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IrregularTenseAndPronouns

Irregular Tense

Present Past Past
Participle
Present Past Past
Participle
Present Past Past
Participle
Present Past Past
Participle
Present Past Past
Participle
arise arose arisen deal dealt dealt keep kept kept saw sawed sawn/sawed take took taken
awake awoke awoken dig dug dug kneel knelt knelt say said said teach taught taught
be was/were been do did done know knew known see saw seen tear tore torn
bear bore born(e) draw drew drawn lay laid laid sell sold sold tell told told
beat beat beaten dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed lead led led send sent sent think thought thought
become became become drink drank drunk lean leant/leaned leant/leaned set set set throw threw thrown
begin began begun drive drove driven learn learnt/learned learnt/learned sew sewed sewn/sewed understand understood understood
bend bent bent eat ate eaten leave left left shake shook shaken wake woke woken
bet bet bet fall fell fallen lent lent lent shall should wear wore worn
bind bound bound feed fed fed lie (in bed) lay lain shed shed shed weep wept wept
bite bit bitten feel felt felt lie (to not tell the truth) lied lied shine shone shone will would
bleed bled bled fight fought fought light lit/lighted lit/lighted shoot shot shot win won won
blow blew blown find found found lose lost lost show showed shown wind wound wound
break broke broken fly flew flown make made made shrink shrank shrunk write wrote written
breed bred bred forbid forbade forbidden may might shut shut shut
bring brought brought forget forgot forgotten mean meant meant sing sang sung
broadcast broadcast broadcast forgive forgave forgiven meet met met sink sank sunk
build built built get got got mow mowed mown/mowed sit sat sat
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned give gave given must had to sleep slept slept
burst burst burst go went gone overtake overtook overtaken slide slid slid
buy bought bought grind ground ground pay paid paid smell smelt smelt
can could … (been able) grow grew grown put put put sow sowed sown/sowed
catch caught caught hang hung hung read read read speak spoke spoken
choose chose chosen have had had ride rode ridden spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled
cling clung clung hear heard heard ring rang rung spend spent spent
come came come hide hid hidden rise rose risen spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled
cost cost cost hit hit hit run ran run spit spat spat
creep crept crept hold held held spread spread spread
cut cut cut hurt hurt hurt stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank stunk
strike struck struck
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
swell swelled swollen/swelled
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
### Irregular Pronouns
SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL
US -> I IX -> ICES NO CHANGE
alumnus alumni appendix appendices deer deer
cactus cacti index indeces/indexes fish fish
focus foci/focuses matrix matrices/matrixes means means
fungus fungi/funguses EAU -> EAUX offspring offspring
nucleus nuclei beau beaux series series
radius radii bureau bureaus/bureaux sheep sheep
stimulus stimuli tableau tableaux/tableaus species species
IS -> ES *** -> EN OO -> EE
axis axes child children oot feet
analysis analyses man men goose geese
basis bases ox oxen tooth teeth
crisis crises woman women A -> AE
diagnosis diagnoses *** -> A antenna antennae/antennas
ellipsis ellipses bacterium bacteria formula formulae/formulas
hypothesis hypotheses corpus corpora nebula nebulae
oasis oases criterion criteria vertebra vertebrae
paralysis paralyses curriculum curricula vita vitae
parenthesis parentheses datum data OUSE -> ICE
synthesis syntheses genus genera louse lice
synopsis synopses medium media mouse mice
thesis theses memorandum memoranda
phenomenon phenomena
A -> E stratum strata
lasagna lasagne
### Verb + ing
normal normal +ing
just +ing
cry crying
do doing
find finding
laugh laughing
wash washing
-e +ing
dare daring
die dying
choose choosing
hide hiding
lose losing
lie lying
live living
arise arising
become becoming
have having
+ * ing
cut cutting
fit fitting
ban banning
chat chatting
let letting
get getting
plan planning
-ie + ying
die dying
lie lying
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