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A comprehensive list of 620 English irregular verbs, including their base form, past simple, past participle and definitions. Click on Show Forms to see the 3rd person singular and the present participle instead of the definitions. If you click on Show Groups, you will see the verbs in groups that change in the same way. Search our Irregular Verbs:
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Like 'Beat-Beat-Beaten' (_ _ EN)


Base Past Simple Form Beat Beat Behight Behight Browbeat Browbeat Farebeat Farebeat 3rd Person Singular Beaten Beats Behight/Behoten Behights Browbeat/BrowbeatenBrowbeats Farebeaten Farebeats Past Participle Present Participle / Gerund Beating Behighting Browbeating Farebeating

Like 'Bid-Bade-Bidden' (ID ADE IDDEN)


Base Past Simple Form Bade Bid Forbid Forbade/Forbad Past Participle Bidden Forbidden 3rd Person Singular Bids Forbids Present Participle / Gerund Bidding Forbidding

Like 'Break-Broke-Broken' (_ O_E O_EN)


Base Form Past Simple Past Participle 3rd Person Singular Present Participle / Gerund

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Awake Awoke Bespeak Bespoke Broke Break Choose Chose DeepDeep-froze freeze FlashFlash-froze freeze Forespeak Forespoke Freeze Froze Halterbreak Halterbroke Hight Hote/Hight HousebreakHousebroke Interweave Interwove Inweave Inwove/Inweaved Mischoose Mischose Misspeak Misspoke Outspeak Outspoke Overspeak Overspoke QuickQuick-froze freeze Reawake Reawoke Retread Retrod Rewake Rewoke/Rewaked Reweave Rewove/Reweaved Speak Spoke Steal Stole Tread Trod Unfreeze Unfroze Unspeak Unspoke Untrod Untread Unweave Unwove Wake Woke Weave Wove Wreak Wreaked

Awoken Bespoken Broken Chosen Deep-frozen Flash-frozen Forespoken Frozen Halterbroken Hoten Housebroken Interwoven Inwoven/Inweaved Mischosen Misspoken Outspoken Overspoken Quick-frozen

Awakes Bespeaks Breaks Chooses Deep-freezes Flash-freezes Forespeaks Freezes Halterbreaks Hights Housebreaks Interweaves Inweaves Mischooses Misspeaks Outspeaks Overspeaks Quick-freezes

Awaking Bespeaking Breaking Choosing Deep-freezing Flash-freezing Forespeaking Freezing Halterbreaking Highting Housebreaking Interweaving Inweaving Mischoosins Misspeaking Outspeaking Overspeaking Quick-freezing Reawaking Retreading Rewaking Reweaving Speaking Stealing Treading Unfreezing Unspeaking Untreading Unweaving Waking Weaving Wreaking

Reawoken/ReawakenReawakes Retrodden Retreads Rewoken/Rewaked Rewakes Rewoven/Reweaved Reweaves Spoken Speaks Stolen Steals Trodden Treads Unfrozen Unfreezes Unspoken Unspeaks Untrodden Untreads Unwoven Unweaves Woken Wakes Woven Weaves Wreaked/Wroken Wreaks

Like 'Build-Built-Built' (D T T)
Base Form Bend Build Engird Jerry-build Lend Missend Past Simple Bent Built Engirt Jerry-built Lent Missent Past Participle Bent Built Engirt Jerry-built Lent Missent 3rd Person Singular Bends Builds Engirds Jerry-builds Lends Missends Present Participle / Gerund Bending Building Engirding Jerry-building Lending Missending

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Misspend Misspent Outspend Outspent Overbuild Overbuilt Overspend Overspent Prebuilt Prebuild Rebuild Rebuilt Rent Rend Resent Resend Send Sent Shend Shent Spend Spent Unbend Unbent Unbuild Unbuilt UnderspendUnderspent Upbuilt Upbuild Wend Wended/Went

Misspent Outspent Overbuilt Overspent Prebuilt Rebuilt Rent Resent Sent Shent Spent Unbent Unbuilt Underspent Upbuilt Wended/Went

Misspends Outspends Overbuilds Overspends Prebuilds Rebuilds Rends Resends Sends Shends Spends Unbends Unbuilds Underspends Upbuilds Wends

Misspending Outspending Overbuilding Overspending Prebuilding Rebuilding Rending Resending Sending Shending Spending Unbending Unbuilding Underspending Upbuilding Wending

Like 'Buy-Bought-Bought' (_ UGHT UGHT)


Base 3rd Person Past Simple Past Participle Form Singular Aby/AbyeAbought Abought Abys/Abyes Beseech Besought/Beseeched Besought/Beseeched Beseeches Bethink Bethought Bethought Bethinks Bring Brought Brought Brings Buy Bought Bought Buys Catch Caught Caught Catches Dogfight Dogfought Dogfought Dogfights Dow Dought/Dowed Dought/Dowed Dows Fight Fought Fought Fights Mistaught Misteaches Misteach Mistaught Misthink Misthought Misthought Misthinks Outthink Outthought Outthought Outthinks Outwork Outworked/OutwroughtOutworked/OutwroughtOutworks Overbuy Overbought Overbought Overbuys Overthink Overthought Overthought Overthinks PracticePractice-taught Practice-taught Practice-teaches teach Reteach Retaught Retaught Reteaches Rethink Rethought Rethought Rethinks Seek Sought Sought Seeks Taught Taught Teaches Teach TeamTeam-taught Team-taught Team-teaches teach Think Thought Thought Thinks Underbuy Underbought Underbought Underbuys Present Participle / Gerund Abying Beseeching Bethinking Bringing Buying Catching Dogfighting Dowing Fighting Misteaching Misthinking Outthinking Outworking Overbuying Overthinking Practice-teaching Reteaching Rethinking Seeking Teaching Team-teaching Thinking Underbuying

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Unteach Untaught Unthink Unthought Worked/Wrought Work

Untaught Unthought Worked/Wrought

Unteaches Unthinks Works

Unteaching Unthinking Working

Like 'Clothe-Clad/Clothed-Clad/Clothed' (O AD or _ED AD or _ED)


Base 3rd Person Past Simple Past Participle Form Singular Clad/Clothed Clothes Clothe Clad/Clothed Unclothe Unclad/Unclothed Unclad/Unclothed Unclothes Present Participle / Gerund Clothing Unclothing

Like 'Come-Came-Come' (O A O)
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Become Come Misbecome Overcome 3rd Person Singular Becomes Comes Misbecomes Overcomes Present Participle / Gerund Becoming Coming Misbecoming Overcoming

Become Became Come Came MisbecomeMisbecame Overcome Overcame

Like 'Deal-Dealt-Dealt' (_ T T)
Base Form Deal Dwell Indwell Lep Mean Misdeal Redeal Past Simple Dealt Dwelt Indwelt Lept Meant Misdealt Redealt Past Participle Dealt Dwelt Indwelt Lept Meant Misdealt Redealt 3rd Person Singular Deals Dwells Indwells Leps Means Misdeals Redeals Present Participle / Gerund Dealing Dwelling Indwelling Lepping Meaning Misdealing Redealing

Like 'Dive-Dived/Dove-Dived' (I O/ED O/ED)


Base Form Crashdive Dive Nosedive Past Simple Crash-dived/Crashdove Dived/Dove Nose-dived/Nosedove Past Participle Crash-dived 3rd Person Singular Crash-dives Present Participle / Gerund Crash-diving Diving Nose-diving

Dived Dives Nose-dived/NoseNose-dives dove

Like 'Do-Did-Done' (O ID ONE)

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Base Form

Past Simple

Past Participle Done Fordone Misdone Outdone Overdone Predone Redone Underdone Undone

Did Do Fordo/ForedoFordid Misdo Misdid Outdo Outdid Overdo Overdid Predid Predo Redo Redid Underdo Underdid Undo Undid

3rd Person Singular Does Fordoes Misdoes Outdoes Overdoes Predoes Redoes Underdoes Undoes

Present Participle / Gerund Doing Fordoing Misdoing Outdoing Overdoing Predoing Redoing Underdoing Undoing

Like 'Draw-Drew-Drawn' (AW EW AWN)


Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Counterdrawn Drawn Outdrawn Overdrawn Redrawn Undrawn Undrawn Wiredrawn Withdrawn 3rd Person Singular Counterdraws Draws Outdraws Overdraws Redraws Undraws Undraws Wiredraws Withdraws Present Participle / Gerund Counterdrawing Drawing Outdrawing Overdrawing Redrawing Undrawing Undrawing Wiredrawing Withdrawing

CounterdrawCounterdrew Draw Drew Outdraw Outdrew Overdraw Overdrew Redraw Redrew Undraw Undrew Undraw Undrew Wiredraw Wiredrew Withdraw Withdrew

Like 'Drive-Drove-Driven' (I O EN)


Base Past Simple Form Abode/Abided Abide Arise Arose Bestride Bestrode Cowrite Cowrote Drive Drove Ghostwrite Ghostwrote Hagride Hagrode Hand-ride Hand-rode Handwrite Handwrote Miswrite Miswrote Outdrive Outdrove Outrode Outride Outwrite Outwrote Overdrive Overdrove Override Overrode Overstride Overstrode 3rd Person Singular Abode/Abided/AbiddenAbides Arisen Arises Bestridden Bestrides Cowritten Cowrites Driven Drives Ghostwritten Ghostwrites Hagridden Hagrides Hand-ridden Hand-rides Handwritten Handwrites Miswritten Miswrites Outdriven Outdrives Outridden Outrides Outwritten Outwrites Overdriven Overdrives Overridden Overrides Overstridden Overstrides Past Participle Present Participle / Gerund Abiding Arising Bestriding Cowriting Driving Ghostwriting Hagriding Hand-riding Handwriting Miswriting Outdriving Outriding Outwriting Overdriving Overriding Overstriding

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Overwrite Overwrote Rewrite Rewrote Rode Ride Rise Rose Shrove Shrive Skywrite Skywrote Smote Smite Strode/Strided Stride Strive Strove Test-drive Test-drove Thrive Throve/Thrived Typewrite Typewrote UnderwriteUnderwrote Unwrite Unwrote Uprose Uprise Write Wrote

Overwritten Rewritten Ridden Risen Shriven Skywritten Smitten Stridden Striven Test-driven Thriven/Thrived Typewritten Underwritten Unwritten Uprisen Written

Overwrites Rewrites Rides Rises Shrives Skywrites Smites Strides Strives Test-drives Thrives Typewrites Underwrites Unwrites Uprises Writes

Overwriting Rewriting Riding Rising Shriving Skywriting Smiting Striding Striving Test-driving Thriving Typewriting Underwriting Unwriting Uprising Writing

Like 'Eat-Ate-Eaten' (_ ATE _EN)


Base Past Simple Form Eat Ate Overeat Overate Past Participle Eaten Overeaten 3rd Person Singular Eats Overeats Present Participle / Gerund Eating Overeating

Like 'Fall-Fell-Fallen' (A E _EN)


Base Form Befall Fall Free-fall Misfall Past Simple Befell Fell Free-fell Misfell Past Participle Befallen Fallen Free-fallen Misfallen 3rd Person Singular Befalls Falls Free-falls Misfalls Present Participle / Gerund Befalling Falling Free-falling Misfalling

Like 'Find-Found-Found' (I OU OU)


Base Past Simple Form Bind Bound Enwind Enwound Find Found Grind Ground Interwind Interwound Inwind Inwound Outfight Outfought Outwind Outwound Overwind Overwound Past Participle Bound Enwound Found Ground Interwound Inwound Outfought Outwound Overwound 3rd Person Singular Binds Enwinds Finds Grinds Interwinds Inwinds Outfights Outwinds Overwinds Present Participle / Gerund Binding Enwinding Finding Grinding Interwinding Inwinding Outfighting Outwinding Overwinding

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Prebind Prebound Rebind Rebound Regrind Reground Rewind Rewound Sidewind Sidewound Spellbind Spellbound Unbind Unbound Unwind Unwound Wind Wound

Prebound Rebound Reground Rewound Sidewound Spellbound Unbound Unwound Wound

Prebinds Rebinds Regrinds Rewinds Sidewinds Spellbinds Unbinds Unwinds Winds

Prebinding Rebinding Regrinding Rewinding Sidewinding Spellbinding Unbinding Unwinding Winding

Like 'Fly-Flew-Flown' (Y EW OWN)


Base Past Simple Form Flew Fly Overfly Overflew Test-fly Test-flew Past Participle Flown Overflown Test-flown 3rd Person Singular Flies Overflies Test-flies Present Participle / Gerund Flying Overflying Test-flying

Like 'Forget-Forgot-Forgotten' (ET OT OTTEN)


Base Past Simple Form Beget Begot/Begat Forget Forgot Get Got Past Participle Begotten Forgotten Got/Gotten 3rd Person Singular Begets Forgets Gets Present Participle / Gerund Begetting Foregetting Getting

Like 'Give-Gave-Given' (IVE AVE IVEN)


Base Past Simple Form Forgive Forgave Give Gave Misgive Misgave Past Participle Forgiven Given Misgiven 3rd Person Singular Forgives Gives Misgive Present Participle / Gerund Forgiving Giving Misgiving

Like 'Go-Went-Gone' (O WENT ONE)


Base Past Simple Form Forego Forewent Went Go Undergo Underwent Past Participle Foregone Gone/Been Undergone 3rd Person Singular Foregoes Goes Undergoes Present Participle / Gerund Foregoing Going Undergoing

Like 'Hear-Heard-Heard' (_ D D)
Past Simple Past Participle

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Base Form Flee Hear Mishear Overhear Rehear Shoe

Fled Heard Misheard Overheard Reheard Shod

Fled Heard Misheard Overheard Reheard Shod

3rd Person Singular Flees Hears Mishears Overhears Rehears Shoes

Present Participle / Gerund Fleeing Hearing Mishearing Overhearing Rehearing Shoeing

Like 'Hide-Hid-Hidden' (_E _ __EN)


Base Form Backbite Bite Crib-bite Crossbite Frostbite Hide Unhide Past Simple Backbit Bit Crib-bit Cross-bit Frostbit Hid Unhid Past Participle Backbitten Bitten Crib-bitten Cross-bitten Frostbitten Hidden Unhidden 3rd Person Singular Backbites Bites Crib-bites Cross-bites Frostbites Hides Unhides Present Participle / Gerund Backbiting Biting Crib-biting Cross-biting Frostbiting Hiding Unhiding

Like 'Hold-Held-Held' (O E E)
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Beheld Held Inheld Overwithheld Unheld Upheld Withheld 3rd Person Singular Beholds Holds Inholds Overwithholds Unholds Upholds Withholds Present Participle / Gerund Beholding Holding Inholding Overwithholding Unholding Upholding Withholding

Behold Beheld Hold Held Inhold Inheld OverwithholdOverwithheld Unhold Unheld Upheld Uphold Withhold Withheld

Like 'Keep-Kept-Kept' (EEP EPT EPT)


Base Past Simple Form Beweep Bewept Creep Crept Keep Kept Outsleep Outslept OversleepOverslept Sleep Slept Upsweep Upswept Weep Wept Past Participle Bewept Crept Kept Outslept Overslept Slept Upswept Wept 3rd Person Singular Beweeps Creeps Keeps Outsleeps Oversleeps Sleeps Upsweeps Weeps Present Participle / Gerund Beweeping Creeping Keeping Outsleeping Oversleeping Sleeping Upsweeping Weeping

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Like 'Know-Knew-Known' (OW EW OWN)


Base Past Simple Form Blew Blow Flyblow Flyblew Foreknow Foreknew Grow Grew Know Knew Misknow Misknew Outfly Outflew Outgrow Outgrew Outthrow Outthrew Overblow Overblew Overgrow Overgrew OverthrowOverthrew Regrow Regrew Throw Threw Past Participle Blown Flyblown Foreknown Grown Known Misknown Outflown Outgrown Outthrown Overblown Overgrown Overthrown Regrown Thrown 3rd Person Singular Blows Flyblows Foreknows Grows Knows Misknows Outflies Outgrows Outthrows Overblows Overgrows Overthrows Regrows Throws Present Participle / Gerund Blowing Flyblowing Foreknowing Growing Knowing Misknowing Outflying Outgrowing Outthrowing Overblowing Overgrowing Overthrowing Regrowing Throwing

Like 'Lead-Led-Led' (EAD ED ED)


Base Past Simple Form CheerleadCheerled Lead Led Mislead Misled Plead Pled/Pleaded Past Participle Cheerled Led Misled Pled/Pleaded 3rd Person Singular Cheerleads Leads Misleads Pleads Present Participle / Gerund Cheerleading Leading Misleading Pleading

Like 'Learn-Learnt/Learned-Learnt/Learned' (_ T or ED T or ED)


Base 3rd Person Past Simple Past Participle Form Singular Begird Begirt/Begirded Begirt Begirds Blend Blended/Blent Blended/Blent Blends Blessed/Blest Blessed/Blest Blesses Bless Burnt/Burned Burnt/Burned Burns Burn Clap Clapped/Clapt Clapped/Clapt Claps DaydreamDaydreamt/DaydreamedDaydreamt/DaydreamedDaydreams Dream Dreamt/Dreamed Dreamt/Dreamed Dreams Gelded/Gelt Gelded/Gelt Gelds Geld Gilt/Gilded Gilt/Gilded Gilds Gild Gird Girded/Girt Girded/Girt Girds Hoised/Hoist Hoised/Hoist Hoises Hoise Interblend Interblended/Interblent Interblended/Interblent Interblends Ken Kent/Kenned Kent/Kenned Kens Knelt/Kneeled Knelt/Kneeled Kneels Kneel Present Participle / Gerund Begirding Blending Blessing Burning Clapping Daydreaming Dreaming Gelding Gilding Girding Hoising Interblending Kenning Kneeling

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Lean Leant/Leaned Leap Leapt/Leaped Learnt/Learned Learn Mislearn Mislearnt/Mislearned Misspell Misspelt/Misspelled Outleap Outleapt/Outleaped Outsmell Outsmelt/Outsmelled Overleap Overleapt/Overleaped Overlearn Overlearnt/Overlearned Overpass Overpast/Overpassed Overspill Overspilt/Overspilled Pen Pent/Penned Rap Rapped/Rapt Reknit/Reknitted Reknit Relearn Relearnt/Relearned Respell Respelled/Respelt Smell Smelt/Smelled Spell Spelt/Spelled Spill Spilt/Spilled Spoil Spoilt/Spoiled Strip Stript/Stripped Sunburn Sunburned/Sunburnt Sweep Swept/Sweeped Tine Tint/Tined Toss Tossed/Tost Undergird Undergirt/Undergirded Unlearn Unlearnt/Unlearned Vex Vext/Vexed Wrap Wrapped/Wrapt

Leant/Leaned Leapt/Leaped Learnt/Learned Mislearnt/Mislearned Misspelt/Misspelled Outleapt/Outleaped Outsmelt/Outsmelled Overleapt/Overleaped Overlearnt/Overlearned Overpast/Overpassed Overspilt/Overspilled Pent/Penned Rapped/Rapt Reknit/Reknitted Relearnt/Relearned Respelled/Respelt Smelt/Smelled Spelt/Spelled Spilt/Spilled Spoilt/Spoiled Stript/Stripped Sunburned/Sunburnt Swept/Sweeped Tint/Tined Tossed/Tost Undergirt/Undergirded Unlearnt/Unlearned Vext/Vexed Wrapped/Wrapt

Leans Leaps Learns Mislearns Misspells Outleaps Outsmells Overleaps Overlearns Overpasses Overspills Pens Raps Reknits Relearns Respells Smells Spells Spills Spoils Strips Sunburns Sweeps Tines Tosses Undergirds Unlearns Vexes Wraps

Leaning Leaping Learning Mislearning Misspelling Outleaping Outsmelling Overleaping Overlearning Overpassing Overspilling Penning Rapping Reknitting Relearning Respelling Smelling Spelling Spilling Spoiling Stripping Sunburning Sweeping Tining Tossing Undergirding Unlearning Vexing Wrapping

Like 'Leave-Left-Left' (EAVE EFT EFT)


Base Form Bereave Cleave Leave Reave 3rd Person Singular Bereft Bereft/Bereaved Bereaves Cleft/Cleaved/CloveCleft/Cleaved/ClovenCleaves Left Left Leaves Reft/Reaved Reft/Reaved Reaves Past Simple Past Participle Present Participle / Gerund Bereaving Cleaving Leaving Reaving

Like 'Lie-Lay-Lain' (_ AY AIN)


Base Past Simple Form Lie Lay Overlie Overlay Underlie Underlay Past Participle Lain Overlain Underlain 3rd Person Singular Lies Overlies Underlies Present Participle / Gerund Lying Overlying Underlying

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Like 'Light-Lit-Lit' (IGHT IT IT)


Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Alit/Alighted Backlit Counterlit Crosslit Floodlit Gaslit/Gaslighted Lit Moonlit Relit/Relighted 3rd Person Singular Alights Backlights Counterlights Crosslights Floodlights Gaslights Lights Moonlights Relights Present Participle / Gerund Alighting Backlighting Counterlighting Crosslighting Floodlighting Gaslighting Lighting Moonlighting Relighting

Alit/Alighted Alight Backlight Backlit CounterlightCounterlit Crosslight Crosslit Floodlight Floodlit Gaslit/Gaslighted Gaslight Light Lit Moonlight Moonlit Relight Relit/Relighted

Like 'Make-Made-Made' (K D D)
Base Form Make Premake Remake Unmake Past Simple Made Premade Remade Unmade Past Participle Made Premade Remade Unmade 3rd Person Singular Makes Premakes Remakes Unmakes Present Participle / Gerund Making Premaking Remaking Unmaking

Like 'Meet-Met-Met' (EE E E)


Base Past Simple Form Bleed Bled Bottle-feedBottle-fed BreastBreast-fed feed Breed Bred ColorbreedColorbred Creep-feed Creep-fed CrossbreedCrossbred Drip-feed Drip-fed Fed Feed Feel Felt Force-feed Force-fed Forefeel Forefelt Hand-feed Hand-fed Inbreed Inbred Interbreed Interbred Linebreed Linebred Meet Met Misfeed Misfed Past Participle Bled Bottle-fed Breast-fed Bred Colorbred Creep-fed Crossbred Drip-fed Fed Felt Force-fed Forefelt Hand-fed Inbred Interbred Linebred Met Misfed 3rd Person Singular Bleeds Bottle-feeds Breast-feeds Breeds Colorbreeds Creep-feeds Crossbreeds Drip-feeds Feeds Feels Force-feeds Forefeels Hand-feeds Inbreeds Interbreeds Linebreeds Meets Misfeeds Present Participle / Gerund Bleeding Bottle-feeding Breast-feeding Breeding Colorbreeding Creep-feeding Crossbreeding Drip-feeding Feeding Feeling Force-feeding Forefeeling Hand-feeding Inbreeding Interbreeding Linebreeding Meeting Misfeeding

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Outbreed Outbred Outspeed Outsped Overbreed Overbred Overfeed Overfed Self-feed Self-fed Speed Sped/Speeded Spoonfeed Spoonfed Stall-feed Stall-fed Underfeed Underfed WinterfeedWinterfed

Outbred Outsped Overbred Overfed Self-fed Sped/Speeded Spoonfed Stall-fed Underfed Winterfed

Outbreeds Outspeeds Overbreeds Overfeeds Self-feeds Speeds Spoonfeeds Stall-feeds Underfeeds Winterfeeds

Outbreeding Outspeeding Overbreeding Overfeeding Self-feeding Speeding Spoonfeeding Stall-feeding Underfeeding Winterfeeding

Like 'Prove-Proved-Proven' (_ ED EN)


Base Form Past Simple 3rd Person Singular Disproven/Disproved Disproves Engraved/Engraven Engraves Graven/Graved Graves Intergraved/Intergraven Intergraves Laden/Laded Lades Molten/Melted Melts Proven/Proved Proves Re-proven/Re-proved Re-proves Riven/Rived Rives Shaven/Shaved Shaves Swollen Swells Underdolven/UnderdelvedUnderdelves Unladen/Unladed Unlades Past Participle Present Participle / Gerund Disproving Engraving Graving Intergraving Lading Melting Proving Re-proving Riving Shaving Swelling Underdelving Unlading

Disprove Disproved Engrave Engraved Grave Graved Intergrave Intergraved Lade Laded Melt Melted Prove Proved Re-prove Re-proved Rive Rived Shave Shaved Swell Swelled UnderdelveUnderdelved Unlade Unladed

Like 'Put-Put-Put' (No Change)


Base Form Backfit Bedight Beset Bet Bid Broadcast Burst Bust Cast Clear-cut Colorcast Cost Cost-cut 3rd Person Singular Backfit Backfit Backfits Bedight/Bedighted Bedight/Bedighted Bedights Beset Beset Besets Bet Bet Bets Bid Bid Bids Broadcast/BroadcastedBroadcast/Broadcasted Broadcasts Burst Burst Bursts Bust Bust Busts Cast Cast Casts Clear-cut Clear-cut Clear-cuts Colorcast Colorcast Colorcasts Cost Cost Costs Cost-cut Cost-cut Cost-cuts Past Simple Past Participle Present Participle / Gerund Backfitting Bedighting Besetting Betting Bidding Broadcasting Bursting Busting Casting Clear-cutting Colorcasting Costing Cost-cutting

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Crosscut Crosscut Cut Cut Dight/Dighted Dight Dispread Dispread Fast-cut Fast-cut Fit Fit/Fitted Forecast/Forecasted Forecast Fraught/Fraughted Fraught Hit Hit Hoist Hoist/Hoisted Hurt Hurt Input Input/Inputted Inset Inset Intercut Intercut Interset Interset Knit Knit/Knitted Let Let Lip-Read Lip-Read Miscast Miscast Miscut Miscut Mishit Mishit Misread Misread Misset Misset Miswed Miswed/Miswedded Offset Offset Outbid Outbid Output Output/Outputted Overbid Overbid Overcast Overcast Overcut Overcut Overset Overset Overspread Overspread Pinch-hit Pinch-hit Potshot Potshot/Potshotted Precut Precut Preset Preset Presplit Presplit Price-cut Price-cut Proofread Proofread Put Put Quit Quit Read Read Rebid Rebid RebroadcastRebroadcast Recast Recast Recut Recut Redd Redd/Redded

Crosscut Cut Dight/Dighted Dispread Fast-cut Fit/Fitted Forecast/Forecasted Fraught/Fraughted Hit Hoist/Hoisted Hurt Input/Inputted Inset Intercut Interset Knit/Knitted Let Lip-Read Miscast Miscut Mishit Misread Misset Miswed/Miswedded Offset Outbid Output/Outputted Overbid Overcast Overcut Overset Overspread Pinch-hit Potshot Precut Preset Presplit Price-cut Proofread Put Quit Read Rebid Rebroadcast Recast Recut Redd/Redded

Crosscuts Cuts Dights Dispreads Fast-cuts Fits Forecasts Fraughts Hits Hoists Hurts Inputs Insets Intercuts Intersets Knits Lets Lip-Reads Miscasts Miscuts Mishits Misreads Missets Misweds Offsets Outbids Outputs Overbids Overcasts Overcuts Oversets Overspreads Pinch-hits Potshots Precuts Presets Presplits Price-cuts Proofreads Puts Quits Reads Rebids Rebroadcasts Recasts Recuts Redds

Crosscutting Cutting Dighting Dispreading Fast-cutting Fitting Forecasting Fraughting Hitting Hoisting Hurting Inputting Insetting Intercutting Intersetting Knitting Letting Lip-Reading Miscasting Miscutting Mishitting Misreading Missetting Miswedding Offsetting Outbidding Outputting Overbidding Overcasting Overcutting Oversetting Overspreading Pinch-hitting Potshotting Precutting Presetting Presplitting Price-cutting Proofreading Putting Quitting Reading Rebidding Rebroadcasting Recasting Recutting Redding

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Refit Refit Reread Reread Reset Reset Retrofit Retrofit/Retrofitted Rewed/Rewedded Rewed Rewet Rewet/Rewetted Rid/Ridded Rid Roughcast Roughcast Sand-cast Sand-cast Set Set Shed Shed Shortcut Shortcut Shut Shut Sight-read Sight-read Slit Slit Split Split Spread Spread Sublet Sublet Sweat Sweat/Sweated Switch-hit Switch-hit Telecast Telecast/Telecasted Thrust Thrust Typecast Typecast Typeset Typeset Underbid Underbid Undercut Undercut Underlet Underlet Underthrust Underthrust Unknit Unknit/Unknitted Uppercut Uppercut Upset Upset Wed Wed/Wedded Wet/Wetted Wet Wont Wont

Refit Refits Reread Rereads Reset Resets Retrofit/Retrofitted Retrofits Rewed/Rewedded Reweds Rewet/Rewetted Rewets Rid/Ridded Rids Roughcast Roughcasts Sand-cast Sand-casts Set Sets Shed Sheds Shortcut Shortcuts Shut Shuts Sight-read Sight-reads Slit Slits Split Splits Spread Spreads Sublet Sublets Sweat/Sweated Sweats Switch-hit Switch-hits Telecast/Telecasted Telecasts Thrust Thrusts Typecast Typecasts Typeset Typesets Underbid/UnderbiddenUnderbids Undercut Undercuts Underlet Underlets Underthrust Underthrusts Unknit/Unknitted Unknits Uppercut Uppercuts Upset Upsets Wed/Wedded Weds Wet/Wetted Wets Wont/Wonted Wonts

Refitting Rereading Resetting Retrofitting Rewedding Rewetting Ridding Roughcasting Sand-casting Setting Shedding Shortcutting Shutting Sight-reading Slitting Splitting Spreading Subletting Sweating Switch-hitting Telecasting Thrusting Typecasting Typesetting Underbidding Undercutting Underletting Underthrusting Unknitting Uppercutting Upsetting Wedding Wetting Wonting

Like 'Ring-Rang-Rung' (I A U)
Base Form Begin Drink Outdrink Outsing Outspring Outswim Overdrink Past Simple Began Drank Outdrank Outsang Outsprang Outswam Overdrank Past Participle Begun Drunk Outdrunk Outsung Outsprung Outswum Overdrunk 3rd Person Singular Begins Drinks Outdrinks Outsings Outsprings Outswims Overdrinks Present Participle / Gerund Beginning Drinking Outdrinking Outsinging Outspringing Outswimming Overdrinking

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OverspringOversprang Preshrink Preshrank Rang Ring Shrink Shrank Sang Sing Sink Sank Span/Spun Spin Sprang Spring Stink Stank Swim Swam Upspring Upsprang

Oversprung Preshrunk Rung Shrunk Sung Sunk Spun Sprung Stunk Swum Upsprung

Oversprings Preshrinks Rings Shrinks Sings Sinks Spins Springs Stinks Swims Upsprings

Overspringing Preshrinking Ringing Shrinking Singing Sinking Spinning Springing Stinking Swimming Upspringing

Like 'Run-Ran-Run' (U A U)
Base Past Simple Form End-run End-ran Forerun Foreran Outrun Outran Overrun Overran Rerun Reran Run Ran Underrun Underran Past Participle End-run Forerun Outrun Overrun Rerun Run Underrun 3rd Person Singular End-runs Foreruns Outruns Overruns Reruns Runs Underruns Present Participle / Gerund End-running Forerunning Outrunning Overrunning Rerunning Running Underrunning

Like 'Say-Said-Said' (Y ID ID)


Base Form Belay Gainsay Inlay Interlay Lay Mislay Missay Naysay Outlay Overlay Overpay Pay Prepay Relay Repay Say Soothsay Underlay Past Simple Belaid/Belayed Gainsaid Inlaid Interlaid Laid Mislaid Missaid Naysaid Outlaid Overlaid Overpaid Paid Prepaid Relaid Repaid Said Soothsaid Underlaid Past Participle Belaid/Belayed Gainsaid Inlaid Interlaid Laid Mislaid Missaid Naysaid Outlaid Overlaid Overpaid Paid Prepaid Relaid Repaid Said Soothsaid Underlaid 3rd Person Singular Belays Gainsays Inlays Interlays Lays Mislays Missays Naysays Outlays Overlays Overpays Pays Prepays Relays Repays Says Soothsays Underlays Present Participle / Gerund Belaying Gainsaying Inlaying Interlaying laying Mislaying Missaying Naysaying Outlaying Overlaying Overpaying Paying Prepaying Relaying Repaying Saying Soothsaying Underlaying

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Underpay Underpaid Unlay Unlaid Unsaid Unsay Waylay Waylaid

Underpaid Unlaid Unsaid Waylaid

Underpays Unlays Unsays Waylays

Underpaying Unlaying Unsaying Waylaying

Like 'See-Saw-Seen' (EE AW EEN)


Base Form Foresee Outsee Oversee See Sightsee Past Simple Foresaw Outsaw Oversaw Saw Sightsaw Past Participle Foreseen Outseen Overseen Seen Sightseen 3rd Person Singular Foresees Outsees Oversees Sees Sightsees Present Participle / Gerund Foreseeing Outseeing Overseeing Seeing Sightseeing

Like 'Sell-Sold-Sold' (E OLD OLD)


Base Past Simple Form Foretell Foretold Mistell Mistold Outsell Outsold Outtell Outtold Oversell Oversold Presell Presold Resell Resold Retell Retold Sell Sold Tell Told Undersell Undersold Unsell Unsold Past Participle Foretold Mistold Outsold Outtold Oversold Presold Resold Retold Sold Told Undersold Unsold 3rd Person Singular Foretells Mistells Outsells Outtells Oversells Presells Resells Retells Sells Tells Undersells Unsells Present Participle / Gerund Foretelling Mistelling Outselling Outtelling Overselling Preselling Reselling Retelling Selling Telling Underselling Unselling

Like 'Shoot-Shot-Shot' (OO O O)


Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Outshot Overshot Reshot Shot Snapshot Troubleshot Undershot 3rd Person Singular Outshoots Overshoots Reshoots Shoots Snapshoots Troubleshoots Undershoots Present Participle / Gerund Outshooting Overshooting Reshooting Shooting Snapshooting Troubleshooting Undershooting

Outshoot Outshot Overshoot Overshot Reshot Reshoot Shoot Shot Snapshoot Snapshot TroubleshootTroubleshot Undershoot Undershot

Like 'Show-Showed-Shown' (W WED WN or WED)

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Base Past Simple Form Bestrew Bestrewed Blaw Blawed Foreshow Foreshowed Gnaw Gnawed Handsew Handsewed Hewed Hew Mow Mowed Oversew Oversewed Oversow Oversowed OverstrewOverstrewed Resewed Resew Resow Resowed RoughRough-hewed hew Saw Sawed Self-sow Self-sowed Sew Sewed Shew Shewed Show Showed Sow Sowed Strew Strewed Unsew Unsewed Whipsaw Whipsawed

3rd Person Singular Bestrewed/Bestrewn Bestrews Blawn Blaws Forshowed/Foreshown Foreshows Gnawed/Gnawn Gnaws Handsewn/Handsewed Handsews Hewn Hews Mown Mows Oversewn/Oversewed Oversews Oversown/Oversowed Oversows Overstrewed/OverstrewnOverstrews Resewn/Resewed Resews Resown/Resowed Resows Rough-hewn Sawn/Sawed Self-sown/Self-sowed Sewn/Sewed Shewn/Shewed Shown Sown Strewn/Strewed Unsewn/Unsewed Whipsawn/Whipsawed Rough-hews Saws Self-sows Sews Shews Shows Sows Strews Unsews Whipsaws

Past Participle

Present Participle / Gerund Bestrewing Blawing Foreshowing Gnawing Handsewing Hewing Mowing Oversewing Oversowing Overstrewing Resewing Resowing Rough-hewing Sawing Self-sowing Sewing Shewing Showing Sowing Strewing Unsewing Whipsawing

Like 'Sit-Sat-Sat' (I A A)
Base Past Simple Form House-sit House-sat Outsit Outsat Resit Resat Shat/Shit Shit Sit Sat Spit Spat/Spit Past Participle House-sat Outsat Resat Shat/Shit Sat Spat/Spit 3rd Person Singular House-sits Outsits Resits Shits Sits Spits Present Participle / Gerund House-sitting Outsitting Resitting Shitting Sitting Spitting

Like 'Slid-Slid-Slid' (IDE ID ID)


Base 3rd Person Past Simple Past Participle Form Singular Backslid/BacksliddenBackslides Backslide Backslid Chide Chid Chid/Chidden Chides Landslide Landslid/LandslidedLandslid/Landslided Landslides Slid Slid/Slidden Slides Slide Present Participle / Gerund Backsliding Chiding Landsliding Sliding

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Like 'Stand-Stood-Stood' (AND OOD OOD)


Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Misunderstood Outstood Overstood Stood Understood Withstood 3rd Person Singular Misunderstands Outstands Overstands Stands Understands Withstands Present Participle / Gerund Misunderstanding Outstanding Overstanding Standing Understanding Withstanding

MisunderstandMisunderstood Outstand Outstood Overstand Overstood Stand Stood Understand Understood Withstood Withstand

Like 'Stick-Stuck-Stuck' (I U U)
Present Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Participle / Gerund Bowstring Bowstrung/Bowstringed Bowstrung Bowstrings Bowstringing Cling Clung Clung Clings Clinging Cross-string Cross-strung Cross-strung Cross-strings Cross-stringing Dig Dug Dug Digs Digging Fling Flung Flung Flings Flinging Hamstring Hamstrung/HamstringedHamstrung/Hamstringed Hamstrings Hamstringing Hang Hung/Hanged Hung/Hanged Hangs Hanging Outspin Outspun Outspun Outspins Outspinning Overhang Overhung Overhung Overhangs Overhanging Overspin Overspun Overspun Overspins Overspinning Overstrike Overstruck Overstruck Overstrikes Overstriking Overstring Overstrung Overstrung Overstrings Overstringing Rehang Rehung Rehung Rehangs Rehanging Restrung Restrung Restrings Restringing Restring Sling Slung Slung Slings Slinging Slunk Slunk Slinks Slinking Slink Stick Stuck Stuck Sticks Sticking Stung Stung Stings Stinging Sting Straphang Straphung Straphung Straphangs Straphanging Struck Struck/Stricken Strikes Striking Strike String Strung Strung Strings Stringing Swing Swung Swung Swings Swinging Thunderstruck/ThunderstrickenThunderstrikesThunderstriking ThunderstrikeThunderstruck Unhang Unhung Unhung Unhangs Unhanging Unsling Unslung Unslung Unslings Unslinging Unspin Unspun Unspun Unspins Unspinning Unstuck Unstuck Unsticks Unsticking Unstick Unstring Unstrung Unstrung Unstrings Unstringing Wrung Wrung Wrings Wringing Wring 3rd Person Singular

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Like 'Take-Took-Taken' (AKE OOK A/OKEN)


Base Past Simple Form Betake Betook Forsake Forsook Mistake Mistook Overtake Overtook Partake Partook Retake Retook Shake Shook Take Took UndertakeUndertook Past Participle Betaken Forsaken Mistaken Overtaken Partaken Retaken Shaken Taken Undertaken 3rd Person Singular Betakes Forsakes Mistakes Overtakes Partakes Retakes Shakes Takes Undertakes Present Participle / Gerund Betaking Forsaking Mistaking Overtaking Partaking Retaking Shaking Taking Undertaking

Like 'Wear-Wore-Worn' (EAR ORE ORN)


Base Past Simple Form Bear Bore Forbear Forbore Forswear Forswore Misswear Misswore Miswear Misswore Outswear Outswore Outwear Outwore Overbear Overbore Overwear Overwore Retear Retore Rewear Rewore Shore/Sheared Shear Swear Swore Tear Tore Unbear Unbore Unswear Unswore Uptear Uptore Wear Wore Past Participle Born/Borne Forborne/Forborn Forsworn Missworn Misworn Outsworn Outworn Overborne Overworn Retorn Reworn Shorn/Sheared Sworn Torn Unborn/Unborne Unsworn Uptorn Worn 3rd Person Singular Bears Forbears Forswears Misswears Misswears Outswears Outwears Overbears Overwears Retears Rewears Shears Swears Tears Unbears Unswears Uptears Wears Present Participle / Gerund Bearing Forbearing Forswearing Misswearing Miswearing Outswearing Outwearing Overbearing Overwearing Retearing Rewearing Shearing Swearing Tearing Unbearing Unswearing Uptearing Wearing

Like 'Win-Won-Won' (_ O O)
Base Form Outshine Reeve Rewin Shine Stave 3rd Person Singular Outshone Outshone Outshines Rove/Reeved Rove/Reeved Reeves Rewon Rewon Rewins Shone Shone Shines Stove/Staved/StovedStove/Staved/StovedStaves Past Simple Past Participle Present Participle / Gerund Outshining Reeving Rewinning Shining Staving

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Unreeve Unrove/Unreeved Win Won

Unrove/Unreeved Won

Unreeves Wins

Unreeving Winning

Single Verb- BE WAS BEEN


Base Past Simple Form Be Was/Were Past Participle Been Is 3rd Person Singular Present Participle / Gerund Being

Single Verb- Bide Bode-Bided Bided


Base Past Simple Form Bided/Bode Bide Gin Gan Past Participle Bided Gan 3rd Person Singular Bides Gins Present Participle / Gerund Biding Ginning

Single Verb- Cleek- Claught/Claucht/Cleeked- Cleeked


Base Past Simple Past Participle Form Cleek Claught/Claucht/CleekedCleeked 3rd Person Singular Cleeks Present Participle / Gerund Cleeking

Single Verb- Clepe Cleped Cleped/Ycleped/Yclept


Base Past Simple Form Clepe Cleped 3rd Person Singular Cleped/Ycleped/YcleptClepes Past Participle Present Participle / Gerund Cleping

Single Verb- Crow Crowed/Crew Crowed


Base Past Simple Form Crow Crowed/Crew Past Participle Crowed 3rd Person Singular Crows Present Participle / Gerund Crowing

Single Verb- Dare-Dared/Durst-Dared/Durst


Base Past Simple Form Dare Dared/Durst Past Participle Dared 3rd Person Singular Dares Present Participle / Gerund Daring

Single Verb- Forlese Forlore Forlorn


Base Past Simple Form Forlese Forlore Past Participle Forlorn 3rd Person Singular Forleses Present Participle / Gerund Forlesing

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Single Verb- Have Had Had


Base Past Simple Form Had Have Past Participle Had Has 3rd Person Singular Present Participle / Gerund Having

Single Verb- Heave Heaved/Hove Heaved/Hove


Base Past Simple Form Heaved/Hove Heave Past Participle Heaved/Hove 3rd Person Singular Heaves Present Participle / Gerund Heaving

Single Verb- Lose Lost Lost


Base Past Simple Form Lose Lost Past Participle Lost 3rd Person Singular Loses Present Participle / Gerund Losing

Single Verb- Slay Slew Slain


Base Past Simple Form Slay Slew Past Participle Slain 3rd Person Singular Slays Present Participle / Gerund Slaying

Single Verb- Sneak Sneaked/Snuck Sneaked/Snuck


Base Past Simple Form Sneak Sneaked/Snuck Past Participle Sneaked/Snuck 3rd Person Singular Sneaks Present Participle / Gerund Sneaking

Single Verb- Swink- Swank/Swonk- Swonken


Base Past Simple Form Swank/Swonk Swink Past Participle Swonken 3rd Person Singular Swinks Present Participle / Gerund Swinking

Single Verb- Wit Wist Wist


Base Past Simple Form Wit Wist Past Participle Wist Wot 3rd Person Singular Present Participle / Gerund Witting

Single verb- Zinc Zinced/Zincked Zinced/Zincked


Past Simple Past Participle

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Base Form Zinced/Zincked Zinc ADAM

Zinced/Zincked

3rd Person Singular Zincs/Zincks

Present Participle / Gerund Zincking

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