travel past tense irregular verbs

Conjugation verb travel

Model : cancel

Auxiliary : have , be

Other forms: travel oneself / not travel

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in the U.K. spelling we double up the 'l' in preterite and participle endings

The verb has several variants of conjugation, which may correspond to different meanings. Please use the menu to select one or all variants.

• he/she/it travels
• they travel
• I travelled/traveled
• you travelled/traveled
• he/she/it travelled/traveled
• we travelled/traveled
• they travelled/traveled

Present continuous

• I am travelling/traveling
• you are travelling/traveling
• he/she/it is travelling/traveling
• we are travelling/traveling
• they are travelling/traveling

Present perfect

• I have travelled/traveled
• you have travelled/traveled
• he/she/it has travelled/traveled
• we have travelled/traveled
• they have travelled/traveled
• I will travel
• you will travel
• he/she/it will travel
• we will travel
• they will travel

Future perfect

• I will have travelled/traveled
• you will have travelled/traveled
• he/she/it will have travelled/traveled
• we will have travelled/traveled
• they will have travelled/traveled

Past continous

• I was travelling/traveling
• you were travelling/traveling
• he/she/it was travelling/traveling
• we were travelling/traveling
• they were travelling/traveling

Past perfect

• I had travelled/traveled
• you had travelled/traveled
• he/she/it had travelled/traveled
• we had travelled/traveled
• they had travelled/traveled

Future continuous

• I will be travelling/traveling
• you will be travelling/traveling
• he/she/it will be travelling/traveling
• we will be travelling/traveling
• they will be travelling/traveling

Present perfect continuous

• I have been travelling/traveling
• you have been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it has been travelling/traveling
• we have been travelling/traveling
• they have been travelling/traveling

Past perfect continuous

• I had been travelling/traveling
• you had been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it had been travelling/traveling
• we had been travelling/traveling
• they had been travelling/traveling

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been travelling/traveling
• you will have been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it will have been travelling/traveling
• we will have been travelling/traveling
• they will have been travelling/traveling
• let's travel
• travelling/traveling
• travelled/traveled

Perfect participle

• having travelled/traveled

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Past Tense of Travel: Conjugations in Past and Present Participles

What is the past tense of “travel?” Most commonly, the past tense of the word “travel” is “traveled.” Although the word form will change based on its participle. And the sentence where it’s used. For example, referencing “travel” in the present participle form will change it to “traveling,” but in the infinitive form, will be “travel.”

What is the past tense of the word "travel"

The past tense (past participle) form of “travel” is “traveled.” The infinitive of the word form is “travel.” The present participle form is “traveling.” The past tense form is “traveled” and past participle form is “traveled.”

Understanding verb tenses

The general grammar rules that govern past tenses are as follows. The simple past tense form is created by adding a -ed or -d affix to the root word of the verb. Some verbs use a -t variation where they end in a -t. For example, when "dream" turns into "dreamt."

The past perfect tense is formed for regular verbs (ending in -ed, -d, or -t) by adding "had" followed by the verb. For example, "I had finished ."

The past continuous tense is formed by the verb "be" followed by the affix or ending of -ing. For example, " we were having dinner."

Lastly, the past perfect continuous tense is formed by adding "had been" followed by the affix or ending of -ing. For example, "I had been building a castle with my sister."

For more information on forming all past tenses, visit our " understanding verb tenses " resource.

Sentence examples for the past tense of the word "travel"

• Infinitive: I travel.
• Present participle: She is traveling.
• Past tense: I traveled.
• Past particle: I have traveled.

Verb forms of the word "travel"

Example sentences in all verb forms:

Indefinite present tense

Present continuous tense.

She/he/it is traveling.

Present perfect continuous tense

She/he/it has/had traveled.

Present perfect tense

She/he/it has/had been traveling.

Simple past tense

She/he/it traveled.

Past continuous tense

She/he/it were traveling.

Past perfect tense

Perfect continuous tense.

She/he/it will/shall travel.

Simple future tense

She/he/it will/shall be traveling.

Future perfect tense

She/he/it will/shall have traveled.

Future perfect continuous tense

She/he/it will/shall have been traveling.

Sentence examples in all forms

Sentence examples in all participles and parts of speech :

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Learn the three forms of the English verb 'travel'

• the first form (V1) is 'travel' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
• the second form (V2) is 'travelled (BrE)', 'traveled (AmE)' used in past simple tense.
• the third form (V3) is 'travelled (BrE)', 'traveled (AmE)' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.

What are the past tense and past participle of travel?

What is the past tense of travel.

The past tense of the verb "travel" is "travelled (BrE)", or "traveled (AmE)", and the past participle is "travelled (BrE)" or "traveled (AmE)".

Verb Tenses

Past simple — travel in past simple travelled (BrE), traveled (AmE) (V2) . Future simple — travel in future simple is travel (will + V1) . Present Perfect — travel in present perfect tense is travelled (BrE), traveled (AmE) (have/has + V3) . Past Perfect — travel in past perfect tense is travelled (BrE), traveled (AmE) (had + V3) .

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Examples of Verb travel in Sentences

•   These days we travelled 1400 km (Past Simple)
•   We didn't travel that long (Past Simple)
•   She has travelled extensively in the Philippines (Present Perfect)
•   I can't travel without you (Present Simple)
•   We usually travel to work by bus (Present Simple)
•   A plane travels faster than a train (Present Simple)
•   They are travelling together since 2018 (Present Continuous)
•   You can travel by foot, why not? (Present Simple)
•   Unfortunately you can't travel without a ticket, so please proceed to the ticket office (Present Simple)
•   How many countries have you travelled to? (Present Perfect)

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How to conjugate "to travel" in English?

English "to travel" conjugation.

• traveled; travelled

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Conjugation of verb (past tense) travel

Past simple, traveled; travelled, past participle.

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Conjugation of the regular verb [travel]

Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (alteration of form according to rules of grammar). For instance, the verb "break" can be conjugated to form the words break, breaks, broke, broken and breaking.

The term conjugation is applied only to the inflection of verbs, and not of other parts of speech (inflection of nouns and adjectives is known as declension). Also it is often restricted to denoting the formation of finite forms of a verb – these may be referred to as conjugated forms, as opposed to non-finite forms, such as the infinitive or gerund, which tend not to be marked for most of the grammatical categories.

Conjugation is also the traditional name for a group of verbs that share a similar conjugation pattern in a particular language (a verb class). A verb that does not follow all of the standard conjugation patterns of the language is said to be an irregular verb .

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Past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional of the regular verb [travel].

Causality (also referred to as causation or cause and effect ) is influence by which one event, process, state or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state or object (an effect) where the cause is partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly dependent on the cause. In general, a process has many causes, which are also said to be causal factors for it, and all lie in its past. An effect can in turn be a cause of, or causal factor for, many other effects, which all lie in its future.

The conditional mood (abbreviated cond) is a grammatical mood used in conditional sentences to express a proposition whose validity is dependent on some condition, possibly counterfactual.

English does not have an inflective (morphological) conditional mood, except in as much as the modal verbs could, might, should and would may in some contexts be regarded as conditional forms of can, may, shall and will respectively. What is called the English conditional mood (or just the conditional) is formed periphrastically using the modal verb would in combination with the bare infinitive of the following verb. (Occasionally should is used in place of would with a first person subject – see shall and will. Also the aforementioned modal verbs could, might and should may replace would in order to express appropriate modality in addition to conditionality.)

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Conditional present progressive -->, conditional perfect -->, conditional perfect progressive -->, subjunktiv of the regular verb [travel].

The subjunctive is a grammatical mood, a feature of the utterance that indicates the speaker's attitude toward it. Subjunctive forms of verbs are typically used to express various states of unreality such as: wish, emotion, possibility, judgement, opinion, obligation, or action that has not yet occurred; the precise situations in which they are used vary from language to language. The subjunctive is one of the irrealis moods, which refer to what is not necessarily real. It is often contrasted with the indicative, a realis mood which is used principally to indicate that something is a statement of fact.

Subjunctives occur most often, although not exclusively, in subordinate clauses, particularly that-clauses. Examples of the subjunctive in English are found in the sentences "I suggest that you be careful" and "It is important that she stay by your side."

The subjunctive mood in English is a clause type used in some contexts which describe non-actual possibilities, e.g. "It's crucial that you be here" and "It's crucial that he arrive early." In English, the subjunctive is syntactic rather than inflectional, since there is no specifically subjunctive verb form. Rather, subjunctive clauses recruit the bare form of the verb which is also used in a variety of other constructions.

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Past subjunctive -->, past perfect subjunctive -->, imperativ of the regular verb [travel].

The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request.

An example of a verb used in the imperative mood is the English phrase "Go." Such imperatives imply a second-person subject (you), but some other languages also have first- and third-person imperatives, with the meaning of "let's (do something)" or "let them (do something)" (the forms may alternatively be called cohortative and jussive).

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Participle of the regular verb [travel].

​The past participle is one of the most important parts of English grammar. It’s used to express perfect tenses and to form the passive voice. It’s also a useful tool for writing sentences that describe actions that started in the past and are still happening today. The past participles of irregular verbs don’t follow a specific pattern and can have numerous endings.

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Hello I do not know if this is the right session, but I would ask you about the verbs: "to lend" and "to borrow" Although "to lend" refers to giving something to someone, and "to borrow" to taking and using something from others, I struggle to put this concept into practice. For instance, now it is easy for me to remember: "Can you lend me your umbrella?" or "Can I borrow your umbrella?" If you ask me the difference in a few hours, I will not be sure which one is the correct form. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for help.

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Hi User_1,

I would suggest that as part of your vocabulary learning, you try to use the words in meaningful conversations, writing or speaking. For example, try to use the words when you are writing your diary, talking to someone, or taking an English class. When you use the new words, it forces you to think about the words more, associate them with other words, and put them into a meaningful context. All of these things can be cues for your memory.

Also, difficulty may appear because you are learning "lend" and "borrow" at the same time, and their meanings are related. That means that their meanings can easily become confused in our memory. If this happens to you, I would suggest learning them one by one. Choose one to focus on first, and practise it. For example, if you focus on "lend", you can make some questions to ask to people (e.g. Can you lend me your phone? Can you lend me some money? ) and look for opportunities to really ask those questions. You could also write some example sentences (e.g. Banks lend money ) focusing on that word, look out for it when you are reading or listening, or search for "lend" in a dictionary and read the example sentences there. When the word feels comfortable and fixed in your vocabulary, move on to "borrow". 

I can give you an example from my own experience. I'm trying to learn Korean, and I always mixed up the words "autumn" and "winter" because they sound similar to me. But then I listened to a podcast about winter in Korea, and they repeated the word "winter" a lot. When I made some notes after listening, I wrote "winter" many times. That helped fix the word "winter" in my mind, and then it was easier to remember "autumn" after then. 

I hope that helps.

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Jonathan, your suggestion to learn the new words one by one and practise one at a time into a meaningful context is really helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience with Corean learning as well. Knowing your struggles while learning a foreign language is reassuring.

Hi  User_1,

I'm glad it was helpful. I forgot to mention, to learn a word it also helps if you consider related words in the same word family. For example, related to "lend" are:

• lender  (= a business or person that lends money)
• lent (= past form of lend)

You may be able to make meaningful sentences with these (e.g.  In my town, there are many money lenders. / Money lending between friends can cause problems ), which can then help you to memorise the meaning of the base word.

About struggles, I'm sure that everyone who is learning a language can relate. Learning a language may seem like climbing a mountain, but there are many of us climbing as well so you are in good company :)

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for your further hints, and for your kind encouragement about learning a foreign language. Since English is an international and worldwide language, making mistakes in English is heavier than learning a less common language (e.g. the Italian).

This is irrelevant question but I need to ask. Would you please tell me what are the references in English language Grammar? Like a list of early books that can be considered as references for grammar. Thanks in advance.

Hello Roman,

I'm afraid we don't recommend books, but I can make a suggestion. I'd suggest you do an internet search for 'best books to learn English grammar'. Compare the recommendations on two or three pages and then make a list of the top two or three books recommended. Then read the descriptions and, if possible, see what the pages inside look like so that you can choose the one that you think will be most useful for you.

All the best, Kirk The LearnEnglish Team

Do we have some rules for changing the base form to past?

Hello themarvelous93,

The rules are explained at the top of this page. For most verbs (which we call 'regular' verbs), we add '-ed' or '-d' to the end of the base form. 'work' becomes 'worked', 'play' becomes 'played', 'escape' becomes 'escaped'.

The past forms for irregular verbs are not regular -- you just have to learn them. Sometimes people study these verbs in groups based on the past simple form -- for example, 'buy', 'bring' and 'think' all have '-ought' in their past simple form: 'bought', 'brought' and 'thought'.

Hi Adreyan,

It's  twisted . It's a regular verb :)

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Hi juliafer,

Gotten is a past participle of the verb get . You could say, for example:

• The wind’s gotten stronger. (present perfect)
• He hasn’t gotten a job yet.  (present perfect)
• I was a bit ill but I’ve gotten much better.  (present perfect)
• I was tired because I hadn't gotten any sleep.  (past perfect)

There is another past participle of get – got . Using got is more common in British English and using gotten is more common in American English. 

Best wishes,

Hi Nagie23,

Happy New Year to you too :)

Yes, it's correct!

There are two things here ( Television and radio ). So, we might consider the subject to be 'They', which needs the third person plural verb form: Television and radio have ...

But, if the speaker says Television and radio has ... , it shows that the speaker thinks of these things ( Television and radio ) as two parts of a single thing (e.g. broadcast media), which is an 'it' instead of a 'they'. So, the concept is slightly different.

Another example of this is: Fish and chips is delicious . We could say 'is' instead of 'are' to show that we are talking about the dish as an undivided whole.

Does that make sense?

Hi SajadKhan,

We'd like to check your examples but we're not sure which pages they come from. Could you please post the comment on the relevant page and let us know which exercise the examples come from, or else post a link to the page? Then we'll be able to check and correct any errors we find.

Thank you for the link. You are correct about both questions and I will edit the task accordingly. It may take a little time for the changes to appear in the task but they will be corrected.

Hi SonuKumar,

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by 'you shock or run', so I'm afraid I can't say.

Yes, the first is better.

'disappear' and 'vanish' are intransitive verbs, so they are not used in passive constructions like the ones in your sentences. You could say 'My car disappeared (or vanished) last night' and that would be fine.

As for your second question, yes, that is correct and well-formed.

No, they are not.

Hello harish kumar sharma,

The first sentence is fine but the second is not correct.

The meaning of the sentence is as follows:

Reading it is easy.

When we have a sentence like this we use an infinitive after the adjective:

Reading it is easy > It is easy to read Explaining it is hard > It is hard to explain Eating it is good > It is good to eat

Hello hathe,

After 'will' to talk about the future we use the infinitive form. For example:

You will be late for school. She'll finish work at four o'clock.

If we want to talk about something which is true now then we use a present form. For example:

You are late for school. She finishes work at four o'clock.

Hello tryon,

The form 'to be' is the infinitive form of the verb. It is used in the same way as other infinitives. Your example from the magazines is an example of what is called an infinitive of purpose . This is an infinitive form used to show the reason for an action. For example, in this sentence the 'to be healthy' part means ' in order to be healthy ' or ' so that we can be healthy '.

We need to drink a lot of water to be healthy.

You can read more about the infinitive form, including the infinitive of purpose, on this page .

Peter The LearnEnglish Team

Hello html,

'We talk later' by itself is not correct. 'We will talk later' could be correct in context -- see our talking about the future page for a more detailed explanation of the different forms typically used to speak about the future.

'talk to you later' (as a way of saying goodbye) is an abbreviated form of 'I'll talk to you later' (the word 'I'll' has been removed). In this case, 'will' is a kind of promise, I'd say.

Hello MoussA El-GazzaR,

These are two entirely different words without any particular similarity. For the base definitions and uses of these words you can check in a dictionary:

If you have particular examples in mind then please post the sentences and we'll be happy to comment on those.

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Conjugation

Simple tense.

Present Simple

• he, she travels
• they travel

Past Simple

• I traveled ; travelled
• you traveled ; travelled
• he, she traveled ; travelled
• we traveled ; travelled
• they traveled ; travelled

Future Simple

• I will travel
• you will travel
• he, she will travel
• we will travel
• they will travel

Continuous Tense

Present Simple Continuous

• I am traveling ; travelling
• you are traveling ; travelling
• he, she is traveling ; travelling
• we are traveling ; travelling
• they are traveling ; travelling

Past Simple Continuous

• I was traveling ; travelling
• you were traveling ; travelling
• he, she was traveling ; travelling
• we were traveling ; travelling
• they were traveling ; travelling

Future Simple Continuous

• I will be traveling ; travelling
• you will be traveling ; travelling
• he, she will be traveling ; travelling
• we will be traveling ; travelling
• they will be traveling ; travelling

Perfect Tense

Present Perfect

• I have traveled ; travelled
• you have traveled ; travelled
• he, she has traveled ; travelled
• we have traveled ; travelled
• they have traveled ; travelled

Past Perfect

• I had traveled ; travelled
• you had traveled ; travelled
• he, she had traveled ; travelled
• we had traveled ; travelled
• they had traveled ; travelled

Future Perfect

• I will have traveled ; travelled
• you will have traveled ; travelled
• he, she will have traveled ; travelled
• we will have traveled ; travelled
• they will have traveled ; travelled

Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous

• I have been traveling ; travelling
• you have been traveling ; travelling
• he, she has been traveling ; travelling
• we have been traveling ; travelling
• they have been traveling ; travelling

Past Perfect Continuous

• I had been traveling ; travelling
• you had been traveling ; travelling
• he, she had been traveling ; travelling
• we had been traveling ; travelling
• they had been traveling ; travelling

Future Perfect Continuous

• I will have been traveling ; travelling
• you will have been traveling ; travelling
• he, she will have been traveling ; travelling
• we will have been traveling ; travelling
• they will have been traveling ; travelling

Conditional

• I would travel
• you would travel
• he, she would travel
• we would travel
• they would travel
• I would have traveled ; travelled
• you would have traveled ; travelled
• he, she would have traveled ; travelled
• we would have traveled ; travelled
• they would have traveled ; travelled

Present Continuous

• I would be traveling ; travelling
• you would be traveling ; travelling
• he, she would be traveling ; travelling
• we would be traveling ; travelling
• they would be traveling ; travelling

Perfect Continuous

• I would have been traveling ; travelling
• you would have been traveling ; travelling
• he, she would have been traveling ; travelling
• we would have been traveling ; travelling
• they would have been traveling ; travelling
• we Let's travel

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Sophie has just arrived home after a work trip to the United States which turned into a nightmare.

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As you watch the video, look at the examples of past simple irregular verbs. They are in red in the subtitles. Then read the conversation below to learn more. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, the past simple irregular verbs.

Sophie:  I am so happy to be home!

Oliver:  I bet. So, tell us what happened.

Sophie:  Well, on Thursday afternoon I saw the weather forecast on the TV in the hotel and it said there was a big storm coming.

Oliver:  Yes, that was when we spoke.

Sophie: That’s right. So, I took a taxi to the airport straight away. I wanted to leave before the storm came.

Daisy:  Good idea. Did you get to the airport OK?

Sophie:  Yes, I got there, but hundreds of other people had the same idea. The storm arrived faster than anybody expected so there were no flights! The road to the airport was completely flooded, so nobody could go back into town. We got stuck in the airport!

Oliver:  Did you think it would be for so long?

Sophie:  Not at all. We all thought one night ... possibly two ...

Daisy:  Did you have enough food?

Sophie: I bought some food on the first day, but it wasn’t very good by the third day. On my birthday I had a packet of crisps and a two-day-old sandwich for lunch.

Oliver:  Poor Mum.

Daisy:  What about the bathrooms at the airport? Were you able to have a shower?

Sophie:  No! The water pipes froze so after the first day there wasn’t any water. It wasn’t nice!

Oliver:  That’s disgusting!

Sophie: Don’t worry. I’m clean now!

Daisy: So, what did you do all day in the airport?

Sophie: I met some really nice people! We talked, read, played cards. When they found out it was my birthday, one of them gave me his last bar of chocolate!

Daisy: Ah, cute!

Sophie: It was a strange feeling having no Internet connection, no phone line. It was horrible not being able to phone you two! We’re all so used to being connected all the time. It was hard. I know you think I’m on holiday when I’m working, but it’s not always easy you know!

Oliver and Sophie: Happy Birthday, Mum!

Some verbs are irregular. Their past forms do not end in - ed .

So how do I know which verbs are regular and which are irregular?

You have to learn them!

Learn them from the list? Oh no!

It's not so bad. There aren't really so many verbs to learn and remember that English is much easier than many languages. The past forms don't change.

I took a taxi to the airport. (take → took) That was when we spoke . (speak → spoke) One person gave me his last bar of chocolate. (give → gave)

I see what you mean. I made, you made, he made, she made, it made, we made, they made!

Exactly! They're all the same. And the negatives are all formed with did + not + the infinitive without to . The question forms are very similar:  did + subject pronoun + the infinitive without to .

What did you do all day in the airport? Did you have enough food? We didn't think you would get home in time for your birthday.

OK, you're right, that's not too bad. Are there any exceptions?

Yes the verb to be . The past form is was for I, he, she and it , but were for you, we and they.

It was horrible not being able to phone you two! There wasn't any food. I was so hungry! We were stuck in the airport.

So what about this verb list?

Right, here it is!

Wow! OK, so how do I learn these verbs?

There are lots of things you can try:

• Make cards to test yourself – put the infinitive on one side and the past on the other.
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101 Irregular Verbs – Past Tense in English

The following is a list of 101 Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense with example sentences in English:

Present tense – Past Tense : Example Sentence

Be – was/were : They were happy. ….. The boy was tired. Become – became : They became very angry. begin – began : He began work at seven. bend – bent : He bent over to pick up the newspaper. bet – bet : He bet all of his money. bite – bit : The dog bit the postman. bleed – bled : My finger bled for a while. blow – blew : She blew some bubbles. break – broke : She broke her pencil. bring – brought : The waiter brought my order to the table.

build – built : The boy built a sandcastle. buy – bought : She bought many things at the shopping mall. catch – caught : He caught a small fish. choose – chose : He chose something from the menu. come – came : She came to my birthday party wearing a costume. cost – cost : It cost me a lot of money. cut – cut : She cut the paper with a pair of scissors. deal – dealt : She dealt the cards to the other players. dig – dug : The dog dug a hole in the backyard. do – did : She did her homework.

draw – drew : He drew another cartoon. drink – drank : He drank a glass of water. drive – drove : The clown drove a small car. eat – ate : She ate all of the cake. fall – fell : The bowling ball fell on his foot. feed – fed : She fed the pigeons. feel – felt : She felt cold. fight – fought : They fought with pillows. find – found : She found a coin on the ground. fly – flew : The pilot flew to another city.

forget – forgot : I forgot what I had to do. forgive – forgave : She forgave him. freeze – froze : He froze outside in the blizzard. get – got : He got the high score. give – gave : My children gave me a birthday present. go – went : The kids went to the local park to play. grow – grew : Flowers grew under the hammock. hang – hung : The monkey hung from the branch. have – had : I had pancakes for breakfast. hear – heard : She heard a sound coming from the box.

hide – hid : He hid his face. hit – hit : The ball hit the back of her head. hold – held : She held an egg in her hand. hurt – hurt : You hurt my feelings. keep – kept : He kept his tools in a toolbox. know – knew : She knew the answer. lead – led : He led his pet along the street. leave – left : They left the office at 5 o’clock. lend – lent : He lent me some money. let – let : My boss let me leave work early.

light – lit : He lit a match. lose – lost : He lost the match. make – made : She made a chocolate cake. mean – meant : I don’t know what you meant . meet – met : We met for the first time yesterday. pay – paid : She paid her taxes. put – put : He put his suggestion in the box. quit – quit : He quit his job last month. read – read : I read the book in three days. ride – rode : She rode her horse.

ring – rang : He rang the doorbell. rise – rose : Profits rose considerably last year. run – ran : He ran in the marathon. say – said : He said that he liked flowers. see – saw : The pirate saw another ship in the distance. sell – sold : He sold lemonade in front of his house. send – sent : He sent a postcard. set – set : He set the table. shake – shook : Everything in the house shook during the earthquake. shine – shone : He shone a flashlight to see where he was going.

shoot – shot : He shot at the target. shut – shut : The boy shut his eyes. sing – sang : She sang very well. sink – sank : He slowly sank in the quicksand. sit – sat : They sat on the park bench. sleep – slept : He slept in the armchair. slide – slid : She slid to second base. speak – spoke : He spoke about how to be successful in life. speed – sped : He sped along the road. spend – spent : He spent all of his money on a new bicycle.

spin – spun : The dancer spun around very quickly. spread – spread : I spread a lot of jam on the bread. stand – stood : A guard stood at the entrance. steal – stole : The thief stole a painting from the museum. stick – stuck : Some chewing gum stuck to the bottom of his shoe. sting – stung : A bee stung my arm. strike – struck : He struck the ball well. sweep – swept : The man swept the path. swim – swam : The boy swam to the edge of the pool. swing – swung : He swung on a vine.

take – took : She took her medication. teach – taught : He taught geography at a local high school. tear – tore : She tore the paper in half. tell – told : I told you to be careful. think – thought : He thought about a possible solution to the problem. throw – threw : She threw the can into the bin. understand – understood : He understood the lesson. wake – woke : He woke up at 6 o’clock. wear – wore : She wore a blue hat and a blue dress. win – won : He won three medals.

write – wrote : The teacher wrote a message on the board.

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For regular verbs , just add -ed to make the past tense:

• I work from 9 AM to 5:00 PM every day.
• Yesterday, I worked until 6:00 PM.

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Irregular Past Tense Verbs | 75+ Important Irregular Verbs List

Irregular past tense verbs are an essential part of the English language. These verbs do not follow the typical pattern of adding “-ed” to the base form of the verb to form the past tense. Instead, they have unique forms that must be memorized to use them correctly. Irregular verbs are used frequently in everyday conversation and written communication, making it essential to understand them.

Learning irregular past tense verbs can be challenging, but it is an essential part of mastering the English language. By memorizing the unique forms of these verbs, individuals can communicate more effectively and avoid common grammatical errors. In the following article, we will explore the most common irregular verbs and provide examples of their usage to help learners understand them better.

Understanding Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are a special type of verb that do not follow the standard rules for creating past tense and past participle forms. While most English verbs follow a predictable pattern of adding “-ed” to the base form of the verb to create the past tense and past participle, irregular verbs have unique forms that must be memorized.

There are hundreds of irregular verbs in the English language, and they can be challenging to learn. However, it is essential to understand irregular verbs because they are used frequently in everyday communication.

Here are some key things to know about irregular verbs:

• Irregular verbs do not follow a consistent pattern. Some irregular verbs have unique past tense forms, while others have unique past participle forms, and some have both.
• Many common verbs are irregular. Some examples of irregular verbs include “go,” “eat,” “see,” “do,” and “have.”
• There is no easy way to predict which verbs are irregular. However, many irregular verbs are among the most commonly used words in the English language.
• Regular verbs are easier to learn than irregular verbs because they follow a predictable pattern. However, irregular verbs are essential to learn because they are used frequently in everyday communication.

Unlike regular verbs , these verbs that undergo substantial changes when changing forms between tenses are irregular verbs. The changed forms of these verbs are often unrecognizably different from the originals. For example:

There is no way to tell what form an irregular verb is going to take in a changed tense; the only option for an English speaker is to commit the changes to memory. With practice, it will become a matter of habit .

Common Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the standard rules of conjugation for their past tense and past participle forms. They are often used in everyday English and can be difficult to memorize due to their unique forms. In this section, we will discuss the most common irregular verbs in English and how they are used.

Action Verbs

Action verbs are verbs that describe an action or a physical movement. Some of the most common irregular action verbs in English include:

• Bought : He bought a new car last week.
• Did : She did her homework before dinner.
• Found : They found a lost dog on the street.
• Gave : He gave her a present for her birthday.
• Had : She had a headache yesterday.
• Met : They met at the park for a picnic.
• Ran : He ran a marathon last year.
• Said : She said she would be here at 2 pm.
• Saw : They saw a movie last night.
• Sent : He sent an email to his boss this morning.
• Spoke : She spoke to her parents on the phone yesterday.
• Took : He took the train to work this morning.
• Thought : She thought about her future plans all day.

State Verbs

State verbs are verbs that describe a state of being or a condition. Some of the most common irregular state verbs in English include:

• Are : They are not happy with the new policy.
• Become : She became a doctor after years of studying.
• Begin : He began his new job last month.
• Break : She broke her leg skiing last winter.
• Bring : He brought his own lunch to work today.
• Build : They built a new house in the countryside.
• Buy : She bought a new dress for the party.
• Choose : He chose the red car instead of the blue one.
• Drive : She drove to the beach for the weekend.
• Give : They gave him a warm welcome when he arrived.
• Hear : She heard a strange noise in the middle of the night.
• Hold : He held her hand during the scary movie.
• Keep : She kept the secret to herself for years.
• Lay : He laid the book on the table and went to bed.
• Let : She let her sister borrow her car for the day.
• Lose : He lost his keys and couldn’t find them anywhere.
• Make : She made a cake for her friend’s birthday.
• Meet : They met at the coffee shop for a chat.
• Pay : He paid the bill with his credit card.
• Read : She read a book before going to sleep.
• Ring : They rang the doorbell but nobody answered.
• Run : He ran a mile in under 5 minutes.
• Say : She said goodbye and left the room.
• See : They saw a shooting star in the sky.
• Sell : He sold his old car for a good price.
• Send : She sent a postcard to her family from her trip.
• Sing : He sang a song at the karaoke bar.
• Speak : She spoke in front of a large audience.
• Stand : He stood up to give his speech.
• Take : She took a picture of the sunset on the beach.
• Teach : He taught English in Japan for two years.
• Tell : She told him the truth about what happened.
• Understand : They understood the instructions clearly.
• Wear : She wore a red dress to the party.
• Win : He won the game with a last-minute goal.
• Write : She wrote a novel in just three months.

Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs are verbs that are used to form different verb tenses or to express modality. Some of the most common irregular auxiliary verbs in English include:

• Be : She was tired after a long day at work.
• Do : He did his best to finish the project on time.
• Have : They have been married for 10 years.

Overall, irregular verbs are an important part of English grammar and vocabulary. By memorizing the most common ones, learners can improve their fluency and accuracy in spoken and written English.

Irregular Past Tense Verbs List

Here is a list of commonly used irregular verbs with their base form, simple past form and the past participle.

Using Irregular Verbs in Sentences

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the normal patterns for tense and past participle. They have their own unique tense forms and past participles. Using irregular verbs in sentences can be tricky, but with practice, it becomes easier.

One way to use irregular verbs in sentences is by using the simple past tense. For example, “She ran to the store.” In this sentence, “ran” is the irregular past tense form of the verb “run.” Similarly, “He bet on the wrong horse” uses the irregular past tense form of the verb “bet.”

Another way to use irregular verbs in sentences is by using the present perfect tense. For example, “They have caught many fish.” In this sentence, “caught” is the irregular past participle form of the verb “catch.” Similarly, “She has drunk too much water” uses the irregular past participle form of the verb “drink.”

It is important to note that irregular verbs do not follow a set pattern, so it is important to memorize them individually. Here is a table of some common irregular verbs and their past tense and past participle forms:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are some common irregular past tense verbs?

There are many irregular past tense verbs in English. Some of the most common ones include “go” (went), “eat” (ate), “see” (saw), “have” (had), “do” (did), “say” (said), “make” (made), “take” (took), “give” (gave), and “get” (got).

Can you give me examples of irregular verbs in past tense?

Sure, here are a few examples of irregular verbs in past tense:

• “She ate breakfast this morning.”
• “He went to the store yesterday.”
• “They saw a movie last night.”
• “I had a great time at the party.”
• “She did her homework before dinner.”

How do you form the past tense of irregular verbs?

The past tense of irregular verbs is formed differently than regular verbs. While regular verbs add “-ed” to the base form to create the past tense, irregular verbs have their own unique past tense forms that must be memorized. For example, the past tense of “go” is “went,” and the past tense of “eat” is “ate.”

What distinguishes irregular verbs from regular verbs?

The main difference between irregular and regular verbs is the way they form their past tense and past participle forms. Regular verbs add “-ed” to the base form to create the past tense and past participle, while irregular verbs have their own unique forms that must be memorized.

What are the most important irregular verbs to know?

There are many irregular verbs in English, but some of the most important ones to know include “be” (was/were), “have” (had), “do” (did), “go” (went), “see” (saw), “say” (said), “make” (made), “take” (took), and “get” (got).

Why is it important to learn irregular past tense verbs?

Learning irregular past tense verbs is important for effective communication in English. Using the correct past tense form can help convey accurate information and prevent confusion. Additionally, many common verbs in English are irregular, so knowing their past tense forms is essential for everyday conversation and writing.

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• Objectives: Talking about yesterday using past tense irregular verbs.
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• Target Vocab: yesterday, woke up, ate, drank, went, sang, swam, had, came back, rode, did, put on, slept, breakfast, milk, school, song, pool, fun, home, bike, homework, pajamas, all night.

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What are past tense irregular verbs?

Past tense verbs come in two forms, regular and irregular. Regular past tense verbs are easy to form – you add “ed” to the end of the verb (e.g. I play guitar –> I play ed guitar). Irregular verbs however, are not formed so simply and have no consistent form. Therefore, their past tense forms have to be learned.

Here are some common irregular verbs with their past tense forms:

wake up –> woke up eat –> ate drink –> drank go –> went sing –> sang swim –> swam have –> had come –> came ride –> rode do –> did put –> put sleep –> slept give –> gave write –> wrote read –> read run –> ran

In this lesson students will practice using the past simple tense with some common irregular verbs. IMPORTANT : This lesson should be taught after the past regular verbs lesson .

Lesson Procedure:

Warm up and maintenance:.

See our " Warm Up & Wrap Up " page.

New Learning and Practice:

Have everyone sit in a circle. The teacher starts by spinning a plastic bottle in the middle of the circle. Whoever the bottle points at when it stops spinning is shown one the regular verbs flashcards (from the previous lesson) - make sure no one else sees the flashcard. That student must then say "Yesterday I …" and act out the verb on the card. Everyone has to guess what he/she is doing and shout out the correct verb in the past tense (E.g. "jumped in puddles"). Play until you have practiced all of the verbs on the cards.

3. Teach vocab for irregular verbs in the present and past tense form Before class, print the following flashcards : wake up, eat, drink, go to school, sing, swim, star jump (we’ll use this for "have fun"), go home (use for "come back home"), ride a bike, do homework, put on, sleep. Divide the class up into groups of 3 or 4 and divide the flashcards between the groups.

Next, on the right-side of the board draw 12 circles. Students will be sticking the flashcards inside the circles, so make them just big enough to fit the cards inside. Under each circle write verbs as follows:

• wake up – woke up
• eat my breakfast – ate my breakfast
• drink my milk – drank my milk
• go to school – went to school
• sing a song – sang a song
• swim in the pool – swam in the pool
• have fun – had fun
• come back home – came back home
• ride my bike – rode my bike
• do my homework – did my homework
• put on my pajamas – put on my pajamas
• sleep all night – slept all night

Next, chorus each verb three times (e.g. Teacher: "wake up, woke up", Students "wake up, woke up" … 2 more times). Don’t worry at this stage if your students don’t understand why there are two versions of each verb – we’ll come to that next.

Finally, write the word "Yesterday" at the top of the board and draw a red circle around it (or a different color to the color of the word) and chorus "Yesterday". Point at the first flashcard and say "Yesterday, I wake up. Is that ok? Wake up?”. Try and get someone to say the correct form " Woke up". Circle the word " woke " in red (to signify this is the correct form of the verb to use with the word "Yesterday"). Now go through all of the remaining verbs asking your students which is the correct form and circling the past tense version in red.

First round: Put students in pairs. Start by modeling the activity with another student and both sit looking at the board. Teacher starts by saying the infinitive form of a verb and his/her partner has to say the past form with the phrase "Yesterday, I …", for example:

Teacher: drink my milk. Student: Yesterday, I drank my milk. Teacher: ride my bike. Student: Yesterday, I rode my bike.

Second round: Keep everyone in the same pairs, however one student must sit with their back to the board. Students do the same thing but the student with his/her back to the board must try and remember the correct past tense form – their partners can help if they get stuck. Again, change roles. Once finished, get everyone to find a new partner and try again, one with their back to the board.

Then put everyone in small groups of 3 or 4. One person in each group starts by acting out a verb and the other members have to shout out the correct answer using the structure "Yesterday, I …". The first person in the group to say the correct answer can do the next action. Continue until each group has completed actions for all of the verbs.

6. Play "What did you do yesterday? Line Up" Divide the class into two groups and have each group form a line, so that both teams are lined up facing each other. To begin, each team is going to race to pass a balloon up and down the line with the winning team the first to get the balloon passed back to the first student. Give a balloon (or rolled up paper ball) to the first member of each team. Say, "Ready, steady, go!". Each team races to pass the balloon, hand-to-hand, up and down the line.

Next, give everyone a verb flashcard (use all the irregular verbs first). Explain that each time you pass the balloon you have to ask "What did you do yesterday?" and when you receive the balloon you have to say "I (ate my breakfast)" depending on the flashcard you have been given. Both teams race, passing the balloon and saying the structures. You can play other rounds with different rules, such as:

• teams must pass the balloon without using their hands (e.g. under chins, between knees, etc.)
• teams can only tap the balloons – they can't hold them in any way
• teams have to kick or head the balloons but not hold

7. Sing " What did you do Yesterday? " The first time you play the song, put up the What did you do Yesterday? song poster on the board. Quickly elicit the vocab. Play the song and sing along doing the gestures, as described below in Gestures and activities for "What did you do Yesterday? ". Play 2 or 3 times.

Chorus: What did you do? What did you do yesterday?

Verse 1: I woke up (woke, woke, woke) I ate my breakfast (ate, ate, ate) I drank my milk (drank, drank, drank) And then I went to school.

Verse 2: I sang a song (sang, sang, sang) I swam in the pool (swam, swam, swam) I had lots of fun (had, had, had) And then I came back home.

Verse 3: I rode my bike (rode, rode, rode) I did my homework (did, did, did) I put on my pajamas (put, put, put) And then I slept all night.

( download MP3 here )

The gestures are simple and fun to do, matching the verbs in the song.

• hands together, rocking your arms back and forth in time with the music
• I woke up: stretch and yawn
• I ate my breakfast: pretend to eat cereal with a spoon
• I drank my milk: pretend to drink
• And then I went to school: walking on the spot and waving goodbye
• I sang a song: arms outstretched in a singing position
• I swam in the pool: pretend to swim
• I had lots of fun: wave your hands in the air while smiling
• And then I came back home: knocking on an imaginary door
• I rode my bike: do a cycling motion
• I did my homework: pretend to write
• I put on my pajamas: pretend to put on a pajamas top and button it up
• And then I slept all night: do a sleeping gesture

We also have a video that you can stream in class to sing along with (Internet connection required):

When everyone has finished, go around the class asking everybody to tell you some things they did yesterday.

9. Play "Blindfold Guess" This is a really fun game to conclude the lesson – you will need a blindfold. Get everyone to form a large circle and give everyone a verb flashcard (tell everyone to keep their flashcard secret and not to show anyone).

1. Assign Homework: " Past Irregular Verbs " worksheet. 2. Wrap up the lesson with some ideas from our " Warm Up & Wrap Up " page.

Print Outs / Worksheets:

Lesson Plan

What did you do yesterday? (Past irregular verbs)

Past Irregular Verbs

Song poster

Flashcards:

go to school

ride a bike

do homework

What did you do Yesterday? (Past Irregular Verbs)

Additional materials:

Past activities 1 vocab crossword

Past activities 1 vocab word search

Additional worksheet - Past tense match (Irregular 1)

• To view and print a flashcard or worksheet click on the thumbnail image.
• For detailed printing instructions, click here .

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