Verbs

The three forms of some common verbs are given below:

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE
am/be was, were been
arise arose arisen
awake awoke awakened, awoken
bear (to carry) bore borne
bear (to give birth to) bore born
beat beat beat, beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
bid (to offer) bid bid
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
breed bred bred
bring brought brought
build built built
burst burst burst
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
cling clung clung
come came come
cost cost cost
creep crept crept
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
do did done
dig dug dug
dive dived, dove dived (less common, dove)
drag dragged dragged
draw drew drawn



dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
drown drowned drowned
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
flow flowed flowed
fight fought fought
find found found
fit fit fit
flee fled fled
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
forsake forsook forsaken
freeze froze frozen
get got gotten, got
give gave given
go went gone
grind ground ground
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
hang (to execute) hanged hanged
hang (to suspend) hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
knit knitted knitted
know knew known
lay (to place) laid laid
lead led led
leap leaped, leapt leaped, leapt
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let





lie (to tell falsehood) lied lied
lie (to recline) lay lain
light lighted, lit lighted, lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
prove proved proved, proven
put put put
quit quit quit
raise raised raised
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set (to place) set set
shake shook shaken
shave shaved shaved, shaven
shine (as a light) shone shone
shine (to buff/polish) shined shined
shoot shot shot
show showed showed, shown
shrink shrank, shrunk shrunk
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank, sunk sunk, sunken
sit (to be seated) sat sat
sleep slept slept
slide slid slid, slidden
sling slung slung
speak spoke spoken
speed sped sped
spend spent spent
spin spun spun
split split split