| Группа | Verb infinitive | Past Simple |
|---|---|---|
| O-family | write, drive, ride, steal, break, get, forget, win, wear, speak | wrote, drove, rode, stole, broke, got, forgot, won, wore, spoke |
| A-family | begin, drink, swim, sing, run, sit, give, come | began, drank, swam, sang, ran, sat, gave, came |
| T-family | send, build, dream, smell, lose, lean | sent, built, dreamt, smelt, lost, leant |
| Old family | sell, tell | sold, told |
| IE + T family | feel, keep, sleep | felt, kept, slept |
| No change | read, put, hurt, cost | read, put, hurt, cost |
Примечание: read в Past Simple пишется так же, но произносится /red/.