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| Irregular forms of verb |
In English there are three Principal Forms of a verb:
- The Present Tense
- The Past Tense
- The Past Participle
Any verb that does not form its Past and Past Participle by adding ed (or d) to the Present is called an irregular verb.
The Present,
Past, and
Past Participle are also called the
First,
the Second, and
the Third Form of a verb.
Below is given a list of verbs in the three forms of the tense.
| 1st form |
2nd form |
3rd form |
| Present |
Past |
Past Participle |
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| a |
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| abide |
abode |
abode |
| allot |
allotted |
allotted |
| am/are |
was |
been |
| arise |
arose |
arisen |
| awake |
awoke/
awaked |
awoken/
awaked |
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| b |
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| bear |
bore |
borne |
| begin |
began |
begun |
| behold |
beheld |
beheld |
| become |
became |
become |
| beget |
begot |
begotten |
| beat |
beat |
beaten |
| bend |
bent |
bent |
| bet |
bet |
bet |
| bid |
bid |
bid |
| bid |
bade |
bidden |
| bind |
bound |
bound |
| bite |
bit |
bitten |
| bleed |
bled |
bled |
| blow |
blew |
blown |
| break |
broke |
broken |
| breed |
bred |
bred |
| burst |
burst |
burst |
| buy |
bought |
bought |
| be |
was/were |
been |
| befall |
befell |
befallen |
| bring |
brought |
brought |
| build |
built |
built |
| burn |
burnt |
burned /burnt |
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| c |
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| can |
could |
could |
| cast |
cast |
cast |
| catch |
caught |
caught |
| choose |
chose |
chosen |
| cling |
clung |
clung |
| come |
came |
come |
| clothe |
clothed /clad |
clothed/ clad |
| creep |
crept |
crept |
| cut |
cut |
cut |
| cost |
cost |
cost |
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| d |
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| dare |
dared |
dared |
| deal |
dealt |
dealt |
| dig |
dug |
dug |
| do |
did |
done |
| dream |
dreamed/
dreamt |
dreamed /dreamt |
| dwell |
dwelt |
dwelt |
| drink |
drank |
drunk |
| drive |
drove |
driven |
| draw |
drew |
drawn |
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| e |
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| eat |
ate |
eaten |
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| f |
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| fall |
fell |
fallen |
| feed |
fed |
fed |
| flee |
fled |
fled |
| feel |
felt |
felt |
| fly |
flew |
flown |
| forbid |
forbade |
forbidden |
| forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
| freeze |
froze |
frozen |
| fight |
fought |
fought |
| find |
found |
found |
| fling |
flung |
flung |
| forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
| forsake |
forsook |
forsaken |
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| g |
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| get |
got |
got |
| give |
gave |
given |
| go |
went |
gone |
| grow |
grew |
grown |
| grind |
ground |
ground |
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| h |
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| hang |
hung |
hung |
| hide |
hid |
had |
| hit |
hit |
hidden |
| hold |
held |
hit |
| has/have |
had |
held |
| hear |
heard |
heard |
| hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
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| i |
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| input |
input |
input |
| interweave |
interwove |
interwoven |
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| k |
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| keep |
kept |
kept |
| know |
knew |
known. |
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| l |
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| leave |
left |
left |
| lend |
lent |
lent |
| lie |
lay |
lain |
| lie |
lied |
lied |
| light |
lit |
lit |
| lose |
lost |
lost |
| lay |
laid |
laid |
| Let |
let |
let |
| lead |
led |
led |
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m |
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| make |
made |
made |
| mean |
meant |
meant |
| meet |
met |
met |
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| p |
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| put |
put |
put |
| pay |
paid |
paid |
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| q |
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| quit |
quit |
quit |
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| r |
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| ride |
rode |
ridden |
| run |
ran |
runt |
| read |
read |
read |
| rise |
rose |
risen |
| ring |
rang |
rung |
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| s |
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| see |
saw |
seen |
| say |
said |
said |
| seek |
sought |
sought |
| sell |
sold |
sold |
| send |
sent |
sent |
| shake |
shook |
shaken |
| shed |
shed |
shed |
| shine |
shone |
shone |
| shrink |
shrank |
shrunk |
| shut |
shut |
shut |
| sing |
sang |
sung |
| sink |
sank |
sunk |
| sleep |
slept |
slept |
| speak |
spoke |
spoken |
| spin |
Spun |
spun |
| spit |
spit/spat |
spit/spat |
| split |
split |
split |
| spring |
sprang |
sprung |
| stand |
stood |
stood |
| steal |
stole |
stolen |
| strike |
struck |
struck/striken. |
| strive |
strove |
striven |
| swear |
swore. |
sworn |
| swim |
swam |
swum |
| sew |
sewed |
sewn |
| shoot |
shot |
shot |
| show |
showed |
shown |
| slide |
slid |
slid |
| spend |
spent |
spent |
| spread |
spread |
spread |
| sit |
sat |
sat |
| sweat |
sweat |
sweat |
| set |
set |
set |
| stick |
stuck |
stuck |
| sweep |
swept |
swept |
| swing |
swung |
swung |
| smell |
smelt |
smelt |
| spell |
spelt |
spelt |
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| t |
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| take |
took |
taken |
| teach |
taught |
taught |
| tear |
tore |
torn |
| tell |
told |
told |
| think |
thought |
thought |
| throw |
threw |
thrown |
| thrust |
thrust |
thrust |
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| u |
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| understand |
understood |
understood |
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| w |
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| wake |
woke/waked |
waken |
| wear |
wore |
worn |
| weave |
wove |
woven |
| weep |
wept |
wept |
| win |
won |
won |
| write |
wrote |
written |
| withdraw |
withdrew |
withdrawn |
| wind |
wound |
wound |
| wring |
wrung |
wrung |
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