REGULAR VERBS

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

(Neutral)
Verb [except ending in 'e'] Verb + 'ed' Verb + 'ed'
e.g.
Watch Watched Watched
Open Opened Opened

Verb ending in 'e' Verb + 'd' Verb + 'd'

e.g.
Like Liked Liked

IRREGULAR VERBS

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

arise arose arisen

awaken awoke awoken/awakened
be was been
bear bore borne
begin began begun
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
creep crept crept
dive dived/dove dived
do did done

1
 drag dragged dragged
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamt
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
drown drowned drowned
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got got/gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hold held held
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
lean leaned/leant leaned/leant
leave left left
lend lent lent
lie (tell an untruth) lied lied
lie (lie on the bed) lay lain

2
light lit lit
lose lost lost
prove proved proven
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
saw sawed sawn
say said said
see saw seen
send sent sent
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
set set set
shake shook shaken
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt
spend spent spent
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
strike struck struck
swear swore sworn

3
 swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
use used used
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
withstand withstood withstood
wreak wrought wrought
wring wrung wrung
write wrote written

Mike Waters / Key English 2013