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Language. Irregular Verbs
• When forming the past tense or past participle of an irregular verb it
changes completely or it doesn’t change at all.
• There are more irregular verbs than regular verbs.
BASE FORM Simple Past Past Participle 3rd Person Present Participle ( has / have ) Singular
abide abode abidden abides abiding
alight alit alit alights alighting
arise arose arisen arises arising
awake awoke awoken awakes awaking
bear bore born bears bearing
behold beheld beheld beholds beholding
bend bent bent bends bending
bet bet bet bets betting
bid bid bid bids bidding
bind bound bound binds binding
bite bit bitten bites biting
breed bred bred breeds breeding
cast cast cast casts casting
cling clung clung clings clinging
clothe clad clad clothes clothing
creep crept crept creeps creeping
deal dealt dealt deals dealing
dig dug dug digs digging
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