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How well do you know Irregular verbs

Topic: Writing ToolsPublished March 25, 2017

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How well do you know Irregular Verbs In English language, numerous verbs adjust basically to the past tense with the addition of either - d or - ed, as in bake/baked or love/loved. These are called regular verbs. Numerous other verbs, in any case, experience drastic or no modifications to transform from present form to past form. Such verbs are called irregular verbs. For Example: catch-caught-caught (without the addition of -d or -ed) ; hurt-hurt-hurt (no change at all) rnHere is the complete list of irregular verbs: rna- : for abide, arise, awake, see bide, rise, wake be (am, is, are) – was, were – been be- : for become, befall, beset, etc. see come, fall, set, etc. bear – bore – borne [spelt born in passive and adjectival uses relating to birth] beat – beat – beaten beget – begot – begot(ten) [Biblical past tense: begat] begin – began – begun bend – bent – bent bet – bet – bet [past tense and participle also sometimes betted] beware – defective verb [ bid – bid – bid [as in an auction] bid – bade/bid – bidden/bid [meaning "request"] bide – bided/bode – bided/bidden [but abide mostly uses the regular forms only] bind – bound – bound bite – bit – bitten bleed – bled – bled blow – blew – blown break – broke – broken breed – bred – bred bring – brought – broughtrnHere is the complete list of irregular verbs: rnbuild – built – built burn – burnt/burned – burnt/burned burst – burst – burst buy – bought – bought can – could – could [defective; cast – cast – cast [prefixed forms broadcast, forecast, etc. sometimes take -ed[4]] catch – caught – caught choose – chose – chosen clad – clad/cladded – clad/cladded [clad is also sometimes used as past form of clothe] cleave – clove/cleft – cloven/cleft [but regular when meaning "adhere"] cling – clung – clung come – came – come cost – cost – cost [but regular when meaning "calculate the cost of"] creep – crept/creeped – crept/creeped crow – crowed/crew – crowed [crew normally used only of a cock's crowing] cut – cut – cut dare – regular except for possible third person singular present dare (see anomalous cases above) deal – dealt – dealt dig – dug – dug rndive – dived/dove – dived [the form dove is chiefly American] do (does /dʌz/) – did – done drag – dragged/drug – dragged/drug [the form drug is chiefly dialectal] draw – drew – drawn dream – dreamed/dreamt – dreamed/dreamt drink – drank – drunk drive – drove – driven dwell – dwelt/dwelled – dwelt/dwelled eat – ate – eaten fall – fell – fallen feed – fed – fed feel – felt – felt fight – fought – fought find – found – found fit – fit/fitted – fit/fitted flee – fled – fled fling – flung – flung fly – flew – flown for(e)- : for forgo, foresee, etc. see go, see, etc. forbid – forbade/forbid – forbidden forget – forgot – forgotten forsake – forsook – forsaken freeze – froze – frozen get – got – gotten/got [past participle got in British English, gotten in American, but see have got] gild – gilded/gilt – gilded/gilt give – gave – given go – went – gone [see also have been] grind – ground – ground grow – grew – grown hang – hung/hanged – hung/hanged [the form hanged is more common in the sense of execution rnby hanging] have (has) – had – had hear – heard – heard hew – hewed – hewn/hewed hide – hid – hidden hit – hit – hit hoist – hoist/hoisted – hoist/hoisted hold – held – held hurt – hurt – hurt in- : for inlay, input, etc. see lay, put, etc. inter- : for interlay, interweave, etc. see lay, weave, etc. keep – kept – kept kneel – knelt/kneeled – knelt/kneeled knit – knit/knitted – knit/knitted know – knew – known lay – laid – laid lead – led – led lean – leaned/leant – leaned/leant leap – leaped/leapt – leaped/leapt learn – learned/learnt – learned/learnt leave – left – left lend – lent – lent let – let – let lie – lay – lain [but regular when meaning "tell an untruth"] light – lit/lighted – lit/lighted lose – lost – lost make – made – made may – might mean – meant – meant meet – met – met mis- : for misspeak, mistake, etc. see speak, take, etc. mow – mowed – mowed/mown need – regular except for possible third person singular present need (see anomalous cases above) off- : for offset see set, etc. rnought – defective [ out- : for outbid, output, etc. see bid, put, etc. over- : for overbid, overdo, etc. see bid, do, etc. pay – paid – paid [but sometimes spelt regularly when meaning "let out" (rope etc.)] plead – pleaded/pled – pleaded/pled pre- : for prepay, preset, etc. see pay, set, etc. prove – proved – proved/proven put – put – put quit – quit – quit re- : for redo, remake, etc. see do, make, etc. read /riːd/ – read /rɛd/ – read /rɛd/ rend – rent – rent rid – rid/ridded – rid/ridded/ridden rnride – rode – ridden ring – rang – rungrnrise – rose – risen rnrun – ran – run saw – sawed – sawn/sawedrnsay (says /sɛz/) – said – said rnsee – saw – seen seek – sought – sought sell – sold – sold send – sent – sent set – set – set sew – sewed – sewn/sewed shake – shook – shaken shall – should – should [defective; shear – sheared/shore – shorn/shearedrnshed – shed – shed shine – shone/shined – shone/shined rnshit – shat/shit/shitted – shat/shit/shitted shoe – shoed/shod – shoed/shod shoot – shot – shot show – showed – shown/showed shrink – shrank/shrunk – shrunk shut – shut – shut sing – sang – sung sink – sank – sunk sit – sat – sat slay – slew/slayed – slain/slayedrnsleep – slept – slept slide – slid – slid sling – slung – slung slink – slunk – slunk slit – slit – slit smell – smelled/smelt – smelled/smelt smite – smote – smitten sneak – sneaked/snuck – sneaked/snuck [snuck is chiefly American, and it is regarded as informal] sow – sowed – sown/sowed speak – spoke – spoken speed – sped/speeded – sped/speeded spell – spelled/spelt – spelled/spelt spend – spent – spent rnspill – spilled/spilt – spilled/spilt spin – spun – spun spit – spat/spit – spat/spit [the form spit rather than spat is common in America] split – split – split spoil – spoiled/spoilt – spoiled/spoilt spread – spread – spread spring – sprang/sprung – sprung stand – stood – stood stave – staved/stove – staved/stove steal – stole – stolen stick – stuck – stuck sting – stung – stung stink – stank – stunk rnstrew – strewed – strewn/strewed stride – strode – stridden/strode strike – struck – struck string – strung – strung rnstrive – strove/strived – striven/strived swear – swore – swo rnsweat – sweated/sweat – sweated/sweat sweep – swept – swept rnswell – swelled – swollen/swelled swim – swam – swum swing – swung – swung take – took – taken teach – taught – taught rntear – tore – to rntell – told – told think – thought – thought throw – threw – thrown thrust – thrust/thrusted – thrust/thrusted tread – trod – trodden/trod un- : for unbend, unweave, etc. see bend, weave, etc. rnunder- : for underlie, undergo, understand, etc. see lie, go, stand, etc. up- : for upset see set, etc. wake – woke – woken wear – wore – wo weave – wove – woven wed – wed/wedded – wed/wedded weep – wept – wept wet – wet/wetted – wet/wetted will – would – would [defective; win – won – won wind – wound – wound [but regular in the meanings connected with air and breath] rnwith- : for withdraw, withhold, withstand, see draw, hold, stand wring – wrang/wrung – wrnwrite – wrote – written http://engtuto.com/irregular-verbs/

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