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Problems with Tense

Problem 1 : Irregular past forms

Remember that past forms of the following irregular verbs are not the same as the participles :

Verb Word----------------Past Form----------------Participle

Be --------------------------- was / were ----------------been
Beat ------------------------ Beat -------------------------Beaten
Become --------------------Became --------------------Become
Begin ----------------------- Began ----------------------Begun
Bite --------------------------Bit ----------------------------Bitten
Blow ------------------------ Blew -------------------------Blown
Break -----------------------Broke ------------------------broken
Choose ---------------------chose-------------------------chosen
come ----------------------- came -------------------------come
do ---------------------------- did ---------------------------- done
draw -------------------------drew --------------------------drawn
drink -------------------------drank ----------------------- drunk
drive -------------------------drave ------------------------ driven
eat ---------------------------ate --------------------------- eaten
fall --------------------------- fell ---------------------------- fallen
fly --------------------------- flew -------------------------- flown
forget ----------------------- forgot ----------------------- forgotten
forgive------------------------forgave --------------------- forgiven
freeze -----------------------froze ------------------------- frozen
get ----------------------------got -------------------------gotten or got
give --------------------------gave ------------------------ given
go --------------------------- went ------------------------ gone
grow ------------------------ grew ------------------------ grown
hide -------------------------- hid ------------------------- hidden
know ------------------------knew ----------------------- known
ride -------------------------- rode ----------------------- ridden
run --------------------------- ran -------------------------- run
see -------------------------- saw ------------------------ seen
shake --------------------- shook ---------------------- shaken
show -----------------------showed -------------------- shown
shrink ----------------------shrank --------------------- shrunk
sing ------------------------ sang ----------------------- sung
speak ----------------------spoke ---------------------- spoken
steal ------------------------ stole ----------------------- stolen
swear ---------------------- swore ---------------------- sworn
swim ----------------------- swam ---------------------- swum
take ------------------------ took ------------------------ taken
throw ----------------------- threw ----------------------- thrown
wear ------------------------ wore ------------------------ woven
write ------------------------ wrote ---------------------- written

Irregular verbs

The verbs in roman type are verbs which are not very common in modern english but may be found in literature. When a verb has two possible forms and one is less usual than the other, the less usual one will be printed in roman.

Verb Word----------------Past Form----------------Participle


Abide ------------------------ Abode --------------------- Abode
Arise ------------------------ Arose ---------------------- Arisen
Awake ---------------- Awoke/ Awaked ------------- Awoken / Awaked
Bear ------------------------- Bore ----------------------- Borne
Beat ------------------------- Beat ----------------------- Beaten
Become -------------------Became-------------------- Become
Befall ------------------------ Befell --------------------- Befallen
Beget ----------------------- Begot --------------------- begotten
begin ----------------------- Began -------------------- begun
bend ------------------------ bent ---------------------- bent
bereave -------------------Breaved ------------------ Bereaved / bereft
Beseech ----------------- besought ------------------ Besought
bet ---------------------- betted / bet ---------------- betted / bet
bid (=command)--------- bade ----------------------- bidden
bid (=offer)------------------ bid ------------------------- bid
bind ------------------------- bound ---------------------- bound
bite -------------------------- bit ------------------------- bitten
bleed ----------------------- bled ----------------------- bled
blow ------------------------ blew ----------------------- blown
break ---------------------- broke ---------------------- broken
breed ----------------------- bred ----------------------- bred
bring ---------------------- brought --------------------- brought
build ----------------------- built ------------------------- built
burn ------------------ burned / burnt ------------------ burned / burnt
buy ----------------------- bought ----------------------- bought
cant ----------------------- could ------------------------ be able
catch --------------------- caught ---------------------- caught
choose ------------------- chose ----------------------- chosen
cleave ----------------- clove / cleft ------------------- cloven / cleft
cling ----------------------- clung ------------------------ clung
dare ------------------- dared / durst ------------------ dared / durst
dig ------------------------- dug --------------------------- dug
do -------------------------- did ---------------------------- done
draw ----------------------- drew --------------------------- drawn
dream ------------- dreamed / dreamt --------------- dreamed / dreamt
drive ----------------------- drove ------------------------- driven
fall --------------------------- fell --------------------------- fallen
feel -------------------------- felt --------------------------- felt
find ------------------------- found ------------------------- found
fly --------------------------- flew --------------------------- flown
forget --------------------- forgot ------------------------- forgotten
forsake ----------------- forsook ------------------------ forsaken
girl -------------------- girded / girt --------------------- girded / girt
give ----------------------- gave --------------------------- given
grow --------------------- grew --------------------------- grown
hang ----------------- hanged / hung ----------------- hanged / hung
have ----------------------- had --------------------------- had
hide ----------------------- hid --------------------------- hidden
know ---------------------- knew ------------------------- known
lay -------------------------- laid -------------------------- laid
Lead ----------------------- led --------------------------- led
leave ----------------------- left --------------------------- left
lie --------------------------- lay --------------------------- lain
lose ------------------------ lost -------------------------- lost
make --------------------- made ------------------------- made
may ----------------------- might ------------------------
mean ----------------- meant / ment ----------------- meant / ment
meet ----------------------- met ------------------------- met
ride ------------------------- rode ------------------------- ridden
ring ------------------------- rang ------------------------- rung
run ------------------------- ran ---------------------------- run
saw ---------------------- sawed ------------------------ sawed / sewn
shake ------------------- shook ------------------------- shaken
shall --------------------- should
shoot ---------------------- shot -------------------------- shot
sing ------------------------ sang ------------------------- sung
sit --------------------------- sat --------------------------- sat
sleep ----------------------- slept ------------------------ slept
show ---------------------- showed --------------------- shown
speak -------------------- spoke ------------------------ spoken
spring -------------------- sprang ----------------------- sprung
strive ----------------------- strove ---------------------- striven
swim ----------------------- swam --------------------- swum
take ------------------------ took ------------------------- taken
teach ---------------------- taught ---------------------- taught
tear ------------------------- tore -------------------------- torn
think ---------------------- thought --------------------- thought
throw ---------------------- threw ------------------------ thrown
thread ---------------------- trod ------------------------- trodden / trod
understand ------------ understood ------------------ understood
wake ------------------ waked / woke ----------------- waked / woken
weep ----------------------- wept ------------------------ wept
will ------------------------- would
win ------------------------- won ------------------------- won
write ----------------------- wrote ----------------------- written





Quote:
Structure : S + V (past)
Quote:
Expression : The concert (s) began (v) at eight o ` clock.
Avoid using a participle instead of a past for simple past statements

Examples :

Incorrect : They done it very well after they had practised
Correct : They did it very well after they had practised

Incorrect : Before she run the computer program , She had checked it out with her supervisor.
Correct : Before she ran the computer program , She had checked it out with her supervisor.

Incorrect : My nephew begun working for me about ten years ago.
Correct : My nephew began working for me about ten years ago.
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