0­ N 1 l> f? ~. 12 Irregular verbs 1 ~ ~ I C3' ~ ~ & :j­ "' b;" cil ~ o1j ~ Regular verbs fonn their past tense and past participle by adding -d or -ed. Verbs which fonn their past tense and/or past participle in other ways, e.g. with a vowel change, as in sing, sang, sung, or even with no change, as in CUI, cuI, cut, are irregular. A reasonably full list follows (ArnE = American English alternative). 12.1 List of irregular verbs (page 1 of 2) INFINmVE arise awake be bear PAST TENSE arose awoke/ ArnE awaked was, were bore ~ ~~ beat beat became become beget begotJbegat begin began bend bent beseeched/besought beseech bet betJbetted bid (request) bade/bid bid (auction) bid bound bind bit bite bled bleed blow blew broke break bred breed bring brought broadcast broadcast/ ArnE -.e\\ build built bum burnt/burned burst burst bust bustJbusted buy bought PAST PARTICIPLE arisen awoken/ArnE awaked been bome born (passive only) beaten become begotten/begot begun bent beseeched/besought betJbetted bidden/bid bid bound bitten bled blown broken bred brought broadcast/ArnE -ed built burnt/burned burst bustJbusted bought cast cast cast catch caught caught choose chose chosen cleave (split) cleaved/cJ.eWc.lQY:e cleaved/cl.efl/c.l.Q~e!1 cleave (adhere) cleaved/clove cleaved cling clung clung come come came cost cost cost crept creep crept cut cut cut dealt deal dealt dug dig dug dived/AnzE dove dive dived/ ArnE dove done do did dra\v drew drawn dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed drink drank drunk drive dwell eat fall feed feel fight tind fit flee fling drove dwelt/ ArnE dwelled ate fell fed felt fought found fitted/fit fled flung driven dwelt/ArnE dwelled eaten fallen fed felt fought found fitted/fit fled flung fly forbid flew forbade/ArnE forbad forecast forecasU-~_Q forget forgot forgive forsake freeze get forgave forsook froze got give gave go went grind ground grow grew hang hung hang (execute) R hanged have had hear heard heave R heaved heave (in)lo (naut.) hove hide hid hit hit hold held hurt hurt keep kept kneel knelt/ArnE kneeled knit (pref. gamlcnts) knitllmitted knit (pref. bones) knit flown forbidden forecast/-ed forgotten/ArnE forgot forgiven forsaken frozen got/ArnE gotten given gone ground grown hung hanged had heard heaved hove hidden hit held hurt kept knelt/ArnE kneeled knit/knitted knit know kne\\' known lay laid laid , . ~ 12.1 List of irregular verbs (page 2 of 2) INFINmVE PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE lead lean leap leam led leant/leaned leapt/leaped learnt/learned left lent let lay Iit/lighted lost made meant met led leant/leaned leapt/leaped learnt/learned left lent let leave lend let lie (down) light lose h [;l ~ i ~ I is' ~ ~ '~" " ,g'" ~ ~ ';n<" i 0­ W< make mean meet mistake mow pay plead prove put quit read rid ride rmg rise run saw say see seek sell mistook mowed paid pleaded! AmE pled proved put quit/quitted read rid rode rang rose ran sawed said saw sought sold lain strive swear sweep swell stole stolen stuck stung stank/stunk stuck stung stunk stridden, strode struck strung strode struck strung strove, strived sworn swept swollen/swelled swum swung taken taught tom told thought thrived/ ArnE th.ri.Y!<D thrown thrust trodden/trod woken/ ArnE waked waked worn woven mistaken teach mown/mowed paid pleaded! AmE pled proved/proven put quit/quitted read rid ridden rung tear tore tell think thrive throw told thought thrived/ AmE throve threw thrust trod! AmE tm!\l.~1! woke/ArnE waked waked risen weave (carpet) run sawn/ AmE sawed said seen send set set <'ew sewed sewn/sewed swim swing take thrust tread wake (up) wake (corpse) R wore wove weave (in traffic)R weaved wear wed weep wet WIn wind (wrap) wnng write striven, strived swore swept swelled swam swung took taught lit/lighted lost made meant met sought sold sent set sent steal stick sting stink stride strike string weaved wedded/wed wedded!wed wept wept wet/wetted wet/wetted won won wound! AmE winded wound! AmE winded wrung wrung wrote written