Type
(1): The verbs having all three forms same:
Examples:
1.
Bet
- bet - bet
2.
Bid
- bid - bid
3.
Burst
- burst – burst
4.
Bust - bust - bust
5.
Cast
- cast - cast
6.
Cost
- cost - cost
7.
Cut
- cut - cut
8.
Hit
- hit - hit
9.
Hurt
- hurt - hurt
10. Let - let - let
11. Meet - met -
met
12. Put - put - put
13. Read - read -
read
14. Rent - rent -
rent
15. Set - set - set
16. Shed - shed -
shed
17. Shut - shut -
shut
18. Split - split -
split
19. Spread - spread
- spread
20. Thrust - thrust
- thrust
21. Upset - upset -
upset
Type 2: The
verbs having two same forms:
1.
Beat - beat – beaten
2.
Become- became -
become
3.
Bend - bent – bent
4.
Bereave - bereft -
bereft
5.
Beseech - besought -
besought
6.
Bind - bound - bound
7.
Bite - bit – bit
8.
Bleed - bled – bled
9.
Breed - bred - bred
10.
Bring - brought -
brought
11.
Build - built - built
12.
Burn - burnt - burnt
13.
Buy - bought - bought
14.
Catch - caught –
caught
15.
Come - came – Come
16.
Creep - crept - crept
17.
Deal - dealt - dealt
18.
Dig - dug - dug
19.
Dream - dreamt -
dreamt
20.
Feed - fed - fed
21.
Feel - felt - felt
22.
Fight - fought -
fought
23.
Find - found - found
24.
Get - got - got
25.
Hang - hung - hung
26.
Have - had – had
27.
Hear - heard- heard
28.
Hold - held - held
29.
Keep - kept – kept
30.
Lay - laid – laid
31.
Lead - led – led
32.
Lean - lent – lent
33.
Learn - learnt –
learnt
34.
Leap- leapt - leapt
35.
Leave - left - left
36.
Lend - lent – lent
37.
Light - lit – lit
38.
Lose - lost - lost
39.
Make - made – made
40.
Mean - meant - meant
41.
Meet - met - met
42.
Pay - paid- paid
43.
Run - ran – run
44.
Say - said- said
45.
Sell - sold- sold
46.
Send - sent- sent
47.
Shine - shone- shone
48.
Shoot - shot- shot
49.
Sit - sat- sat
50.
Sleep- slept- slept
51.
Smell - smelt- smelt
52.
Spend - spent- spent
53.
Spill - spilt- spilt
54.
Speed - sped- sped
55.
Spell - spelt- spelt
56.
Spit - spat- spat
57.
Spoil - spoilt- spoilt
58.
Stand - stood- stood
59.
Stick - stuck- stuck
60.
Sting - stung- stung
61.
Strike - struck-
struck
62.
Sweep - swept- swept
63.
Swing - swung- swung
64.
Teach - taught – taught
65.
Tell - told – told
66.
Think - thought –
thought
67.
Tread - trod - trod
68.
Understand -
Understood - Understood
69.
Weep - wept - wept
70.
Win - won - won
71.
Wind - wound - wound
72.
Wring - wrung - wrung
Type 3: The verbs having 3 different forms:
1.
Arise - arose - arisen
2.
Awake - awoke - awoken
3.
Be - was - been
4.
Begin - began – begun
5.
Bite - bit - bitten
6.
Blow - blew - blown
7.
Break - broke - broken
8.
Do - did - done
9.
Draw - drew - drawn
10.
Drink - drank - drunk
11.
Drive - drove - driven
12.
Eat - ate - eaten
13.
Fall - fell - fallen
14.
Fly - flew - flown
15.
Forget - forgot -
forgotten
16.
Forgive - forgave –
forgiven
17.
Freeze - froze –
frozen
18.
Get - got - gotten
19.
Give - gave - given
20.
Go - went - gone
21.
Grow - grew - grown
22.
Hide - hid - hidden
23.
Know - knew - known
24.
Lie - lay - lain
25.
Ride - rode - ridden
26.
Ring - rang - rung
27.
Rise - rose - risen
28.
See - saw – seen
29.
Shake - shook – shaken
30.
Show - showed – shown
31.
Shrink- shrank –
shrunk
32.
Sing- sang – sung
33.
Sink- sank – sunk
34.
Speak- spoke – spoken
35.
Spring- sprang –
sprung
36.
Steal- stole– stolen
37.
Stink- stank – stunk
38.
Swear- swore – sworn
39.
Swim- swam – swum
40.
Take - took– taken
41.
Tear - tore– torn
42.
Throw - threw– thrown
43.
Wake - woke– woken
44.
Wear - wore– worn
45.
Weave – wove - woven
46.
Write - wrote– written
Type 4,
verbs having two different past participle forms:
1.
Bereave –
bereaved/bereft – bereaved/bereft
2.
Bet - bet/betted -
bet/betted
3.
Burn - burned/burnt -
burned/burnt
4.
Bust - busted/bust -
busted/bust
5.
Chide - chided/chid -
chided/chidden
6.
Clothe - clothed/clad
- clothed/clad
7.
Dream - dreamed/dreamt
-dreamed/dreamt
8.
Disprove - disproved -
disproved/disproven
9.
Dwell - dwelt/dwelled
- dwelt/dwelled
10.
Foreshow - foreshowed
- foreshown/foreshowed
11.
Gild - gilded/gilt -
gilded/gilt
12.
Hang (kill by hanging)
- hanged/hung - hanged/hung
13.
Heave - heaved/hove -
heaved/hove
14.
Hew - hewed – hewed/ hewn
15.
Kneel - knelt/kneeled
- knelt/kneeled
16.
Knit - knitted/knit -
knitted/knit
17.
Lean - leaned/leant -
leaned/leant
18.
Leap - leaped/leapt -
leaped/leapt
19.
Learn - learned/learnt
- learned/learnt
20.
Light - lit/lighted -
lit/lighted
21.
Misspell -
misspelled/misspelt - misspelled/misspelt
22.
Outshine - outshined/outshone
- outshined/outshone
23.
Prove - proved –
proved/ proven
24.
Quit - quit/quitted -
quit/quitted
25.
Shave - shaved -
shaved/shaven
26.
Shine - shined/shone -
shined/shone
27.
Show - showed - showed
/shown
28.
Slay (kill) -
slew/slayed - slain/slayed
29.
Smell - smelled/smelt
- smelled/smelt
30.
Sow - sowed - sowed/sown
31.
Speed - sped/speeded -
sped/speeded
32.
Spell - spelled/spelt
- spelled/spelt
33.
Spill - spilled/spilt
- spilled/spilt
34.
Spoil - spoiled/spoilt
- spoiled/spoilt
35.
Strew - strewed -
strewn/strewed
36.
Strive -
strove/strived - striven/strived
37.
Swell - swelled –
swelled/ swollen
38.
Thrive -
thrived/throve - thrived/thriven
39.
Wake - woke/waked -
woken/waked
40.
Weave - wove/weaved -
woven/weaved
41.
Wed - wed/wedded -
wed/wedded
42.
Wet - wet/wetted -
wet/wetted
Type 5: The
verbs that take 'd' in its past and past participle forms:
1.
Achieve
- achieved - achieved
2.
Announce
- announced - announced
3.
Believe
- believed - believed
4.
Compensate
- compensated - compensated
5.
Complete
- completed - completed
6.
Concede
- conceded - conceded
7.
Conceive
- conceived - conceived
8.
Concentrate
- concentrated - concentrated
9.
Confiscate
- confiscated - confiscated
10. Deceive -
deceived - deceived
11. Deface - defaced
- defaced
12. Denounce -
denounced - denounced
13. Disclose -
disclosed - disclosed
14. Disguise -
disguised - disguised
15. Displace -
displaced - displaced
16. Divide - divided
- divided
17. Domesticate -
domesticated - domesticated
18. Donate - donated
- donated
19. Double - doubled
- doubled
20. Dramatize -
dramatized – dramatized
21. Eclipse –
eclipsed - eclipsed
22. Embrace -
embraced - embraced
23. Endorse -
endorsed - endorsed
24. Endure - endured
- endured
25. Enforce -
enforced - enforced
26. Ensure - ensured
- ensured
27. Entice - enticed
- enticed
28. Escape - escaped
- escaped
29. Explore -
explored - explored
30. Expose - exposed
- exposed
31. Impede - impeded
- impeded
32. Implore -
implored - implored
33. Impose - imposed
- imposed
34. Improve -
improved - improved
35. Increase -
increased - increased
36. Induce - induced
- induced
37. Infuse - infused
- infused
38. Injure - injured
- injured
39. Inspire -
inspired - inspired
40. Insure - insured
- insured
41. Introduce -
introduced - introduced
42. Invade - invaded
- invaded
43. Invite - invited
- invited
44. Involve -
involved - involved
45. Irritate -
irritated - irritated
46. Isolate - isolated
- isolated
Lie - lied - lied
47. Love - loved -
loved
48. Misplace -
misplaced - misplaced
49. Move - moved -
moved
50. Observe -
observed - observed
51. Oppose - opposed
- opposed
52. Optimize -
optimized - optimized
53. Perceive - perceived
- perceived
54. Pronounce -
pronounced - pronounced
55. Receive -
received - received
56. Relieve -
relieved - relieved
57. Remove - removed
- removed
58. Renounce -
renounced - renounced
59. Replace -
replaced - replaced
60. Revive - revived
- revived
61. Shelve - shelved
- shelved
62. Sieve (filter)-
sieved - sieved
63. Strive - strived
- strived
64. Survive -
survived - survived
65. Thrive - thrived
- thrived
66. Underline -
underlined - underlined
67. Wave - waved -
waved
Type 6: The
verbs taking "ed" in their past and past participle forms:
1.
Abstain
- abstained - abstained
2.
Act
- Acted - Acted
3.
Add
- Added - Added
4.
Admit
- Admitted - Admitted
5.
Adopt
- Adopted - Adopted
6.
Affect
- Affected - Affected
7.
Aid
- Aided - Aided
8.
Aim
- Aimed - Aimed
9.
Alarm
- Alarmed - Alarmed
10. Alert - Alerted
- Alerted
11. Align - Aligned
- Aligned
12. Allot - Allotted
- Allotted
13. Allow - Allowed
- Allowed
14. Alter - Altered
- Altered
15. Answer -
Answered - Answered
16. Appeal -
Appealed - Appealed
17. Appear -
Appeared - Appeared
18. Arrest -
Arrested - Arrested
19. Arrive - Arrived
- Arrived
20. Ask - Asked -
Asked
21. Assent -
assented - assented
22. Assist -
Assisted - Assisted
23. Attach -
Attached - Attached
24. Attack -
Attacked - Attacked
25. Attend -
Attended - Attended
26. Attract -
Attracted - Attracted
27. Auction - Auctioned
- Auctioned
28. Audit - Audited
- Audited
29. Bait - Baited -
Baited
30. Ban - Banned -
Banned
31. Bang - Banged -
Banged
32. Bank - Banked -
Banked
33. Bargain -
Bargained - Bargained
34. Bark - Barked -
Barked
35. Blast - blasted
- blasted
36. Boast - boasted
- boasted
37. Call - Called -
Called
38. Calm - Calmed -
Calmed
39. Canvass -
Canvassed - Canvassed
40. Crush - crushed
- crushed
41. Dampen -
Dampened - Dampened
42. Dash - dashed -
dashed
43. Deal - Dealt -
Dealt
44. Echo - Echoed -
Echoed
45. Edit - Edited -
Edited
46. Elect - Elected
- Elected
47. Employ -
Employed - Employed
48. Enact - Enacted
- Enacted
49. Fail - Failed -
Failed
50. Fast - fasted -
fasted
51. Fasten -
Fastened - Fastened
52. Fault - Faulted
- Faulted
53. Favour - Favoured
- Favoured
54. Fear - Feared -
Feared
55. Fetch - fetched
- fetched
56. Gain - Gained -
Gained
57. Gather -
Gathered - Gathered
58. Hack - Hacked -
Hacked
59. Hail - Hailed -
Hailed
60. Halt - Halted -
Halted
61. Hammer -
Hammered - Hammered
62. Hand - Handed -
Handed
63. Happen -
Happened - Happened
64. Harass -
Harassed - Harassed
65. Harm - Harmed -
Harmed
66. Hush - hushed -
hushed
67. Impair -
Impaired - Impaired
68. Impart -
imparted - imparted
69. Impel - Impelled
- Impelled
70. Imperil -
Imperiled - Imperiled
71. Jail - Jailed -
Jailed
72. Join - Joined -
Joined
73. Jolt - Jolted -
Jolted
74. Kill - Killed -
Killed
75. Kiss - Kissed -
Kissed
76. Knead - Kneaded
- Kneaded
77. Lack - Lacked -
Lacked
78. Lag - Lagged -
Lagged
79. Land - Landed -
Landed
80. Last - lasted -
lasted
81. List - listed -
listed
82. Maintain -
Maintained - Maintained
83. Maltreat -
Maltreated - Maltreated
84. Need - Needed -
Needed
85. Obtain -
Obtained - Obtained
86. Offend -
Offended - Offended
87. Offer - Offered
- Offered
88. Order - Ordered
- Ordered
89. Pack - Packed -
Packed
90. Paint - Painted
- Painted
91. Pair - Paired -
Paired
92. Panic - Panicked
- Panicked
93. Park - Parked -
Parked
94. Pass - passed -
passed
95. Quell - Quelled
- Quelled
96. Quench -
Quenched - Quenched
97. Quest - Quested
- Quested
98. Question -
Questioned - Questioned
99. Quicken -
Quickened - Quickened
100.
Rank
- Ranked - Ranked
101.
Roast
- roasted - roasted
102.
Rush
- rushed - rushed
103.
Rust
- rusted - rusted
104.
Sack
- Sacked - Sacked
105.
Sail
- Sailed - Sailed
106.
Scan
- Scanned - Scanned
107.
Talk
- Talked - Talked
108.
Target
- Targeted - Targeted
109.
Task
- Tasked - Tasked
110.
Tax
- Taxed - Taxed
111.
Toast
- toasted - toasted
112.
Trust
- trusted – trusted
113.
Uncover
- Uncovered - Uncovered
114.
Unfold
- Unfolded - Unfolded
115.
Unload
- Unloaded - Unloaded
116.
Unlock
- Unlocked - Unlocked
117.
Unpack
- Unpacked - Unpacked
118.
Vanish
- Vanished - Vanished
119.
Vex
- Vexed - Vexed
120.
View
- Viewed - Viewed
121.
Walk
- Walked - Walked
122.
Want
- Wanted - Wanted
123.
Warm
- Warmed – Warmed
124.
Warn
- Warned - Warned
125.
X-ray
- X-rayed - X-rayed
126.
Yawn
- Yawned - Yawned
127.
Yell
- Yelled – Yelled
128.
Yield
Yielded Yielded
Type 7, the
verbs that take ‘ied’ in past and past participle forms:
1.
Ally
- allied - allied
2.
Amplify
- amplified - amplified
3.
Apply
- applied - applied
4.
Beautify
- beautified - beautified
5.
Carry
- carried - carried
6.
Certify
- certified - certified
7.
Clarify
- clarified - clarified
8.
Classify
- classified - classified
9.
Comply
- complied - complied
10. Copy - Copied -
Copied
11. Dally - Dallied
- Dallied
12. Dally - Dallied
- Dallied
13. Decry (criticize/condemn)
- decried - decried
14. Defy - defied -
defied
15. Deny - denied -
denied
16. Dignify -
dignified - dignified
17. Disqualify -
disqualified - disqualified
18. Fry - Fried -
Fried
19. Glorify -
glorified - glorified
20. Identify -
identified - identified
21. Marry - Married
- Married
22. Notify - notified
- notified
23. Occupy -
occupied - occupied
24. Party - Partied
- Partied
25. Party - Partied -
Partied
26. Qualify -
qualified - qualified
27. Ratify -
ratified - ratified
28. Reply - replied
- replied
29. Simplify -
simplified - simplified
30. Specify -
specified - specified
31. Study - Studied
- Studied
32. Supply -
supplied - supplied
33. Testify -
testified - testified
34. Try - Tried -
Tried
35. Verify -
verified - verified
Type 8, the
verbs whose last letter is doubled in past and past participle forms:
1.
Beg - begged - begged
2.
Bet - betted - betted
3.
Bug - bugged - bugged
4.
Clip - clipped - clipped
5.
Crop - cropped - cropped
6.
Dip - dipped - dipped
7.
Dot - dotted - dotted
8.
Fog - fogged - fogged
9.
Hop - hopped - hopped
10. Jog - jogged - jogged
11. Kid - kidded - kidded
12. Knit - knitted - knitted
13. Lag - lagged - lagged
14. Log - logged - logged
15. Mop (wash/wipe)- mopped - mopped
16. Nap - napped - napped
17. Pad - padded - padded
18. Pet - petted - petted
19. Plot - plotted - plotted
20. Pop - popped - popped
21. Rag - ragged - ragged
22. Rat - ratted - ratted
23. Rob - robbed - robbed
24. Rot - rotted - rotted
25. Slop - slopped - slopped
26. Slot - slotted - slotted
27. Snap - snapped - snapped
28. Spot - spotted - spotted
29. Stab - stabbed - stabbed
30. Step - stepped - stepped
31. Stop - stopped – stopped
32. Study – studied - studied
33. Tap - tapped - tapped
34. Trot - trotted - trotted
35. Wag - wagged - wagged
36. Wed - wedded - wedded
37. Wet - wetted - wetted
The following verbs are not generally used in the continuous form:
(1) Verbs of perception 'see', 'hear', 'smell, 'notice', taste, 'feel', etc.
(ii) Verbs of appearance 'look', appear, seem behave, etc.
(i) Verbs of emotion 'want, desire', 'wish, like, love, hope etc.
(iv) Verbs of thinking 'think, ponder, believe, 'consider', 'suppose, know', 'recognize etc.
(v) Verbs of possession 'own', 'contain possess etc.
N. B. Compiled by Dr. Shankar D Mishra, Sr. Lecturer in English, Bhubaneswar. For right guidance in grammar, call at: 8249297412.