Study the word list: Irregular Verbs: Past Simple Form (b words)

Irregular verbs in English, beginning with the letter b. Learn the verbs in their past simple form in column one. See the verbs used in context in column two.

Word list: Irregular Verbs: Past Simple Form (b words)

	was	Last week, I was late for school. (be - was - been)
	were	Last week, you were late for school. (be - were - been)
	bore	Until I got married last year, I bore the surname Smith. (bear - bore - borne)
	beat	Last month, we beat them at football three times. (beat - beat - beaten)
	became	It became clear in last week's meeting that we will need more time to finish the project. (become - became - become)
	began	Yesterday's lesson began on time. (begin - began - begun)
	bent	The force of yesterday's storm bent the telephone poles. (bend - bent - bent)
	bet	Last week, I bet on the game. (bet - bet - bet)
	bought	Last Christmas, she bought toys for her daughters. (buy - bought - bought)
	bound	Last Sports Day, we bound ourselves together for the three-legged race. (bind - bound - bound)
	bit	Yesterday, I bit my tongue. (bite - bit - bitten)
	bled	Last week, my nose bled. (bleed - bled - bled)
	blew	Last week, in the P.E. lesson, the teacher blew her whistle. (blow - blew - blew)
	broke	Last year, I broke my arm. (break - broke - broken)
	bred	Last year, the farmer bred lambs for the first time. (breed - bred - bred)
	brought	I brought my project into school last week. (bring - brought - brought)
	built	We built sandcastles on the beach last summer. (build - built - built)
	burnt	Last night, we accidentally burnt our dinner. (burn - burnt - burnt)
	burst	At the end of yesterday's party, we burst all the balloons. (burst - burst - burst)