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IRREGULAR VERB FORMS
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Base form | Past Tense | Past Participle |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
be | was, were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
bend | bent | bent |
bet | bet | bet |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
build | built | built |
buy | bought | bought |
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cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
cling | clung | clung |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
cut | cut | cut |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
dive | dived, dove | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamed, dreamt | dreamed, dreamt |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
drown | drowned | drowned |
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eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
forget | forgot | forgotten, forgot |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | gotten, got |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
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hang (suspend) | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hang (execute) | hanged | hanged |
hear | heard | heard |
hide | hid | hidden |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
know | knew | known |
lay (put) | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let (allow) | let | let |
lie (recline) | lay | lain |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met | Back to top |
pay | paid | paid |
prove | proved | proved, proven |
put | put | put |
quit | quit | quit |
read | read | read |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise (get up) | rose | risen |
run | ran | run |
saw | sawed | sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set | Back to top |
shake | shook | shaken |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shoe | shod | shod |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown |
shrink | shrank | shrunk, shrunken |
shut | shut | shut |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit (be seated) | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
speak | spoke | spoken |
spend | spent | spent |
spin | spun | spun |
spread | spread | spread |
spring | sprang | sprung |
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stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung | stink | stank | stunk |
strike | struck | struck, stricken |
string | strung | strung |
strive | strove | striven |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweep | swept | swept |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
tread | trod | trodden |
wake | woke, waked | waked. woken |
wear | wore | worn |
understand | understood | understood |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |
Verbs having different forms for past and past participle | ||
Verbs having the same form for present, past and past participle | ||
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Use the past tense form of the verb
Use the base form of the verb (the infinitive without "to)