The past tense of irregular verbs is not formed using the patterns that regular verbs follow. Study , which lists the most common irregular verbs.
Tip
The best way to learn irregular verbs is to memorize them. With the help of a classmate, create flashcards of irregular verbs and test yourselves until you master them.
Simple Present |
Past |
Simple Present |
Past |
be |
was, were |
lose |
lost |
become |
became |
make |
made |
begin |
began |
mean |
meant |
blow |
blew |
meet |
met |
break |
broke |
pay |
paid |
bring |
brought |
put |
put |
build |
built |
quit |
quit |
burst |
burst |
read |
read |
buy |
bought |
ride |
rode |
catch |
caught |
ring |
rang |
choose |
chose |
rise |
rose |
come |
came |
run |
ran |
cut |
cut |
say |
said |
dive |
dove (dived)see |
saw |
|
do |
did |
seek |
sought |
draw |
drew |
sell |
sold |
drink |
drank |
send |
sent |
drive |
drove |
set |
set |
eat |
ate |
shake |
shook |
fall |
fell |
shine |
shone (shined) |
feed |
fed |
shrink |
shrank (shrunk) |
feel |
felt |
sing |
sang |
fight |
fought |
sit |
sat |
find |
found |
sleep |
slept |
Fly |
Flew |
Speak |
Spoke |
forget |
forgot |
spend |
spent |
forgive |
forgave |
spring |
sprang |
freeze |
froze |
stand |
stood |
get |
got |
steal |
stole |
give |
gave |
strike |
struck |
go |
went |
swim |
swam |
grow |
grew |
swing |
swung |
have |
had |
take |
took |
hear |
heard |
teach |
taught |
hide |
hid |
tear |
tore |
hold |
held |
tell |
told |
hurt |
hurt |
think |
thought |
keep |
kept |
throw |
threw |
know |
knew |
understand |
understood |
lay |
laid |
wake |
woke |
lead |
led |
wear |
wore |
leave |
left |
win |
won |
let |
let |
wind |
wound |
Here we consider using irregular verbs.
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