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Past & Past Participles of Common Irregular Verbs

Presnet TensePast TensePast Participle Tense
flyflew /fluː/flown /fləʊn/
writewrote /rəʊt/written /ˈrɪtn/
shakeshook /ʃʊk/shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/
eatate /et/ /eɪt/eaten /ˈiːtn/
bear (bring out)boreborn
bear (to carry)boreborne
beatbeatbeaten
comecamecome
becomebecamebecome
beginbeganbegun
bendbentbent
bitebitbit/bitten
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburntburnt
buyboughtbought
catchcaughtcaught
choosechosechosen
digdugdug
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamtdreamt
drinkdrunkdrunk / drunken
drivedrovedriven
fallfellfallen
fellfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
forgetforgotforgotten
freezefrozefrozen
getgotgot/gotten
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hanghunghung
hidehidhid/hidden
holdheldheld
keepkeptkept
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
learnlearnt/learned / learnt/ learned
leaveleftleft
lielaylain
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
paypaidpaid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
shineshoneshone
shootshotshot
showshowedshown / showed
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
sleepsleptslept
speakspokespoken
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
swimswamswum
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
understandunderstoodunderstood
wakewokewoken
winwon /wʌn/won
lightlit /lɪt/ lit