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Base Form Past Tense Past Participle Pres. Participle Notes

arise1 arose arisen arising
awake1 awoke awoken awaking
be was, were been being
bear bore borne/born bearing
beat beat beaten beating
become1 became became becoming
begin began begun beginning
bend bent bent bending
bet bet bet betting
bid bid/bade bid/bidden bidding
bind bound bound binding
bite bit bitten biting
bleed bled bled bleeding
blow blew blown blowing
break broke broken breaking
breed bred bred breeding
bring brought brought bringing
broadcast1 broadcast broadcast broadcasting
build built built building
burst burst burst bursting
buy bought bought buying
cast cast cast casting
catch caught caught catching
choose chose chosen choosing
come came come coming
cost cost cost costing
creep crept crept creeping
cut cut cut cutting
deal dealt dealt dealing
dig dug dug digging
dive dived/dove dived diving
do did done doing
draw drew drawn drawing
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt dreaming
drink drank drunk drinking
drive drove driven driving
eat ate eaten eating
fall fell fallen falling
feed fed fed feeding
feel felt felt feeling
fight fought fought fighting
find found found finding
fit fit fit fitting
flee fled fled fleeing
fly flew flown flying
forbid1 forbade forbidden forbidding
forget1 forgot forgotten forgetting
forgive1 forgave forgiven forgiving
freeze froze frozen freezing
get got gotten/got getting
give gave given giving

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Base Form Past Tense Past Participle Pres. Participle Notes

go went gone going
grind ground ground grinding
grow grew grown growing
hang hung hung hanging
have had had having
hear heard heard hearing
hide hid hidden hiding
hit hit hit hitting
hold held held holding
hurt hurt hurt hurting
keep kept kept keeping
kneel knelt knelt kneeling
know knew known knowing
lay laid laid laying
lead led led leading
leave left left leaving
lend lent lent lending
let let let letting
lie lay lain lying
light lit/lighted lit/lighted lighting
lose lost lost losing
make made made making
mean meant meant meaning
meet met met meeting
mistake1 mistook mistaken mistaking
pay paid paid paying
put put put putting
quit quit quit quitting
read read read reading
ride rode ridden riding
ring rang rung ringing
rise rose risen rising
run ran run running
say said said saying
see saw seen seeing
seek sought sought seeking
sell sold sold selling
send sent sent sending
set set set setting
sew sewed sewed/sewn sewing
shake shook shaken shaking
shine shone shone shining
shoot shot shot shooting
show showed shown/showed showing
shrink shrank shrunk shrinking

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Base Form Past Tense Past Participle Pres. Participle Notes

shut shut shut shutting
sing sang sung singing
sink sank sunk sinking
sit sat sat sitting
sleep slept slept sleeping
sow sowed sowed/sown sowing
speak spoke spoken speaking
speed sped sped speeding
spend spent spent spending
spin spun spun spinning
spit spat spat spitting
split split split splitting
spread spread spread spreading
spring sprang sprung springing
stand stood stood standing
steal stole stolen stealing
stick stuck stuck sticking
sting stung stung stinging
stink stank/stunk stunk stinking
strike struck struck striking
string strung strung stringing
swear swore sworn swearing
sweat sweat sweat sweating
sweep swept swept sweeping
swell swelled swollen/swelled swelling
swim swam swum swimming
swing swung swung swinging
take took taken taking
teach taught taught teaching
tear tore torn tearing
tell told told telling
think thought thought thinking
throw threw thrown throwing
understand1 understood understood understanding
wake woke woken waking
wear wore worn wearing
weave wove woven weaving
weep wept wept weeping
wet wet wet wetting
win won won winning
wind wound wound winding
withdraw1 withdrew withdrawn withdrawing
write wrote written writing

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Note: Compounds of irregular verbs have the same past and past participle forms as the basic
verb.

Examples: come came come  overcome overcame overcome go

went gone  undergo underwent undergone set set set
 upset upset upset

Exception: welcome welcomed welcomed