Regular past tense verbs are easy to remember – you usually just add an “ed.” But with irregular past tense verbs you need to change the spelling even more. Here’s a list of some very common ones that you might find useful:
BASE FORM PAST TENSE
be was/were
begin began
break broke
bring brought
build built
buy bought
choose chose
come came
do did
drink drank
drive drove
eat ate
fall fell
feel felt
forget forgot
get got
give gave
go went
have had
hear heard
keep kept
know knew
leave left
lose lost
make made
meet met
pay paid
put put
read read (pronounced “red”)
ride rode
run ran
say said
see saw
sell sold
send sent
sit sit
sleep slept
speak spoke
spend spent
stand stood
take took
teach taught
tell told
think thought
understand understood
wear wore
write wrote