VERB FORMS

 

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.  Detach - detached - detached

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

Dilly-dally - Dilly-dallied - Dilly-dallied

12.  Dirty - Dirtied - Dirtied

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.  Ply - Plied - Plied

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.  Stud – studded - studded

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:

(i) Verbs of perception:- 'see', 'hear', 'smell, 'notice', taste, 'feel', etc.

(ii) Verbs of appearance:- 'look', appear, seem, behave, etc.

(iii) 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.

*Readers' suggestions for improvement are solicited.

N. B. Compiled by Dr. Shankar D Mishra, Sr. Lecturer in English, Bhubaneswar. For right guidance in grammar, call at: 8249297412.