Add -ed to turn a regular verb into a past participle.
As with the past simple, the -y sometimes changes to an -ie and the last consonant is sometimes doubled.
|
Present tense |
Past tense |
Past participle |
|
to play |
played |
played |
|
to live |
lived |
lived |
|
to own |
owned |
owned |
|
to work |
worked |
worked |
|
to cry |
cried |
cried |
|
to prefer |
preferred |
preferred |
The irregular verbs have their own form that you have to memorize/study.
|
Present tense |
Past tense |
Past participle |
|
to be |
was/were |
been |
|
to build |
built |
built |
|
to buy |
bought |
bought |
|
to come |
came |
come |
|
to do |
did |
done |
|
to drink |
drank |
drunk |
|
to drive |
drove |
driven |
|
to eat |
ate |
eaten |
|
to feel |
felt |
felt |
|
to find |
found |
found |
|
to get |
got |
got |
|
to give |
gave |
given |
|
to go |
went |
gone |
|
to know |
knew |
known |
|
to leave |
left |
left |
|
to make |
made |
made |
|
to meet |
met |
met |
|
to read |
read |
read |
|
to say |
said |
said |
|
to see |
saw |
seen |
|
to sit |
sat |
sat |
|
to sleep |
slept |
slept |
|
to take |
took |
taken |
|
to teach |
taught |
taught |
|
to tell |
told |
told |
|
to think |
thought |
thought |
|
to understand |
understood |
understood |
|
to wear |
wore |
worn |
|
to write |
wrote |
written |
You can find various lists of irregular verbs on the internet.