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 every day.
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 every day.
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.
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 Monday and Wednesday.
past: Last semester I also taught guitar.
tell/told
present: I tell him what to do.
past: I told him to study every day.
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.