Irregular verbs: past and participle

Irregular verbs don’t add -ed. Each has its own past simple and past participle that you learn as a set: go / went / gone.

See the difference

Past simple

for finished past actions

I saw her yesterday.

我昨天见到她了。

Past participle

for perfect tenses and passives

I have seen that film.

我看过那部电影。

Practise it

Q1 She has ____ her keys. (lose)

Q2 They ____ a great time last night. (have)

Q3 I’ve ____ that book before. (read)