| Verb | Past Simple |
|---|---|
| arise | arose |
| awake | awoke |
| be | was/were |
| bear | bore |
| beat | beat |
| become | became |
| begin | began |
| bend | bent |
| beset | beset |
| bet | bet/betted |
| bid | bid |
| bind | bound |
| bite | bit |
| bleed | bled |
| blow | blew |
| break | broke |
| breed | bred |
| bring | brought |
| broadcast | broadcast |
| build | built |
| burn | burnt/burned |
| burst | burst |
| buy | bought |
| can | could |
| cast | cast |
| catch | caught |
| choose | chose |
| cling | clung |
| come | came |
| cost | cost |
| creep | crept |
| cut | cut |
| deal | dealt |
| dig | dug |
| dive | dove,dived |
| do | did |
| draw | drew |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed |
| drink | drank |
| drive | drove |
| eat | ate |
| fall | fell |
| feed | fed |
| feel | felt |
| fight | fought |
| find | found |
| fit | fit |
| flee | fled |
| fling | flung |
| fly | flew |
| forbid | forbade |
| foretell | foretold |
| forget | forgot |
| forgive | forgave |
| forgo /forego | forewent |
| forsake | foresook |
| freeze | froze |
| get | got |
| give | gave |
| go | went |
| grind | ground |
| grow | grew |
| hang | hung |
| have | had |
| hear | heard |
| hide | hid |
| hit | hit |
| hold | held |
| hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept |
| kneel | knelt |
| know | knew |
| lay | laid |
| lead | led |
| lean | leant/leaned |
| leap | leapt |
| learn | learnt/learned |
| leave | left |
| lend | lent |
| let | let |
| lie (in bed) | lay |
| lie (to not tell the truth) | lied |
| light | lit/lighted |
| lose | lost |
| make | made |
| may | might |
| mean | meant |
| meet | met |
| misspell | misspelt/misspelled |
| mistake | mistook |
| mow | mowed |
| must | had to |
| overcome | overcame |
| overdo | overdid |
| overtake | overtook |
| overthrow | overthrew |
| pay | paid |
| plead | slung |
| prove | slit |
| put | put |
| quit | quit |
| read | read |
| rid | rid |
| ride | rode |
| ring | rang |
| rise | rose |
| run | ran |
| saw | sawed |
| say | said |
| see | saw |
| seek | sought |
| sell | sold |
| send | sent |
| set | set |
| sew | sewed |
| shake | shook |
| shall | should |
| shear | shore |
| shed | shed |
| shine | shone |
| shoot | shot |
| shrink | shrank |
| shut | shut |
| sing | sang |
| sink | sank |
| sit | sat |
| slay | slew |
| sleep | slept |
| slide | slid |
| sling | slung |
| slit | slit |
| smell | smelt |
| sow | sew |
| speak | spoke |
| speed | sped |
| spell | spelt/spelled |
| spend | spent |
| spill | spilt/spilled |
| spin | spun |
| spit | spat |
| split | spilit |
| spoil | spoilt |
| spread | spread |
| spring | sprung |
| stand | stood |
| steal | stole |
| stick | stuck |
| sting | stung |
| stink | stank |
| stride | strode |
| strike | struck |
| strive | strove |
| swear | swore |
| sweep | swept |
| swell | swelled |
| swim | swam |
| swing | swung |
| take | took |
| teach | taught |
| tear | tore |
| tell | told |
| think | thought |
| throw | threw |
| thrust | thrust |
| tread | trod/tread |
| understand | understood |
| uphold | upheld |
| upset | upset |
| wake | woke |
| wear | wore |
| weave | wove |
| wed | wedded |
| weep | wept |
| will | would |
| win | won |
| wind | wound |
| withdraw | withdrew |
| withhold | withheld |
| withstand | withdstood |
| wring | wrung |
| write | wrote |
Conor is the main writer here at One Minute English and was an English teacher for 10 years. He is interested in helping people with their English skills and learning about using A.I tools at work.
Latest posts by Conor (see all)
- Synonym Generator - September 11, 2024
- [BrutallyHonest] Langua AI Review – Can you learn a language with AI? - April 23, 2024
- “How Was Your Weekend?” Alternative Ways to Improve Your Conversations - February 19, 2024
