Shadowing Practice: 101 Irregular Verbs - Past Tense in English - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Be, was, were.
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They were happy.
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The boy was tired.
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Become, became.
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They became very angry.
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begin, began He began work at seven.
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bend, bent He bent over to pick up the newspaper.
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bet bet He bet all of his money.
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bite bit The dog bit the postman.
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bleed bled My finger bled for a while.
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blow, blew She blew some bubbles.
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break, broke She broke her pencil.
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bring brought The waiter brought my order to the table.
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build built The boy built a sandcastle.
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buy bought She bought many things at the shopping mall.
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catch caught He caught a small fish.
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choose chose He chose something from the menu.
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Come.
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Came.
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She came to my birthday party wearing a costume.
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Cost.
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Cost.
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It cost me a lot of money.
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Cut.
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Cut.
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She cut the paper with a pair of scissors.
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Deal.
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Dealt.
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She dealt the cards to the other players.
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Dig.
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Dug.
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The dog dug a hole in the backyard.
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Do Did She did all her homework.
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Draw Drew He drew another cartoon.
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Drink drank He drank a glass of water.
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drive drove The clown drove a small car.
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eat ate She ate all of the cake.
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Fall Fell The bowling ball fell on his foot.
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Feed Fed She fed the pigeons.
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Feel felt.
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She felt cold.
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fight.
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Fought.
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They fought with pillows.
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find.
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Found.
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She found a coin on the ground.
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fly flew The pilot flew to another city.
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forget forgot I forgot what I had to do.
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forgive forgave She forgave him.
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freeze froze He froze outside in the blizzard.
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get got He got the high score.
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give gave My children gave me a birthday present.
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go went The kids went to the local park to play.
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grow grew flowers grew under the hammock.
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Hang, hung.
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The monkey hung from the branch. Have, had.
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I had pancakes for breakfast.
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Hear, heard.
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She heard a sound coming from the box.
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Hide, hid.
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He hid his face.
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Hit, hit.
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The ball hit the back of her head.
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Hold, held.
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She held an egg in her hand.
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Hurt, hurt.
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You hurt my feelings.
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Keep, kept.
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He kept his tools in a toolbox.
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No. Knew.
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She knew the answer.
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Lead.
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Led.
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He led his pet along the street.
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Leave.
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Left.
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They left the office at 5 o'clock.
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lend lent He lent me some money.
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let let My boss let me leave work early.
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light lit He lit a match.
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Lose.
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Lost.
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He lost the match.
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Make.
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Made.
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She made a chocolate cake.
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Mean, meant.
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I don't know what you meant.
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Meet, met.
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We met for the first time yesterday.
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Pay, paid.
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She paid her taxes.
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put put he put his suggestion in the box
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quit quit he quit his job last month read read
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I read the book in three days.
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ride rode She rode her horse.
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ring rang He rang the doorbell.
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rise rose profits rose considerably last year run ran
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he ran in the marathon say said he said that he liked flowers
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See Saw The pirate saw another ship in the distance.
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Sell Sold He sold lemonade in front of his house.
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Send Sent He sent a postcard.
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set He set the table.
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shake shook Everything in the house shook during the earthquake.
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Shine.
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Shone.
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He shone a flashlight to see where he was going.
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Shoot.
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Shot.
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He shot at the target.
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Shut.
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Shut.
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The boy shut his eyes.
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Sing, sang.
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She sang very well.
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Sink, sank.
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He slowly sank in the quicksand.
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Sit, sat.
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They sat on the park bench.
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Sleep, slept.
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He slept in the armchair.
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Slide, slid.
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She slid to second base.
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Speak.
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Spoke.
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He spoke about how to be successful in life.
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speed sped He sped along the road.
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spend spent He spent all of his money on a new bicycle.
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spin, spun.
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The dancer spun around very quickly.
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spread, spread.
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I spread a lot of jam on the bread.
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stand stood a guard stood at the entrance
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steal stole the thief stole a painting from the museum
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stick stuck some chewing gum stuck to the bottom of his shoe.
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sting stung a bee stung my arm.
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strike struck He struck the ball well.
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sweep swept The man swept the path.
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swim swam The boy swam to the edge of the pool.
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Swing.
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Swung.
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He swung on a vine.
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Take.
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Took.
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She took her medication.
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Teach, taught.
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He taught geography at a local high school.
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Tear, tore.
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She tore the paper in half.
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tell told I told you to be careful.
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think thought He thought about a possible solution to the problem.
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throw threw She threw the can into the bin.
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understand understood He understood the lesson.
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wake woke He woke up at 6 o'clock.
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wear wore She wore a blue hat and a blue dress.
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win won He won three medals.
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write wrote The teacher wrote a message on the board.
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I hope this video was useful for you.
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To practice these irregular verbs, you should try and write your own sentence for each verb.
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Have an awesome day!
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Thank you.
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