REGULAR AND IRREGULAR ENGLISH VERBS
BASE FORM/ SIMPLE FORM | SIMPLE PAST TENSE |
PAST PARTICIPLE OF VERBS |
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List of Irregular English Verbs (a to c) | ||
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arise |
arose |
arisen |
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be |
was/were |
been |
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bear |
bore |
borne/born |
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beat |
beat |
beaten/beat |
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become |
became |
become |
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begin |
began |
begun |
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bend |
bent |
bent |
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bet |
bet |
bet |
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bid |
bid |
bid |
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bind |
bound |
bound |
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bite |
bit |
bitten |
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bleed |
bled |
bled |
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blow |
blew |
blown |
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break |
broke |
broken |
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breed |
bred |
bred |
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bring |
brought |
brought |
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broadcast |
broadcast |
broadcast |
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build |
built |
built |
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burn |
burned/burnt |
burned/burnt |
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burst |
burst |
burst |
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buy |
bought |
bought |
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cast |
cast |
cast |
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catch |
caught |
caught |
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choose |
chose |
chosen |
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cling |
clung |
clung |
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come |
came |
come |
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cost |
cost |
cost |
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creep |
crept |
crept |
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cut |
cut |
cut |
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Irregular English Verbs List (d to f) | ||
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deal |
dealt |
dealt |
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dig |
dug |
dug |
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dive |
dive/dove |
dived |
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do |
did |
done |
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draw |
drew |
drawn |
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dream |
dreamed/dreamt |
dreamed/dreamt |
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drink |
drank |
drunk |
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drive dwell |
drove dwelt |
driven dwelt |
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eat |
ate |
eaten |
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fall |
fell |
fallen |
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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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fit |
fit/fitted |
fit/fitted |
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flee |
fled |
fled |
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fling |
flung |
flung |
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fly |
flew |
flown |
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forbid |
forbade |
forbidden |
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forecast |
forecast |
forecast |
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forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
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forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
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forgo |
forwent |
forgone |
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forsake |
forsook |
forsaken |
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freeze |
froze |
frozen |
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Irregular English Verbs List (g to l) | ||
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get |
got |
gotten/got |
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give |
gave |
given |
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go |
went |
gone |
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grind |
ground |
ground |
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grow |
grew |
grown |
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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 |
hidden |
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hit |
hit |
hit |
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hold |
held |
held |
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hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
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keep |
kept |
kept |
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kneel |
kneeled/knelt |
kneeled/knelt |
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knit |
knitted/knit |
knitted/knit |
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know |
knew |
known |
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lay |
laid |
laid |
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lead |
led |
led |
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lean |
leaned/leant |
leaned/leant |
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leap |
leaped/leapt |
leaped/leapt |
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learn |
learned/learnt |
learned/learnt |
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leave |
left |
left |
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lend |
lent |
lent |
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let |
let |
let |
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lie lie |
lay lied |
lain lied |
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light |
lit |
lit |
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lose |
lost |
lost |
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Irregular English Verbs List (m to s) | ||
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make |
made |
made |
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mean |
meant |
meant |
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meet |
met |
met |
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mishear |
misheard |
misheard |
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mislay |
mislaid |
mislaid |
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mislead |
misled |
misled |
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misspeak |
misspoke |
misspoken |
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mistake |
mistook |
mistaken |
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misunderstand |
misunderstood |
misunderstood |
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mow |
mowed |
mown |
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offset |
offset |
offset |
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pay |
paid |
paid |
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put |
put |
put |
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quit |
quit |
quit |
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read |
read |
read |
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rebuild |
rebuilt |
rebuilt |
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redo |
redid |
redone |
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remake |
remade |
remade |
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repay |
repaid |
repaid |
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reread |
reread |
reread |
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retell |
retold |
retold |
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rethink |
rethought |
rethought |
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rewrite |
rewrote |
rewritten |
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rid |
rid |
rid |
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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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run |
ran |
run |
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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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set |
set |
set |
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sew |
sewed |
sewn/sewed |
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shake |
shook |
shaken |
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shed |
shed |
shed |
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shine |
shone/shined |
shone/shined |
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shoot |
shot |
shot |
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show |
showed |
shown/showed |
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shred |
shredded/shred |
shredded/shred |
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shrink |
shrank/shrunk |
shrunk |
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shut |
shut |
shut |
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sing |
sang |
sung |
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sink |
sank |
sunk |
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sit |
sat |
sat |
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sleep |
slept |
slept |
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slide |
slid |
slid |
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sling |
slung |
slung |
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slink |
slunk/slinked |
slunk/slinked |
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slit |
slit |
slit |
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smell |
smelled/smelt |
smelled/smelt |
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sneak |
sneaked/snuck |
sneaked/snuck |
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speak |
spoke |
spoken |
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speed |
sped/speeded |
sped/speeded |
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spell |
spelled/spelt |
spelled/spelt |
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spend |
spent |
spent |
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spill |
spilled/spilt |
spilled/spilt |
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spin |
spun |
spun |
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spit |
spit/spat |
spit/spat |
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split |
split |
split |
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spoil |
spoiled/spoilt |
spoiled/spoilt |
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spread |
spread |
spread |
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spring |
sprang/sprung |
sprung |
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stand |
stood |
stood |
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steal |
stole |
stolen |
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stick |
stuck |
stuck |
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sting |
stung |
stung |
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stink |
stank/stunk |
stunk |
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stride |
strode |
stridden |
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strike |
struck |
struck/stricken |
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string |
strung |
strung |
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strive |
strove/strived |
striven/strived |
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swear |
swore |
sworn |
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sweep |
swept |
swept |
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swim |
swam |
swum |
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swing |
swung |
swung |
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Irregular English Verbs List (t to w) | ||
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take |
took |
taken |
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teach |
taught |
taught |
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tear |
tore |
torn |
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tell |
told |
told |
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think |
thought |
thought |
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throw |
threw |
thrown |
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thrust |
thrust |
thrust |
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tread |
trod/treaded |
trodden/trod |
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undergo |
underwent |
undergone |
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underlie |
underlay |
underlain |
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undersell |
undersold |
undersold |
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understand |
understood |
understood |
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undertake |
undertook |
undertaken |
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undo |
undid |
undone |
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unwind |
unwound |
unwound |
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upset |
upset |
upset |
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wake (up) |
woke (up) |
woken (up) |
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wear |
wore |
worn |
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weave |
wove/weaved |
woven/weaved |
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wed |
wed/wedded |
wed/wedded |
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weep |
wept |
wept |
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wet |
wet |
wet |
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win |
won |
won |
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wind |
wound |
wound |
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withdraw |
withdrew |
withdrawn |
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withhold |
withheld |
withheld |
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withstand |
withstood |
withstood |
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wring |
wrung |
wrung |
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write |
wrote |
written |
There are thousands of REGULAR ENGLISH VERBS. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular verbs. Note that there are some spelling variations between English and American English. Just add “ed” or “d” to the end (“ied” if the base ends with a consonant and a “y”) and double “b”, “d”, “g”, “m”, “n”, “p”, “r” and “t” after a short, single vowel sound.
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