Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs

Front 1

'to arise' in the simple past tense

Back 1

arose

Front 2

'to be' in the simple past tense

Back 2

*I was, he was, she was

*we were, they were

Front 3

'to bear' in the simple past tense

Back 3

bore

Front 4

'to begin' in the simple past tense

Back 4

began

Front 5

'to break' in the simple past tense

Back 5

broke

Front 6

'to bring' in the simple past tense

Back 6

brought

Front 7

'to catch' in the simple past tense

Back 7

caught

Front 8

'to choose' in the simple past tense

Back 8

chose

Front 9

'to come' in the simple past tense

Back 9

came

Front 10

'to dive' in the simple past tense

Back 10

dove

Front 11

'to do' in the simple past tense

Back 11

did

Front 12

'to drag' in the simple past tense

Back 12

dragged

Front 13

'to draw' in the simple past tense

Back 13

drew

Front 14

'to dream' in the simple past tense

Back 14

dreamed OR dreamt

Front 15

'to drink' in the simple past tense

Back 15

drank

Front 16

'to drive' in the simple past tense

Back 16

drove

Front 17

'to drown' in the simple past tense

Back 17

drowned

Front 18

'to eat' in the simple past tense

Back 18

ate

Front 19

'to fall' in the simple past tense

Back 19

fell

Front 20

'to fight' in the simple past tense

Back 20

fought

Front 21

'to fly' in the simple past tense

Back 21

flew

Front 22

'to forget' in the simple past tense

Back 22

forgot

Front 23

'to forgive' in the simple past tense

Back 23

forgot

Front 24

'to freeze' in the simple past tense

Back 24

froze

Front 25

'to get' in the simple past tense

Back 25

got

Front 26

'to give' in the simple past tense

Back 26

gave

Front 27

'to go' in the simple past tense

Back 27

went

Front 28

'to grow' in the simple past tense

Back 28

grew

Front 29

'to hang' in the simple past tense

Back 29

hanged (a person, like in the death penalty)

OR

hung (like 'He hung the picture on the wall)

Front 30

'to hide' in the simple past tense

Back 30

hid

Front 31

'to know' in the simple past tense

Back 31

knew

Front 32

'to lay' in the simple past tense

Back 32

laid

Front 33

'to lead' in the simple past tense

Back 33

led

Front 34

'to light' in the simple past tense

Back 34

lit

Front 35

'to lose' in the simple past tense

Back 35

lost

Front 36

'to prove' in the simple past tense

Back 36

proved

Front 37

'to ride' in the simple past tense

Back 37

rode

Front 38

'to ring' in the simple past tense

Back 38

rang

Front 39

'to rise' in the simple past tense

Back 39

rose

Front 40

'to run' in the simple past tense

Back 40

ran

Front 41

'to see' in the simple past tense

Back 41

saw

Front 42

'to seek' in the simple past tense

Back 42

sought

Front 43

'to set' in the simple past tense

Back 43

set

Front 44

'to shake' in the simple past tense

Back 44

shook

Front 45

'to sing' in the simple past tense

Back 45

sang

Front 46

'to sink' in the simple past tense

Back 46

sank

Front 47

'to sit' in the simple past tense

Back 47

sat

Front 48

'to speak' in the simple past tense

Back 48

spoke

Front 49

'to spring' in the simple past tense

Back 49

sprang

Front 50

'to steal' in the simple past tense

Back 50

stole

Front 51

'to strike' in the simple past tense

Back 51

struck

Front 52

'to swear' in the simple past tense

Back 52

swore

Front 53

'to swing' in the simple past tense

Back 53

swung

Front 54

'to take' in the simple past tense

Back 54

took

Front 55

'to tear' in the simple past tense

Back 55

tore

Front 56

'to throw' in the simple past tense

Back 56

threw

Front 57

'to use' in the simple past tense

Back 57

used

Front 58

'to wake' in the simple past tense

Back 58

woke OR waked

Front 59

'to wear' in the simple past tense

Back 59

wore

Front 60

'to write' in the simple past tense

Back 60

wrote