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2.12: Irregular Verbs

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    List of Irregular Verbs in English 

    Base Form    S Form        Past Tense        Past Participle    Present Participle
    arise             arises            arose                   arisen                arising
    awake          awakes           awoke                  awoke               awaking
                                                                       awakened

    be (am is are)  ----------       was/were             been                 being
    bear               bears            bore                     borne                bearing
    beat               beats            beat                     beaten               beating
    become          becomes        became                become             becoming
    begin             begins           began                  begun                beginning
    bend              bends            bent                   bent                   bending
    bet                bets               bet                     bet                     betting
    bid                bids               bid                      bid                     bidding
    bind              binds              bound                 bound                binding
    bite               bites              bit                      bitten                  biting
    bleed            bleeds           bled                     bled                    bleeding
    blow             blows            blew                     blown                 blowing
    break            breaks           broke                   broken                breaking
    breed            breeds           bred                    bred                   breeding
    bring             brings           brought                brought              bringing
    broadcast      broadcasts     broadcast             broadcast           broadcasting
                                            broadcasted         broadcasted
    burn              burns            burned                burned               burning
                                            burnt                   burnt
    burst             bursts           burst                    burst                 bursting
    build             builds           built                     built                   building
    buy               buys             bought                 bought               buying
    cast              casts             cast                      cast                  casting
    catch            catches         caught                 caught               catching
    choose          chooses        chose                   chosen              choosing
    cling             clings           clung                   clung                  clinging
    come            comes           came                    come                coming
    cost              costs             cost                      cost                 costing
    creep            creeps           crept                    crept                creeping
    cut                cuts             cut                        cut                  cutting
    deal              deals             dealt                    dealt                dealing
    dig               digs               dug                      dug                 digging
    dive              dives             dove                    dived               diving
    do                 does             did                      done                doing

    Base Form    S Form    Past Tense    Past Participle    Present Participle

    draw             draws           drew                    drawn               drawing
    dream           dreams         dreamed              dreamed            dreaming
                                            dreamt                dreamt
    drink             drinks           drank                   drunk                drinking
    drive             drives           drove                   driven               driving
    dwell            dwells           dwelled                dwelled             dwelling
                                           dwelt                   dwelt
    eat                eats             ate                      eaten                 eating
    fall                falls              fell                      fallen                 falling
    feed              feeds            fed                     fed                     feeding
    feel               feels             felt                     felt                     feeling
    fight              fights            fought                fought                fighting
    find               finds             found                 found                 finding
    fit                  fits               fit                       fit                      fitting
    flee               flees             fled                     fled                    fleeing
    fling              flings            flung                    flung                 flinging
    fly                 flies             flew                     flown                 flying
    forbid           forbids          forbade                forbidden            forbidding
    forecast        forecasts       forecast               forecast              forecasting
                                           forecasted            forecasted
    forget           forgets          forgot                  forgotten           forgetting
    forgive          forgives        forgave                 forgiven            forgiving
    forgo            forgoes         forwent                forgone             forgoing
    forsake         forsakes        forsook                forsaken            forsaking
    foretell          foretells        foretold               foretold             foretelling
    freeze           freezes         froze                   frozen                freezing
    get               gets             got                      gotten               getting
    give              gives           gave                    given                 giving
    go                goes            went                    gone                 going
    grind            grinds          ground                 ground              grinding
    grow            grows          grew                    grown                growing
    hamstring     hamstrings   hamstrung            hamstrung         hamstringing
    hang            hangs          hung                    hung                 hanging
    have            has              had                      had                   having
    hear            hears            heard                   heard                hearing
    hide             hides            hid                      hidden               hiding
    hit               hits               hit                      hit                     hitting
    hold             holds            held                    held                  holding
    hurt             hurts            hurt                     hurt                  hurting
    keep             keeps           kept                    kept                  keeping
    kneel            kneels          knelt                    knelt                 kneeling

    Base Form    S Form    Past Tense        Past Participle    Present Participle

    knit                knits             knit                 knit                    knitting
                                             knitted            knitted    
    know             knows           knew               known                knowing
    lay                 lays              laid                 laid                     laying
    lead               leads             led                 led                     leading
    leap               leaps             leapt              leapt                  leaping        
    leave              leaves           left                 left                     leaving
    lend               lends             lent                lent                    lending
    let                 lets                let                  let                      letting
    lie                 lies                lay                  lain                     lying
    light              lights             lit                    lit                       lighting
                                             lighted            lighted
    lose              loses              lost                 lost                     losing
    make            makes            made              made                  making
    mean            means           meant              meant                meaning
    meet             meets            met                met                     meeting
    mistake         mistakes        mistook           mistaken              mistaking
    mow             mows            mowed            mown                  mowing
                                                                  mowed
    overhear       overhears       overheard       overheard             overhearing
    oversee         oversees        oversaw          overseen              overseeing
    overthrow      overthrows    overthrew        overthrown          overthrowing
    pay               pays              paid                paid                    paying
    prove            proves           proved             proven                proving
                                                                   proved
    put               puts               put                  put                     putting
    quit              quits              quit                 quit                     quitting
    read             reads             read                 read                   reading
    rid                rids               rid                    rid                     ridding
    ride              rides              rode                 ridden                riding
    ring              rings              rang                 rung                  ringing
    rise               rises              rose                 risen                  rising
    run               runs               ran                  run                    running
    saw              saws              sawed              sawn                  sawing
                                                                   sawed
    say               says               said                said                    saying
    see               sees               saw                seen                   seeing
    seek             seeks             sought             sought                seeking
    sell               sells               sold                sold                    selling
    send             sends             sent                sent                    sending
    set               sets                set                  set                     setting

    Base Form    S Form        Past Tense        Past Participle    Present Participle

    sew               sews             sewed                  sewn                 sewing
                                                                       sewed                 
    shake            shakes          shook                   shaken               shaking
    shave            shaves          shaved                 shaven               shaving
                                                                       shaved
    shear             shears          sheared                shorn                 shearing
                                                                       sheared        
    shed              sheds            shed                   shed                   shedding
    shine             shines           shone                  shone                 shining
                                            shined                  shined
    shoot            shoots           shot                     shot                   shooting
    show             shows           showed                shown                showing
                                                                       showed
    shrink           shrinks          shrank                  shrunk                shrinking
                                           shrunk
    shut              shuts            shut                      shut                   shutting
    sing              sings             sang                     sung                  singing
    sink              sinks             sank                     sunk                   sinking
    sit                sits                sat                       sat                     sitting
    slay              slays             slew                      slain                  slaying
    sleep            sleeps           slept                     slept                  sleeping
    slide             slides            slid                       slid                    sliding
    sling             slings            slung                   slung                  slinging
    slink             slinks            slunk                    slunk                  slinking
    slit               slits               slit                       slit                     slitting
    smite           smites            smote                  smitten               smiting
    sneak           sneaks           snuck                   snuck                 sneaking
    sow             sows              sowed                  sown                  sowing
                                                                      sowed                 
    speak           speaks          spoke                   spoken                speaking
    speed           speeds          sped                    sped                   speeding
                                           speeded               speeded
    spell            spells             spelled                 spelled               spelling
                                           spelt                    spelt
    spend          spends          spent                    spent                  spending                    
    spill             spills             spilled                   spilled                 spilling
                                          spilt                      spilt
    spin             spins            spun                     spun                   spinning
    spit              spits             spit                      spit                     spitting
                                           spat                    spat
    split             splits             split                    split                     splitting

    Base Form    S Form    Past Tense    Past Participle    Present Participle

    spoil              spoils            spoiled                spoiled         spoiling
                                            spoilt                   spoilt
    spread           spreads        spread                  spread           spreading
    spring            springs         sprang                  sprung          springing
    stand             stands           stood                   stood            standing
    steal              steals            stole                    stolen           stealing
    stick              sticks            stuck                    stuck             sticking
    sting              stings            stung                   stung            stinging
    stink              stinks            stank                   stunk            stinking
    strew             strews           strewed               strewn          strewing
    strike             strikes           struck                  struck           striking
                                                                       stricken       
    string            strings           strung                  strung           stringing
    strive             strives           strove                  striven          striving
                                             strived
    swear            swears           swore                  sworn           swearing
    sweat            sweats           sweat                  sweat            sweating
                                             sweated               sweated
    sweep           sweeps           swept                  swept            sweeping
    swell             swells             swelled                swollen          swelling
                                                                        swelled
    swim            swims             swam                   swum            swimming
    swing            swings           swung                  swung           swinging
    take              takes             took                     taken             taking
    teach             teaches         taught                  taught           teaching
    tear               tears             tore                     torn               tearing
    tell                tells               told                     told               telling
    think             thinks            thought                thought         thinking
    throw            throws           threw                   thrown          throwing
    thrust            thrusts           thrust                  thrust            thrusting
    unbend         unbends         unbent                 unbent          unbending
    undergo        undergoes      underwent            undergone     undergoing
    understand    understands    understood          understood     understanding
    undertake      undertakes     undertook            undertaken     undertaking
    underwrite     underwrites    underwrote          underwritten   underwriting
    undo             undoes           undid                  undone          undoing
    uphold          upholds          upheld                 upheld           upholding
    upset            upsets            upset                   upset            upsetting
    wake             wakes            woke                   woken           waking
                                                                       waked 
    waylay          waylays          waylaid                waylaid          waylaying

    Base Form    S Form    Past Tense    Past Participle    Present Participle

    wear             wears            wore                    worn             wearing
    weave           weaves          wove                   woven           weaving
    weep             weeps           wept                    wept             weeping
    wet               wets              wet                     wet               wetting
                                            wetted                 wetted         
    win               wins              won                     won              winning
    wind             winds            wound                 wound           winding
    withdraw       withdraws      withdrew             withdrawn      withdrawing
    withhold        withholds      withheld               withheld        withholding
    withstand      withstands     withstood             withstood      withstanding
    wring            wrings          wrung                  wrung           wringing
    write             writes           wrote                   written          writing


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