Verbs without a pattern Verbs ending in –ought , -aught

be was, were been catch caught caught

do did done teach taught taught
eat ate eaten bring brought brought
go went gone/been buy bought bought
lie lay lain fight fought fought
see saw seen think thought thought
win won won Verb with –eep, -ept
write wrote written keep kept kept
Verbs ending in t or d sleep slept slept
build built built sweep swept swept
feel felt felt 1 and 3 forms the same
st rd

get got got become became become

learn learnt learnt come came come
leave left left run ran run
lose lost lost 3rd form in –en
mean meant meant beat beat beaten
sit sat sat break broke broken
find found found choose chose chosen
have had had drive drove driven
hear heard heard fall fell fallen
hold held held forget forgot forgotten
lead led led freeze froze frozen
make made made give gave given
stand stood stood hide hid hidden
understand understood understood rise rose risen
lend lent lent speak spoke spoken
send sent sent steal stole stolen
spend spent spent take took taken
sell sold sold wake woke woken
tell told told write wrote written
lay laid laid Change from –i to -a to -u
pay paid paid began begin begun
say said said drink drank drunk
Change from –ow to –ew to -own ring rang rung
blow blew blown sing sang sung
fly flew flown sink sank sunk
grow grew grown swim swam swum
know knew known No change
throw threw thrown cost cost cost
draw drew drown cut cut cut
Change from –ear to -ore to -orn hit hit hit
bear bore born let let let
tear tore torn put put put
wear wore worn set set set
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