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The Past Simple Tense: Irregular Verbs


Grammar - The Past Simple Tense: Irregular Verbs

Some verbs are irregular. We do not add -ed. They have different verb forms.

  • IRREGULAR VERB (V2) = INFINITIVE-ed ✘
  • eat → eated ✘
  • INFINITIVE IRREGULAR VERB ✔
  • eatate ✔
  • She ate noodles yesterday?
Symbols & Abbreviations
=Same as
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V2Past Verb

Forms - The Past Simple Tense: Irregular Verbs

Here is a list of irregular verbs (V2) in the past simple:

INFINITIVEPAST VERB (V2)
bewas/were
becomebecame
beginbegun
betbet
blowblew
breakbroke
bringbrought
buildbuilt
buybought
catchcaught
choosechose
comecame
costcost
INFINITIVEPAST VERB (V2)
cutcut
dodid
drawdrew
drinkdrank
drivedrove
eatate
fallfell
feedfed
feelfelt
findfound
flyflew
forgetforgot
INFINITIVEPAST VERB (V2)
getgot
givegave
gowent
growgrew
havehad
hearheard
hidehid
hithit
holdheld
keepkept
knowknew
learnlearnt

Be Careful!

  • learned = American English
  • learnt = British English
INFINITIVEPAST VERB (V2)
leaveleft
lendlent
letlet
loselost
makemade
meetmet
paypaid
putput
readread ("red")
riderode
ringrang
runran

Be Careful!

  • The pronunciation of read is "red" in the past simple. It is the same pronunciation as the colour red.
INFINITIVEPAST VERB (V2)
saysaid
seesaw
sellsold
sendsent
shakeshook
shootshot
singsang
sitsat
sleepslept
speakspoke
spellspelt
spendspent

Be Careful!

  • spelled = American English
  • spelt = British English
INFINITIVEPAST VERB (V2)
standstood
stealstole
swimswam
taketook
teachtaught
telltold
thinkthought
throwthrew
understandunderstood
wakewoke
wearwore
winwon
writewrote
Symbols & Abbreviations
=Same as
V2Past Verb

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