Red List: Irregular Verbs
The past tense of verbs is normally formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb:
ask-->asked
However, many common verbs have irregular past forms. Here is a list of some of these verbs. It is useful to memorize this list.
Base form | Past tense | Base form | Past Tense |
become | became | lend | lent | |
begin | began | let | let | |
bet | bet | lie | lay | |
bite | bit | lose | lost | |
bleed | bled | mean | meant | |
blow | blew | meet | met | |
break | broke | pay | paid | |
bring | brought | put | put | |
build | built | read | read | |
buy | bought | ride | rode | |
catch | caught | ring | rang | |
choose | chose | rise | rose | |
come | came | run | ran | |
cost | cost | say | said | |
cut | cut | see | saw | |
dig | dug | sell | sold | |
do | did | send | sent | |
eat | ate | shake | shook | |
fall | fell | shoot | shot | |
feed | fed | sing | sang | |
feel | felt | sit | sat | |
fight | fought | sleep | slept | |
find | found | speak | spoke | |
fly | flew | spend | spent | |
forget | forgot | stand | stood | |
get | got | steal | stole | |
give | gave | swim | swam | |
go | went | take | took | |
grow | grew | teach | taught | |
have | had | tear | tore | |
hear | heard | tell | told | |
hide | hid | think | thought | |
hit | hit | throw | threw | |
hold | held | wear | wore | |
hurt | hurt | win | won | |
write | wrote | |||
Practice #2