This group of verbs are the same in the simple form, simple past and past participle

Base Form Past Simple

1 beat beat
2 bet bet
7 cost cost
8 cut cut
9 fit fit
10 forecast forecast
11 hit hit
12 hurt hurt
13 let let
14 put put
15 quit quit
16 read read
17 rid rid
18 set set
21 shut shut

In group 2, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in ought or aught

Base Form Past Simple

1 bring brought
2 buy bought
3 fight fought
5 think thought

1 catch caught
2 teach taught

In group 3, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in ept

Base Form Past Simple

1 creep crept
2 keep kept
3 sleep slept
4 sweep swept
5 weep wept
In group 4, withdraw the second vowel from the verbs in simple form and you get the verbs in simple past
and past participle

Base Form Past Simple

3 feed fed
4 flee fled
5 lead led
1 meet met
2 shoot shot

In group 5, substitute the d in the verbs in simple form for a t and you get the verbs in simple past and past
participle. In group 6, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in old

Base Form Past Simple

1 bend bent
2 lend lent
3 send sent
4 spend spent

1 sell sold
2 tell told

In group 7, substitute the y in the verbs in simple form for id and you get the verbs in simple past and past
participle.

Base Form Past Simple

1 lay laid
3 pay paid
4 say said

In group 8, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in lt

Base Form Past Simple

1 deal dealt
2 feel felt
In group 9, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in ung

In group 10, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in stood

Base Form Past Simple

1 stand stood
2 understand understood

In group 11, the verbs in simple past and past participle end in ound

In group 12, verbs in simple form and past participle are the same. Verbs in simple past end in came

Base Form Past Simple

1 become became
2 come came
3 overcome overcame

In group 13, substitute the vowel in simple form for an a to get verbs in simple past and for a u to
get verbs in past participle.

Base Form Past Simple

1 begin began
2 drink drank
3 ring rang
4 shrink shrank
5 sing sang
6 sink sank
8 swim swam

In group 13, verbs in simple past end in ew and verbs in past participle end in own/awn

Base Form Past Simple

1 blow blew
 2 fly flew
3 grow grew
4 know knew
5 throw threw

1 draw drew
2 withdraw withdrew

Next, you will find a list of irregular verbs classified in groups which have some similarities that will help
you to memorize them easily.

Base Form Past Simple

1 awake awoke
2 break broke
3 speak spoke
4 wake woke

Base Form Past Simple

5 take took

Base Form Past Simple

1 drive drove
2 forgive forgave
3 give gave

Base Form Past Simple

2 hide hid
3 ride rode

Base Form Past Simple

1 bite bit
2 forget forgot
3 get got
4 write wrote

Base Form Past Simple

1 arise arose
2 choose chose
3 freeze froze
4 rise rose
5 steal stole

Base Form Past Simple

1 eat ate
2 fall fell

Base Form Past Simple

1 be was, were
2 do did
3 go went
4 have had

Base Form Past Simple

1 build built
2 dig dug
3 dream dreamed/dreamt
4 hear heard
5 hold held
6 leave left
7 lie lay
8 lose lost
9 make made
10 mean meant
11 see saw
12 shine shone
13 sit sat
17 win won