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Simple Past Tense

Part One The following is a list of Irregular Verbs in English: Verb

Past Simple Past Participle

arise babysit be beat become bend begin bet bind bite bleed blow break breed bring broadcast build buy catch choose come cost cut deal dig do draw drink drive eat fall feed

arose babysat was / were beat became bent began bet bound bit bled blew broke bred brought broadcast built bought caught chose came cost cut dealt dug did drew drank drove ate fell fed

arisen babysat been beaten become bent begun bet bound bitten bled blown broken bred brought broadcast built bought caught chosen come cost cut dealt dug done drawn drunk driven eaten fallen fed

feel fight find fly forbid forget forgive freeze get give go grow hang* have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead leave lend let lie ** light lose make mean meet pay put quit read *** ride ring

felt fought found flew forbade forgot forgave froze got gave went grew hung had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew laid led left lent let lay lit lost made meant met paid put quit read rode rang

felt fought found flown forbidden forgotten forgiven frozen gotten given gone grown hung had heard hidden hit held hurt kept known laid led left lent let lain lit lost made meant met paid put quit read ridden rung

rise run say see sell send set shake shine shoot show shut sing sink sit sleep slide speak spend spin spread stand steal stick sting strike swear sweep swim swing take teach tear tell think throw understan d

rose ran said saw sold sent set shook shone shot showed shut sang sank sat slept slid spoke spent spun spread stood stole stuck stung struck swore swept swam swung took taught tore told thought threw

risen run said seen sold sent set shaken shone shot shown shut sung sunk sat slept slid spoken spent spun spread stood stolen stuck stung struck sworn swept swum swung taken taught torn told thought thrown

understood

understood

wake wear win withdraw write

woke wore won withdrew wrote

woken worn won withdrawn written

* HANG - Hang has two different meanings. The first is "to attach (or hang) something in a high position" (e.g. on the wall or on a hook). In this case we use the above verbs Hang-Hung-Hung. BUT when Hang means "to kill someone by putting a rope around someone's neck and leaving them in a high position without any support", we use different verbs: Hang-Hanged-hanged. This verb is typical of public executions in the past. (e.g. They hanged him in the main square.) ** LIE - Lie has two meanings. When it means "to put your body in a horizontal position" (normally on a bed) it uses the Lie-Lay-Lain verbs. BUT it is regular Lie-Lied-Lied when it has the other meaning of "not to say the truth". *** READ - Even though they are written the same, the pronunciation is different in the Past Tense and Past Participle form

Part Two The following verbs can be regular or irregular: Verb Past Simple

Past Participle

burn dream learn smell

burned OR burnt dreamed OR dreamt learned OR learnt smelled OR smelt

burned OR burnt dreamed OR dreamt learned OR learnt smelled OR smelt

The second form (burnt, dreamt etc.) is more common in British English.

Part Three Verbs that have the same form in Present, Past and Past Participle form: Verb

Past Simple Past Participle

bet broadcas t cut hit hurt let put quit read set shut spread

bet

bet

broadcast

broadcast

cut hit hurt let put quit read set shut spread

cut hit hurt let put quit read set shut spread

All of the verbs above are written and pronounced the same in the three forms EXCEPT for Read which is written the same but pronounced differently.