Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Level 2

What now?

• Many verbs in English do not use –ed to form the past tense.

• These verbs are called irregular verbs.

• To learn the irregular forms, we need to practice the forms and use them.

Irregular Verb ListPresent

Past

be was, were

become became

begin began

blow blew

break broke

bring brought

build built

buy bought

Present – Past - Past Participle

catch caught

choose chose

come came

cut cut

do did

drink drank

drive drove

eat ate

Present – Past - Past Participle

fall fell

feed fed

feel felt

fight fought

find found

fly flew

forget forgot

freeze froze

Present – Past - Past Participle

get got

give gave

go went

grow grew

have had

hear heard

hide hid

hold held

hurt hurt

keep kept

know knew

Present – Past - Past Participle

lose lost

make made

meet met

pay paid

quit quit

Present – Past - Past Participle

read read

ride rode

ring rang

run ran

say said

see saw

sell sold

send sent

Present – Past - Past Participle

sing sang

sit sat

sleep slept

speak spoke

spend spent

spring sprang

stand stood

steal stole

swim swam

Present – Past - Past Participle

take took

teach taught

tear tore

tell told

think thought

throw threw

understand understood

wear wore

win won

write wrote

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslirrverb.html

Irregular Verb Dictionary

• http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/irregularverbs.html

• http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/irregular_past_verbs_matching_1.shtml

• http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/pasttense.htm