Shadowing Practice: Irregular Verbs in English | 150 Most common Irregular Verbs with Pictures - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Irregular verbs in English.
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Abide.
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Abode.
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Abode.
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Awake.
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Awoke.
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Awoken. Be. Was, were. Been.
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Bear.
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Bore.
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born beat beat beaten
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become became become
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begin began begun bend bent bent bent bet
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bet bind bid
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bite bleed blow
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break breed bring
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brought broadcast build
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burst buy, bought, cast, catch,
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caught, choose, chosen, cling
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clung come came come cost creep
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crept crapped cut deal
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dealt dig dug dive
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dove dived do Did Done Draw
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Drew
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Drawn Dream
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Dreamt Dreamt Drink Drank Drunk Drive Drove
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driven eat ate eaten fall fell
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fallen Eaten.
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Fall.
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Fallen.
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Feed.
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Feel.
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Fight.
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Fought.
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Fought.
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Flee.
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Fling.
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fly, flew, flown, forbid, forbade,
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forbidden, forget, forgot, forgotten, forgive,
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forgave, forgiven, freeze get
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give go went
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gone grind ground grow grown
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hang hung have, had, hear,
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heard, hide, hidden, hit, hit,
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hit, hold held held hurt hurt hurt keep
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kept kept kneel melt melt no
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new known lay laid laid lead
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lead lead leap leapt leapt leave left
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left
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lend
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lent
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lent let
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let lie lay lane light lit lit
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lose lost make made mean
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meant meet met mistake
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mistook mistaken overtake overtook overtaken pay
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paid paid proofread Proofread.
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Put.
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Put.
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Put.
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Quit.
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Quit.
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Quit.
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Read.
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Read.
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Read.
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Reset.
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Reset.
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reset ride rode ridden ring rang
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rung rise rose risen run ran
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run say said see
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seem seek sell
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send set sew
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shake shave shed
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shine shoot show shown
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shrink shrunk shut sing sang
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sink sank thunk sit sat slay
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slew slain sleep slept slept slide slid
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slid
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sling
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slung slung sneak snuck
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snuck speak spoke spoken speed
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sped spend spent spill
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spilt spin spun spit
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spat split spread
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spring stand steal
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stick stuck stuck sting stung stung stung
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stink stank stunk strike struck struck
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string strung strive strove striven
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swear swore sworn sweep swept swim swam
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Swung Swung Swung Take Took
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Taken Teach Taught Taught Tear Tore Torn
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Tell.
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Told.
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Told.
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Think.
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Thought.
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Thought.
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Throw.
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Through.
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Throne.
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Thrust.
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Thrust.
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Thrust.
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tread trod trodden
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understand understood upset upset wake
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woke woken wear war warn weave
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wove woven
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weep wept wept wet wet wet win won
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wind wound ring wrung
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right wrote written Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 110 sentences and 354 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:17. 55% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bend verb | /bɛnd/ | To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
| sting verb | /ˈstɪŋ/ | To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| forgive verb | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against. |
| awake verb | /əˈweɪk/ | To become conscious after having slept. |
| sneak verb | /sniːk/ | To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. |
| leap verb | /ˈliːp/ | To jump. |
| lend verb | /ˈlɛnd/ | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| thrust verb | /θɹʌst/ | To make advance with force. |
| reset verb | /ɹiːˈsɛt/ | To set back to the initial state. |
| strive verb | /ˈstɹaɪv/ | To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. |
| forbid verb | /fɚˈbɪd/ | To disallow; to proscribe. |
| abide verb | /əˈbaɪd/ | To endure without yielding; to withstand. |
| weave verb | /wiːv/ | To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. |
| tread verb | /tɹɛd/ | To step or walk (on or across something); to trample. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: thrust /θɹʌst/, throne /θɹəʊ̯n/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shine /ʃaɪn/, shave /ˈʃeɪ̯v/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bend, sting, slide.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.