SWEEP (SWEEPS) SWEPT SWEPT

10th Group : -D / -T / -T

BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT

LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT
SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT
SPEND (SPENDS) SPENT SPENT
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(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE 11th Group : -T / -T

1st Group: IMPORTANT VERBS BURN (BURNS) BURNT BURNT

DREAM (DREAMS) DREAMT DREAMT
BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN LEARN (LESRNS) LEARNT LEARNT
DO (DOES) DID DONE LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT
COME (COMES) CAME COME LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST
GET (GETS) GOT GOT MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT
GO (GOES) WENT GONE SHOOT (SHOOTS) SHOT SHOT
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE SIT (SITS) SAT SAT
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID SPELL (SPELLS) SPELT SPELT
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD

12th Group : MISCELLANEOUS

2nd Group: PERCEPTION VERBS
BECOME (BECOMES) BECAME BECOME
HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD
FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND
SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN
HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT
HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD
LAY (LAYS) LAID LAID
3rd Group: NO CHANGE LIE (LIES) LAY LAIN
PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID
COST (COSTS) COST COST RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN
CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT SHOW (SHOWS) SHOWED SHOWN
LET (LETS) LET LET WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT WIN (WINS) WON WON
READ* (READS) READ* READ*
PRESENT SIMPLE
SHUT (SHUTS) SHUT SHUT

4TH Group: I – E / O – E / I – EN and others Examples: They play tennis

They don’t play tennis.
BITE (BITES) BIT* BITTEN Do they play tennis? Yes, they do / No, they don’t.
BREAK (BREAKS)* BROKE BROKEN
CHOOSE (chooses)* CHOSE CHOSEN  Affirmative: 3RD person singular adds –S/-ES.
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN He plays tennis
EAT (EATS)* ATE* EATEN  Negative: Don’t add –s/-es.
FALL (FALLS)* FELL* FALLEN
He doesn’t play tennis.
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE* GIVEN
 Interrogative: Don’t add –s/-es.
FORGET (forgets)* FORGOT* FORGOTTEN

FORGIVE (forgives) FORGAVE* FORGIVEN Does he play tennis? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
FREEZE (FREEZES)* FROZE FROZEN
HIDE (HIDES) HID* HIDDEN
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN PAST SIMPLE
RISE (RISES) ROSE RISEN
SHAKE (SHAKES)* SHOOK* SHAKEN
SPEAK (SPEAKS)* SPOKE SPOKEN
 Regular verbs in the past simple and past participle end in –ed.
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN
Example: He played tennis yesterday.
TAKE (TAKES)* TOOK* TAKEN  Both Irregular verbs and regular verbs form negatives and questions in
WAKE(UP) (WAKES)* WOKE WOKEN the same way: did / didn’t + infinitivo.
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN  Examples: He didn’t go to Benidorm last Sunday.
Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
5th Group : I / U*-A / U He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
Did he play tennis yesterday?
BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN
DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK
PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG
I WAS / I WASN’T / WAS I ? WE WERE / WE WEREN’T / WERE WE?
SWING (SWINGS) SWUNG* SWUNG YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU? YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU?
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM HE/SHE/IT WAS /WASN’T / WAS HE/SHE/IT ? THEY WERE / THEY WEREN’T / WERE THEY?

6th Group: AW-OW / EW / OWN

BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN

DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN
FLY* (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN
GROW (GROWS) GREW GROWN
KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN
THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN

7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT

BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT

BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT
TEACH (TEACHES) TAUGHT TAUGHT
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT

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INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION
(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD

STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD

UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD
(UNDERSTANDS)

9th Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /

BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED

FEED (FEEDS) FED FED
FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT
KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT
MEET (MEETS) MET MET
SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT