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IRREGULAR VERB FORMS

IRREGULAR VERB TENSES

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IRREGULAR VERB FORMS

IRREGULAR VERB TENSES

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VERB FORMS: Base Form, Past Simple and Past participle

A. REGULAR VERBS

These are verbs form their past simple and past participle by adding '-d' or '-ed' at the end
The past simple is the same as their past participle

1. adding '-ed' at the end


examples
add /added/ added
kill /killed/ killed
wash/ washed/ washed

2. adding '-d' at the end


examples
share /shared
hear/ heard/ heard
dance/ danced /danced

3. Remove '-y' and add '-ied' for verbs ending in '-y' after a consonant
example
fry /fried/ fried
dry /dried /dried
study / studied / studied
apply /applied/ applied
occupy /occupied/occupied

4. add '-ed' for all verbs ending in '-y' after a vowel


examples
employ/employed/employed
destroy/destroyed/ destroyed
display/displayed/displayed
play/played/played

B. IRREGULAR
VERBS

They follow no rule, all are different


Please see below and memorize them!
Base Form of Verb Past Simple Past Participle

be (is, am,are) was, were been


beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
bid bid bid
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burned/burnt burned/burnt
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
dig dug dug
dive dove dived
do did done
deal dealt dealt
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt
drive drove driven
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written

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