English Grammar Guide 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 ✔ eat → ate ✔ She ate noodles yesterday? ✔ Symbols & Abbreviations = Same as ✔ Correct ✘ Incorrect V2 Past Verb
Forms - The Past Simple Tense : Irregular Verbs
Here is a list of irregular verbs (V2 ) in the past simple:
INFINITIVE PAST VERB (V2 )be was /were become became begin begun bet bet blow blew break broke bring brought build built buy bought catch caught choose chose come came cost cost
INFINITIVE PAST VERB (V2 )cut cut do did draw drew drink drank drive drove eat ate fall fell feed fed feel felt find found fly flew forget forgot
INFINITIVE PAST VERB (V2 )get got give gave go went grow grew have had hear heard hide hid hit hit hold held keep kept know knew learn learnt
⚠ Be Careful!learned = American English learnt = British English INFINITIVE PAST VERB (V2 )leave left lend lent let let lose lost make made meet met pay paid put put read read ("red ")ride rode ring rang run ran
⚠ Be Careful!The pronunciation of read is "red " in the past simple . It is the same pronunciation as the colour red . INFINITIVE PAST VERB (V2 )say said see saw sell sold send sent shake shook shoot shot sing sang sit sat sleep slept speak spoke spell spelt spend spent
⚠ Be Careful!spelled = American English spelt = British English INFINITIVE PAST VERB (V2 )stand stood steal stole swim swam take took teach taught tell told think thought throw threw understand understood wake woke wear wore win won write wrote
Symbols & Abbreviations = Same as V2 Past Verb
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