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Synonyms and antonyms of Irregular past tenses in British Thesaurus

Irregular past tenses

arose ()

the past tense of arise

ate ()

the past tense of eat

awoke ()

the past tense of awake

bade ()

the past tense of bid

became ()

the past tense of become

befell ()

the past tense of befall

began ()

the past tense of begin

begat ()

the past tense of beget

bit ()

the past tense of bite

blew ()

the past tense of blow

bore ()

the past tense of bear

broke ()

the past tense of break

came ()

the past tense of come

chose ()

the past tense of choose

could (modal verb)

used as the past tense of ‘can’

did ()

the past tense of do

done ()

used by some people instead of ‘did’, for example in sentences such as ‘He done it last week’. This use is not considered correct.

dove ()

the past tense of dive

drank ()

the past tense of drink

drew ()

the past tense of draw

drove ()

the past tense of drive

fell ()

the past tense of fall

flew ()

the past tense of fly

forbad ()

the past tense of forbid

forbade ()

the past tense of forbid

forgone ()

the past tense of forgo

forgot ()

the past tense of forget

forwent ()

the past tense of forgo

froze ()

the past tense of freeze

gave ()

the past tense of give

grew ()

the past tense of grow

hid ()

the past tense of hide

knew ()

the past tense of know

lay ()

the past tense of lie

outdid ()

the past tense of outdo

outran ()

the past tense of outrun

overdid ()

the past tense of overdo

ran ()

the past tense of run

rang ()

the past tense of ring

redid ()

the past tense of redo

redrew ()

the past tense of redraw

reran ()

the past tense of rerun

retook ()

the past tense of retake

rode ()

the past tense of ride

rose ()

the past tense of rise

sang ()

the past tense of sing

sank ()

the past tense of sink

saw ()

the past tense of see

shook ()

the past tense of shake

slew ()

the past tense of slay

smote ()

the past tense of smite

spake ()

an old word for the past tense of ‘speak

spoke ()

the past tense of speak

sprang ()

the past tense of spring

stank ()

the past tense of stink

stole ()

the past tense of steal

strewed ()

the past tense of strew

strode ()

the past tense of stride

strove ()

the past tense of strive

swam ()

the past tense of swim

swore ()

the past tense of swear

threw ()

the past tense of throw

took ()

the past tense of take

tore ()

the past tense of tear

trod ()

the past tense of tread

undid ()

the past tense of undo

was ()

3rd person singular of the past tense of be

went ()

the past tense of go

were ()

a past tense of be

woke ()

the past tense of wake

wore ()

the past tense of wear

wove ()

the past tense of weave

wrote ()

the past tense of write