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Infinitive Past Past part Sample structure Infinitive Past Past Part Sample structure
Simple past = Past Participle

Simple Simple
cost cost cost To cost a lot of money leave left left To leave school at 5 p.m.
cut cut cut To cut with a knife meet met met To meet a friend
hit hit hit Hit the target / the ball dream dreamt dreamt I have a dream
hurt hurt hurt To get hurt in an accident mean meant meant Generosity means a lot to me
Bring a water bottle wherever you go
let let let To let the dog out bring brought brought
put put put Put money in your pocket buy bought bought To buy a car
read read read To read a book catch caught caught To catch a ball
shut shut shut To shut the window fight fought fought To fight a battle
bend bent bent To bend one's knees seek sought sought To seek a treasure
build built built To build a house teach taught taught To teach English
lend
b lent lent To lend money to s.o. think thought thought Think before you act
send sent sent To send a letter/mail find found found To find gold
spend spent spent To spend money/time Sell Sold Sold To sell on eBay
IrregulAr vErbs

burn burnt burnt To burn in the sun Tell told told To tell a story
smell smelt smelt Roses smell good Have/has had had I have a dog and two cats
get got got To get married Hear Heard Heard To hear a noise
light lit lit To light a fire Hold Held Held To hold a record
lose lost lost To lose weight lay Laid Laid A hen lays eggs
shoot shot shot To shoot with a gun Pay Paid Paid To pay a fortune
sit sat sat To sit on a chair/sofa Say Said Said To say goodbye
keep kept kept To keep Make Made Made To make a mistake
sleep slept slept To sleep in bed Stand Stood Stood To stand in a row
feel felt felt To feel in top condition understand understood understood To understand the lesson
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Past Past Sample structure Infinitive Past Past Sample structure
Simple past ≠ Past Participle

Infinitive Simple participle Simple Participle

break broke broken To break a window throw threw thrown To throw a stone/ball
choose chose
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e g u l A r v E r b s Simple past = Past Participle
To choose the best fly flew flown Birds fly, cats don't
speak spoke Spoken To speak 5 languages draw drew drawn To draw a picture
The thief stole money from the bank
steal stole Stolen show showed shown To show the example
wake Woke woken To wake in the morning swear swore sworn Don't spit and swear
drive drove Driven To drive a car tear tore torn To tear an envelope open
ride rode Ridden To ride a horse or a bicycle wear wore worn To wear clothes
rise rose Risen The sun rises in the east begin began Begun Begin early instead of late
write wrote Written To write a letter/book drink drank Drunk To drink water
bite Bit Bitten Dogs sometimes bite ring rang Rung To ring the bell
The treasure is hidden in the garden
hide hid Hidden run ran Run Leopards run fast
beat Beat Beaten To beat a child is very bad sing sang Sung To sing a song
eat ate eaten To eat an apple sink sank Sunk Boats can sink in the sea
IrregulAr vErbs

fall fell fallen To fall from a ladder swim swam swum To swim like a fish
forget forgot forgotten I forgot my key become became become To become rich
give gave given To give a present come came come Please, come in !
see saw seen To see red go went gone To go abroad
take took taken To take a shower do did done We must do better
blow blew blown The wind blows be was/were been I am from France
grow grew grown Apples grow on trees
know knew known To know the truth