Base form

Past Simple

be

was 

•

 were   [ 

w¡z 

•

 

wΔ: ]

byç

become

became   [ 

bK2keIm ]

staç si∂

begin

began   [ 

bK2g{n ] 

zaczynaç

bite

bit   [ 

bKt ] 

gryêç

blow

blew   [ 

blu: ] 

dmuchaç

break

broke   [ 

br@Uk ] 

złamaç, zepsuç

bring

brought   [ 

brO:t ] 

przynieÊç

build

built   [ 

bKlt ]

budowaç

burn

burned / burnt    [ 

bΔ:nd / bΔ:nt ] spaliç

buy

bought   [ 

bO:t ]

kupowaç

catch

caught   [ 

kO:t ]

złapaç

choose

chose   [ 

tS@Uz ]

wybieraç

come

came   [ 

keKm ]

przyjÊç

cost

cost   [ 

k¡st ]

kosztowaç

cut

cut   [ 

kˆt ]

ciàç, kroiç

do

did   [ 

dKd ]

robiç

draw

drew   [ 

dru: ]

rysowaç

drive

drove   [ 

dr@Uv ]

prowadziç (samochód)

drink

drank   [ 

dr{Œk ]

piç

eat

ate   [ 

eKt ]

jeÊç

fall

fell   [ 

fel ]

upadaç

feel

felt   [ 

felt ]

czuç

fi ght

fought   [ 

fO:t ]

walczyç

fi nd

found   [ 

faUnd ]

znaleêç

fl y

fl ew   [ 

flu: ]

lataç

forget

forgot   [ 

f@2g¡t ]

zapominaç

get

got   [ 

g¡t ]

dotrzeç, dostaç

give

gave   [ 

geKv ]

dawaç

go

went   [ 

went ]

iÊç

have

had   [ 

h{d ]

mieç

hear

heard   [ 

hΔ:d ]

słyszeç

hit

hit   [ 

hKt ]

uderzyç

hold

held   [ 

held ]

chwytaç, trzymaç

keep

kept   [ 

kept ]

trzymaç

know

knew   [ 

nju: ]

wiedzieç, znaç

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Base form

Past Simple

learn

learned / learnt   [ 

lΔ:nd / lΔ:nt ] uczyç si∂

leave

left   [ 

left ]

wyje˝d˝aç

let

let   [ 

let ]

pozwoliç

lose

lost   [ 

l¡st ]

zgubiç

make

made   [ 

meKd ]

robiç

meet

met   [ 

met ]

spotkaç

pay

paid   [ 

peKd ]

płaciç

put

put   [ 

pUt ]

kłaÊç

read   [ 

ri:d ] read   [ red ]

czytaç

ride

rode   [ 

r@Ud ]

jeêdziç 

ring

rang   [ 

r{Œ ]

dzwoniç

run

ran   [ 

r{n ]

biec

say

said   [ 

sed ]

mówiç

see

saw   [ 

sO: ]

widzieç

sell

sold   [ 

s@Uld ]

sprzedawaç

send

sent   [ 

sent ]

wysyłaç

shoot

shot   [ 

S¡t ]

strzelaç

shut

shut   [ 

Sˆt ]

zamykaç

sing

sang   [ 

s{Œ ]

Êpiewaç

sit

sat   [ 

s{t ]

siedzieç

sleep

slept   [ 

slept ]

spaç

speak

spoke   [ 

sp@Uk ]

mówiç

spend

spent   [ 

spent ]

wydawaç

stand

stood   [ 

stUd ]

staç

steal

stole   [ 

st@Ul ]

kraÊç

swim

swam   [ 

sw{m ]

pływaç

take

took   [ 

tUk ]

braç

tell

told   [ 

t@Uld ]

powiedzieç

think

thought   [ 

TO:t ]

myÊleç

throw

threw   [ 

Tru: ]

rzucaç

understand

understood   [ 

ˆnd@2stUd ]

rozumieç

wake up

woke up   [ 

w@Uk ˆp ]

budziç si∂

wear

wore   [ 

wO: ]

nosiç (ubranie)

win

won   [ 

wˆn ]

wygrywaç

write

wrote   [ 

r@Ut ]

pisaç

IRREGULAR VERBS

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