The Exercises and table below have the 100 most common verbs in the past which you really need to learn at a B1 or Intermediate level of English.
One easy way to improve your English is to really learn the Irregular verb forms in the Past Simple and the Past Perfect. To do this, you need to memorise the most common verbs and their past participles. PDF list of Irregular Verbs in English B1 – B2 level
VERBS THAT DON’T CHANGE IN THE PAST
| INFINITIVE |
PAST SIMPLE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
| COST |
COST |
COST |
| CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
| BURST |
BURST |
BURST |
| HIT |
HIT |
HIT |
| HURT |
HURT |
HURT |
| LET |
LET |
LET |
| PUT |
PUT |
PUT |
| SET |
SET |
SET |
| SHUT |
SHUT |
SHUT |
MODAL VERBS IN THE PAST
| CAN (meaning ability) |
COULD / WAS ABLE TO |
HAD BEEN ABLE TO |
| MUST |
HAD TO |
HAD TO |
| HAVE TO |
HAD TO |
HAD TO |
| SHOULD |
SHOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE |
|
| WOULD |
WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE |
|
| MIGHT |
MIGHT HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE |
|
ESSENTIAL IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST
| INFINITIVE |
PAST SIMPLE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
| BE |
WAS/WERE |
BEEN |
| DO |
DID |
DONE |
| BECOME |
BECAME |
BECOME |
| GO |
WENT |
GONE |
| SEE |
SAW |
SEEN |
| SAY |
SAID |
SAID |
| READ |
READ (say red) |
READ (say red) |
VERBS WITH SAME PAST SIMPLE & PAST PARTICIPLE
| INFINITIVE |
PAST SIMPLE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
| BEND |
BENT |
BENT |
| BRING |
BROUGHT |
BROUGHT |
| BUILD |
BUILT |
BUILT |
| BURN |
BURNED / BURNT |
BURNED / BURNT |
| BUY |
BOUGHT |
BOUGHT |
| CATCH |
CAUGHT |
CAUGHT |
| DIG |
DUG |
DUG |
| DREAM |
DREAMED / DREAMT |
DREAMED / DREAMT |
| FEED |
FED |
FED |
| FEEL |
FELT |
FELT |
| FIGHT |
FOUGHT |
FOUGHT |
| HANG |
HUNG |
HUNG / HANGED |
| HAVE |
HAD |
HAD |
| HEAR |
HEARD |
HEARD |
| HOLD |
HELD |
HELD |
| KEEP |
KEPT |
KEPT |
| KNEEL |
KNELT |
KNELT |
| LAY |
LAID |
LAID |
| LEAD |
LED |
LED |
| LEND |
LENT |
LENT |
| LEAVE |
LEFT |
LEFT |
| LOSE |
LOST |
LOST |
| MAKE |
MADE |
MADE |
| MEET |
MET |
MET |
| MUST |
HAD TO |
HAD TO |
| LIGHT |
LIT |
LIT |
| MEAN |
MEANT |
MEANT |
| PAY |
PAID |
PAID |
| SAY |
SAID |
SAID |
| SEND |
SENT |
SENT |
| SELL |
SOLD |
SOLD |
| SHINE |
SHONE |
SHONE |
| SHOOT |
SHOT |
SHOT |
| SIT |
SAT |
SAT |
| SLEEP |
SLEPT |
SLEPT |
| SLIDE |
SLID |
SLID |
| SPEND |
SPENT |
SPENT |
| SPOIL |
SPOILT |
SPOILT |
| SPILL |
SPILT |
SPILT |
| STAND |
STOOD |
STOOD |
| STICK |
STUCK |
STUCK |
| TELL |
TOLD |
TOLD |
| THINK |
THOUGHT |
THOUGHT |
| UNDERSTAND |
UNDERSTOOD |
UNDERSTOOD |
IRREGULAR VERBS WITH SIMILAR PRONUNCIATION
| INFINITIVE |
PAST SIMPLE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
| BEAT |
BEAT |
BEATEN |
| BITE |
BIT |
BITTEN |
| BREAK |
BROKE |
BROKEN |
| CHOOSE |
CHOSE |
CHOSEN |
| DRAW |
DREW |
DRAWN |
| DRIVE |
DROVE |
DRIVEN |
| EAT |
ATE |
EATEN |
| FALL |
FELL |
FALLEN |
| FORGET |
FORGOT |
FORGOTTEN |
| FORGIVE |
FORGAVE |
FORGIVEN |
| GIVE |
GAVE |
GIVEN |
| FREEZE |
FROZE |
FROZEN |
| HIDE |
HID |
HIDDEN |
| KNOW |
KNEW |
KNOWN |
| RIDE |
RODE |
RIDDEN |
| RISE |
ROSE |
RISEN |
| SHAKE |
SHOOK |
SHAKEN |
| SPEAK |
SPOKE |
SPOKEN |
| STEAL |
STOLE |
STOLEN |
| WAKE |
WOKE |
WOKEN |
| WRITE |
WROTE |
WRITTEN |
| INFINITIVE |
PAST SIMPLE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
| BEGIN |
BEGAN |
BEGUN |
| COME |
CAME |
COME |
| DRINK |
DRANK |
DRUNK |
| RING |
RANG |
RUNG |
| RUN |
RAN |
RUN |
| SING |
SANG |
SUNG |
| SINK |
SANK |
SUNK |
| SWIM |
SWAM |
SWUM |
| INFINITIVE |
PAST SIMPLE |
PAST PARTICIPLE |
| BLOW |
BLEW |
BLOWN |
| FLY |
FLEW |
FLOWN |
| GO |
GREW |
GROWN |
| KNOW |
KNEW |
KNOWN |
| THROW |
THREW |
THROWN |
| WEAR |
WORE |
WORN |
| TEAR |
TORE |
TORN |
Exercises
Irregular Verbs Exercise 1
Irregular Verbs Exercise 2
Irregular Verbs Exercise 3
Irregular Verbs Exercise 4
Irregular Verbs Exercise 5
Irregular Verbs Exercise 6
Irregular Verbs Exercise 7
Irregular Verbs Exercise 8
Irregular Verbs Exercise 9
Irregular Verbs Exercise 10
