Verbika
Verbika is an iPhone app for English irregular verbs. All 172 verbs, with base form, past simple and past participle, are grouped into 13 spelling patterns — sing, sang, sung next to ring, rang, rung — so you learn a pattern instead of a list. No account, and your progress stays on the iPhone.
Verbika is an iPhone app for English irregular verbs: all 172 verbs grouped into 13 spelling patterns, with spaced repetition, a mistake coach and audio.
Features
- All 172 English irregular verbs with base form, past simple and past participle, grouped into 13 patterns (i › a › u like sing, sang, sung; -ought like buy, bought; all three the same like cut, cut, cut)
- Type-the-answer practice with spaced repetition: each verb comes back after 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 35 days, and a wrong answer brings it back the same day
- A mistake coach that names the error: adding -ed to an irregular verb (goed), mixing up past simple and participle (sung for sang), writing the base form, or a spelling slip
- American or British forms (learned or learnt, gotten or got) and on-device pronunciation for every form
- A short placement check skips the verbs you already know and builds a daily plan from your minutes per day and goal (50, 100 or all 172 verbs)
- Meanings in 20 languages including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Turkish, Japanese and Arabic; no account, progress stays on the iPhone
Questions
How do I learn English irregular verbs faster?
Learn them in pattern groups rather than alphabetically: sing, ring, drink and swim all change i › a › u, and buy, bring, think and catch all end in -ought or -aught. Verbika groups the 172 verbs into 13 patterns and brings each one back with spaced repetition until you can type it.
How many irregular verbs are there in English?
Common lists have around 150 to 200. Verbika teaches 172, sorted from the most common (be, have, go, say) to rarer ones (forbid, swear, weave); 50 of them are the essentials used in everyday English.
Why do I keep writing 'goed' or 'buyed'?
That is overregularization: applying the regular -ed rule to an irregular verb. Verbika's mistake coach recognizes it and says so ("goed adds -ed, but go is irregular: went"), and the verb comes back sooner in your reviews.
Learned or learnt, gotten or got: which is correct?
Both are correct; American English prefers learned and gotten, British English learnt and got. Verbika asks which English you want, shows that form first and accepts the other as a correct variant.
Is Verbika free?
The 50 most common irregular verbs are free with the full practice, mistake coach and audio. Pro, a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, unlocks all 172 verbs, listening practice and the progress map; the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial.
How it works
A short placement check skips the verbs you already know and builds a daily plan from your minutes per day and goal. You type the forms; spaced repetition brings each verb back after 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 35 days, and a wrong answer brings it back the same day. The mistake coach names the error: -ed added to an irregular verb (goed), past simple and participle mixed up, the base form, or a spelling slip. American or British forms and on-device pronunciation for every form. The 50 most common verbs are free with full practice; Verbika Pro unlocks all 172, listening practice and the progress map.
Support
A form that looks wrong, a purchase that did not unlock or anything else? Write to hello@vomcore.com— we answer in English and Turkish.