast/*broadcasted

build (bygge) – built – built

burn (brænde) – burnt/burned – burnt/burned

burst (briste) – burst – burst

buy (købe) – bought – bought

can (kan) – could – (been able to)

cast (støbe, kaste) – cast – cast

catch (fange) – caught – caught

choose (vælge) – chose – chosen

cleave (kløve) – cleft/cleaved/*clove –

   cleft/cleaved/cloven

cling (klynge sig) – clung – clung

come (komme) – came – come

cost (koste) – cost – cost

creep (krybe) – crept – crept

cut (hugge, skære) – cut – cut

deal (handle) – dealt – dealt

dig (grave) – dug – dug

do (gøre) – did – done

draw (trække, tegne) – drew – drawn

dream (drømme) – dreamed/dreamt –

   dreamed/dreamt

drink (drikke) – drank – drunk

drive (køre, drive) – drove – driven

dwell (dvæle, bo) – dwelt/dwelled –

   dwelt/dwelled

eat (spise) – ate – eaten

fall (falde) – fell – fallen

feed (fodre) – fed – fed

feel (føle) – felt – felt

fight (kæmpe) – fought – fought

find (finde) – found – found

flee (flygte) – fled – fled

fling (slænge) – flung – flung

fly (flyve) – flew – flown

forget (glemme) – forgot – forgotten

forsake (svigte) – forsook – forsaken

freeze (fryse) – froze – frozen

get (få, blive, komme) – got – got/*gotten

give (give) – gave – given

go (rejse, gå) – went – gone

grind (male, knuse) – ground - ground

grow (vokse) – grew – grown

hang (hænge noget op) – hung – hung

(men bemærk):

hang (aflive ved hængning) – hanged - hanged

have (have) – had – had

hear (høre) – heard – heard

heave to (lægge bi) – hove to – hove to

hide (skjule) – hid – hidden

hit (ramme) – hit – hit

hold (holde, rumme) – held – held

hurt (gøre ondt, skade) – hurt – hurt

keep (beholde) – kept – kept

kneel (knæle) – knelt/*kneeled –

   knelt/*kneeled

knit (strikke) – knit/knitted – knit/knitted

know (vide, kende) – knew – known

lay (lægge) – laid – laid

lead (føre) – led – led

lean (læne) – leant/*leaned – leant/*leaned

leap (hoppe) – leapt/*leaped – leapt/*leaped

learn (lære) – learnt/*learned –

   learnt/*learned

leave (forlade, tage af sted) – left – left

lend (låne) – lent – lent

let (lade, udleje) – let – let

lie (ligge) – lay - lain

light (tænde) – lit/*lighted – lit/*lighted

lose (tabe, miste) – lost – lost

make (gøre, fremstille) – made – made

may (kan, må gerne) – might – (been allowed

   to)

mean (mene, have i sinde, betyde) – meant –

   meant

meet (møde) – met – met

mow (meje, slå græs) – mowed –

   mowed/mown

must (må, skal!) – must – (had to)

ought (to) (bør) – ought (to)

pay (betale) – paid – paid

put (lægge, sætte) – put –put

quit (forlade, holde op med) – quit/*quitted –

   quit/*quitted

read (læse) – read –read

rend (sønderrive) – rent – rent

rid (befri) – rid/ridded – rid/ridded

ride (ride, køre) – rode – ridden

ring (ringe) – rang – rung

rise (rejse sig) – rose – risen

run (løbe) – ran – run

saw (save) – sawed – sawn

say (sige) – said – said

see (se) – saw –seen

seek (søge) – sought – sought

sell (sælge) – sold – sold

send (sende) – sent – sent

set (sætte, gå ned) – set – set

sew (sy) – sewed – sewed/sewn

shake (ryste) – shook – shaken

shall (skal) – should

shed (udgyde) – shed – shed

shear (klippe) – sheared/shore – sheared/shorn

shine (skinne) – shone – shone

shit (skide) – shit/shat/shitted –

   shit/shat/shitted

shoe (skoen hest) - shod/*shoed – shod/*shoed

shoot (skyde) – shot – shot

show (vise) – showed – showed/shown

shrink (krybe, vige tilbage) – shrank – shrunk

shut (lukke) – shut – shut

sing (synge) – sang – sung

sink (synke) – sank – sunk

sit (sidde) – sat – sat

slay (ihjelslå) – slew/slewed – slain

sleep (sove) – slept – slept

slide (glide) – slid – slid

sling (slynge) – slung – slung

slink (luske) – slunk – slunk

slit (skære op, flænge) – slit - slit

smell (lugte) – smelt/*smelled –

   smelt/*smelled

smite (slå på flugt) – smote - smitten

sow (så) – sowed – sowed/sown

speak (tale) – spoke – spoken

speed (ile) – sped/speeded – sped/speeded

speed up (sætte farten op) – speeded up –

   speeded up

spell (stave) – spelt/spelled – spelt/spelled

spend (give ud, bruge, tilbringe) – spent – spent

spill (spilde) – spilt/*spilled – spilt/*spilled

spin (spinde) – spun/span – spun

spit (spytte) – spat/*spit – spat/*spit

split (splitte, flække) – split – split

spoil (ødelægge, forkæle) – spoilt/*spoiled –

   spoilt/*spoiled

spread (sprede, brede sig) – spread – spread

spring (springe) – sprang – sprung

stand (stå stille) – stood – stood

steal (stjæle) – stole – stolen

stick (klæbe,stikke) – stuck – stuck

sting (stikke med brod) – stung – stung

stink (stinke) – stank/*stunk – stunk

strew – (strø) – strewed – strewed/strewn

stride (skride, gå) – strode – stridden/strode

strike (slå) – struck – struck

strive (stræbe) – strove/strived – striven/strived

swear (sværge) – swore – sworn

sweep (feje) – swept – swept

swell (svulme) – swelled – swollen/swelled

swim (svømme) – swam – swum

swing (svinge) – swung – swung

take (tage) – took – taken

teach (lære, undervise) – taught – taught

tear (rive itu) – tore – torn

tell (fortælle) – told – told

think (tænke) – thought – thought

thrive (trives) – thrived/*throve –

   thrived/*throve

throw (kaste) – threw – thrown

thrust (støde) – thrust – thrust

tread (træde) – trod - trodden

wake (vågne, vække) – woke/waked –

   woken/waked/*woke

wear (bære, have på) – wore – worn

weave (væve) – wove/*weaved – woven/*weaved

weave (sno sig ud og ind) – weaved – weaved

wed (ægte, gifte sig med) – wed/wedded –

   wed/wedded

weep (græde) – wept – wept

will (vil) – would

win (vinde) – won – won

wind (vinde (noget op), sno) – wound – wound

wring (vride) – wrung – wrung

write (skrive) – wrote - written