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Infinitive

Simple Past

Past Participle

A

 

 

arise

arose

arisen

awake

awoke/ awakened

awoken

B

 

 

be

was / were

been

bear

bore

born / borne

beat

beat

beaten / beat

become

became

become

befall

befell

befallen

begin

began

begun

behold

beheld

beheld

bend

bent

bent

bet

bet / betted

bet / betted

bid

bid

bid

bind

bound

bound

bite

bit

bitten

bleed

bled

bled

blow

blew

blown

break

broke

broken

breed

bred

bred

bring

brought

brought

broadcast

broadcast

broadcast

browbeat

browbeat

browbeat

build

built

built

burn

burnt/ burned

burnt/burned

burst

burst

burst

bust

busted/ bust

busted/ bust

buy

bought

bought

C

 

 

cast

cast

cast

catch

caught

caught

choose

chose

chosen

cling

clung

clung

come

came

come

cost

cost

cost

creep

crept

crept

cut

cut

cut

D

 

 

deal

dealt

dealt

dig

dug

dug

dive (scuba diving)

dived

dived

dive (jump head-first)

dove

dived

do

did

done

draw

drew

drawn

dream

dreamt/ dreamed

dreamt/ dreamed

drink

drank

drunk

drive

drove

driven

dwell

dwelt/ dwelled

dwelt/ dwelled

E

 

 

eat

ate

eaten

F

 

 

fall

fell

fallen

feed

fed

fed

feel

felt

felt

fight

fought

fought

find

found

found

fit (to be right size)

fit

fit

fit (to tailor, change size)

fit/ fitted

fit/ fitted

flee

fled

fled

fling

flung

flung

fly

flew

flown

forbid

forbade

forbidden

forecast

forecast

forecast

forego (also forgo)

forewent

foregone

foresee

foresaw

foreseen

foretell

foretold

foretold

forget

forgot

forgotten

forgive

forgave

forgiven

forsake

forsook

forsaken

freeze

froze

frozen

G

 

 

get

got

gotten/ got

give

gave

given

go

went

gone

grind

ground

ground

grow

grew

grown

H

 

 

hang

hung

hung

have

had

had

hear

heard

heard

hide

hid

hidden

hit

hit

hit

hold

held

held

hurt

hurt

hurt

I

 

 

input

input

input

inset

inset

inset

interbreed

interbred

interbred

interweave

interwove

interwoven

K

 

 

keep

kept

kept

kneel

knelt/ kneeled

knelt/ kneeled

knit

knit/ knitted

knit/ knitted

know

knew

known

L

 

 

lay

laid

laid

lead

led

led

lean

leaned/ leant

leaned/ leant

leap

leapt/ leaped

leapt/ leaped

learn

learned/ learnt

learned/ learnt

leave

left

left

lend

lent

lent

let

let

let

lie

lay

lain

light

lit / lighted

lit / lighted

lose

lost

lost

M

 

 

make

made

made

mean

meant

meant

meet

met

met

mishear

misheard

misheard

mislay

mislaid

mislaid

mislead

misled

misled

misread

misread

misread

misspell

misspelled/ misspelt

misspelled/ misspelt

mistake

mistook

mistaken

misunderstand

misunderstood

misunderstood

mow

mowed

mowed/ mow

O

 

 

outbid

outbid

outbid

outdo

outdid

outdone

outgrow

outgrew

outgrown

outrun

outran

outrun

outsell

outsold

outsold

overcast

overcast

overcast

overcome

overcame

overcome

overdo

overdid

overdone

overdraw

overdrew

overdrawn

overeat

overate

overeaten

overhang

overhung

overhung

overhear

overheard

overheard

overlay

overlaid

overlaid

overlie

overlay

overlain

overpay

overpaid

overpaid

override

overrode

overridden

overrun

overran

overrun

oversee

oversaw

overseen

oversell

oversold

oversold

overshoot

overshot

overshot

oversleep

overslept

overslept

overtake

overtook

overtaken

overthrow

overthrew

overthrown

P

 

 

partake

partook

partaken

pay

paid

paid

plead

pled/ pleaded

pled/ pleaded

pre-set

pre-set

pre-set

proofread

proofread

proofread

prove

proved

proven/ proved

put

put

put

Q

 

 

quit

quit / quitted

quit / quitted

R

 

 

read

read (sounds like "red")

read (sounds like "red")

rebind

rebound

rebound

rebuild

rebuilt

rebuilt

recast

recast

recast

redo

redid

redone

re-lay (for example tiles)

re-laid

re-laid

remake

remade

remade

repay

repaid

repaid

rerun

reran

rerun

resell

resold

resold

reset

reset

reset

rethink

rethought

rethought

rewind

rewound

rewound

rewrite

rewrote

rewritten

rid

rid

rid

ride

rode

ridden

ring

rang

rung

rise

rose

risen

run

ran

run

S

 

 

say

said

said

see

saw

seen

seek

sought

sought

sell

sold

sold

send

sent

sent

set

set

set

sew

sewed

sewn/ sewed

shake

shook

shaken

shear

sheared

shorn/ sheared

shed

shed

shed

shine

shined / shone

shined / shone

shit

shit/ shat

shit/ shat

shoot

shot

shot

show

showed

shown / showed

shrink

shrank / shrunk

shrunk

shut

shut

shut

sing

sang

sung

sit

sat

sat

slay

slew

slain

sleep

slept

slept

slide

slid

slid

sling

slung

slung

slit

slit

slit

smell

smelled/ smelt

smelled/ smelt

speak

spoke

spoken

speed

sped / speeded

sped / speeded

spell

spelled/ spelt

spelled/ spelt

spend

spent

spent

spin

spun

spun

spit

spit / spat

spit / spat

split

split

split

spoil

spoiled/ spoilt

spoiled/ spoilt

spoon-feed

spoon-fed

spoon-fed

spread

spread

spread

spring

sprang / sprung

sprung

stand

stood

stood

steal

stole

stolen

stick

stuck

stuck

sting

stung

stung

stink

stank / stunk

stunk

strew

strewed

strewn/ strewed

stride

strode

stridden

strive

strove

striven

strike (delete)

struck

stricken

strike (hit)

struck

struck/ stricken

string

strung

strung

strive

strove/ strived

striven/ strived

swear

swore

sworn

sweep

swept

swept

swell

swelled

swollen, swelled

swim

swam

swum

swing

swung

swung

T

 

 

take

took

taken

teach

taught

taught

tear

tore

torn

tell

told

told

think

thought

thought

throw

threw

thrown

thrust

thrust

thrust

tread

trod

trodden, trod

U

 

 

unbind

unbound

unbound

underlie

underlay

underlain

understand

understood

understood

undertake

undertook

undertaken

underwrite

underwrote

underwritten

undo

undid

undone

unwind

unwound

unwound

uphold

upheld

upheld

upset

upset

upset

W

 

 

wake

woke / waked

woken / waked

wear

wore

worn

weave

wove

woven

wed

wed/ wedded

wed/ wedded

weep

wept

wept

wet

wet/ wetted

wet/ wetted

win

won

won

wind

wound

wound

withdraw

withdrew

withdrawn

wring

wrung

wrung

write

wrote

written

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