verbs with irregular past tenses

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VERBS WITH IRREGULAR PAST TENSES

be was / were been

become became become

begin began begun

bet bet bet

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

bring brought brought

build built built

buy bought boughtcatch caught caught

choose chose chosen

come came come

cost cost cost

cut cut cut

dig dug dug

do did done

draw drew drawndrink drank drunk

drive drove driven

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found foundfly flew flown

forget forgot forgotten

forgive forgave forgiven

freeze froze frozen

get got gotten

give gave given

go went gone

grow grew grown

hang* hung hung


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have had had

hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held

hurt hurt hurt

keep kept kept

know knew known

lead led led

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie ** lay lain

light lit lit

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

pay paid paid

put put put

quit quit quit

read *** read read

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

say said said

see saw seen

sell sold soldsend sent sent

set set set

shake shook shaken

shine shone shone

shoot shot shot

show showed shown

shut shut shut

sing sang sungsink sank sunk


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sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid

speak spoke spoken

spend spent spent

spread spread spread

stand stood stood

steal stole stolen

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

understand understood understood

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

win won won

write wrote written

* HANG - Hang has two different meanings. The first is "to attach (orhang) something in a high position" (e.g. on the wall or on a hook). Inthis case we use the above verbs Hang-Hung-Hung.

BUT when Hang means "to kill someone by putting a rope around

someone's neck and leaving them in a high position without anysupport", we use different verbs: Hang-Hanged-hanged. This verb istypical of public executions in the past. (e.g. They hanged him in themain square.)

** LIE - Lie has two meanings. When it means "to put your body in ahorizontal position" (normally on a bed) it uses the Lie-Lay-Lain verbs.

BUT it is regular Lie-Lied-Lied when it has the other meaning of "not tosay the truth".


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*** READ - Even though they are written the same, the pronunciationis different in the Past Tense and Past Participle form.

Part TwoThe following verbs can be regular or irregular:

Verb Past Simple Past Participle

burn burned OR burnt burned OR burnt

dream dreamed OR dreamt dreamed OR dreamt

learn learned OR learnt learned OR learnt

smell smelled OR smelt smelled OR smelt

The second form (burnt, dreamt etc.) is more common in BritishEnglish.

Part Three

Verbs that have the same form in Present, Past and Past Participleform:

Verb Past Simple Past Participle

bet bet bet

broadcast broadcast broadcast

cut cut cut

hit hit hit

hurt hurt hurt

let let let

put put put

quit quit quit

read read read

set set set

shut shut shut

spread spread spread

All of the verbs above are written and pronounced the same in the

three forms EXCEPT forRead

which is written the same butpronounced differently.

verbs with irregular past tenses

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