Reference Sheet for Tutors: Some Irregular Past Tense Verbs
| Present (or Root) |
Simple Past |
Past participle |
| be |
was |
been |
| beat |
beat |
beaten |
| become |
became |
become |
| begin |
began |
begun |
| bend |
bent |
bent |
| bite |
bit |
bitten |
| blow |
blew |
blown |
| break |
broke |
broken |
| bring |
brought |
brought |
| build |
built |
built |
| burn |
burned |
burned |
| buy |
bought |
bought |
| catch |
caught |
caught |
| choose |
chose |
chosen |
| come |
came |
come |
| do |
did |
done |
| dig |
dug |
dug |
| draw |
drew |
drawn |
| dream |
dreamed / dreamt |
dreamed / dreamt |
| drink |
drank |
drunk |
| eat |
ate |
eaten |
| fall |
fell |
fallen |
| feed |
fed |
fed |
| feel |
felt |
felt |
| find |
found |
found |
| fly |
flew |
flown |
| forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
| freeze |
froze |
frozen |
| give |
gave |
given |
| go |
went |
gone |
| get |
got |
got |
| have |
had |
had |
| hear |
heard |
heard |
| hide |
hid |
hidden |
| hold |
held |
held |
| keep |
kept |
kept |
| know |
knew |
known |
| lay |
laid |
laid |
| learn |
learned / learnt |
learned / learnt |
| leave |
left |
left |
| lend |
lent |
lent |
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