mpp*nx#Ew 3 common irregular verbs

(These are the most common irregular verbs. For a complete list, see a good dictionary.)

INFINITIVE PAST PARTICTPT,F, INFINITIVE PASl'PARTICTPT F

arise arose arisen go went gone/been

awake awoke awoken grind ground ground
be was/were been grow grew grown
bear bore borne/born hang hung hung
beat beat beaten have had had
become became become hear heard heard
begin began begun hide hid hidden
bend bent bent hit hit hit
bet bet bet hold held held
bind bound bound hurt hurt hurt
bite bit bitten keep kept kept
bleed bled bled kneel knelt knelt
blow blew blown know knew known
break broke broken Iay laid Iaid
breed bred bred lead Ied led
bring brought brought leap Ieapt/Ieaped leapt/leaped
broadcast broadcast broadcast learn learnt/learned learnt/learned
build built built leave left left
burn burnt burnt lend Ient lent
burst burst burst let let let
buy bought bought lie lay lain
cast cast cast light Iit/lighted lit/lighted
catch caught caught Iose lost lost
choose chose chosen make made made
cling clung clung mean meant meant
come came come meet met met
cost cost cost mistake mistook mistaken
creep crept crept Pay paid paid
cut cut cut put put put
deal dealt dealt quit quit/quitted quit/quitted
dig drg dug read hi:dl read lredl read lredl
do did done ride rode ridden
draw drew drawn ring rang rung
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed rise rose risen
drink drank drunk run ran run
drive drove driyen say said said
eat ate eaten see saw seen
foll ftll fallen seek sought sought
feed frd frd sell sold sold
feel frlt frlt send sent sent
fsht fought fought set set set
fnd found found sew sewed sewn
ft ft/ftted ft/ftted shake shook shaken
Jly flr* Jlown shine shone shone
forbid forbade forbidden shoot shot shot
forecast forecast forecast show showed shown
forget forgot forgotten shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk
forgive forgave forgiven shut shut shut
freeze froze frozen sing sang sung
get got got sink sank/sunk sunk
give gave given sit sat sat

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sleep slept slept

slide slid slid
smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled
sowed sown
speak spoke spoken
spell spelt spelt
spend spent spent
spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled
spread spread spread
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank stunk
strike struck struck
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
sweII swelled swollen
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
teII told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
tread trod trodden
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear woTe worn
win won won
write wrote written

American English forms

DreAm,leap, learn, smell, spill and spoil are regular'
Divehasan irregular p ast dove. Gethas a past participle gotten,.lsed in the
sense

of bbtained ot'L".o-d (but gof is used in l('ve) gof, meaning'I havd)'

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