General English Level 2 V 3
GRAMMAR REFERENCE: Simple past of irregular verbs
This table shows you the present and the past simple of many common irregular verbs, including the verb 'to be'.
Present Past simple
I am I was
you, we, they are you, we, they were
he/ she /it is he/ she /it was
Present Past simple
(I) begin (I) began
break broke
bring brought
buy bought
can could
catch caught
come came
cost cost
cut cut
drink drank
drive drove
eat ate
fall fell
feel felt
find found
forget forgot
get got
give gave
go went
have had
hear heard
hurt hurt
know knew
leave left
let let
make made
meet met
pay paid
put put
read read
run ran
say said
see saw
sell sold
sing sang
sit sat
sleep slept
speak spoke
stand stood
swim swam
take took
teach taught
tell told
think thought
understand understood
wake woke
write wrote

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