Filtered: 139
| Base form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
be /biː/ | was/were | been | exist, occur | |
have /hæv/ | had | had | possess, own | |
do /duː/ | did | done | perform an action | |
say /seɪ/ | said | said | utter words | |
get /ɡet/ | got | got/gotten | obtain, receive | |
make /meɪk/ | made | made | create, produce | |
go /ɡoʊ/ | went | gone | move, travel | |
know /noʊ/ | knew | known | be aware of | |
take /teɪk/ | took | taken | grasp, accept | |
see /siː/ | saw | seen | perceive with eyes | |
come /kʌm/ | came | come | arrive, approach | |
think /θɪŋk/ | thought | thought | use the mind | |
give /ɡɪv/ | gave | given | transfer, donate | |
find /faɪnd/ | found | found | discover, locate | |
tell /tel/ | told | told | communicate, narrate | |
become /bɪˈkʌm/ | became | become | begin to be | |
leave /liːv/ | left | left | depart, abandon | |
feel /fiːl/ | felt | felt | experience emotion | |
bring /brɪŋ/ | brought | brought | carry to a place | |
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ | began | begun | start, commence | |
keep /kiːp/ | kept | kept | retain, continue | |
hold /hoʊld/ | held | held | grasp, contain | |
write /raɪt/ | wrote | written | form letters | |
stand /stænd/ | stood | stood | be upright | |
hear /hɪər/ | heard | heard | perceive sound | |
let /let/ | let | let | allow, permit | |
mean /miːn/ | meant | meant | intend, signify | |
set /set/ | set | set | place, establish | |
meet /miːt/ | met | met | encounter, gather | |
run /rʌn/ | ran | run | move quickly, manage | |
pay /peɪ/ | paid | paid | give money for | |
sit /sɪt/ | sat | sat | rest on a seat | |
speak /spiːk/ | spoke | spoken | talk, articulate | |
lie /laɪ/ | lay | lain | rest horizontally | |
lead /liːd/ | led | led | guide, direct | |
read /riːd/ | read | read | interpret text | |
grow /ɡroʊ/ | grew | grown | increase in size | |
lose /luːz/ | lost | lost | fail to keep, misplace | |
fall /fɔːl/ | fell | fallen | drop down | |
send /send/ | sent | sent | dispatch | |
build /bɪld/ | built | built | construct | |
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ | understood | understood | comprehend | |
draw /drɔː/ | drew | drawn | sketch, pull | |
break /breɪk/ | broke | broken | shatter, fracture | |
spend /spend/ | spent | spent | use up, expend | |
cut /kʌt/ | cut | cut | divide with blade | |
rise /raɪz/ | rose | risen | go up | |
drive /draɪv/ | drove | driven | operate a vehicle | |
buy /baɪ/ | bought | bought | purchase | |
wear /weər/ | wore | worn | carry on body | |
choose /tʃuːz/ | chose | chosen | select, pick | |
win /wɪn/ | won | won | be victorious | |
teach /tiːtʃ/ | taught | taught | instruct | |
throw /θroʊ/ | threw | thrown | propel through air | |
catch /kætʃ/ | caught | caught | seize, capture | |
sell /sel/ | sold | sold | exchange for money | |
fly /flaɪ/ | flew | flown | move through air | |
fight /faɪt/ | fought | fought | engage in combat | |
drink /drɪŋk/ | drank | drunk | swallow liquid | |
eat /iːt/ | ate | eaten | consume food | |
sing /sɪŋ/ | sang | sung | make musical sounds | |
swim /swɪm/ | swam | swum | move through water | |
ride /raɪd/ | rode | ridden | travel on/in | |
ring /rɪŋ/ | rang | rung | make bell sound, call | |
sleep /sliːp/ | slept | slept | rest unconscious | |
shake /ʃeɪk/ | shook | shaken | tremble, oscillate | |
freeze /friːz/ | froze | frozen | turn to ice | |
fit /fɪt/ | fit | fit | be the right size | |
hit /hɪt/ | hit | hit | strike, impact | |
hurt /hɜːrt/ | hurt | hurt | cause pain | |
burn /bɜːrn/ | burnt | burnt | be on fire | |
lend /lend/ | lent | lent | give temporarily | |
lay /leɪ/ | laid | laid | place down | |
cost /kɒst/ | cost | cost | have a price | |
shut /ʃʌt/ | shut | shut | close | |
spread /spred/ | spread | spread | extend over an area | |
shine /ʃaɪn/ | shone | shone | give off light | |
stick /stɪk/ | stuck | stuck | adhere, become fixed | |
feed /fiːd/ | fed | fed | give food to | |
hide /haɪd/ | hid | hidden | conceal | |
blow /bloʊ/ | blew | blown | produce air current | |
forget /fərˈɡet/ | forgot | forgotten | fail to remember | |
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ | forgave | forgiven | stop being angry | |
tear /teər/ | tore | torn | rip apart | |
bite /baɪt/ | bit | bitten | cut with teeth | |
dig /dɪɡ/ | dug | dug | make a hole | |
hang /hæŋ/ | hung | hung | suspend | |
shoot /ʃuːt/ | shot | shot | fire a weapon | |
swing /swɪŋ/ | swung | swung | move back and forth | |
wake /weɪk/ | woke | woken | stop sleeping | |
weep /wiːp/ | wept | wept | cry | |
creep /kriːp/ | crept | crept | move slowly, sneak | |
deal /diːl/ | dealt | dealt | distribute, handle | |
arise /əˈraɪz/ | arose | arisen | come up, occur | |
awake /əˈweɪk/ | awoke | awoken | wake from sleep | |
bear /beər/ | bore | borne | endure, carry | |
beat /biːt/ | beat | beaten | strike repeatedly, defeat | |
bend /bend/ | bent | bent | curve, flex | |
bet /bet/ | bet | bet | wager | |
bind /baɪnd/ | bound | bound | tie together | |
bleed /bliːd/ | bled | bled | lose blood | |
breed /briːd/ | bred | bred | produce offspring | |
broadcast /ˈbrɔːdkæst/ | broadcast | broadcast | transmit publicly | |
burst /bɜːrst/ | burst | burst | break open suddenly | |
cast /kɑːst/ | cast | cast | throw, project | |
cling /klɪŋ/ | clung | clung | hold tightly | |
dive /daɪv/ | dived/dove | dived | plunge into water | |
dream /driːm/ | dreamt | dreamt | have visions in sleep | |
flee /fliː/ | fled | fled | run away | |
fling /flɪŋ/ | flung | flung | throw violently | |
forbid /fərˈbɪd/ | forbade | forbidden | prohibit | |
grind /ɡraɪnd/ | ground | ground | crush into powder | |
kneel /niːl/ | knelt | knelt | rest on knees | |
lean /liːn/ | leant | leant | tilt, rest against | |
leap /liːp/ | leapt | leapt | jump | |
lay /leɪ/ | laid | laid | ||
light /laɪt/ | lit | lit | illuminate, ignite | |
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ | mistook | mistaken | confuse, err | |
overcome /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/ | overcame | overcome | defeat, surmount | |
prove /pruːv/ | proved | proven | demonstrate truth | |
quit /kwɪt/ | quit | quit | leave, give up | |
rid /rɪd/ | rid | rid | eliminate | |
seek /siːk/ | sought | sought | search for | |
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ | shrank | shrunk | become smaller | |
slide /slaɪd/ | slid | slid | glide | |
slit /slɪt/ | slit | slit | make a thin cut | |
spell /spel/ | spelt | spelt | name letters of | |
spill /spɪl/ | spilt | spilt | let liquid escape | |
spit /spɪt/ | spat | spat | expel from mouth | |
split /splɪt/ | split | split | divide into parts | |
spoil /spɔɪl/ | spoilt | spoilt | ruin, indulge | |
stink /stɪŋk/ | stank | stunk | smell badly | |
stride /straɪd/ | strode | stridden | walk with long steps | |
strike /straɪk/ | struck | struck | hit, refuse to work | |
swear /sweər/ | swore | sworn | vow, curse | |
sweep /swiːp/ | swept | swept | clean with broom | |
weave /wiːv/ | wove | woven | interlace threads | |
withdraw /wɪðˈdrɔː/ | withdrew | withdrawn | remove, retreat | |
wring /rɪŋ/ | wrung | wrung | twist out liquid |