規則動詞（参考）:
I play games. → I played games.
I buy games. → I bought games.
| 原形 | 過去形 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
go |
went |
行く |
eat |
ate |
食べる |
write |
wrote |
書く |
run |
ran |
走る |
have |
had |
持つ |
read |
read |
読む |
see |
saw |
見る |
take |
took |
取る |
come |
came |
来る |
make |
made |
作る |
get |
got |
得る |
know |
knew |
知る |
speak |
spoke |
話す |
think |
thought |
思う |
buy |
bought |
買う |
read は綴りが同じだが、発音が変わる（現在: リード → 過去: レッド）
| 現在形 | 過去形 |
|---|---|
| I buy games. | I (bought) games. |
| I go to school. | I (went) to school. |
| I eat breakfast. | I (ate) breakfast. |
| I write a letter. | I (wrote) a letter. |
| I run fast. | I (ran) fast. |
| I have a dog. | I (had) a dog. |
| I read books. | I (read) books. |
| I see a bird. | I (saw) a bird. |
| I take the bus. | I (took) the bus. |
| I come home early. | I (came) home early. |
| I make a cake. | I (made) a cake. |
| I get up at seven. | I (got) up at seven. |
| I know the answer. | I (knew) the answer. |
| I speak English. | I (spoke) English. |
| I think so. | I (thought) so. |
| I buy a book. | I (bought) a book. |
| 日本語 | 英語 |
|---|---|
| 私は学校に行きました。 | I went to school. |
| 私は朝食を食べました。 | I ate breakfast. |
| 私は手紙を書きました。 | I wrote a letter. |
| 私は本を買いました。 | I bought a book. |