IRREGULAR VERBS AND PAST TENSE

Intermediate Irregular Verbs and Past Tense Expression

As explained in the previous lessons, we use verbs in two categories when making sentences in Past tense in English

1.Regular verbs : It is made by bringing -e, ed and ied to the end of the verb.

like – liked

love-loved

clean – cleaned

watch- watched

carry- carried (since it ends with -y, -y is dropped and the suffix -ied is added)

2. Irregular Verbs : It is made by changing the first form of the verb.

go – went

see- saw

drink- drank

Examples:

I went to the shopping mall with my friends yesterday.

He saw this banner on the web last week.

Negative Usage:

I didn’t drink coke in yesterday’s party because I was sick.

We didn’t understand the problem so that we couldn’t sort it out.

She didn’t think She was right.

Question Construction: ( ? )

Did you come home late yesterday night ?

When did you break your arm ?

List of Irregular Verbs in English Intermediate Level:

IRREGULAR VERBS
infinitivepast simplepast participle
bewas/werebeen
beatbeatbeaten
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bendbentbent
betbetbet
bitebitbitten
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
burstburstburst
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
comecamecome
costcostcost
cutcutcut
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
flyflewflown
forbidforbadeforbidden
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgot
givegavegiven
gowentgone
growgrewgrown
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
hidehidhidden
hithithit
holdheldheld
hurthurthurt
keepkeptkept
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlitlit
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
paypaidpaid
putputput
readreadread
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
runranrun
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn
shakeshookshaken
shineshoneshone
shootshotshot
showshowedshown
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
speakspokespoken
spendspentspent
splitsplitsplit
spreadspreadspread
springsprangsprung
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstankstunk
strikestruckstruck
swearsworesworn
sweepsweptswept
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
understandunderstoodunderstood
wakewokewoken
wearworeworn
winwonwon
writewrotewritten
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