Unlike regular past tense verbs, irregular past tense verbs don’t 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 – went – I went to the zoo yesterday.
see – saw – I saw an elephant at the zoo.
come – came – Mom came home at 11 o’clock.
read – read – I read an interesting book last night.
write – wrote – Kelly wrote a letter to Chris.
meet – met – I met my friends for lunch today.
eat – ate – We ate spaghetti and pizza.
buy – bought – I bought a new jacket last weekend.
is – was – Yesterday, the weather was terrible.
make – made – Chris made a robot at school today.
sleep – slept – I slept until midday.
wear – wore – I wore my new jacket to school today.
win – won – England won the 1966 World Cup.
bring – brought – I brought sandwiches for lunch.
catch – caught – Yesterday, my father and I caught a lot of fish.
choose – chose – I chose this dress. What do you think?
cut – cut – I cut my finger when I was cooking yesterday.
dig – dug – The dog dug a big hole in the garden.
draw – drew – Kelly drew a picture of the dog.
drink – drank – The teacher drank 2 cups of coffee this morning.
drive – drove – We drove all night to get here.
fall – fell – I fell down yesterday, but I am okay.
fight – fought – My great grandfather fought in World War 2.
fly – flew – I flew here from Canada.
find – found – I found this wallet. Is it yours?
get – got – Chris got a new watch for his birthday.
give – gave – Kelly gave Chris a new watch for his birthday.
hear – heard – I heard that it’s your birthday today. Happy birthday.
hide – hid – We hid behind the sofa to surprise Chris on his birthday.
know – knew – Chris knew about the surprise party.
lose – lost – I lost my wallet. Have you seen it?
pay – paid – I paid a lot of money for this dress.
ride – rode – We rode our bikes in the park at the weekend.
run – ran – The dog just ran across the road.
say – said – The doctor said you should get some rest.
sing – sang – The choir sang beautifully.
sit – sat – The students all sat down in their seats.
speak – spoke – I spoke to my grandma last week.
take – took – I took a shower at 8 am.
think – thought – Chris thought the test was on Monday.
wake – woke – I woke up at 7:30.
break – broke – Yesterday, I fell over and broke my glasses.