Australian Englisch Lernen

Australian Englisch Lernen

Australian Englisch Lernen

update January 2011

You may never have realized this, but some irregular verbs are regular in American English and irregular in British English, and sometimes it is the other way round. Australian, New Zealand and South African English follow the British. Canadian English irregular verbs follow the American pattern. In Europe, many students of English learn British English, using British spellings, vocabulary and pronunciation.

Whether you learn British English or American English is not important as long as you are consistent and don’t mix the two languages. Here is a list of irregular verbs that are regular in American English and irregular in British English, or the other way about. French, German and Dutch students may find this list helpful when they learn English because each verb has been translated into their language.

Verbs Regular in American English (US) and Irregular in British English (BE)

  • US: burn – burned - burned // BE: burn - burnt – burnt
  • Fr: brûler, G: brennen, Du: branden

  • US: dream – dreamed - dreamed // BE: dream - dreamt – dreamt
  • Fr: rêver, G: träumen, Du: dromen


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