was/were The sky was painted in shades of gold as the sun dipped below the horizon.

became Over time, the small seed became a towering oak tree.

began She began her journey before dawn, chasing the promise of a new life.

brought He brought flowers to brighten her day.

built They built a shelter from driftwood and palm leaves.

bought I bought a book that changed the way I see the world.

called The teacher called my name during roll call.

could She could hear the waves crashing from her bedroom window.

chose He chose kindness over revenge.

came The idea came to her in the middle of the night.

created They created a mural that told the town’s history.

did I did my best to make things right.

drank We drank hot cocoa by the fire.

ate He ate the last slice of pizza without asking.

felt She felt the cool breeze on her face.

found I found an old photograph in the attic.

got We got lost in the winding streets of Venice.

gave He gave her a second chance.

went They went hiking in the mountains.

had She had a dream that felt too real to ignore.

heard I heard laughter echoing down the hallway.

helped He helped his neighbor carry groceries.

kept She kept the letter hidden in her journal.

knew I knew the answer before the question was asked.

left He left his umbrella on the train.

let She let the cat sleep on her lap.

liked I liked the way the rain sounded on the roof.

lived They lived in a cottage by the sea.

looked He looked at the stars until his eyes grew heavy.

made She made a promise she intended to keep.

meant His words meant more than he realized.

met I met my best friend in kindergarten.

needed She needed time to think.

played They played chess until midnight.

put He put the keys on the kitchen counter.

read Present tense pronunciation in Spanish: Riid Past tense pronunciation in Spanish: Red I read the letter twice before replying.

ran She ran to catch the last bus.

said He said the truth would set me free.

saw I saw a shooting star streak across the sky.

sent She sent a postcard from Paris.

set He set the alarm for 6 a.m.

showed They showed me the hidden path through the forest.

sat She sat quietly, listening to the rain.

spoke He spoke with confidence and clarity.

studied I studied the map before setting out.

took She took a deep breath before stepping on stage.

told He told me a story I’ll never forget.

thought I thought about calling, but decided to wait.

traveled They traveled across three countries in two weeks.

tried She tried to bake bread for the first time.

used He used the last of the sugar for his coffee.

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Verbs - Past Tense

List of Basic Verbs in the past tense

Present Tense	Past Tense
be	was/were The sky was painted in shades of gold as the sun dipped below the horizon.
become	became Over time, the small seed became a towering oak tree.
begin	began She began her journey before dawn, chasing the promise of a new life.
bring	brought He brought flowers to brighten her day.
build	built They built a shelter from driftwood and palm leaves.
buy	bought I bought a book that changed the way I see the world.
call	called The teacher called my name during roll call.
can	could She could hear the waves crashing from her bedroom window.
choose	chose He chose kindness over revenge.
come	came The idea came to her in the middle of the night.
create	created They created a mural that told the town’s history.
do	did I did my best to make things right.
drink	drank We drank hot cocoa by the fire.
eat	ate He ate the last slice of pizza without asking.
feel	felt She felt the cool breeze on her face.
find	found I found an old photograph in the attic.
get	got We got lost in the winding streets of Venice.
give	gave He gave her a second chance.
go	went They went hiking in the mountains.
have	had She had a dream that felt too real to ignore.
hear	heard I heard laughter echoing down the hallway.
help	helped He helped his neighbor carry groceries.
keep	kept She kept the letter hidden in her journal.
know	knew I knew the answer before the question was asked.
leave	left He left his umbrella on the train.
let	let She let the cat sleep on her lap.
like	liked I liked the way the rain sounded on the roof.
live	lived They lived in a cottage by the sea.
look	looked He looked at the stars until his eyes grew heavy.
make	made She made a promise she intended to keep.
mean	meant His words meant more than he realized.
meet	met I met my best friend in kindergarten.
need	needed She needed time to think.
play	played They played chess until midnight.
put	put He put the keys on the kitchen counter.
read	read Present tense pronunciation in Spanish: Riid Past tense pronunciation in Spanish: Red I read the letter twice before replying.
run	ran She ran to catch the last bus.
say	said He said the truth would set me free.
see	saw I saw a shooting star streak across the sky.
send	sent She sent a postcard from Paris.
set	set He set the alarm for 6 a.m.
show	showed They showed me the hidden path through the forest.
sit	sat She sat quietly, listening to the rain.
speak	spoke He spoke with confidence and clarity.
study	studied I studied the map before setting out.
take	took She took a deep breath before stepping on stage.
tell	told He told me a story I’ll never forget.
think	thought I thought about calling, but decided to wait.
travel	traveled They traveled across three countries in two weeks.
try	tried She tried to bake bread for the first time.
use	used He used the last of the sugar for his coffee.
want	wanted I wanted to see the world beyond my hometown.
work	worked She worked late to finish the project.

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