bend bent bent

build built built

lend lent lent
send sent sent
spend spent spent

deal dealt dealt

have \ has had had dream dreamed \ dreamt
make made made dreamed \ dreamt
lean leaned \ leant leaned \ leant
leap leapt leapt
learn learned \ learnt learned \ mean meant meant
learnt read read (/red/) read (/red/)
burn burned \ burnt burned \ hear heard heard
burnt
dwell dwelled \ dwelt dwelled \
dwelt sell sold sold
smell smelled \ smelt smelled \ tell told told
smelt
spell spelled \ spelt spelled \
spelt
spill spilled \ spilt spilled \ spilt bring brought brought
spoil spoiled \ spoilt spoiled \ buy bought bought
spoilt fight fought fought
seek sought sought
think thought thought
*catch caught caught
lay *teach taught taught
(the table,
clothes, eggs) laid laid
pay paid paid
say *said bet bet bet
(/sed/) *said bid (to offer) bid bid
(/sed/) broadcast broadcast \
broadcasted broadcast \
broadcasted
burst burst burst
creep crept crept cost cost cost
feed fed fed cut cut cut
feel felt felt fit fit
keep kept kept (was the right size)
kneel knelt \ kneeled knelt \ fitted
kneeled (tailored, changed size) fit
meet met met (was the right size)
sleep slept slept fitted
sweep swept swept (tailored, changed size)
weep wept wept hit hit hit
*leave left left
hurt hurt hurt lie
let let let ( down to rest) lay lain
put put put
set set set Pay attention!
shut shut shut Do not confuse lie (tell a lie, regular),
spread spread spread lie (down to rest, irregular), and lay
quit quit quit (the table, irregular).

*lie
break broke broken (tell a lie) lied lied
choose chose chosen lie
freeze froze frozen (down to rest) lay lain
speak spoke spoken lay
steal stole stolen (the table, eggs) laid laid
awake awoke \ awaked awoken \
awaked
wake woke \ waked woken \ bear bore born
waked swear swore sworn
weave wove woven tear tore torn
wear wore worn

arise arose arisen

rise rose risen blow blew blown
*ride rode *ridden
drive drove driven grow grew grown
*write wrote *written
know knew known

*bite bit *bitten throw threw thrown

*hide hid *hidden
eat ate eaten fly flew flown
give gave given draw drew *drawn
forgive forgave forgiven
forbid * forbad(e) forbidden
show showed showed \ shown
* bid
( to command, farewell) bade sow sowed sowed \ sown
*bidden mow mowed mowed \ mown
* forget forgot *forgotten
get got * gotten (AmE) \ got swell swelled swelled \ swollen
(BrE)
shake shook shaken sew sewed sewed \ sewn
take took taken *shine
see saw seen (the shoes) shined shined
beat beat beaten *shine
fall fell fallen (brightly) shone shone
 shrink shrank shrunk
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
spin span \ spun spun
spring sprang sprung
swim swam swum

come came come

become became become
run ran run

dig dug dug

stick stuck stuck
spin spun spun the verb to be
sting stung stung am
strike struck struck is
swing swung swung are was
*hang was
(a man) hanged hanged were been
*hang go went gone
(a picture) hung hung *dive
slide slid slid (jumped head first) dove dived
light lighted \ lit lighted \ lit
shoot shot shot *dive
(scuba-diving) dived dived
do did done
can could
bind bound bound
may might
find found found
hold held held
grind ground ground
stand stood stood
wind wound wound
understand understood
understood
sit sat sat
bleed bled bled babysit babysat babysat
feed fed fed win won won
flee fled fled lose lost lost
*lead led led
*speed speeded \ sped speeded
\ sped

begin began begun

drink drank drunk
ring rang rung