SIMPLE PAST TENSE (VERBS)

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

VERBS

NOTES:

REGULAR VERBS

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE

(verb + …ed)

brush brushed

climb climbed

cook cooked

finish finished

jump jumped

listen listened

look looked

pack packed

pick picked

play played

start started

visit visited

walk walked

watch watched

(verb + …ied) – the words end with ‘y’

bury buried

carry carried

cry cried

dry dried

fry fried

marry married

study studied

try tried

(verb + …d) – the words end with ‘e’

agree agreed

argue argued

arrive arrived

bake baked

care cared

change changed

continue continued

cycle cycled

dance danced

decide decided

paste pasted

tie tied

IRREGULAR VERBS
(change in spelling)

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE
am was
is was
are were
do did
does did

catch caught
has had
have had
awake
become awoke
begin became
bite began
blow
break bit
Bring blew
build broke
buy Brought
choose built
come bought
draw chose
drink came
drive drew
eat drank
fall drove
find ate
go fell
make found
see went
swim made
take saw
does not go / doesn’t go swam
do not go / don’t go took
did not go / didn’t go
did not go / didn’t go