MOB-versie | Naar grote versie
De meeste werkwoorden in het Engels zijn regelmatig:
Er zijn echter ook onregelmatige Engelse werkwoorden. Deze hebben een eigen vorm in de verleden tijd en de voltooide tijd. Hieronder vind je een alfabetische lijst met de meest voorkomende onregelmatige werkwoorden en hun betekenis.
x x x |
In sommige gevallen schrijf je alle drie de vormen hetzelfde. |
x x - |
In een enkel geval schrijf je de tegenwoordige tijd en verleden tijd hetzelfde. |
x - x |
In sommige gevallen schrijf je de tegenwoordige tijd en het voltooid deelwoord hetzelfde. |
- x x |
In sommige gevallen schrijf je de verleden tijd en het voltooid deelwoord hetzelfde. |
d t t |
In sommige van die gevallen is alleen sprake van een andere eindletter. |
soort |
hele |
verleden |
voltooid |
Nederlandse |
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to awake |
awoke |
awoken / awaked |
ontwaken |
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was/were |
been |
zijn, worden |
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to bear |
bore |
borne |
verdragen |
x x - |
to beat |
beat |
beaten |
(ver)slaan |
x - x |
to become |
became |
become |
worden |
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to begin |
began |
begun |
beginnen |
d t t |
to bend |
bent |
bent |
buigen |
x x x |
to bet |
bet |
bet |
wedden |
- x x |
to bind |
bound |
bound |
binden |
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to bite |
bit |
bitten |
bijten |
- x x |
to bleed |
bled |
bled |
bloeden |
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to blow |
blew |
blown |
blazen, waaien |
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to break |
broke |
broken |
breken |
- x x |
to breed |
bred |
bred |
opvoeden, fokken |
- x x |
to bring |
brought |
brought |
brengen |
x x x |
to broadcast |
broadcast |
broadcast |
uitzenden |
d t t |
to build |
built |
built |
bouwen |
- x x |
to burn |
burnt (UK) / burned |
burnt (UK) / burned |
(ver)branden |
x x x |
to burst |
burst |
burst |
barsten |
- x x |
to buy |
bought |
bought |
kopen |
- x x |
to catch |
caught |
caught |
vangen |
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to choose |
chose |
chosen |
kiezen |
x - x |
to come |
came |
come |
komen |
x x x |
to cost |
cost |
cost |
kosten |
x x x |
to cut |
cut |
cut |
snijden, knippen |
- x x |
to deal |
dealt |
dealt |
zaken doen, (uit)delen |
- x x |
to dig |
dug |
dug |
graven |
|
did |
done |
doen |
|
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to draw |
drew |
drawn |
trekken, tekenen |
- x x |
to dream |
dreamt /dreamed |
dreamt /dreamed |
dromen |
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to drink |
drank |
drunk |
drinken |
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to drive |
drove |
driven |
(auto)rijden, (aan)drijven |
- x x |
to dwell |
dwelt |
dwelt |
verblijven, wonen |
|
to eat |
ate |
eaten |
eten |
|
to fall |
fell |
fallen |
vallen |
- x x |
to feed |
fed |
fed |
voeden, voeren |
- x x |
to feel |
felt |
felt |
(zich) voelen |
- x x |
to fight |
fought |
fought |
vechten |
- x x |
to find |
found |
found |
vinden |
regelm |
to found |
founded |
founded |
stichten |
x x x |
to fit |
fit (ook: fitted) |
fit (ook: fitted) |
passen |
- x x |
to flee |
fled |
fled |
vluchten |
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to fly |
flew |
flown |
vliegen |
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to forbid |
forbade |
forbidden |
verbieden |
x x x |
to forecast |
forecast |
forecast |
voorspellen |
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to forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
vergeten |
|
to forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
vergeven |
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to freeze |
froze |
frozen |
(be)vriezen |
- x x |
to get |
got |
got (US: gotten) |
krijgen, worden |
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to give |
gave |
given |
geven |
|
to go |
went |
gone |
gaan |
|
to grow |
grew |
grown |
groeien, worden |
- x x |
to hang |
hanged |
hanged |
ophangen (mens) |
- x x |
to hang |
hung |
hung |
(op)hangen (iets) well hung = goed bedeeld, fors geschapen |
- x x |
had |
had |
hebben |
|
- x x |
to hear |
heard |
heard |
horen |
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to hide |
hid |
hidden |
(zich) verbergen |
x x x |
to hit |
hit |
hit |
slaan, raken |
- x x |
to hold |
held |
held |
(vast)houden |
x x x |
to hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
pijn doen |
- x x |
to keep |
kept |
kept |
houden, bewaren |
- x x |
to kneel |
knelt |
knelt |
knielen |
x x x |
to knit |
knit / knitted |
knit / knitted |
breien |
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to know |
knew |
known |
weten, kennen |
- x x |
to lay |
laid |
laid |
leggen |
- x x |
to lead |
led |
led |
leiden |
- x x |
to lean |
leant (UK) / leaned |
leant (UK) / leaned |
leunen |
- x x |
to leap |
leapt |
leapt |
springen |
- x x |
to learn |
learnt / learned |
learnt / learned |
leren |
- x x |
to leave |
left |
left |
(ver)laten |
d t t |
to lend |
lent |
lent |
(uit)lenen |
x x x |
to let |
let |
let |
laten, verhuren |
|
to lie |
lay |
lain |
liggen |
- x x |
to lie |
lied |
lied |
liegen |
- x x |
to light |
lit |
lit |
aansteken |
- x x |
to lose |
lost |
lost |
verliezen |
- x x |
to make |
made |
made |
maken |
- x x |
to mean |
meant |
meant |
bedoelen, betekenen |
- x x |
to meet |
met |
met |
ontmoeten |
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to mow |
mowed |
mown |
maaien |
- x x |
to pay |
paid |
paid |
betalen |
x x x |
to put |
put |
put |
zetten, leggen |
x x x |
to quit |
quit |
quit |
ophouden (met) |
x x x |
to read |
read (uitspraak: 'red') |
read (uitspraak: 'red') |
lezen |
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to ride |
rode |
ridden |
rijden (fiets/paard) |
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to ring |
rang |
rung |
(op)bellen |
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to rise |
rose |
risen |
opstaan, stijgen |
x - x |
to run |
ran |
run |
rennen, runnen |
- x x |
to say |
said |
said |
zeggen |
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to see |
saw |
seen |
zien |
- x x |
to sell |
sold |
sold |
verkopen |
d t t |
to send |
sent |
sent |
(ver)zenden, (ver)sturen |
x x x |
to set |
set |
set |
zetten, instellen |
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to shake |
shook |
shaken |
schudden |
- x x |
to shoot |
shot |
shot |
schieten |
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to show |
showed |
shown |
tonen, laten zien |
x x x |
to shut |
shut |
shut |
sluiten |
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to sing |
sang |
sung |
zingen |
|
to sink |
sank |
sunk |
zinken |
- x x |
to sit |
sat |
sat |
zitten |
- x x |
to sleep |
slept |
slept |
slapen |
- x x |
to smell |
smelt |
smelt |
ruiken |
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to speak |
spoke |
spoken |
spreken |
- x x |
to spell |
spelt |
spelt |
spellen |
- x x |
to spend |
spent |
spent |
doorbrengen, uitgeven |
- x x |
to spill |
spilt / |
spilt / |
morsen, verspillen |
x x x |
to split |
split |
split |
splijten |
- x x |
to stand |
stood |
stood |
staan |
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to steal |
stole |
stolen |
stelen |
- x x |
to stick |
stuck |
stuck |
plakken |
- x x |
to strike |
struck |
struck |
slaan, staken |
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to swear |
swore |
sworn |
zweren, vloeken |
- x x |
to sweep |
swept |
swept |
vegen |
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to swim |
swam |
swum |
zwemmen |
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to take |
took |
taken |
nemen, brengen |
- x x |
to teach |
taught |
taught |
onderwijzen |
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to tear |
tore |
torn |
scheuren |
- x x |
to tell |
told |
told |
zeggen, vertellen |
- x x |
to think |
thought |
thought |
denken |
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to throw |
threw |
thrown |
gooien |
x x x |
to thrust |
thrust |
thrust |
stoten |
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to tread |
trod |
trodden |
betreden, lopen, wandelen |
- x x |
to understand |
understood |
understood |
begrijpen, verstaan |
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to wake |
woke |
woken |
wekken, ontwaken |
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to wear |
wore |
worn |
dragen (kleding) |
- x x |
to weep |
wept |
wept |
wenen, huilen |
- x x |
to win |
won |
won |
winnen |
- x x |
to wind |
wound |
wound |
opwinden |
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to withdraw |
withdrew |
withdrawn |
terugtrekken |
- x x |
to withhold |
withheld |
withheld |
weerhouden, onthouden |
- x x |
to wring |
wrung |
wrung |
(uit)wringen |
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to write |
wrote |
written |
schrijven |