Past Simple and Past Participle: Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the usual pattern of adding "-ed" to form the past tense. Instead, they change forms in their past tense and past participle. Here are some common irregular verbs and their forms: Be - Was/Were - Been Become - Became - Become Begin - Began - Begun Break - Broke - Broken Bring - Brought - Brought Build - Built - Built Buy - Bought - Bought Catch - Caught - Caught Choose - Chose - Chosen Come - Came - Come Cut - Cut - Cut Drink - Drank - Drunk Drive - Drove - Driven Eat - Ate - Eaten Fall - Fell - Fallen Feel - Felt - Felt Hear - Heard - Heard Hold - Held - Held Leave - Left - Left Meet - Met - Met You need to memorize these forms, as there is no specific rule for how they change. Some verbs may also have the same past tense and past participle forms, like "put," which remains "put." Use these verbs in conversation or writing by knowing their past forms.