Unlike regular past tense verbs, irregular past tense verbs donβt follow any easy to remember rules. And so, students simply need to memorize irregular past tense verbs.
Here is a list of common irregular past tense verbs with example sentences.
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go β went β I went to the zoo yesterday.
see β saw β I saw an elephant at the zoo.
come β came β Mom came home at 11 oβclock.
read β read β I read an interesting book last night.
write β wrote β Kelly wrote a letter to Chris.
meet β met β I met my friends for lunch today.
eat β ate β We ate spaghetti and pizza.
buy β bought β I bought a new jacket last weekend.
is β was β Yesterday, the weather was terrible.
make β made β Chris made a robot at school today.
sleep β slept β I slept until midday.
wear β wore β I wore my new jacket to school today.
win β won β England won the 1966 World Cup.
bring β brought β I brought sandwiches for lunch.
catch β caught β Yesterday, my father and I caught a lot of fish.
choose β chose β I chose this dress. What do you think?
cut β cut β I cut my finger when I was cooking yesterday.
dig β dug β The dog dug a big hole in the garden.
draw β drew β Kelly drew a picture of the dog.
drink β drank β The teacher drank 2 cups of coffee this morning.
drive β drove β We drove all night to get here.
fall β fell β I fell down yesterday, but I am okay.
fight β fought β My great grandfather fought in World War 2.
fly β flew β I flew here from Canada.
find β found β I found this wallet. Is it yours?
get β got β Chris got a new watch for his birthday.
give β gave β Kelly gave Chris a new watch for his birthday.
hear β heard β I heard that itβs your birthday today. Happy birthday.
hide β hid β We hid behind the sofa to surprise Chris on his birthday.
know β knew β Chris knew about the surprise party.
lose β lost β I lost my wallet. Have you seen it?
pay β paid β I paid a lot of money for this dress.
ride β rode β We rode our bikes in the park at the weekend.
run β ran β The dog just ran across the road.
say β said β The doctor said you should get some rest.
sing β sang β The choir sang beautifully.
sit β sat β The students all sat down in their seats.
speak β spoke β I spoke to my grandma last week.
take β took β I took a shower at 8 am.
think β thought β Chris thought the test was on Monday.
wake β woke β I woke up at 7:30.
break β broke β Yesterday, I fell over and broke my glasses.