INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD

STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD

UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD
INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION (UNDERSTANDS)
(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

1st Group: IMPORTANT VERBS 9th Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /

BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED

DO (DOES) DID DONE FEED (FEEDS) FED FED
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT
COME (COMES) CAME COME KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT
GET (GETS) GOT GOT MEET (MEETS) MET MET
GO (GOES) WENT GONE SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE SWEEP (SWEEPS) SWEPT SWEPT
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD 10th Group : -D / -T / -T

2nd Group: PERCEPTION VERBS BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT

LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT
HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT
SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN SPEND (SPENDS) SPENT SPENT
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT
11th Group : -T / -T
3rd Group: NO CHANGE
BURN (BURNS) BURNT BURNT
COST (COSTS) COST COST DREAM (DREAMS) DREAMT DREAMT
CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT LEARN (LESRNS) LEARNT LEARNT
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT
LET (LETS) LET LET LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT
READ* (READS) READ* READ* SHOOT (SHOOTS) SHOT SHOT
SHUT (SHUTS) SHUT SHUT SIT (SITS) SAT SAT
SPELL (SPELLS) SPELT SPELT
4TH Group: I – E / O – E / I – EN and others
12th Group : MISCELLANEOUS
BITE (BITES) BIT* BITTEN
BREAK (BREAKS)* BROKE BROKEN BECOME (BECOMES) BECAME BECOME
CHOOSE (chooses)* CHOSE CHOSEN FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG
EAT (EATS)* ATE* EATEN HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD
FALL (FALLS)* FELL* FALLEN LAY (LAYS) LAID LAID
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE* GIVEN LIE (LIES) LAY LAIN
FORGET (forgets)* FORGOT* FORGOTTEN
PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID
FORGIVE (forgives) FORGAVE* FORGIVEN RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN
FREEZE (FREEZES)* FROZE FROZEN SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD
HIDE (HIDES) HID* HIDDEN SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN SHOW (SHOWS) SHOWED SHOWN
RISE (RISES) ROSE RISEN WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN
SHAKE (SHAKES)* SHOOK* SHAKEN WIN (WINS) WON WON
SPEAK (SPEAKS)* SPOKE SPOKEN
PRESENT SIMPLE
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN
TAKE (TAKES)* TOOK* TAKEN
WAKE(UP) (WAKES)* WOKE WOKEN Examples: They play tennis
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN They don’t play tennis.
Do they play tennis? Yes, they do / No, they don’t.
5th Group : I / U*-A / U
 Affirmative: 3RD person singular adds –S/-ES.
BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN He plays tennis
DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK
 Negative: Don’t add –s/-es.
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG
He doesn’t play tennis.
SWING (SWINGS) SWUNG* SWUNG  Interrogative: Don’t add –s/-es.
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM Does he play tennis? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
6th Group: AW-OW / EW / OWN
PAST SIMPLE
BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN
DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN
FLY* (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN
 Regular verbs in the past simple and past participle end in –ed.
GROW (GROWS) GREW GROWN Example: He played tennis yesterday.
KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN  Both Irregular verbs and regular verbs form negatives and questions in
THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN the same way: did / didn’t + infinitivo.
 Examples: He didn’t go to Benidorm last Sunday.
7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT Did he play tennis yesterday?
BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT
PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE
TEACH (TEACHES) TAUGHT TAUGHT
I WAS / I WASN’T / WAS I ? WE WERE / WE WEREN’T / WERE WE?
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT
YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU? YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU?
HE/SHE/IT WAS /WASN’T / WAS HE/SHE/IT ? THEY WERE / THEY WEREN’T / WERE THEY?

© Yolanda Giménez Ballesteros / 2010