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| Irregular verbs change the spelling of the root word instead of adding "ed" for the past and perfect tenses. The verb form used with the perfect tenses is called the past participle. Example: have been, had been | ||||||||||
Present Past Past Participle arise arose arisen become became become begin began begun blow blew blown break broke broken bring brought brought choose chose chosen cling clung clung come came come creep crept crept do did done draw drew drawn drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen fly flew flown forgive forgave forgiven freeze froze frozen give gave given go went gone grow grew grown know knew known lead led led lose lost lost pay paid paid ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run see saw seen shake shook shaken shrink shrank/shrunk shrunk/shrunken sing sang/sung sung sink sank/sunk sunk speak spoke spoken spin spun spun spring sprang/sprung sprung steal stole stolen sting stung stung stink stank/stunk stunk study studied studied swear swore sworn swim swam swum swing swung swung take took taken tear tore torn throw threw thrown wake woke woken wear wore worn wring wrung wrung write wrote written |
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| TROUBLESOME VERB PAIRS Use when the subject is doing the moving: lie(s) lay lain sit(s) sat sat rise(s) rose risen Example: I lie on the bed. She sat on the chair. The sun had risen before we woke up. Use when the subject moves something: lay(s) laid laid set(s) set set raise(s) raised raised Example: I lay the pillow on the bed. She sets the cushion on the chair. I raised the curtain to watch the sun rise above the hills. |
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