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Past Tense |
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Irregular Verbs |
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IRREGULAR VERB FORMS THAT ARE THE SAME IN PRESENT, PAST AND PRESENT PERFECT
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Base form |
Past Tense |
Past Participle |
bet | bet | bet |
cast | cast | cast |
cost | cost | cost |
cut | cut | cut |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
let (allow) | let | let |
put | put | put |
quit | quit | quit |
set | set | set |
shed | shed | shed |
shut | shut | shut |
spread | spread | spread |
Use the past tense form of the verb
- in affirmative statements:
- She saw the movie and she liked it.
- in questions when the question word (who, what, how much/many, which) is the subject:
- Who saw the accident? What happened exactly? How many people went to hospital?
- in all cases (affirmative, negative, interrogative) with the verb "TO BE"
- -- Were you and Bob at the party?
-- I was there, but bob wasn't.
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Use the base form of the verb (the infinitive without "to)
- to form the present tense of most verbs (see quizzes on Present Tense)
- when you use the auxiliary verbs 'do,' 'does,' 'did' to form questions and negatives in the past and present tenses:
- She has a cat but she doesn't have a dog
- -- Did you have fun?
-- Yes, I had a lot of fun. - -- No, I didn't have fun.
Use the
past participle to form the present perfect tense (
I have seen, done, taken, etc.) and passives (
It was seen, done, taken, etc.)
(See quizzes on Present Perfect and Passives)