Past tense verbs show what has already happened. However, the past tense can look quite different between regular and irregular verbs. Keep reading to find past tense verb lists with regular and irregular verbs conjugated into the past tense, as well as many helpful examples of each type of verb.
What you may know most commonly as the past tense is also called the past simple or the simple past tense. Regular verbs all tend to take on the same sort of endings in the past tense, while irregular verbs typically vary. The past tense verbs list below shows verbs conjugated into both past tense and future tense forms, while the irregular verb chart displays verbs in past tense and past participle forms.
In addition, regular verbs are also conjugated into their future tense form, while the irregular verbs are shown in their past participle forms too.
Regular verbs follow a predictable, traditional pattern when conjugating into other verb tenses. There are three patterns you can use when writing a verb in past tense.
There are some exceptions to these rules, such as verbs that end in -c (add a -ked in past tense like picnicked or panicked), but for the most part, you conjugate all regular verbs in these three ways. Refer to the 21-page downloadable PDF document below when double-checking your spelling and conjugation.
