Infinitive

Simple Past 

 

A

 

 

 

arise

arose

arisen

 

awake

awoke/ awakened

awoken

 

B

 

 

 

be

was / were

been

 

bear

bore

born / borne

 

beat

beat

beaten / beat

 

become

became

become

 

befall

befell

befallen

 

begin

began

begun

 

behold

beheld

beheld

 

bend

bent

bent

 

bet

bet / betted

bet / betted

 

bid

bid

bid

 

bind

bound

bound

 

bite

bit

bitten

 

bleed

bled

bled

 

blow

blew

blown

 

break

broke

broken

 

breed

bred

bred

 

bring

brought

brought

 

broadcast

broadcast

broadcast

 

browbeat

browbeat

browbeat

 

build

built

built

 

burn

burnt/ burned

burnt/burned

 

burst

burst

burst

 

bust

busted/ bust

busted/ bust

 

buy

bought

bought

 

C

 

 

 

cast

cast

cast

 

catch

caught

caught

 

choose

chose

chosen

 

cling

clung

clung

 

come

came

come

 

cost

cost

cost

 

creep

crept

crept

 

cut

cut

cut

 

D

 

 

 

deal

dealt

dealt

 

dig

dug

dug

 

dive (scuba diving)

dived

dived

 

dive (jump head-first)

dove

dived

 

do

did

done

 

draw

drew

drawn

 

dream

dreamt/ dreamed

dreamt/ dreamed

 

drink

drank

drunk

 

drive

drove

driven

 

dwell

dwelt/ dwelled

dwelt/ dwelled

 

E

 

 

 

eat

ate

eaten

 

F

 

 

 

fall

fell

fallen

 

feed

fed

fed

 

feel

felt

felt

 

fight

fought

fought

 

find

found

found

 

fit  (to be right size)

fit

fit

 

fit (to tailor, change size)

fit/ fitted

fit/ fitted

 

flee

fled

fled

 

fling

flung

flung

 

fly

flew

flown

 

forbid

forbade

forbidden

 

forecast

forecast

forecast

 

forego (also forgo)

forewent

foregone

 

foresee

foresaw

foreseen

 

foretell

foretold

foretold

 

forget

forgot

forgotten

 

forgive

forgave

forgiven

 

forsake

forsook

forsaken

 

freeze

froze

frozen

 

G

 

 

 

get

got

gotten/ got

 

give

gave

given

 

go

went

gone

 

grind

ground

ground

 

grow

grew

grown

 

H

 

 

 

hang

hung

hung

 

have

had

had

 

hear

heard

heard

 

hide

hid

hidden

 

hit

hit

hit

 

hold

held

held

 

hurt

hurt

hurt

 

I

 

 

 

input

input

input

 

inset

inset

inset

 

interbreed

interbred

interbred

 

interweave

interwove

interwoven

 

K

 

 

 

keep

kept

kept

 

kneel

knelt/ kneeled

knelt/ kneeled

 

knit

knit/ knitted

knit/ knitted

 

know

knew

known

 

L

 

 

 

lay

laid

laid

 

lead

led

led

 

lean

leaned/ leant

leaned/ leant

 

leap

leapt/ leaped

leapt/ leaped

 

learn

learned/ learnt

learned/ learnt

 

leave

left

left

 

lend

lent

lent

 

let

let

let

 

lie

lay

lain

 

light

lit / lighted

lit  /  lighted

 

lose

lost

lost

 

M

 

 

 

make

made

made

 

mean

meant

meant

 

meet

met

met

 

mishear

misheard

misheard

 

mislay

mislaid

mislaid

 

mislead

misled

misled

 

misread

misread

misread

 

misspell

misspelled/ misspelt

misspelled/ misspelt

 

mistake

mistook

mistaken

 

misunderstand

misunderstood

misunderstood

 

mow

mowed

mowed/ mow

 

O

 

 

 

outbid

outbid

outbid

 

outdo

outdid

outdone

 

outgrow

outgrew

outgrown

 

outrun

outran

outrun

 

outsell

outsold

outsold

 

overcast

overcast

overcast

 

overcome

overcame

overcome

 

overdo

overdid

overdone

 

overdraw

overdrew

overdrawn

 

overeat

overate

overeaten

 

overhang

overhung

overhung

 

overhear

overheard

overheard

 

overlay

overlaid

overlaid

 

overlie

overlay

overlain

 

overpay

overpaid

overpaid

 

override

overrode

overridden

 

overrun

overran

overrun

 

oversee

oversaw

overseen

 

oversell

oversold

oversold

 

overshoot

overshot

overshot

 

oversleep

overslept

overslept

 

overtake

overtook

overtaken

 

overthrow

overthrew

overthrown

 

P

 

 

 

partake

partook

partaken

 

pay

paid

paid

 

plead

pled/ pleaded

pled/ pleaded

 

pre-set

pre-set

pre-set

 

proofread

proofread

proofread

 

prove

proved

proven/ proved

 

put

put

put

 

Q

 

 

 

quit

quit / quitted

quitquitted

 

R

 

 

 

read

read (sounds like "red")

 read (sounds like "red")

 

rebind

rebound

rebound

 

rebuild

rebuilt

rebuilt

 

recast

recast

recast

 

redo

redid

redone

 

re-lay (for example tiles)

re-laid

re-laid

 

remake

remade

remade

 

repay

repaid

repaid

 

rerun

reran

rerun

 

resell

resold

resold

 

reset

reset

reset

 

rethink

rethought

rethought

 

rewind

rewound

rewound

 

rewrite

rewrote

rewritten

 

rid

rid

rid

 

ride

rode

ridden

 

ring

rang

rung

 

rise

rose

risen

 

run

ran

run

 

S

 

 

 

say

said

said

 

see

saw

seen

 

seek

sought

sought

 

sell

sold

sold

 

send

sent

sent

 

set

set

set

 

sew

sewed

sewn/ sewed

 

shake

shook

shaken

 

shear

sheared

shorn/ sheared

 

shed

shed

shed

 

shine

shined / shone

shinedshone

 

shit

shit/ shat

shit/ shat

 

shoot

shot

shot

 

show

showed

shown / showed

 

shrink

shrank / shrunk

shrunk

 

shut

shut

shut

 

sing

sang

sung

 

sit

sat

sat

 

slay

slew

slain

 

sleep

slept

slept

 

slide

slid

slid

 

sling

slung

slung

 

slit

slit

slit

 

smell

smelled/ smelt

smelled/ smelt

 

speak

spoke

spoken

 

speed

sped / speeded

sped / speeded

 

spell

spelled/ spelt

spelled/ spelt

 

spend

spent

spent

 

spin

spun

spun

 

spit

spit / spat

spit / spat

 

split

split

split

 

spoil

spoiled/ spoilt

spoiled/ spoilt

 

spoon-feed

spoon-fed

spoon-fed

 

spread

spread

spread

 

spring

sprang / sprung

sprung

 

stand 

stood

stood

 

steal

stole

stolen

 

stick

stuck

stuck

 

sting

stung

stung

 

stink

stank / stunk

stunk

 

strew

strewed

strewn/ strewed

 

stride

strode

stridden

 

strive

strove

striven

 

strike (delete)

struck

stricken

 

strike (hit)

struck

struck/ stricken

 

string

strung

strung

 

strive

strove/ strived

striven/ strived

 

swear

swore

sworn

 

sweep

swept

swept

 

swell

swelled

swollen, swelled

 

swim

swam

swum

 

swing

swung

swung

 

T

 

 

 

take

took

taken

 

teach

taught

taught

 

tear

tore

torn

 

tell

told

told

 

think

thought

thought

 

throw

threw

thrown

 

thrust

thrust

thrust

 

tread

trod

trodden, trod

 

U

 

 

 

unbind

unbound

unbound

 

underlie

underlay

underlain

 

understand

understood

understood

 

undertake

undertook

undertaken

 

underwrite

underwrote

underwritten

 

undo

undid

undone

 

unwind

unwound

unwound

 

uphold

upheld

upheld

 

upset

upset

upset

 

W

 

 

 

wake

woke / waked

woken / waked

 

wear

wore

worn

 

weave

wove

woven

 

wed

wed/ wedded

wed/ wedded

 

weep

wept

wept

 

wet

wet/ wetted

wet/ wetted

 

win

won

won

 

wind

wound

wound

 

withdraw

withdrew

withdrawn

 

wring

wrung

wrung

 

write

wrote

written