Irregular Verbs
The past tense of irregular verbs is not formed using the patterns that regular verbs follow. Study Table 2.1 “Irregular Verbs”
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Tip
The best way to learn irregular verbs is to memorize them. With the help of a classmate, create flashcards of irregular verbs and test yourselves until you master them.
Table 2.1 Irregular Verbs
| Simple Present |
Past |
Past
Participle |
Simple Present |
Past |
Past
Participle
|
| be |
was, were |
done |
lose |
lost |
|
| become |
became |
become |
make |
made |
made |
| begin |
began |
begun |
mean |
meant |
meant |
| blow |
blew |
blown |
meet |
met |
met |
| break |
broke |
broken |
pay |
paid |
paid |
| bring |
brought |
brought |
put |
put |
put |
| build |
built |
built |
quit |
quit |
quit |
| burst |
burst |
burst |
read |
read |
read |
| buy |
bought |
bought |
ride |
rode |
ridden |
| catch |
caught |
caught |
ring |
rang |
rung |
| choose |
chose |
chosen |
rise |
rose |
risen |
| come |
came |
come |
run |
ran |
run |
| cut |
cut |
cut |
say |
said |
said |
| dive |
dove (dived) |
dove/dived |
see |
saw |
seen |
| do |
did |
done |
seek |
sought |
sought |
| draw |
drew |
drawn |
sell |
sold |
sold |
| drink |
drank |
drunk |
send |
sent |
sent |
| drive |
drove |
driven |
set |
set |
set |
| eat |
ate |
eaten |
shake |
shook |
shaken |
| fall |
fell |
fallen |
shine |
shone (shined) |
shone/shined |
| feed |
fed |
fed |
shrink |
shrank |
shrunk |
| feel |
felt |
felt |
sing |
sang |
sung |
| fight |
fought |
fought |
sit |
sat |
sat |
| find |
found |
found |
sleep |
slept |
slept |
| fly |
flew |
flown |
speak |
spoke |
spoken |
| forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
spend |
spent |
spent |
| forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
spring |
sprang |
sprung |
| freeze |
froze |
frozen |
stand |
stood |
stood |
| get |
got |
got/gotten |
steal |
stole |
stolen |
| give |
gave |
given |
strike |
struck |
struck |
| go |
went |
gone |
swim |
swam |
swum |
| grow |
grew |
grown |
swing |
swang/swung |
swung |
| have |
had |
had |
take |
took |
taken |
| hear |
heard |
heard |
teach |
taught |
taught |
| hide |
hid |
hidden |
tear |
tore |
torn |
| hold |
held |
held |
tell |
told |
told |
| hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
think |
thought |
thought |
| keep |
kept |
kept |
throw |
threw |
thrown |
| know |
knew |
known |
understand |
understood |
understood |
| lay |
laid |
laid |
wake |
woke |
waken |
| lead |
led |
led |
wear |
wore |
worn |
| leave |
left |
left |
win |
won |
won |
| let |
let |
let |
wind |
wound |
wound |
| lie |
lay |
lain |
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Here we consider using irregular verbs.
Present tense: Lauren keeps all her letters.
Past tense: Lauren kept all her letters.
Future tense: Lauren will keep all her letters. |
