Verbs
Regular verbs
I Irregular verbs
In English language there are three forms of verbs. They are :
(i) Present
(ii) Past and
(ill) Past Participle
1. Weak Verbs or Regular Verbs : The verbs which form their past and past participle by adding
d/ed to the base in regular way are called weak or regular verbs.
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Base form
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Past Tense
|
Past Participle
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walk |
walked |
walked |
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collect |
collected |
collected |
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advise |
advised |
advised |
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compare |
compared |
compared |
2. Strong Verbs or Irregular Verbs : The verbs, which don't have regular d/ed ending in their past and past participle forms are called strong or irregular verbs.
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Base form
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Past Tense
|
Past Participle
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eat
|
ate
|
eaten
|
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begin
|
began
|
begun
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do
|
did
|
done
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Note : Most English verbs are regular, but there are over 200 main verbs that are irregular. (Ref. A Communicative Grammar of English by Geoffrey Leech.)
Past and Past Participle forms of some Weak Verbs or Regular Verbs
Weak Verbs or Regular Verbs
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Base Form / Present
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Past
|
Past Participle
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Absorb
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absorbed
|
absorbed
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Accept
|
accepted
|
accepted
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Add
|
added
|
added
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Admire
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admired
|
admired
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Advise
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advised
|
advised
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Answer
|
answered
|
answered
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Appear
|
appeared
|
appeared
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Arrive
|
arrived
|
arrived
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Ask
|
asked
|
asked
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Attach
|
attached
|
attached
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Attack
|
attacked
|
attacked
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Bark
|
barked
|
barked
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Behave
|
behaved
|
behaved
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Believe
|
believed
|
believed
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Boil
|
boiled
|
boiled
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Book
|
booked
|
booked
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Circulate
|
circulated
|
circulated
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Collect
|
collected
|
collected
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Connect
|
connected
|
connected
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Cook
|
cooked
|
cooked
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Base Form / Present
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Past
|
Past Participle
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Defeat
|
defeated
|
defeated
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Delight
|
delighted
|
delighted
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Demand
|
demanded
|
demanded
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Enjoy
|
enjoyed
|
enjoyed
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Expect
|
expected
|
expected
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Fail
|
failed
|
failed
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Finish
|
finished
|
finished
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Float
|
floated
|
floated
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Flood
|
flooded
|
flooded
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Force
|
forced
|
forced
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Grant
|
granted
|
granted
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Hope
|
hoped
|
hoped
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Ignore
|
ignored
|
ignored
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Invent
|
invented
|
invented
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Join
|
joined
|
joined
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Jump
|
jumped
|
j umped
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Knock
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knocked
|
knocked
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Load
|
loaded
|
loaded
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Mix
|
mixed
|
mixed
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Need
|
needed
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needed
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Nurse
|
nursed
|
nursed
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Obey
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obeyed
|
obeyed
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Obtain
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oBtainecT
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obtained
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Observe
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observed
|
observed
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Order
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ordered
|
ordered
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Prav
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prayed
|
prayed
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Praise
|
praised
|
praised
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Promise
|
promised
|
promised
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Realize
|
realized
|
realized
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Receive
|
received
|
received
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Save
|
savea
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saved
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Search
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searched
|
searched
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Spoil
|
spoiled
|
spoiled
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Start
|
started
|
started
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Use
|
used
|
used
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Visit
|
visited
|
visited
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Watch
|
watched
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watched
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[Strong Verbs or Irregular Verbs
1. Verbs in which all three forms are the same, (cost-cost-cost, shut-shut-shut}
2. Verbs in which two of the three forms are the same, (become - became - become, buy bought - bought)
3. Verbs in which all three forms are different, (drink - drank - drunk; give - gave - given) Type-1 : All three forms are the same
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Base Form / Present
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Past
|
Past Participle
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bet
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bet
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bet
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burst
|
burst
|
burst
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cast
|
cast
|
cast
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cost
|
cost
|
cost
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cut
|
cut
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cut
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hit
|
hit
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hit
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hurt
|
hurt
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hurt
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let
|
let
|
let
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put
|
put
|
put
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read
|
read
|
read
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set
|
set
|
set
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shut
|
shut
|
shut
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spread
|
spread
|
spread
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Type-2 : Two of the forms are the same
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Base Form / Present
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Past
|
Past Participle
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become
|
became
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become
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beget
|
begot
|
begot, begotten
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bite
|
bit
|
bit, bitten
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bleed
|
bled
|
bled
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bring
|
brought
|
brought
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build
|
built
|
built
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burn
|
burned, burnt
|
burned, burnt
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buy
|
bought
|
bought
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catch
|
caught
|
caught
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come
|
came
|
come
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creep
|
crept
|
crept
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deal
|
dealt
|
dealt
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dig
|
dug
|
dug
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dive
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dived, dove
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dived
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dream
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dreamt, dreamed
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dreamt, dreamed
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dwell
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dwelt, dwelled
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dwelt, dwelled
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earn
|
earned
|
earned
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feed
|
fed
|
fed
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feel
|
felt
|
felt
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fight
|
fought
|
fought
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find
|
found
|
found
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hang
|
hung
|
hung
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have
|
had
|
had
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hear
|
heard
|
heard
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hide
|
hid
|
hid, hidden
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keep
|
kept
|
kept
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lay
|
laid
|
laid
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learn
|
learnt, learned
|
learnt, learned
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leave
|
left
|
left
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lend
|
lent
|
lent
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lose
|
lost
|
lost
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make
|
made
|
made
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meet
|
met
|
met
|
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overcome
|
overcame
|
overcome
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pay
|
paid
|
paid
|
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rebuild
|
rebuilt
|
rebuilt
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repay
|
repaid
|
repaid
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run
|
ran
|
run
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saw
|
sawed
|
sawed, sawn
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say
|
said
|
said
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see
|
saw
|
seen
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seek
|
sought
|
sought
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sell
|
sold
|
sold
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send
|
sent
|
sent
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|
Base Form / Present
|
Past
|
Past Participle
|
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shoot
|
shot
|
shot
|
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sleep
|
slept
|
slept
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smell
|
smelt, smelled
|
smelt, smelled
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spend
|
spent
|
spent
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stand
|
stood
|
stood
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teach
|
taught
|
taught
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tell
|
told
|
told
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think
|
thought
|
thought
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understand
|
understood
|
understood
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Type-3 : All three forms are different
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Base Form / Present
|
Past
|
Past Participle
|
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arise
|
arose
|
arisen
|
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be
|
was, were
|
been
|
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begin
|
began
|
begun
|
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blow
|
blew
|
blown
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break
|
broke
|
broken
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choose
|
chose
|
chosen
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do
|
did
|
done
|
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draw
|
drew
|
drawn
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drink
|
drank
|
drunk, drunken
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drive
|
drove
|
driven
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eat
|
ate
|
eaten
|
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fall
|
fell
|
fallen
|
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fly
|
flew
|
flown
|
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forget
|
forgot
|
forgotten
|
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forgive
|
forgave
|
forgiven
|
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get
|
got
|
gotten
|
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give
|
gave
|
given
|
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go
|
went
|
gone
|
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grow
|
grew
|
grown
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know
|
knew
|
known
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lie
|
lay
|
lain
|
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mistake
|
mistook
|
mistaken
|
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rewrite
|
rewrote
|
rewritten
|
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ride
|
rode
|
ridden
|
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ring
|
rang
|
rung
|
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rise
|
rose
|
risen
|
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speak
|
spoke
|
spoken
|
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steal
|
stole
|
stolen
|
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swim
|
swam, swum
|
swum
|
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take
|
took
|
taken
|
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tear
|
tore
|
torn
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throw
|
threw
|
thrown
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wear
|
wore
|
worn
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write
|
wrote
|
written
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