Verbs That Don’t Change in the Past Tense
BEAT
Present: beat Past: beat
Present Tense Example: I think I can beat you in football.
Past Tense Example: I beat my father in football, last week.
CUT
Present: cut Past: cut
Present Tense Example: Don’t cut your finger. Be careful.
Past Tense Example: She cut her finger yesterday.
QUIT
Present: quit Past: quit
Present Tense Example: You must quit drinking.
Past Tense Example: She quit and they lost the game last month
HIT
Present: hit Past: hit
Present Tense Example: Jack hit me first.
Past Tense Example: Yesterday, Jack hit me first.
PUT
Present: put Past: put
Present Tense Example: Could you please put the notebook on the table?
Past Tense Example: Last week, I put the notebook on the table.
FIT
Present: fit Past: fit
Present Tense Example: What do you think, this jacket fits me?
Past Tense Example: I tried on the jacket yesterday, it fit me.
SHUT
Present: shut Past: shut
Present Tense Example: Could you please shut the window?
Past Tense Example: I shut the window last month.
HURT
Present: hurt Past: hurt
Present Tense Example: My finger hurts.
Past Tense Example: I fell down and my finger hurt last week.
