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ESL Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Thirty common irregular verbs in the past simple: go/went, eat/ate, buy/bought, think/thought.

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  1. went

    The past tense of go

  2. ate

    The past tense of eat

  3. saw

    The past tense of see

  4. came

    The past tense of come

  5. had

    The past tense of have

  6. did

    The past tense of do

  7. made

    The past tense of make

  8. took

    The past tense of take

  9. gave

    The past tense of give

  10. got

    The past tense of get

  11. said

    The past tense of say

  12. told

    The past tense of tell

  13. knew

    The past tense of know

  14. thought

    The past tense of think

  15. bought

    The past tense of buy

  16. brought

    The past tense of bring

  17. found

    The past tense of find

  18. felt

    The past tense of feel

  19. left

    The past tense of leave

  20. slept

    The past tense of sleep

  21. ran

    The past tense of run

  22. swam

    The past tense of swim

  23. drank

    The past tense of drink

  24. wrote

    The past tense of write

  25. sang

    The past tense of sing

  26. began

    The past tense of begin

  27. broke

    The past tense of break

  28. flew

    The past tense of fly

  29. drove

    The past tense of drive

  30. sat

    The past tense of sit

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