动词时态考点主要涉及一般现在时与一般过去的区别，其命题方式通常是在一个一般现在时的背景下误用某个一般过去时;或者反过来，在一个一般过去时的背景下误用某个一般现在时。从所涉及的动词来看，主要涉及be和 have两个常用动词。有时也涉及其他时态，如一般将来时，现在完成时等，但很少见。
一、规则动词的过去式由“动词原形 -ed”构成，具体变化有：
1. 直接在词尾加-ed。如:
clean—cleaned ，need—needed, stay—stayed
2. 以不发音的e结尾的在词尾加-d。
如：live—lived, like—liked, move—moved ， use—used,
3. 以一个元音字母加一个辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节动词，先双写结尾的辅音字母，再加-ed。
如：prefer–preferred ,occur – occurred
stop—stopped, trap—trapped，
4. 以辅音字母加y结尾的动词，先把y变成i，再加-ed。
如：copy – copied ，carry—carried ，study—studied, , hurry—hurried, marry—married
二、不规则动词变化，大体上归纳如下：
1. 某些以t结尾的词，过去式与原形相同。
如： cut-cut-cut let-let-let hit-hit-hit put-put-put cost-cost-cost hurt-hurt-hurt
2. 以end结尾的词，把d变成t。如:bend—bent—bent, lend—lent—lent, send—sent—sent, spend—spent- spent
3. 某些以n结尾的词，在词后加t。如：mean—meant, burn—burnt, learn—learnt
4. eep结尾的去掉一个e在词尾加t,
如：keep—kept – kept , sleep—slept- slept, sweep – swept – swept; feel—felt – felt
5. eed或eet结尾的去掉一个e
bleed – bled – bled 流血，feed – fed – fed 喂 meet – met – met 见 speed—sped–sped
6. 单词中有a 则aught,无a则ought：
teach – taught – taught ; catch – caught – caught 口诀记忆：教书被抓
think – thought ；bring – brought – brought , buy—bought ； fight – fought 口诀记忆：想带来买（个）打架
A——B——C型
（1）其元音字母变化为i→a→u
1.drink drank drunk （喝） 2. begin began begun （开始）
3.swim swam swum （游泳）4. ring rang rung （铃响）
（2）其元音字母变为i→o→变为en结尾 口诀：升起驾驶骑车写字
1.rise rose risen （升）2. drive drove driven （驾驶）
3.ride(骑)—rode—ridden, 4. write(写)—wrote—written
（3）把中间的元音字母都变为o→变为en结尾 口诀：偷盗醒来结冰打破选择说忘记
break（打破）—broke—broken, choose（选择）—chose—chosen, freeze（结冰）—froze—frozen,
speak(说)—spoke—spoken, forget(忘记)—forgot—forgotten,
steal（偷盗）—stole—stolen, wake(醒来)—woke—woken
（3）其词尾变化为ow(aw)→ew→own(awn) 口诀： 长大后画画知道扔吹飞
1.grow grew grown （成长）2. draw drew drawn （拖；拉）
2.know knew known （知道） 4. throw threw thrown （扔）
blow(刮风)—blew—blown, throw（投）—threw—thrown, fly(飞)—flew—flown。
过去式在元音字母上变化，而过去分词在原形的基础上加n
eat—ate– eaten ; give –gave –given; forbid –forbade—forbidden;
see—saw– seen; shake—shook–shaken take– took–taken
口诀：规则的撒谎，不规则的躺，躺过就下蛋，下蛋不规则。（3个单词）
lie (撒谎、说谎)—lied —lied ；lie（躺/平放/位于）—lay—lain ；lay (放置，产卵，下蛋)—laid —laid
真题单句归纳：
(1) We were driving along a narrow road when the carstop…(stop改为stopped)
(2) I remembered her words and calm down. (calm改为calmed)(全国卷)
(3) He said he is busy. (is 改为 was) (北京春)
(4) She stopped to look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke comingout of her neighbor's house. (find改为 found) (福建卷)
(5) I am always young when I was staying with them. (am改为 was)
