INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

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

STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD

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

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
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN PRESENT SIMPLE
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.
Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT
He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT Did he play tennis yesterday?
BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT
PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT
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