Modern
English retains many irregular (strong) verb forms from earlier usage. This is a list of many of the irregular
verbs currently in use.
Some
irregular verbs have two forms accepted, e.g. burnt/burned.
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Base infinitive
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Simple past form
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Past participle
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arise
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arose
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arisen
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awake
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awoke
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awoken
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be
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was, were
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been
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bear
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bore
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borne
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beat
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beat
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beaten
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become
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became
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become
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begin
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began
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begun
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bend
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bent
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bent
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bet
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bet
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bet
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bid
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bid
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bid
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bind
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bound
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bound
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bite
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bit
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bitten
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bleed
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bled
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bled
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blow
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blew
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blown
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break
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broke
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broken
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breed
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bred
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bred
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bring
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brought
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brought
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broadcast
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broadcast
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broadcast
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build
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built
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built
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burn
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burned/burnt
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burned/burnt
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burst
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burst
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burst
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buy
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bought
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bought
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cast
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cast
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cast
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catch
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caught
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caught
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choose
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chose
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chosen
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cling
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clung
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clung
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come
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came
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come
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cost
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cost
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cost
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creep
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crept
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crept
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cut
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cut
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cut
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deal
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dealt
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dealt
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dig
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dug
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dug
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do
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did
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done
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draw
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drew
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drawn
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dream
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dreamed/dreamt
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dreamed/dreamt
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drink
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drank
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drunk
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drive
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drove
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driven
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eat
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ate
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eaten
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fall
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fell
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fallen
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feed
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fed
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fed
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feel
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felt
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felt
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fight
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fought
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fought
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find
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found
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found
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flee
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fled
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fled
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fling
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flung
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flung
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fly
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flew
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flown
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forbid
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forbade
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forbidden
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forget
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forgot
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forgotten
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forgive
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forgave
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forgiven
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forsake
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forsook
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forsaken
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forswear
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forswore
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forsworn
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freeze
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froze
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frozen
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get
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got
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got
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give
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gave
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given
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go
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went
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gone
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grind
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ground
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ground
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grow
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grew
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grown
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hang
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hung
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hung
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have
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had
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had
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hear
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heard
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heard
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hide
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hid
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hidden
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hit
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hit
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hit
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hold
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held
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held
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hurt
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hurt
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hurt
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keep
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kept
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kept
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know
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knew
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known
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lay
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laid
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laid
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lead
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led
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led
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learn
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learned/learnt
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learned/learnt
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leave
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left
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left
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lend
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lent
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lent
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let
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let
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let
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lie
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lay
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lain
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lose
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lost
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lost
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make
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made
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made
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mean
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meant
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meant
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meet
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met
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met
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pay
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paid
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paid
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put
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put
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put
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quit
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quit
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quit
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read
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read
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read
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rend
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rent
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rent
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ride
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rode
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ridden
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ring
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rang
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rung
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rise
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rose
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risen
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run
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ran
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run
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saw
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sawed
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sawn
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say
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said
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said
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see
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saw
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seen
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seek
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sought
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sought
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sell
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sold
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sold
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send
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sent
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sent
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set
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set
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set
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sew
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sewed
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sewn
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shake
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shook
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shaken
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shed
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shed
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shed
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shine
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shone
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shone
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shoe
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shod
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shod
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shoot
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shot
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shot
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show
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showed
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shown
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shrink
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shrank
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shrunk
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shut
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shut
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shut
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sing
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sang
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sung
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sink
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sank
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sunk
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sit
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sat
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sat
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slay
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slew
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slain
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sleep
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slept
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slept
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slide
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slid
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slid
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sling
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slung
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slung
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slink
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slunk
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slunk
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sow
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sowed
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sown
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speak
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spoke
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spoken
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spend
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spent
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spent
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spin
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spun
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spun
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spread
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spread
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spread
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spring
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sprang
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sprung
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stand
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stood
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stood
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steal
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stole
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stolen
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stick
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stuck
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stuck
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sting
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stung
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stung
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stink
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stank
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stunk
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strew
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strewed
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strewn
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stride
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strode
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stridden
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strike
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struck
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struck
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string
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strung
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strung
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strive
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strove
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striven
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swear
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swore
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sworn
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sweep
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swept
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swept
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swim
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swam
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swum
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take
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took
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taken
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teach
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taught
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taught
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tear
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tore
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torn
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tell
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told
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told
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think
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thought
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thought
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throw
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threw
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thrown
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thrust
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thrust
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thrust
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tread
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trod
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trodden
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understand
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understood
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understood
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wake
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woke
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woken
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wear
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wore
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worn
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weep
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wept
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wept
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win
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won
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won
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wind
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wound
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wound
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wring
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wrung
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wrung
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write
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wrote
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written
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This blog discusses grammar and punctuation in general, but particularly shares ideas for sentence level work in primary literacy. I started it when I was a literacy adviser; however, I am now retired and have moved abroad. I will no longer be adding to the blog or publishing comments but will leave the content on for those who are interested
Irregular English Verbs
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