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Present Past Past participle Present Past Past participle

arise arose arisen fall fell fallen


feed fed fed
be (am / are / is) was / were been
feel felt felt
bear bore borne / born
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
forbid forbade forbidden
bet bet bet
forget forgot forgotten
bite bit bitten
forgive forgave forgiven
bleed bled bled
freeze froze frozen
blow blew blown
break broke broken get got gotten / got2
breed bred bred give gave given
bring brought brought go went gone
broadcast broadcast broadcast grind ground ground
build built built grow grew grown
burn burned /burnt1 burned / burnt1
hang hung / hanged3 hung / hanged3
burst burst burst
have / has had had
buy bought bought
hear heard heard
catch caught caught hide hid hidden
choose chose chosen hit hit hit
cling clung clung hold held held
come came come hurt hurt hurt
cost cost cost
keep kept kept
creep crept crept
know knew known
cut cut cut
lay laid laid
deal dealt dealt
lead led led
dig dug dug
lean leaned / leant1 leaned / leant1
dive dived / dove dived
learn learned / learnt1 learned / learnt1
do / does did done
leave left left
draw drew drawn
lend lent lent
dream dreamed / dreamt1 dreamed / dreamt1
let let let
drink drank drunk
lie (= recline) lay4 lain4
drive drove driven
light lit / lighted lit / lighted
eat ate eaten lose lost lost
Present Past Past participle Present Past Past participle
make made made speak spoke spoken
mean meant meant spell spelled / spelt1 spelled / spelt1
meet met met spend spent spent
split split split
pay paid paid
spread spread spread
prove proved proved / proven
spring sprang sprung
put put put
stand stood stood
quit quit / quitted5 quit / quitted5 steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
read read read
sting stung stung
ride rode ridden
stink stank / stunk stunk
ring rang rung
swear swore sworn
rise rose risen
sweep swept swept
run ran run
swim swam swum
say said said swing swung swung
see saw seen
take took taken
seek sought sought
teach taught taught
sell sold sold
tear tore torn
send sent sent
tell told told
set set set
think thought thought
sew sewed sewn
throw threw thrown
shake shook shaken
shine shone / shined6 shone / shined6 understand understood understood
shoot shot shot upset upset upset
show showed shown
wake woke woken
shrink shrank shrunk
wear wore worn
shut shut shut
weave wove woven
sing sang sung
weep wept wept
sink sank sunk
win won won
sit sat sat
wind wound wound
sleep slept slept
withdraw withdrew withdrawn
slide slid slid
write wrote written
slit slit slit
smell smelled / smelt1 smelled / smelt1

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The -ed form is preferred in American English, the -t form is preferred in British English.
2
Gotten is the preferred past participle of get in American English; got is preferred in British English.
3
Hang, as an irregular verb, means to put up. We hung the picture on the wall.
Hang, as a regular verb, refers to the execution of a person. The prisoners were hanged at dawn.
4
Lie, as a regular verb, means to tell an untruth or falsehood. Tom lied to his parents about his grades.
5
The -ed form is preferred in British English.
6
Shine, as an irregular verb, is intransitive. The sun shone brightly.
Shine, as a regular verb, is transitive, meaning to polish. Dave shined his shoes before his interview.

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