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Irregular Verbs

Andrew Ernest Ritz

May 8, 2011

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awake awoke awoken

verb . (7) wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken (stop sleeping; She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock)

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be was been

verb 1. (10742) be (have the quality of being; (copula, used withan adjective or a predicate noun); John is rich; This is not a goodanswer)

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beat beat beaten

verb 1. (18) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish (come

out better in a competition, race, or conflict; Agassi beat Becker inthe tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvarddefeated Yale in the last football game)



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become became become

verb 1. (327) become, go, get (enter or assume a certain state or

condition; He became annoyed when he heard the bad news; Itmust be getting more serious; her face went red with anger; Shewent into ecstasy; Get going!)

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begin began begun

verb 1. (375) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, setout, commence (take the first step or steps in carrying out an

action; We began working at dawn; Who will start?; Getworking as soon as the sun rises!; The first tourists began to arrivein Cambodia; He began early in the day; Lets get down to worknow)

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bend bent bent

verb 1. (23) bend, flex (form a curve; The stick does not bend)

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bet bet bet

verb 1. (19) bet, wager (maintain with or as if with a bet; I betshe will be there!)

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bite bit bitten

verb 1. (12) bite, seize with teeth (to grip, cut off, or tear with oras if with the teeth or jaws; Gunny invariably tried to bite her)

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blow blew blown

verb 1. (6) blow (exhale hard; blow on the soup to cool it down)

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break broke broken

verb 1. (15) interrupt, break (terminate; She interrupted herpregnancy; break a lucky streak; break the cycle of poverty)



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bring brought brought

verb 1. (122) bring, convey, take (take something or somebodywith oneself somewhere; Bring me the box from the other room;Take these letters to the boss; This brings me to the main point)

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broadcast broadcast broadcast

verb 1. (2) air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit (broadcast overthe airwaves, as in radio or television; We cannot air this X-ratedsong)

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build built built

verb 1. (123) construct, build, make (make by combiningmaterials and parts; this little pig made his house out of straw;Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer)

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burn burnt burnt

verb 1. (11) burn, fire, burn down (destroy by fire; They burnedthe house and his diaries)

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buy bought bought

verb 1. (102) buy, purchase (obtain by purchase; acquire by

means of a financial transaction; The family purchased a new car;The conglomerate acquired a new company; She buys for the bigdepartment store)

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catch caught caught

verb 1. (19) catch (discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly,

or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certainstate; She caught her son eating candy; She was caughtshoplifting)

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choose chose chosen

verb 1. (80) choose, take, select, pick out (pick out, select, or

choose from a number of alternatives; Take any one of these cards;Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair ofshoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her)

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cut cut cut

verb1. (58) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument; Cutthe rope)

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dig dug dug

verb1. (9) dig, delve, cut into, turn over (turn up, loosen, orremove earth; Dig we must; turn over the soil for aeration)



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do did done

verb1. (526) make, do (engage in; make love, not war; makean effort; do research; do nothing; make revolution)



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draw drew drawn

verb1. (13) pull, draw, force (cause to move by pulling; draw awagon; pull a sled)

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dream dreamt dreamt

verb1. (15) dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze (have adaydream; indulge in a fantasy)

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drive drove driven

verb1. (56) drive (operate or control a vehicle; drive a car orbus; Can you drive this four-wheel truck?)

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drink drank drunk

verb1. (30) drink, imbibe (take in liquids; The patient mustdrink several liters each day; The children like to drink soda)

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eat ate eaten

verb1. (61) eat (take in solid food; She was eating a banana;What did you eat for dinner last night?)



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fall fell fallen

verb 1. (43) fall (descend in free fall under the influence of

gravity; The branch fell from the tree; The unfortunate hiker fellinto a crevasse)

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feel felt felt

verb

1. (181) feel, experience (undergo an emotional sensatio n orbe in a particular state of mind; She felt resentful; He felt regret)


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fight fought fought

verb 1. (112) contend, fight, struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry

on a fight; the tribesmen fought each other; Sibling s are alwaysfighting; Militant groups are contending for control of the country)


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find found found

verb 1. (159) find, happen, chance, bump, encounter (come upon,

as if by accident; meet with; We find this idea in Plato; I happenedupon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here; Shechanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day)


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fly flew flown

verb

1. (33) fly, wing (travel through the air; be airborne; Mancannot fly)


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forget forgot forgotten

verb

1. (61) forget, bury (dismiss from the mind; stopremembering; I tried to bury these unpleasant memories)


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forgive forgave forgiven

verb 1. (24) forgive (stop blaming or grant forgiveness; I forgave

him his infidelity; She cannot forgive him for forgetting herbirthday)


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freeze froze frozen

verb

1. (5) freeze, stop dead (stop moving or become immobilized; When he saw the police car he froze)


get got gotten
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get got gotten

verb 1. (235) get, acquire (come into the possession of something

concrete or abstract; She got a lot of paintings from her uncle;They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Getpermission to take a few days off from work)


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give gave given

verb 1. (179) give (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physicalsense; She gave him a black eye; The draft gave me a cold)


go went gone
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go went gone

verb 1. (343) travel, go, move, locomote (change location; move,travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; How fast does your new car

go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policeme nwent from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers movedtowards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; newstravelled fast)


grow grew grown
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grow grew grown

verb 1. (70) turn, grow (pass into a condition gradually, take on a

specific property or attribute; become; The weather turned nasty;She grew angry)


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hang hung hung

verb 1. (35) hang (be suspended or hanging; The flag hung onthe wall)


hear heard heard
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hear heard heard

verb 1. (275) hear (perceive (sound) via the auditory sense)


hide hid hidden
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hide hid hidden

verb 1. (28) hide, conceal (prevent from being seen or discovered;Muslim women hide their faces; hide the money)


hit hit hit
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hit hit hit

verb 1. (25) hit (cause to move by striking; hit a ball)


hold held held
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hold held held

verb 1. (79) keep, maintain, hold (keep in a certain state,

position, or activity; e.g., keep clean; hold in place; She alwaysheld herself as a lady; The students keep me on my toes)


hurt hurt hurt
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verb 1. (8) ache, smart, hurt (be the source of pain)


keep kept kept
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p p p

verb 1. (206) keep, maintain, hold (keep in a certain state,

position, or activity; e.g., keep clean; hold in place; She alwaysheld herself as a lady; The students keep me on my toes)


know knew known
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verb 1. (585) know, cognize, cognise (be cognizant or aware of a

fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge orinformation about; I know that the President lied to the people; Iwant to know who is winning the game!; I know its time)


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y

verb 1. (24) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (put into a certain

place or abstract location; Put your things here; Set the traydown; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Placeemphasis on a certain point)


lead led led
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verb 1. (40) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide (take somebody

somewhere; We lead him to our chief; can you take me to themain entrance?; He conducted us to the palace)


learn learnt learnt
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verb 1. (90) learn, larn, acquire (gain knowledge or skills; She

learned dancing from her sister; I learned Sanskrit; Childrenacquire language at an amazing rate)


leave left left
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verb 1. (146) leave, go forth, go away (go away from a place; At

what time does your train leave?; She didnt leave until midnight;The ship leaves at midnight)


lend lent lent
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verb 1. (7) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring (bestow aquality on; Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company;

The music added a lot to the play; She brings a specialatmosphere to our meetings; This adds a light note to theprogram)


let let let
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verb 1. (219) let, allow, permit (make it possible through aspecific action or lack of action for something to happen; Thispermits the water to rush in; This sealed door wont allow the watercome into the basement; This will permit the rain to run off)


lie lay lain
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verb 1. (88) lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a

certain position)


lose lost lost
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verb 1. (123) lose (fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have,

either physically or in an abstract sense; She lost her purse when sheleft it unattended on her seat)


make made made
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verb 1. (508) make, do (engage in; make love, not war; make

an effort; do research; do nothing; make revolution)


mean meant meant
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verb 1. (93) mean, intend (mean or intend to express or convey;

You never understand what I mean!; what do his words intend?)


meet met met
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verb 1. (49) meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

(come together; Ill probably see you at the meeting; How niceto see you again!)


pay paid paid
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verb 1. (138) pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or

services; I paid four dollars for this sandwich; Pay the waitress,please)


put put put
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verb 1. (138) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (put into acertain place or abstract location; Put your things here; Set thetray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children;Place emphasis on a certain point)


read read read
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verb 1. (115) read (interpret something that is written or printed;

read the advertisement; Have you read Salman Rushdie?)


ride rode ridden
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verb 1. (53) ride, sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually

while controlling its motions; She never sat a horse!; Did you everride a camel?; The girl liked to drive the young mare)


ring rang rung
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verb 1. (15) ring, peal (sound loudly and sonorously; the bells

rang)


rise rose risen
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verb 1. (26) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise

(move upward; The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forestfire; The mist uprose from the meadows)


run ran run
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verb 1. (106) run (move fast by using ones feet, with one foot off

the ground at any given time; Dont runyoull be out of breath;The children ran to the store)


say said said
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verb 1. (1861) state, say, tell (express in words; He said that he

wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state youropinion; state your name)


see saw seen
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verb 1. (613) see (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive

by sight; You have to be a good observer to see all the details;Can you see the bird in that tree?; He is blindhe cannot see)


sell sold sold
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verb 1. (73) sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent;

He sold his house in January; She sells her body to survive andsupport her drug habit)


send sent sent
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verb 1. (79) send, direct (cause to go somewhere; The explosion

sent the car flying in the air; She sent her children to camp; Hedirected all his energies into his dissertation)


show showed shown
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verb 1. (136) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate (give an

exhibition of to an interested audience; She shows her dogsfrequently; We will demo the new software in Washington)


shut shut shut
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verb 1. (10) close, shut (move so that an opening or passage is

obstructed; make shut; Close the door; shut the window)


sing sang sung
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verb 1. (46) sing (deliver by singing; Sing Christmas carols)


sit sat sat
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verb 1. (134) sit, sit down (be seated)


sleep slept slept
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verb 1. (58) sleep, kip, slumber, log Zs, catch some Zs (be

asleep)


speak spoke spoken
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verb 1. (86) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

(express in speech; She talks a lot of nonsense; This depressedpatient does not verbalize)


spend spent spent
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verb 1. (98) spend, pass (pass time in a specific way; how are

you spending your summer vacation?)


stand stood stood
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verb 1. (169) stand, stand up (be standing; be upright; We had

to stand for the entire performance!)


swim swam swum
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verb 1. (12) swim (travel through water; We had to swim for 20

minutes to reach the shore; a big fish was swimming in the tank)


take took taken
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verb 1. (92) take (carry out; take action; take steps; take

vengeance)


teach taught taught
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verb 1. (86) teach, learn, instruct (impart skills or knowledge to;

I taught them French; He instructed me in building a boat)


tear tore torn
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verb 1. (19) tear, rupture, snap, bust (separate or cause to

separate abruptly; The rope snapped; tear the paper)


tell told told
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verb 1. (196) state, say, tell (express in words; He said that he

wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state youropinion; state your name)


think thought thought
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verb 1. (274) think, believe, consider, conceive (judge or regard;look upon; judge; I think he is very smart; I believe her to be very

smart; I think that he is her boyfriend; The racist conceives suchpeople to be inferior)


throw threw thrown
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verb 1. (53) throw (propel through the air; throw a frisbee )

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understand understood understood
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verb 1. (110) understand (know and comprehend the nature or

meaning of; She did not understand her husband; I understandwhat she means)


wake woke woken
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verb 1. (7) wake (be awake, be alert, be there)


wear wore worn
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verb 1. (83) wear, have on (be dressed in; She was wearing

yellow that day)


win won won
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verb 1. (71) win (be the winner in a contest or competition; bevictorious; He won the Gold Medal in skating; Our home teamwon; Win the game)


write wrote written
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verb 1. (112) write, compose, pen, indite (produce a literary work;

She composed a poem; He wrote four novels)

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