contoh :
kata kerja yang bentuk kedua dan ketiganya berubah
see saw seen
Present/ kata dasar [~ see]
Past Tense/ kata lampaunya [~ saw] dan
Past Participle/ kini selesai [~seen]
a, b, c
| Present | Past Tense (Lampau) | Past Participle (Kini selesai) | Meaning |
| arise | arose | arisen | terbit |
| awake | awoke | awoke | bangun |
| backbite | backbit | backbitten | mengumpat |
| be (am, are, is) | was, were | been | akan, ada |
| bear | bare, bore | borne, born | melahirkan, memikul |
| beat | beat | beaten | memukul |
| begin | began | begun | mulai |
| become | became | become | memulai |
| bespeak | bespoke | bespoken | memesan |
| blow | blew | blown | meniup, menghembus |
| bid | bade | bidden | memerintah |
| bind | bound | bound | mengikat |
| bite | bit | bitten | menggigit |
| break | broke | broken | merusak |
| bring | brought | brought | membawa |
| build | built | built | membangun |
| burn | burnt | burnt | membakar |
| buy | bought | bought | membeli |
| catch | caught | caught | menangkap |
| choose | chose | chose | memilih |
| come | came | come | datang |
| cut | cut | cut | memotong |
d, e, f, g ,h, i
| Infinitive | Past Tense (Lampau) | Past Participle (Kini selesai) | Meaning |
| do | did | done | mengerjakan |
| draw | drew | drawn | menggambar |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | bermimpi |
| drink | drank | drunk | minum |
| drive | drove | driven | mengendarai |
| eat | ate | eaten | makan |
| fall | fell | fallen | jatuh |
| fell | felt | felt | merasa |
| find | found | found | menemukan |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | melarang |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | melupakan |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | memberi |
| forsake | forsook | sorsaken | meninggalkan |
| go | went | gone | pergi |
| get | got | gotten | mendapatkan |
| give | gave | given | memberi |
| grow | grew | growen | bertumbuh |
| hang | hung | hung | menggantung |
| have | had | had | mempunyai |
| hear | heard | heard | mendengar |
| hold | held | held | memegang |
| hide | hid | hidden | bersembuunyi, menyembunyikan |
| hit | hit | hit | memukul |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | menyakiti |
| inlai | inlaid | inlaid | menaruh, menata |
k, l, m, p, r
| Infinitive | Past Tense (Lampau) | Past Participle (Kini selesai) | Meaning |
| keep | kept | kept | menyimpan |
| know | knew | known | mengetahui |
| lay | laid | laid | menaruh |
| lead | led | led | memimpin |
| lean | leant | leant | bersandar |
| learn | learnt | learnt | belajar |
| Leave | left | left | meninggalkan |
| Lend | lent | lent | meminjam |
| light | lit | lit | menyalakan |
| Lose | lost | lost | kehilangan |
| Make | made | made | membuat |
| mean | meant | meant | bermaksud |
| meet | met | met | berjumpa |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | salah mengira |
| pay | paid | paid | membayar |
| put | put | put | meletakkan |
| rend | rent | rent | mengoyak |
| repay | repaid | repaid | membayar kembali |
| reset | reset | reset | memasang lagi |
| ride | rode | Ridden | menunggang |
| ring | rose | risen | terbit |
| run | ran | run | lari, berlari |
s
| Infinitive | Past Tense (Lampau) | Past Participle (Kini selesai) | Meaning |
| say | said | said | berkata |
| see | saw | seen | melihat |
| sell | sold | sold | menjual |
| send | sent | sent | mengirim |
| set | set | set | menempatkan |
| sleep | slept | slept | tidur |
| shake | shook | saken | mengaduk |
| shave | shaved | shaven, shaved | mencukur |
| shine | shone | shone | bersinar |
| shoot | shot | shot | menembak |
| shut | shut | shut | mengunci. menutup |
| sing | sang | sung | menyanyi |
| sink | sank, sunk | sunken, sunk | tenggelam |
| sit | sat | sat | duduk |
| sleep | slept | slept | tidur |
| speak | spoke | spoken | berbicara, berpidato |
| spend | spent | spent | mengeluarkan, menghabiskan |
| swear | swore | sworn | bersumpah |
| sweep | swept | swept | menyapu, menghapus |
| swim | swam | swum | berenang |
| swing | swung | swung | membelok |
t, w
| Infinitive | Past Tense (Lampau) | Past Participle (Kini selesai) | Meaning |
| take | took | taken | mengambil |
| tell | told | told | menceritakan |
| think | thought | thought | memikir(kan) |
| throw | threw | thrown | melemparkan |
| tread | trod | trodden, trod | menjejak, melangkah |
| unbend | unbent | unbent | meluruskan |
| unbind | unbound | unbound | membuka, melepaskan |
| undo | undid | undone | melepaskan, membatalkan |
| upset | upset | upset | merobohkan, mengacaukan |
| weep | wept | wept | menangis |
| wet | wet | wet | basah, membasahi |
| win | won | won | memenangkan |
| wind | wound | wound | memutar, melilit |
| write | wrote | written | menulis |
Aku akan menyisihkan waktu 10 menit sehari untuk menghapal 5 kata, kalau dihitung 5 kata dikali 10 hari maka aku sudah mendapat kosa kata sebanyak 50... wah... semangat :)
