Past Irregular Examples
------------------------------------- begin/began present: I begin studying every morning. past: I began studying yesterday. ------------------------------------- bite/bit present: Dogs bite bones. past: Yesterday dogs bit bones. ------------------------------------- bring/brought present: I bring books to class. past: Last week I brought books to class. ------------------------------------- buy/bought present: We buy apples at HEB. past: This morning we bought apples at HEB. ------------------------------------- come/came present: We come to class at 9:00 AM. past: Last week we came to class twice. ------------------------------------- cost/cost present: Today apples cost $1.59 a pound. past: Last month apples cost $1.29 a pound. ------------------------------------- cut/cut present: I cut vegetables everyday. past: Last Monday I cut vegetables. ------------------------------------- do/did present: I do the dishes every evening. past: I did the dishes on Sunday. ------------------------------------- drink/drank present: I drink milk with dinner. past: I drank milk this morning with breakfast. ------------------------------------- eat/ate present: I eat Cheerios every morning. past: I ate Cheerios on Saturday. ------------------------------------- get/got present: I get up in the morning at 8:00 everyday. past: Yesterday I got up at 7:30. ------------------------------------- go/went present: I go to HEB to buy bread. past: Last week I went to HEB to buy meat. ------------------------------------- have/had present: I have an earache.. past: Yesterday I had a headache. ------------------------------------- know/knew present: I know many people. past: I knew him when I lived in Pittsburgh. ------------------------------------- make/made present: I make lunch at noon. past: Yesterday I made dinner at 6:00. ------------------------------------- meet/met present: Every semester, I meet new students. past: I met her last January. ------------------------------------- read/read present: I read the newspaper in the morning. past: I read a book last week. ------------------------------------- ring/rang present: I ring the doorbell. past: Yesterday I rang his doorbell. ------------------------------------- run/ran present: I run for exercise. past: I ran upstairs this morning. ------------------------------------- say/said present: I say many things in class. past: Last week I said some interesting things. ------------------------------------- see/saw present: I see a car on the road. past: Yesterday I saw a fire engine. ------------------------------------- sing/sang present: I sing folk songs twice a week. past: I sang two songs last night. ------------------------------------- sit/sat present: I sit in class quietly. past: Last year I sat in the back of the class. ------------------------------------- sleep/slept present: Usually I sleep in bed. past: Yesterday I slept in the recliner. ------------------------------------- speak/spoke present: I speak in the classroom. past: Yesterday I spoke in the classroom. ------------------------------------- stand/stood present: Sometimes I stand at the bus stop. past: Yesterday I stood at the bus stop for an hour. ------------------------------------- steal/stole present: I steal candy from babies. past: Last Tuesday I stole a book from him. ------------------------------------- take/took present: I take books from the library. past: Two weeks ago I took books from the library. ------------------------------------- teach/taught present: I teach ESL to my students on Tuesday and Thursday. past: Last semester I also taught guitar. ------------------------------------- tell/told present: I tell him what to do. past: I told him to study everyday. ------------------------------------- think/thought present: I think English is easy. past: I thought it was warm yesterday. ------------------------------------- wear/wore present: I wear shorts when it is warm. past: Yesterday I wore long pants. ------------------------------------- write/wrote present: I write English lessons for students. past: I wrote guitar lessons last year. ------------------------------------- shoot/shot present: I shoot my gun on Friday. past: I shot my gun last week.