Warum nicht alphabetisch sortiert?

Weil das Gedächtnis Muster liebt. „sing – sang – sung“ und „drink – drank – drunk“ folgen derselben Regel. In Gruppen lernst du sie etwa doppelt so schnell wie in einer A-bis-Z-Liste.

Wie viele unregelmäßige Verben muss ich können?

Für die Mittelstufe reichen rund 80 Verben, für das Abitur etwa 120 bis 150. Die häufigsten 20 decken schon über die Hälfte aller Textstellen ab.

Wie präge ich mir die Formen am besten ein?

Sprich immer alle drei Formen laut im Rhythmus und nie nur eine einzelne. Danach schreibst du zu jedem Verb einen eigenen Satz im Simple Past – der Satz macht die Form abrufbar.

Unregelmäßige Verben Englisch: Liste nach Mustern

Nach Mustern lernen, nicht alphabetisch

Die meisten Listen sind von A bis Z sortiert – das ist praktisch zum Nachschlagen, aber schlecht zum Lernen. Unten stehen die Verben nach Lautmuster: erst die, bei denen alle drei Formen gleich sind, dann i–a–u, dann die große o-Gruppe, zum Schluss die Einzelfälle.

Nimm dir eine Gruppe pro Tag vor. Nach sechs Tagen kennst du die komplette Liste – und wiederholst danach nur noch, was wirklich hakt. Wie oft das sein sollte, steht unter Spaced Repetition.

Drei Lerntipps, die wirklich helfen

Immer alle drei Formen laut sprechen – der Rhythmus trägt die Erinnerung.
Zu jedem Verb einen eigenen Satz im Simple Past schreiben.
Nur die Verben wiederholen, die du falsch hattest – siehe Wie viele Vokabeln pro Tag?

Diese Liste in Vokito laden

Gruppe 1: Alle drei Formen gleich

Die leichteste Gruppe: Infinitiv, Past und Participle sind identisch. Diese Verben kannst du an einem Nachmittag lernen.

Gruppe 1: Alle drei Formen gleich
Infinitiv – Simple Past – Past Participle	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
cut – cut – cut	schneiden	I cut my finger yesterday.
put – put – put	legen, stellen	She put the book on the shelf.
let – let – let	lassen	They let us go early.
set – set – set	setzen, festlegen	He set the alarm for six.
hit – hit – hit	schlagen, treffen	The ball hit the window.
hurt – hurt – hurt	wehtun, verletzen	I hurt my knee in training.
cost – cost – cost	kosten	The trip cost 40 euros.
shut – shut – shut	schließen	She shut the door quietly.
split – split – split	teilen, spalten	We split the bill.
spread – spread – spread	verbreiten, streichen	The news spread fast.
burst – burst – burst	platzen	The balloon burst at once.
quit – quit – quit	aufhören, kündigen	He quit the club last year.
bet – bet – bet	wetten	I bet five pounds.
cast – cast – cast	werfen, besetzen	They cast him as the hero.
read – read – read	lesen (Aussprache ändert sich!)	I read the whole book last week.

Gruppe 2: Erste und dritte Form gleich

Hier kehrt die Grundform im Participle zurück. Merke dir das Muster, dann brauchst du nur die Past-Form zu lernen.

Gruppe 2: Erste und dritte Form gleich
Infinitiv – Simple Past – Past Participle	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
come – came – come	kommen	She has come back.
become – became – become	werden	He has become a teacher.
run – ran – run	laufen, rennen	I have run five kilometres.
overcome – overcame – overcome	überwinden	She has overcome her fear.

Gruppe 3: i – a – u

Ein sehr regelmäßiges Muster. Sprich die drei Formen laut im Rhythmus, dann sitzen sie in wenigen Minuten.

Gruppe 3: i – a – u
Infinitiv – Simple Past – Past Participle	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
begin – began – begun	beginnen	The film has begun.
drink – drank – drunk	trinken	He drank two glasses.
sing – sang – sung	singen	She sang the first verse.
swim – swam – swum	schwimmen	We swam across the lake.
ring – rang – rung	klingeln, anrufen	The bell rang twice.
sink – sank – sunk	sinken	The boat sank quickly.
spring – sprang – sprung	springen	The cat sprang onto the table.
shrink – shrank – shrunk	schrumpfen	My shirt shrank in the wash.

Gruppe 4: i – o – i(tten)

Kurze, häufige Verben mit o im Past. Sie kommen in fast jedem Text vor.

Gruppe 4: i – o – i(tten)
Infinitiv – Simple Past – Past Participle	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
drive – drove – driven	fahren	He has driven all night.
write – wrote – written	schreiben	She has written three pages.
ride – rode – ridden	reiten, fahren	I rode my bike to school.
rise – rose – risen	steigen	Prices have risen again.
bite – bit – bitten	beißen	The dog bit the postman.
hide – hid – hidden	verstecken	He hid the key under the mat.
give – gave – given	geben	She has given me her number.
forgive – forgave – forgiven	vergeben	I have forgiven him.
eat – ate – eaten	essen	We have eaten already.
see – saw – seen	sehen	I have seen this film.
take – took – taken	nehmen	He has taken my pen.
shake – shook – shaken	schütteln	She shook her head.
mistake – mistook – mistaken	verwechseln	I mistook him for his brother.

Gruppe 5: Past und Participle gleich (o-Laut)

Diese Gruppe ist die größte. Gute Nachricht: Wenn du die Past-Form kennst, kennst du auch das Participle.

Gruppe 5: Past und Participle gleich (o-Laut)
Infinitiv – Simple Past – Past Participle	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
bring – brought – brought	mitbringen	She brought her own water.
buy – bought – bought	kaufen	I bought lunch at school.
think – thought – thought	denken	I thought you were right.
fight – fought – fought	kämpfen	They fought for two hours.
catch – caught – caught	fangen, erwischen	He caught the last bus.
teach – taught – taught	unterrichten	She taught us French.
seek – sought – sought	suchen	They sought help immediately.
sell – sold – sold	verkaufen	We sold the old car.
tell – told – told	erzählen	He told me the truth.
hold – held – held	halten	She held my hand.
find – found – found	finden	I found my keys.
win – won – won	gewinnen	We won the match.
lose – lost – lost	verlieren	He lost his phone.
shoot – shot – shot	schießen	She shot the ball into the goal.
get – got – got	bekommen	I got a new bike.
forget – forgot – forgotten	vergessen	I have forgotten her name.
sit – sat – sat	sitzen	We sat in the last row.
stand – stood – stood	stehen	He stood at the door.
understand – understood – understood	verstehen	I understood the rule.
hang – hung – hung	hängen	She hung the picture on the wall.
dig – dug – dug	graben	They dug a hole.
stick – stuck – stuck	kleben, stecken	The door stuck again.
strike – struck – struck	schlagen, streiken	The clock struck twelve.
swing – swung – swung	schwingen	He swung the bat.
shine – shone – shone	scheinen	The sun shone all day.
lead – led – led	führen	She led the group.
feed – fed – fed	füttern	I fed the cat.
meet – met – met	treffen	We met at the station.
keep – kept – kept	behalten	He kept the receipt.
sleep – slept – slept	schlafen	I slept nine hours.
feel – felt – felt	fühlen	She felt tired.
leave – left – left	verlassen	They left at eight.
mean – meant – meant	bedeuten, meinen	What did you mean?
build – built – built	bauen	They built a new hall.
send – sent – sent	schicken	I sent an email.
spend – spent – spent	verbringen, ausgeben	We spent two days there.
lend – lent – lent	verleihen	She lent me her book.
bend – bent – bent	biegen	He bent the wire.
pay – paid – paid	bezahlen	He paid in cash.
say – said – said	sagen	She said nothing.
lay – laid – laid	legen	He laid the map on the table.
hear – heard – heard	hören	I heard a noise.
make – made – made	machen	She made her own bread.
have – had – had	haben	We had two lessons.
read – read – read	lesen	He read the letter twice.
light – lit – lit	anzünden	She lit a candle.
learn – learnt – learnt	lernen	I learnt the words in an hour.
burn – burnt – burnt	brennen	The toast burnt again.
smell – smelt – smelt	riechen	The room smelt of coffee.
spell – spelt – spelt	buchstabieren	She spelt her name slowly.

Gruppe 6: Eigene Muster

Diese Verben folgen keinem Muster – dafür sind es die häufigsten überhaupt. Hier hilft nur tägliche Wiederholung.

Gruppe 6: Eigene Muster
Infinitiv – Simple Past – Past Participle	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
be – was/were – been	sein	I have been here before.
do – did – done	tun, machen	She has done her homework.
go – went – gone	gehen	They have gone home.
know – knew – known	wissen, kennen	I have known her for years.
grow – grew – grown	wachsen	He has grown ten centimetres.
throw – threw – thrown	werfen	She threw the ball.
blow – blew – blown	blasen, wehen	The wind blew all night.
show – showed – shown	zeigen	He has shown me the way.
fly – flew – flown	fliegen	We flew to Dublin.
draw – drew – drawn	zeichnen	She drew a map.
fall – fell – fallen	fallen	He has fallen twice.
break – broke – broken	brechen	She broke her arm.
speak – spoke – spoken	sprechen	He has spoken to the teacher.
steal – stole – stolen	stehlen	Someone stole my bike.
choose – chose – chosen	wählen	We chose the cheaper option.
freeze – froze – frozen	frieren, einfrieren	The lake froze in January.
wear – wore – worn	tragen (Kleidung)	She wore a red coat.
tear – tore – torn	zerreißen	He tore the page out.
swear – swore – sworn	schwören, fluchen	He swore to tell the truth.
bear – bore – borne	ertragen	She bore the pain calmly.
wake – woke – woken	aufwachen	I woke at five.
drive – drove – driven	fahren	They drove to the coast.
forbid – forbade – forbidden	verbieten	The rules forbid phones.
hide – hid – hidden	verstecken	The keys were hidden.
lie – lay – lain	liegen	He lay on the sofa.
beat – beat – beaten	schlagen, besiegen	We beat them 2–0.

Gruppe 7: Für die Oberstufe

Seltener im Alltag, aber häufig in Sachtexten und Literatur. Lerne sie, wenn die ersten sechs Gruppen sitzen.

Gruppe 7: Für die Oberstufe
Infinitiv – Simple Past – Past Participle	Deutsch	Beispielsatz
arise – arose – arisen	entstehen, auftreten	A problem arose during the test.
awake – awoke – awoken	erwachen	She awoke before dawn.
bind – bound – bound	binden	The contract binds both sides.
bleed – bled – bled	bluten	His hand bled badly.
breed – bred – bred	züchten	They bred horses for years.
cling – clung – clung	sich klammern	The child clung to her mother.
creep – crept – crept	kriechen, schleichen	He crept out of the room.
deal – dealt – dealt	handeln, umgehen mit	The text deals with migration.
flee – fled – fled	fliehen	Thousands fled the region.
fling – flung – flung	schleudern	She flung the door open.
forsake – forsook – forsaken	im Stich lassen	He felt forsaken by everyone.
grind – ground – ground	mahlen	They ground the coffee fresh.
kneel – knelt – knelt	knien	He knelt beside the bed.
lean – leant – leant	sich lehnen	She leant against the wall.
leap – leapt – leapt	springen	The cat leapt onto the roof.
seek – sought – sought	suchen, anstreben	They sought a compromise.
sew – sewed – sewn	nähen	She sewed the button back on.
shed – shed – shed	abwerfen, vergießen	The trees shed their leaves.
slide – slid – slid	rutschen	The book slid off the table.
sow – sowed – sown	säen	They sowed the field in April.
spin – spun – spun	drehen, spinnen	The wheel spun quickly.
spit – spat – spat	spucken	He spat out the water.
strive – strove – striven	streben	They strove for equality.
swell – swelled – swollen	anschwellen	His ankle swelled overnight.
sweep – swept – swept	fegen	She swept the floor.
thrust – thrust – thrust	stoßen	He thrust the note into my hand.
tread – trod – trodden	treten	Careful, you trod on my foot.
undertake – undertook – undertaken	unternehmen	They undertook a large study.
weave – wove – woven	weben	The cloth was woven by hand.
weep – wept – wept	weinen	She wept at the ending.
withdraw – withdrew – withdrawn	zurückziehen, abheben	He withdrew his application.
wind – wound – wound	winden, aufziehen	The road winds up the hill.

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