1. 過去式和動詞原形同形。如:
hit→hit hurt→hurt let→let cost→cost
read→read cut→cut put→put
2. 原形以-ow/-aw結尾的動詞,其過去式形式大多以-ew結尾。如:
know→knew grow→grew
draw→drew throw→threw
3. 把動詞原形中的母音字母i改為a來變成過去式形式。如:
sit→sat swim→swam give→gave
drink→drank ring→rang begin→ began
4. 把動詞原形中的'母音字母i改為o來變成其過去式形式。如:
ride→rode drive→drove write→wrote
win→won shine→shone
5. 一些動詞的過去式以-ought結尾。如:
think→thought buy→bought
bring→brought fight→fought
6. 一些動詞的過去式以-aught結尾。如:
teach→ taught catch→caught