Irregular Past Tense

Many verbs in English have an irregular past tense. This lesson introduces some of the more common ones.

The English verb be is very irregular in both the present and past tense. The following table shows the past tense of the verb be.

I was
he was
she was
it was
we were
you were
they were

例子

I was at the store. 我在店里。
He was tired. 他累了。
They were happy. 他们很高兴(当时)。
We were at home. 我们在家里(当时)。
Were they at the beach? 是他们在海边当时?
They were not at the beach. 他们不是在沙滩上在那个时候。
The car was dirty. 这辆车脏了(在较早的时间)。
The windows were dirty. 这辆车脏了(在较早的时间)。

A lot of other very common English verbs also have an irregular past tense. The following table shows the past tense for some very common English verbs. Unlike for the verb be, there is only one form of the past tense for these verbs.

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Verb Past Tense
bring brought 带来
buy bought
choose chose 饮用
do did
drink drank 饮用
eat ate 吃饭
find found 发现
go went
get got 1) 得到 2) 成为
give gave
have had 拥有
hold held 保持, 持有
make made 使
run ran
sit sat
say said
stand stood
take took 采取
tell told 告诉
think thought 认为

例子

We brought some cookies. 我们带来了一些饼干。
She drank the coffee. 她喝了咖啡。
I found the keys. 我找到了钥匙。
The cat sat by the window. 猫坐在窗边。
I thought you said something. 我以为你说了些什么。