| Verb |
Present
Tense |
Past
Tense |
**Past Participle |
| to arise |
I arise; you arise; he, she, it
arises; we arise; you arise; they arise |
I arose; you arose; he, she, it arose;
we arose; you arose; they arose |
arisen (Ex: I had arisen early
that morning.) |
| to be |
I am; you are; he, she, it is; we are;
you are; they are |
I was; you were; he, she, it was, we
were; you were; they were |
been (Ex: I had been happy with
my car.) |
| to bear |
I bear; you bear; he, she it bears; we
bear; you bear; they bear |
I bore; you bore; he, she, it bore; we
bore; you bore; they bore |
borne (Ex: I had borne too many
troubles.) |
| to begin |
I begin; you begin; he, she, it
begins; we begin; you begin; they begin |
I began; you began; he, she, it began;
we began; you began; they began |
begun (Ex: He had begun
his term paper too late.) |
| to bite |
I bite; you bite; he, she, it bites;
we bite; you bite; they bite |
I bit; you bit; he, she, it bit; we
bit; you bit; they bit |
bitten/bit (Ex: I had bitten/bit
the sandwich yesterday.) |
| to blow |
I blow; you blow; he, she, it blows;
we blow; you blow; they blow |
I blew; you blew; he, she, it blew; we
blew; you blew; they blew |
blown (Ex: The wind had blown
for two days.) |
| to break |
I break; you break; he, she, it
breaks; we break; you break; they break |
I broke; you broke; he, she, it broke;
we broke; you broke; they broke |
broken (Ex: He had broken her
favorite vase.) |
| to bring |
I bring; you bring; he, she, it
brings; we bring; you bring; they bring |
I brought; you brought; he, she, it
brought; we brought; you brought; they brought |
brought (Ex: They had brought a
cake to the party.) |
| to buy |
I buy; you buy; he, she, it buys; we
buy; you buy; they buy |
I bought; you bought; he, she, it
bought; we bought; you bought; they bought |
bought (Ex: I had bought that
sweater last week.) |
| to catch |
I catch; you catch; he, she, it
catches; we catch; you catch; they catch |
I caught; you caught; he, she, it
caught; we caught; you caught; they caught |
caught (Ex: She had caught the
worst cold she ever had.) |
| to choose |
I choose; you choose; he, she, it
chooses; we choose; you choose; they choose |
I chose; you chose; he, she, it chose;
we chose; you chose; they chose |
chosen (Ex: You had chosen the
last prize.) |
| to come |
I come; you come; he, she, it comes;
we come; you come; they come |
I came; you came; he, she, it came; we
came; you came; they came |
come (Ex: The letter had come
too late.) |
| to creep |
I creep; you creep; he, she, it
creeps; we creep; you creep; they creep |
I crept; you crept; he, she, it
crept; we crept; you crept; they crept |
crept (Ex: He had crept into the
room.) |
| to dive |
I dive; you dive; he, she, it dives;
we dive; you dive; they dive |
I dived/dove; you dived/dove; he, she,
it dived/dove; we dived/dove; you dived/dove; they dived/dove |
dived/dove (Ex: They have
dived too deep.) |
| to do |
I do; you do; he, she, it does; we do;
you do; they do |
I did; you did; he, she, it did; we
did; you did; they did |
done (Ex: He had done his best
work with that essay.) |
| to draw |
I draw; you draw; he, she, it draws;
we draw; you draw; they draw |
I drew; you drew; he, she, it drew; we
drew; you drew; they drew |
drawn (Ex: The artist had drawn
the portrait in red ink.) |
| to dream |
I dream; you dream; he, she, it
dreams; we dream; you dream; they dream |
I dreamed/dreamt; you dreamed/dreamt;
he, she, it dreamed/dreamt; we dreamed/dreamt; you dreamed/dreamt; they
dreamed/dreamt |
dreamt (Ex: Martin Luther King
had dreamt of
equality for all Americans.) |
| to drink |
I drink; you drink; he, she, it
drinks; we drink; you drink; they drink |
I drank; you drank; he, she, it drank;
we drank; you drank; they drank |
drunk (Ex: They had drunk the
last bottle of wine.) |
| to drive |
I drive; you drive; he, she, it
drives; we drive; you drive; they drive |
I drove; you drove; he, she, it drove;
we drove; you drove; they drove |
driven (Ex: His bad singing had
driven me crazy.) |
| to eat |
I eat; you eat; he, she, it eats; we
eat; you eat; they eat |
I ate; you ate; he, she, it ate; we
ate; you ate; they ate |
eaten (Ex: We had eaten at the
buffet.) |
| to fall |
I fall; you fall; he, she, it falls;
we fall; you fall; they fall |
I fell; you fell; he, she, it fell; we
fell; you fell; they fell |
fallen (Ex: She had fallen down
the stairs.) |
| to fight |
I fight; you fight; he, she, it
fights; we fight; you fight; they fight |
I fought; you fought; he, she, it
fought; we fought; you fought; they fought |
fought (Ex: The brothers had fought
too often.) |
| to fly |
I fly; you fly; he, she, it flies; we
fly; you fly; they fly |
I flew; you flew; he, she, it flew; we
flew; you flew; they flew |
flown (Ex: The bird had flown
away.) |
| to forget |
I forget; you forget; he, she, it
forgets; we forget; you forget; they forget |
I forgot; you forgot; he, she, it forgot;
we forgot; you forgot; they forgot |
forgotten (Ex: We had forgotten
the lock combination. |
| to forgive |
I forgive; you forgive; he, she, it
forgives; we forgive; you forgive; they forgive |
I forgave; you forgave; he, she, it
forgave; we forgave; you forgave; they forgave |
forgiven (Ex: The preacher had
forgiven his congregation.) |
| to freeze |
I freeze; you freeze; he, she, it
freezes; we freeze; you freeze; they freeze |
I froze; you froze; he, she, it froze;
we froze; you froze; they froze |
frozen (Ex: The pond had frozen.) |
| to get |
I get; you get; he, she, it gets; we
get; you get; they get |
I got; you got; he, she, it got; we
got; you got; they got |
got/gotten (Ex: He had gotten a
lot of fan mail.) |
| to give |
I give; you give; he, she, it gives;
we give; you give; they give |
I gave; you gave; he, she, it gave; we
gave; you gave; they gave |
given (Ex: The students had given
the teacher ten apples.) |
| to go |
I go; you go; he, she, it goes; we go;
you go; they go |
I went; you went; he, she, it went; we
went; you went; they went |
gone (Ex: He had gone by the
time she got home.) |
| to grow |
I grow; you grow; he, she, it grows;
we grow; you grow; they grow |
I grew; you grew; he, she, it grew; we
grew; you grew; they grew |
grown (Ex: My nephew had grown
six inches last year.) |
| to hang (object) |
I hang; you hang; he, she, it hangs;
we hang; you hang; they hang |
I hung; you hung; he, she, it hung; we
hung; you hung; they hung |
hung (Ex: She had hung her
favorite picture.) |
| to hang (person) |
I hang; you hang; he, she, it hangs;
we hang; you hang; they hang |
I hanged/hung; you hanged/hung; he,
she, it hanged/hung; we hanged/hung; you hanged/hung; they hanged/hung |
hanged/hung (Ex: The court had
hung its last criminal.) |
| to have |
I have; you have; he, she, it has; we
have; you have; they have |
I had; you had; he, she, it had; we
had; you had; they had |
had (Ex: He had had a good
vacation.) |
| to know |
I know; you know; he, she, it knows;
we know; you know; they know |
I knew; you knew; he, she, it knew; we
knew; you knew; they knew |
known (Ex. If I had known what
you wanted, I could have given it to you.) |
| to lay (used with objects) |
I lay; you lay; he, she, it lays; we
lay; you lay; they lay |
I laid; you laid; he, she, it laid; we
laid; you laid; they laid |
laid (Ex: My mother had laid the
dress upon the bed.) |
| to lead |
I lead; you lead; he, she, it leads;
we lead; you lead; they lead |
I led; you led; he, she, it led; we
led; you led; they led |
led (Ex: The general had led the
army well.) |
| to lie (used with people) |
I lie; you lie; he, she, it lies; we
lie; you lie; they lie |
I lay; you lay; he, she, it lay; we
lay; you lay; they lay |
lain (Ex: We had lain in bed all
morning.) |
| to light |
I light; you light; he, she, it
lights; we light; you light; they light |
I lit/lighted; you lit/lighted; he,
she, it lit/lighted; we lit/lighted; you lit/lighted; they lit/lighted |
lit (Ex: The priest had lit the
candle before the ceremony.) |
| to lose |
I lose; you lose; he, she, it loses;
we lose; you lose; they lose |
I lost; you lost; he, she, it lost; we
lost; you lost; they lost |
lost (Ex: They had lost their
favorite toy.) |
| to pay |
I pay; you pay; he, she, it pays; we
pay; you pay; they pay |
I paid; you paid; he, she, it paid; we
paid; you paid; they paid |
paid (Ex: I had paid that bill
last month.) |
| to prove |
I prove; you prove; he, she, it
proves; we prove; you prove; they prove |
I proved; you proved; he, she, it
proved; we proved; you proved; they proved |
proved/proven (Ex: The detective
had proved/proven that he was not guilty.) |
| to ride |
I ride; you ride; he, she, it rides;
we ride; you ride; they ride |
I rode; you rode; he, she, it rode; we
rode; you rode; they rode |
ridden (Ex: He had ridden the
horse with caution.) |
| to ring |
I ring; you ring; he, she, it rings;
we ring; you ring; they ring |
I rang; you rang; he, she, it rang; we
rang; you rang; they rang |
rung (Ex: We had rung the bell
four times before the butler answered the door.) |
| to rise |
I rise; you rise; he, she, it rises;
we rise; you rise; they rise |
I rose; you rose; he, she, it rose; we
rose; you rose; they rose |
risen (Ex: I had risen two hours
late on Friday.) |
| to run |
I run; you run; he, she, it runs; we
run; you run; they run |
I ran; you ran; he, she, it ran; we
ran; you ran; they ran |
run (Ex: She had run ten miles
in her last race.) |
| to see |
I see; you see; he, she, it sees; we
see; you see; they see |
I saw; you saw; he, she, it saw; we
saw; you saw; they saw |
seen (Ex: We hadn't seen the
last of him.) |
| to seek |
I seek; you seek; he, she, it seeks;
we seek; you seek; they seek |
I sought; you sought; he, she, it
sought; we sought; you sought; they sought |
sought (Ex: The knights had
sought the holy grail.) |
| to set |
I set; you set; he, she, it sets; we
set; you set; they set |
I set; you set; he, she, it sets; we
set; you set; they set |
set (Ex: She had set the glass
on the coffee table.) |
| to shake |
I shake; you shake; he, she, it
shakes; we shake; you shake; they shake |
I shook; you shook; he, she, it shook;
we shook; you shook; they shook |
shaken (Ex: The politician had shaken
too many hands.) |
| to sing |
I sing; you sing; he, she, it sings;
we sing; you sing; they sing |
I sang/sung; you sang/sung; he, she,
it sang/sung; we sang/sung; you sang/sung; they sang/sung |
sung (Ex: We had sung the chorus
of the song five times before we went home.) |
| to sink |
I sink; you sink; he, she, it sinks;
we sink; you sink; they sink |
I sank/sunk; you sank/sunk; he, she,
it sank/sunk; we sank/sunk; you sank/sunk; they sank/sunk |
sunk (Ex: The Titanic had sunk
fifty years before my birthday.) |
| to sit |
I sit; you sit; he, she, it sits; we
sit; you sit; they sit |
I sat; you sat; he, she, it sat; we
sat; you sat; they sat |
sat (Ex: He had sat in the same
place for two hours.) |
| to speak |
I speak; you speak; he, she, it
speaks; we speak; you speak; they speak |
I spoke; you spoke; he, she, it spoke;
we spoke; you spoke; they spoke |
spoken (Ex: We had spoken too
soon.) |
| to spring |
I spring; you spring; he, she, it
springs; we spring; you spring; they spring |
I sprang; you sprang; he, she, it
sprang; we sprang; you sprang; they sprang |
sprung (Ex: The burglar had
sprung the lock to get into the house.) |
| to steal |
I steal; you steal; he, she, it
steals; we steal; you steal; they steal |
I stole; you stole; he, she, it stole;
we stole; you stole; they stole |
stolen (Ex: Afterwards, I
discovered that the
burglar had stolen my favorite watch.) |
| to sting |
I sting; you sting; he, she, it
stings; we sting; you sting; they sting |
I stung; you stung; he, she, it stung;
we stung; you stung; they stung |
stung (Ex: Her words had stung
his soul.) |
| to strike |
I strike; you strike; he, she, it
strikes; we strike; you strike; they strike |
I struck; you struck; he, she, it
struck; we struck; you struck; they struck |
struck (Ex: They had struck oil
in their old farm.) |
| to swear |
I swear; you swear; he, she, it
swears; we swear; you swear; they swear |
I swore; you swore; he, she, it swore;
we swore; you swore; they swore |
sworn (Ex: We had sworn to tell
the truth.) |
| to swim |
I swim; you swim; he, she, it swims;
we swim; you swim; they swim |
I swam; you swam; he, she, it swam; we
swam; you swam; they swam |
swum (Ex: I had swum to the end
of the pier before him.) |
| to swing |
I swing; you swing; he, she, it
swings; we swing; you swing; they swing |
I swung; you swung; he, she, it swung;
we swung; you swung; they swung |
swung (Ex: She had swung on the
swing before.) |
| to take |
I take; you take; he, she, it takes;
we take; you take; they take |
I took; you took; he, she, it took; we
took; you took; they took |
taken (Ex: He had taken
responsibility for his actions.) |
| to tear |
I tear; you tear; he, she, it tears;
we tear; you tear; they tear |
I tore; you tore; he, she, it tore; we
tore; you tore; they tore |
torn (Ex: The page had been torn
out of the magazine.) |
| to throw |
I throw; you throw; he, she, it
throws; we throw; you throw; they throw |
I threw; you threw; he, she, it threw;
we threw; you threw; they threw |
thrown (Ex: She had thrown the
ball too far.) |
| to wake |
I wake; you wake; he, she, it wakes;
we wake; you wake; they wake |
I woke/waked; you woke/waked; he, she,
it woke/waked; we woke/waked; you woke/waked; they woke/waked |
woken/waked/woke (Ex: The
rooster had woken/waked/woke us up every morning.) |
| to wear |
I wear; you wear; he, she, it wears;
we wear; you wear; they wear |
I wore; you wore; he, she, it wore; we
wore; you wore; they wore |
worn (Ex: He had worn those
pants three days in a row.) |
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