Base form Present form Past form Future form

Be am, is, are was/were Will be

Base form Past form Future form Definition

1.- begin began Will begin start; perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity)

2.- break broke Will break separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain

3.- bring brought Will bring come to a place with (someone or something)

4.- choose chose Will chose carefully choose as being the best or most suitable

5.- come came Will come move or travel toward or into a place, or to approach

6.- do did Will do perform or work on (something) to bring it to completion

7.- feel felt Will feel to perceive or examine through a physical contact: touch, handle

8.- forget forgot Will forget unable to remember

9.- get got Will get to have or hold, to gain possession of something

10.- go went Will go to move away, or to move from one place or point to another

11.- have had Will have to own as a material possession or as a characteristic, quality or function

12.- know knew Will know have knowledge or information concerning

13.- learn learnt learnt gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught

14.- leave left Will leave go away from a place

15.- make made Will make form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; construct; create

16.- read read Will read look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed

17.- say said Will say to express in words

18.- see saw Will see perceive with the eyes; discern visually

19.- tell told Will tell communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words

20.- write wrote Will write mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil

Common Irregular Verbs - 4th grade

Base form Past form Future form Definition

21.- catch caught Will catch To use your hands to stop and hold an object that is moving through the air.

22.- cut cut Will cut To use a sharp tool, such as a knife, to open or divide something; to make a hole or wound in a person’s skin.

23.- drink drank Will drink To take a liquid into your mouth and swallow it.

24.- eat ate Will eat To take food into your mouth and swallow it.

25.- fall fell Will feel To come or go down quickly, from a higher place or position.

26.- give gave Will give To provide someone with something wanted or needed.

27.- hear heard Will hear To be aware of sound through the ear.

28.- lend lent Will lend To give something to someone to be used for a period of time and then returned.

29.- meet met Will meet To see and speak to someone for the first time.

30.- put put Will put To cause something to be in a particular place or position.

31.- ring rang Will ring To cause an object or device, such as a bell, to make a sound.

32.- run ran Will run To move with one’s legs at a speed that is faster than walking.

33.- send sent Will send To cause a letter, an e-mail, a package, etc., to go or to be carried from one place or person to another.

34.- sing sang Will sing To use your voice to make musical sounds in the form of a song or tune.

35.- sit sat Will sit To be in a position in which your bottom is resting on a chair, the ground, etc., especially with your back upright.

36.- sleep slept Will sleep To rest your mind and body by closing your eyes and becoming unconscious.

37.- speak spoke Will speak To say words in order to express your thoughts, feelings opinions, etc., to someone.

38.- stand stood Will stand To be in an upright position with all of your weight on your feet.

39.- take took Will take To carry or move something to a place.

40.- think thought Will think To use your mind to understand or decide something; to believe that something is true.