Past Tense Verbs
ate, drank, etc.
In English, past tense verbs are actions or events that have finished. There are regular verbs that simply end with a “d” or an “ed” and irregular verbs that look different from the original verb sometimes using an “ied” at the end, like in the past tense verb married.
Regular Verb: “I have cereal every day.”
Past Tense: “I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast yesterday. ”
The past tense is used when things have been discontinued from the present, and a story is already over.
For example, if I was told “I worked there for 15 years.“, I can see that I am no longer working there. On the contrary, if I was told “I have worked there for 15 years.“, using the present completion form, since it is a tense with continuity with the present, I am still working there.
Similarly, in the case of comparing “I lost his meeting notes.” and “I have lost his meeting notes.“, we can see in the latter sentence that I have not found the notes yet, whereas in the former sentence it is “lost”. Just finding the story of saying that it may have been discovered after that, it means that you may not have discovered it yet.
eat
↓
ate
drink
↓
drank
Click to try the test at the bottom of this page.
Word List
arose, babysat, beat, became, bent, began, bet, bound, bit, bled, blew, broke, bred, brought, broadcast, built, bought, caught, chose, came, cost, cut, dealt, dug, did, drew, drank, drove, ate, fell, fed, felt, fought, found, flew, forbade, forgot, forgave, froze, got, gave, went, grew, hung, had, heard, hid, hit, held, hurt, was, kept, knew, laid, led, left, lent, let, lay, lit, lost, made, meant, met, paid, put, quit, read, rode, rang, rose, ran, said, saw, sold, sent, set, shook, shone, shot, showed, shut, sang, sank, sat, slept, slid, spoke, spent, spun, spread, stood, stole, stuck, stung, struck, swore, swept, swam, swung, took, taught, tore, told, thought, threw, understood, was, were, woke, wore, won, withdrew, wrote…
Verb → Past Simple → Past Participle
A B C D E F G H I K L M P Q R S T U W
am was been
arise arose arisen
babysit babysat babysat
be were been
beat beat beaten
become became become
bend bent bent
begin began begun
bet bet bet
bind bound bound
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
breed bred bred
bring brought brought
broadcast broadcast broadcast
build built built
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang* hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
is was been
keep kept kept
know knew known
lay laid lain
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie ** lay lain
light lit lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
quit quit quit
read *** read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
slide slid slid
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
spin spun spun
spread spread spread
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
strike struck struck
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
withdraw withdrew withdrawn
write wrote written
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Past Tense Verbs – Quiz
Click on the line to show the past tense verb below.
A B C D E F G H I K L M P Q R S T U W
A
am → ___________
arise → ___________
B
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babysit → ___________
be → ___________
beat → ___________
become → ___________
bend → ___________
begin → ___________
bet → ___________
bind → ___________
bite → ___________
bleed → ___________
blow → ___________
break → ___________
breed → ___________
bring → ___________
broadcast → ___________
build → ___________
buy → ___________
C
catch → ___________
choose → ___________
come → ___________
cost → ___________
cut → ___________
D
deal → ___________
dig → ___________
do → ___________
draw → ___________
drink → ___________
drive → ___________
E
eat → ___________
F
fall → ___________
feed → ___________
feel → ___________
fight → ___________
find → ___________
fly → ___________
forbid → ___________
forget → ___________
forgive → ___________
freeze → ___________
G
get → ___________
give → ___________
go → ___________
grow → ___________
H
hang → ___________
have → ___________
hear → ___________
hide → ___________
hit → ___________
hold → ___________
hurt → ___________
I
is → ___________
K
keep → ___________
know → ___________
L
lay → ___________
lead → ___________
leave → ___________
lend → ___________
let → ___________
lie → ___________
light→ ___________
lose → ___________
M
make → ___________
mean → ___________
meet → ___________
P
pay → ___________
put → ___________
Q
quit → ___________
R
read → ___________
ride → ___________
ring → ___________
rise → ___________
run → ___________
S
say → ___________
see → ___________
sell → ___________
send → ___________
set → ___________
shake → ___________
shine → ___________
shoot → ___________
show → ___________
shut → ___________
sing → ___________
sink → ___________
sit → ___________
sleep → ___________
slide → ___________
speak → ___________
spend → ___________
spin → ___________
spread → ___________
stand → ___________
steal → ___________
stick → ___________
sting → ___________
strike → ___________
swear → ___________
sweep → ___________
swim → ___________
swing → ___________
T
take → ___________
teach → ___________
tear → ___________
tell → ___________
think → ___________
throw → ___________
U
understand → ___________
W
wake → ___________
wear → ___________
win → ___________
withdraw → ___________
write → ___________
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