In the English language, 123 words are very important. It is always important to learn English grammar and the forms of verbs are one of them. While talking about the forms of verbs first we have to understand the concept of regular and irregular verbs.
Regular verbs are very simple and to create the V1 V2 V3 forms of regular verbs we just ad –ed at the end of the base form (V1 form). The case of irregular verbs is a different one they do not follow any pattern. You have to memorize them as they are.
50 Verbs in English
V1 Base Form | V2 Past Simple | V3 Past Participle |
arise | arose | arisen |
breed | bred | bred |
draw | drew | drawn |
feel | felt | felt |
hit | hit | hit |
lean | leaned | leaned |
swear | swore | sworn |
begin | began | begun |
buy | bought | Bought |
fall | fell | fallen |
hear | heard | heard |
lay | laid | laid |
string | strung | strung |
tell | told | told |
beat | beat | beaten |
burn | burnt | burnt |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
hang | hung | hung |
kneel | knelt | knelt |
stink | stank | stunk |
teach | taught | taught |
awake | awoke | awoken |
bring | brought | brought |
dream | dreamt | dreamt |
fight | fought | fought |
hold | held | held |
steal | stole | stolen |
sweep | swept | swept |
bear | bore | born |
build | built | built |
drive | drove | driven |
grow | grew | grown |
keep | kept | kept |
sting | stung | stung |
swing | swung | swung |
be | was/were | been |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
drink | drank | drunk |
grind | ground | ground |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
stick | stuck | stuck |
swim | swam | swum |
abide | abode | abode |
bend | bent | bent |
do | did | done |
feed | fed | fed |
hide | hid | hidden |
lead | led | led |
strive | strove | striven |
think | thought | thought |
beget | begot | begotten |
burst | burst | burst |
eat | ate | eaten |
have | had | had |
know | knew | known |
strike | struck | struck |
tear | tore | torn |
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