In the simple past, there are many verbs that have irregular conjugations. Below, they are grouped to help you to memorize them:
Group: (same)
hit > hit
fit > fit
quit > quit
spit > spit
split > split
slit > slit
hurt > hurt
read > read (pronunciation)
spread > spread
shed > shed
shut > shut
cut > cut
put > put
beat > beat
cost > cost
bet > bet
let > let
rid > rid
bid > bid
set > set
thrust > thrust
upset > upset
Group: -ought, -aught
buy > bought
bring > brought
teach > taught
catch > caught
fight > fought
think > thought
seek > sought
Group: -ung
sling > slung
sting > stung
cling > clung
swing > swung
wring > wrung
fling > flung
Group: -ound
wind > wound
find > found
grind > ground
bind > bound
Group: –in-, –an-, –un-
swim > swam
drink > drank
sing > sang
ring > rang
begin > began
shrink > shrank
sink > sank
stink > stank
Group: -ew
blow > blew
draw > drew
fly > flew
grow > grew
know > knew
throw > threw
Group: -o_e
write > wrote
freeze > froze
ride > rode
sell > sold
steal > stole
rise > rose
speak > spoke
wake > woke
break > broke
Group: -ept
creep > crept
sleep > slept
keep > kept
weep > wept
sweep > swept
Group: remove 2nd vowel
breed > bred
bleed > bled
feed > fed
lead > led
plead > pled
speed > sped
meet > met
shoot > shot
Group: -aid
pay > paid
say > said
lay > laid
Group: d > t
bend > bent
lend > lent
send > sent
spend > spent
Group: +t, +d
build > built
hear > heard
mean > meant
Group: Super Irregulars
be > was/were
do > did
go > went
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