Past Present Future Tense Words List
Understanding past, present, and future tense words is essential for mastering English grammar.
Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future. Learning these tenses will help you express yourself clearly and correctly.
Exploring the Three Tenses
The past tense is used to describe things that have already happened, like earlier in the day, yesterday, last week, or even three years ago. These words help us talk about events that are finished.
On the other hand, the present tense describes things that are happening right now or things that happen continuously. It is about actions that are current and ongoing, making our communication more immediate.
Finally, the future tense is used to describe things that have yet to happen. This includes words like later, tomorrow, next week, next year, or even three years from now. It allows us to express our plans and expectations.
Past Present Future Tense Words List
| Past Form – V1 | Present Simple – V2 | Future Participle – V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Abide | Abode | Abode |
| Arise | Arose | Arisen |
| Awake | Awoke | Awoken |
| Be (Is, Am,Are) | Was, Were | Been |
| Bear | Bore | Born |
| Beat | Beat | Beaten |
| Become | Became | Become |
| Beget | Begot | Begotten |
| Begin | Began | Begun |
| Bend | Bent | Bent |
| Bend | Bent | Bent |
| Bereave | Bereft | Bereft |
| Beseech | Besought | Besought |
| Bespeak | Bespoke | Bespoken |
| Bestride | Bestrode | Bestrided |
| Bet | Bet | Bet |
| Bid | Bade/Bid | Bidden/Bid |
| Bind | Bound | Bound |
| Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Bleed | Bled | Bled |
| Blow | Blew | Blown |
| Break | Broke | Broken |
| Break | Broke | Broken |
| Breed | Bred | Bred |
| Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast |
| Build | Built | Built |
| Burn | Burned/Burnt | Burned/Burnt |
| Burst | Burst | Burst |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Cast | Cast | Cast |
| Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Cling | Clung | Clung |
| Come | Came | Come |
| Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Creep | Crept | Crept |
| Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
| Dig | Dug | Dug |
| Dive | Dove | Dived |
| Do | Did | Done |
| Draw | Drew | Drawn |
| Dream | Dreamed/Dreamt | Dreamed/Dreamt |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk |
| Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Feed | Fed | Fed |
| Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Fight | Fought | Fought |
| Find | Found | Found |
| Flee | Fled | Fled |
| Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Forbid | Forbad(E) | Forbidden |
| Forecast | Forecast | Forecast |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
| Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
| Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Get | Got | Gotten |
| Give | Gave | Given |
| Go | Went | Gone |
| Grind | Ground | Ground |
| Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Hang | Hung | Hung |
| Have | Had | Had |
| Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Hide | Hid | Hidden |
| Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Hold | Held | Held |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Kneel | Knelt | Knelt |
| Know | Knew | Known |
| Lay | Laid | Laid |
| Lead | Led | Led |
| Lean | Leant | Leant |
| Learn | Learnt | Learnt |
| Leave | Left | Left |
| Lend | Lent | Lent |
| Let | Let | Let |
| Lie | Lay | Lain |
| Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Make | Made | Made |
| Mean | Meant | Meant |
| Meet | Met | Met |
| Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Put | Put | Put |
| Read | Read | Read |
| Rend | Rent | Rent |
| Rid | Rid | Rid |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Ring | Rang | Rung |
| Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Run | Ran | Run |
| Say | Said | Said |
| See | Saw | Seen |
| Seek | Sought | Sought |
| Sell | Sold | Sold |
| Send | Sent | Sent |
| Set | Set | Set |
| Shake | Shook | Shaken |
| Shed | Shed | Shed |
| Shine | Shone | Shone |
| Shoot | Shot | Shot |
| Show | Showed | Shown |
| Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk |
| Shrive | Shrove | Shriven |
| Shut | Shut | Shut |
| Sing | Sang | Sung |
| Sink | Sank | Sunk |
| Sit | Sat | Sat |
| Slay | Slew | Slain |
| Sleep | Slept | Slept |
| Slide | Slid | Slid |
| Sling | Slung | Slung |
| Slink | Slunk | Slunk |
| Slit | Slit | Slit |
| Smell | Smelt | Smelt |
| Smite | Smote | Smitten |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
| Speed | Sped | Sped |
| Spend | Spent | Spent |
| Spin | Spun | Spun |
| Spit | Spat | Spat |
| Split | Split | Split |
| Spoil | Spoilt | Spoit |
| Spread | Spread | Spread |
| Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
| Stand | Stood | Stood |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Stick | Stuck | Stuck |
| Sting | Stung | Stung |
| Strike | Struck | Struck |
| String | Strung | Strung |
| Strive | Strove | Striven |
| Swear | Swore | Sworn |
| Sweep | Swept | Swept |
| Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Swing | Swung | Swung |
| Take | Took | Taken |
| Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Tear | Tore | Torn |
| Tell | Told | Told |
| Think | Thought | Thought |
| Throw | Threw | Thrown |
| Thrust | Thrust | Thrust |
| Tread | Trod | Trodden |
| Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Wake | Woke | Woken |
| Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Weave | Wove | Woven |
| Weep | Wept | Wept |
| Win | Won | Won |
| Wind | Wound | Wound |
| Wring | Wrung | Wrung |
| Write | Wrote | Written |
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For those looking for an easy reference, we have a comprehensive list of past, present, and future tense words available. You can download the PDF and keep it handy for your studies!
This resource will be a great help in improving your understanding of English tenses. Don’t forget to download the PDF now!