Verbs formed like: begin began begun
begin drink ring shrink sing spring stink swim | began drank rang shrank sang sprang/sprung stank swam | begun drunk rung shrunk sung sprung stunk swum |
The adjective forms for these verbs are - drunken, shrunken, sunken
Verbs formed like: break broke broken
break choose freeze steal speak weave | broke chose froze stole spoke wove | broken chosen frozen stolen spoken woven |
The adjective form for these verbs is the same as the past participle broken, chosen etc.
Verbs formed like: blow blew blown
blow draw grow fly know throw withdraw | blew drew grew flew knew threw withdrew | blown drawn grown flown known thrown withdrawn |
Verbs formed like: drive drove driven
drive ride rise strive | drove rode rose strove | driven ridden risen striven |
Verbs formed like: bear bore born
bear swear tear wear | bore swore tore wore | born sworn torn worn |
Verbs formed like: bite bit bitten
bite hide | bit hid | bitten hidden |
Verbs formed like: take took taken
forsake mistake shake take | forsook mistook shook took | forsaken mistaken shaken taken |
Verbs formed like: give gave given
forbid forgive give | forbade forgave gave | forbidden forgiven given |
Verbs formed like: sew sewed sewn
mow sew show sow | mowed sewed showed sowed | mown sewn shown sown |
Mixed type Formations
be dive do eat fall go lie see (a) wake | was dove/dived did ate fell went lay saw (a)woke | been dived done eaten fallen gone lain seen (a)woken |
Verbs with the same past and past participle formation
Verbs formed like: hang hung hung
cling dig hang spin stick strike string swing wring | clung dug hung spun stuck struck strung swung wrung | clung dug hung spun stuck struck strung swung wrung |
Verbs- formed like: feed fed fed
bleed breed creep dream feed feel flee keep kneel lead leap mean meet sleep speed sweep weep | bled bred crept dreamt(dreamed) fed felt fled kept knelt (kneeled) led leapt (leaped) meant met slept sped swept wept | bled bred crept dreamt(dreamed) fed felt fled kept knelt (kneeled) led leapt (leaped) meant met slept sped swept wept |
Verbs formed like: fight fought fought
bring buy catch fight seek teach think | brought bought caught fought sought taught thought | brought bought caught fought sought taught thought |
Verbs formed like: send sent sent
bend lend send spend | bent lent sent spent | bent lent sent spent |
Verbs formed like: find found found
bind find grind wind | bound found ground wound | bound found ground wound |
Verbs formed like: say said said
lay mislay pay say | laid mislaid paid said | laid mislaid paid said |
1st & amp; 3rd parts of the verb are alike
come become overcome run | came became overcame ran | come become overcome run |
Mixed type with two same forms
build forget get have hear hold light lose make shine shoot sit slide stand understand win | built forgot got had heard held lit lost made shone shot sat slid stood understood won | built forgot got had heard held lit lost made shone shot sat slid stood understood won |
Verbs formed tell told told
sell tell | sold told | sold told |
Verbs with all three parts alike
bet bid broadcast burst cost cut hit hurt knit let put read rid set shut slit spit split spread thrust | bet bid broadcast burst cost cut hit hurt knit let put read rid set shut slit spit split spread thrust | bet bid broadcast burst cost cut hit hurt knit let put read rid set shut slit spit split spread thrust |
The dictionary dispels confusion in several cases where verbs are both regular and irregular
e.g.
LIE (regular) LIED LIED
LIE (irregular) LAY LAIN