arise / arose freeze / froze shed / shed

awake / awoke get / got shine / shone

be / was, were give / gave shoot / shot
bear / bore go / went shrink / shrank
beat / beat grind / ground shut / shut
become / became grow / grew sing / sang
begin / began hang / hanged, hung* sink / sank
bend / bent have / had sit / sat
bet / bet hear / heard slay / slew
bid / bade, bid* hide / hid sleep / slept
bind / bound hit / hit slide / slid
bite / bit hold / held sling / slung
bleed / bled hurt / hurt slit / slit
blow / blew keep / kept speak / spoke
break / broke kneel / knelt speed / sped, speeded*
breed / bred knit / knitted, knit* spin / spun
bring / brought know / knew spit / spat
build / built lay / laid split / split
burn / burned, burnt* lead / led spring / sprang
burst / burst lean / leaned, leant* stand / stood
buy / bought leap / leapt, leaped* steal / stole
cast / cast learn / learned, learnt* stick / stuck
catch / caught leave / left sting / stung
choose / chose lend / lent stink / stank
come / came let / let stride / strode
cost / cost lie / lay strive / strove
creep / crept light / lighted, lit* swear / swore
cut / cut lose / lost sweep / swept
deal / dealt make / made swim / swam
dig / dug mean / meant swing / swung
dive / dived, dove* meet / met take / took
do / did mistake / mistook teach / taught
draw / drew partake / partook tear / tore
dream / dreamed,
dreamt* pay / paid tell / told
drink / drank put / put think / thought
drive / drove read / read* throw / threw
dwell / dwelt rend / rent tread / trod
eat / ate rid / rid understand / understood
fall / fell ride / rode upset / upset
feed / fed rise / rose wake / woke
fight / fought run / ran wear / wore
find / found say / said weave / wove
flee / fled see / saw weep / wept
fly / flew seek / sought win / won
forbid / forbade, forbad sell / sold wind / wound
forget / forgot send / sent wring / wrung
forgive / forgave set / set write / wrote
forsake / forsook shake / shook

Special Notes:
1. For some verbs, the common past form in British
English ends in - t, but the same verbs end in - ed
in American English. Here are a few examples:
burn / burned, burnt
dream / dreamed, dreamt
lean / leaned, leant
learn / learned, learnt
smell / smelled, smelt
spill / spilled, spilt

2. Notice that some verbs have two different past forms.

Here are a few examples:
bid / bid, bade
dive / dived, dove
forbid / forbade, forbad
knit / knitted, knit
light / lighted, lit
speed / sped, speeded

3. The verb hang has two meanings and a different past

form for each meaning:

3
 hang ("kill by hanging, with a noose") / hanged
hang ("suspend") / hung

4. The past form of read has the same spelling as the

base form, but a different pronunciation:
read ( [ ríyd ]) / read ( [ red ] )