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Irregular Verbs
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PRESENT |
(3RD SING.) |
PAST |
PERFECT |
CONTINUOUS |
| be |
am/is/are |
(is) |
was/were |
been |
being |
| become |
become |
(becomes) |
became |
become |
becoming |
| begin |
begin |
(begins) |
began |
begun |
beginning |
| bite |
bite |
(bites) |
bit |
bitten |
biting |
| break |
break |
(breaks) |
broke |
broken |
breaking |
| buy |
buy |
(buys) |
bought |
bought |
buying |
| build |
build |
(builds) |
built |
built |
building |
| catch |
catch |
(catches) |
caught |
caught |
catching |
| choose |
choose |
(chooses) |
chose |
chosen |
choosing |
| come |
come |
(comes) |
came |
come |
coming |
| deal |
deal |
(deals) |
dealt |
dealt |
dealing |
| dig |
dig |
(digs) |
dug |
dug |
digging |
| do |
do |
(does) |
did |
done |
doing |
| drive |
drive |
(drives) |
drove |
driven |
driving |
| eat |
eat |
(eats) |
ate |
eaten |
eating |
| fall |
fall |
(falls) |
fell |
fallen |
falling |
| feed |
feed |
(feeds) |
fed |
fed |
feeding |
| feel |
feel |
(feels) |
felt |
felt |
feeling |
| fight |
fight |
(fights) |
fought |
fought |
fighting |
| find |
find |
(finds) |
found |
found |
finding |
| fly |
fly |
(flies) |
flew |
flown |
flying |
| forget |
forget |
(forgets) |
forgot |
forgotten |
forgetting |
| forgive |
forgive |
(forgives) |
forgave |
forgiven |
forgiving |
| freeze |
freeze |
(freezes) |
froze |
frozen |
freezing |
| get |
get |
(gets) |
got |
gotten or got |
getting |
| give |
give |
(gives) |
gave |
given |
giving |
| go |
go |
(goes) |
went |
gone |
going |
| grow |
grow |
(grows) |
grew |
grown |
growing |
| have |
have |
(has) |
had |
had |
having |
| hide |
hide |
(hides) |
hid |
hidden |
hiding |
| hold |
hold |
(holds) |
held |
held |
holding |
| keep |
keep |
(keeps) |
kept |
kept |
keeping |
| know |
know |
(knows) |
knew |
known |
knowing |
| lay |
lay |
(lays) |
laid |
laid |
laying |
| lead |
lead |
(leads) |
led |
led |
leading |
| leave |
leave |
(leaves) |
left |
left |
leaving |
| lie |
lie |
(lies) |
lay |
lain |
lying |
| lose |
lose |
(loses) |
lost |
lost |
losing |
| make |
make |
(makes) |
made |
made |
making |
| meet |
meet |
(meets) |
met |
met |
meeting |
| pay |
pay |
(pays) |
paid |
paid |
paying |
| read |
read |
(reads) |
read |
read |
reading |
| ride |
ride |
(rides) |
rode |
ridden |
riding |
| rise |
rise |
(rises) |
rose |
risen |
rising |
| run |
run |
(runs) |
ran |
run |
running |
| say |
say |
(says) |
said |
said |
saying |
| see |
see |
(sees) |
saw |
seen |
seeing |
| sell |
sell |
(sells) |
sold |
sold |
selling |
| set |
set |
(sets) |
set |
set |
setting |
| sew |
sew |
(sews) |
sewed |
sewed or sewn |
sewing |
| sing |
sing |
(sings) |
sang |
sung |
singing |
| sleep |
sleep |
(sleeps) |
slept |
slept |
sleeping |
| speak |
speak |
(speaks) |
spoke |
spoken |
speaking |
| spend |
spend |
(spends) |
spent |
spent |
spending |
| stand |
stand |
(stands) |
stood |
stood |
standing |
| spring |
spring |
(springs) |
sprang or sprung |
sprung |
springing |
| steal |
steal |
(steals) |
stole |
stolen |
stealing |
| take |
take |
(takes) |
took |
taken |
taking |
| teach |
teach |
(teaches) |
taught |
taught |
teaching |
| tear |
tear |
(tears) |
tore |
torn |
tearing |
| tell |
tell |
(tells) |
told |
told |
telling |
| think |
think |
(thinks) |
thought |
thought |
thinking |
| throw |
throw |
(throws) |
threw |
thrown |
throwing |
| wear |
wear |
(wears) |
wore |
worn |
wearing |
| win |
win |
(wins) |
won |
won |
winning |
| write |
write |
(writes) |
wrote |
written |
writing |
Note: When the past participle is used as an
adjective, some otherwise regular verbs use an "en" or "n"
form.
Examples:
- (hew) hand-hewn log
- (get) ill-gotten gains
- (melt) molten lead
- (rot) rotten apple
- (seethe) sodden mess
- (sew) hand-sewn dress
- (swell) swollen ankle
- Very unusual: (work) wrought iron
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