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Which of the following verbs has all three parts identical?
Which of the following verbs has all three parts identical?
What is the Simple Past form of 'to begin'?
What is the Simple Past form of 'to begin'?
Which of the following verbs has distinct forms in all three parts?
Which of the following verbs has distinct forms in all three parts?
What is the past participle of 'to bleed'?
What is the past participle of 'to bleed'?
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Which verb corresponds to the Simple Past form 'broke'?
Which verb corresponds to the Simple Past form 'broke'?
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What is the correct past participle of 'to burn'?
What is the correct past participle of 'to burn'?
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Which verb has 'chosen' as its past participle?
Which verb has 'chosen' as its past participle?
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Which of these verbs does not change in the Simple Past form?
Which of these verbs does not change in the Simple Past form?
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What is the past tense of the verb "to lend"?
What is the past tense of the verb "to lend"?
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Which of the following is the correct past participle of "to lie"?
Which of the following is the correct past participle of "to lie"?
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What is the simple past form of "to sing"?
What is the simple past form of "to sing"?
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Which of the following is the past tense for "to see"?
Which of the following is the past tense for "to see"?
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What is the past participle form of "to prove"?
What is the past participle form of "to prove"?
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What is the simple past form of "to run"?
What is the simple past form of "to run"?
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Which verb has the past form "shook"?
Which verb has the past form "shook"?
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What is the past tense of "to shut"?
What is the past tense of "to shut"?
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Which of the following is the correct past tense of 'to dream'?
Which of the following is the correct past tense of 'to dream'?
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What is the past participle of 'to drive'?
What is the past participle of 'to drive'?
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Which of the following verbs is irregular in its past tense form?
Which of the following verbs is irregular in its past tense form?
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Which verb means 'to make a request or an appeal' and is conjugated as 'forgave' in the past tense?
Which verb means 'to make a request or an appeal' and is conjugated as 'forgave' in the past tense?
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What is the past tense form of 'to hurt'?
What is the past tense form of 'to hurt'?
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What is the past tense of 'to get'?
What is the past tense of 'to get'?
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Which of the following is the correct past participle form of 'to find'?
Which of the following is the correct past participle form of 'to find'?
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What is the present form of 'to kneel' when using the standard past tense?
What is the present form of 'to kneel' when using the standard past tense?
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Study Notes
Irregular Verbs in English
- Most verbs in English are regular, they take the "-ed" ending for the past tense and past participle forms.
- However, over 200 verbs are irregular, they have unique forms for the past tense and the past participle forms.
- There are three main types of irregular verbs:
- All three forms are identical: hurt - hurt - hurt
- Two forms are identical: spend - spent - spent
- All three forms are different: speak - spoke - spoken
- The grid below lists the most common irregular verbs in English.
- The columns represent the infinitive, the simple past form, the past participle form, and the Dutch translation of the verb.
- Some words have both a regular and an irregular past participle form, the irregular form is usually used as an adjective, the regular form is preferred for verbs.
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Examples:
- He spoiled the occasion with his stupid remark. (Spoiled is adjective)
- The spoilt boy was impossible in class. (Spoilt is participle)
Irregular verb list
- Infinitive | Dutch | Simple Past | Past Participle
- to (a)rise | stijgen (rijzen) | (a)rose | (a)risen
- to (a)wake | wakker worden | (a)woke | (a)woken
- to be | zijn (ook worden) | was-were | been
- to beat | slaan (tegen, op) | beat | beaten
- to become | worden | became | become
- to begin | beginnen | began | begun
- to bite | bijten | bit | bitten
- to bleed | bloeden | bled | bled
- to blow | blazen | blew | blown
- to break | breken | broke | broken
- to bring | brengen | brought | brought
- to build | bouwen | built | built
- to burn | (ver)branden | burnt | burnt
- to buy | kopen | bought | bought
- can | kunnen | could | -
- to catch | vangen | caught | caught
- to choose | kiezen | chose | chosen
- to come | komen | came | come
- to cost | kosten | cost | cost
- to cut | snijden | cut | cut
- to deal | behandelen | dealt | dealt
- to do | doen | did | done
- to dream | dromen | dreamed*-dreamt | dreamed*-dreamt
- to drink | drinken | drank | drunk
- to drive | rijden (bv.auto) | drove | driven
- to eat | eten | ate | eaten
- to fall | vallen | fell | fallen
- to feed | voeden | fed | fed
- to feel | voelen | felt | felt
- to fight | vechten | fought | fought
- to find | vinden | found | found
- to fly | vliegen | flew | flown
- to forbid | verbieden | forbade | forbidden
- to forget | vergeten | forgot | forgotten
- to forgive | vergeven | forgave | forgiven
- to freeze | vriezen | froze | frozen
- to get | (ver)krijgen | got | got
- to give | geven | gave | given
- to go | gaan | went | gone
- to grow | groeien | grew | grown
- to hang | (op)hangen | hung-hanged | hung-hanged
- to have | hebben | had | had
- to hear | horen | heard | heard
- to hide | verbergen | hid | hidden
- to hit | slaan (ook raken) | hit | hit
- to hold | (uit of)houden | held | held
- to hurt | pijn doen | hurt | hurt
- to keep | (vast)houden | kept | kept
- to kneel | knielen | kneeled*-knelt | kneeled*-knelt
- to know | weten | knew | known
- to lay | leggen | laid | laid
- to lead | leiden | led | led
- to lean | leunen | leaned*-leant | leaned*-leant
- to learn | leren (studeren) | learned*-learnt| learned*-learnt
- to leave | (ver)laten, weggaan | left | left
- to lend | lenen | lent | lent
- to let | (gerust)laten | let | let
- to lie | liggen | lay | lain
- to light | verlichten, aansteken | lit | lit
- to lose | verliezen | lost | lost
- to make | maken | made | made
- may | mogen | might | -
- to mean | bedoelen, betekenen | meant | meant
- to meet | ontmoeten | met | met
- must | moeten | had to | -
- to pay | betalen | paid | paid
- to prove | bewijzen | proved*-proven | proved*-proven
- to put | plaatsen | put | put
- to read | lezen | read | read
- to ride | rijden (bv.paard, fiets) | rode | ridden
- to ring | bellen | rang | rung
- to run | lopen | ran | run
- to say | zeggen | said | said
- to see | zien | saw | seen
- to sell | verkopen | sold | sold
- to send | versturen, zenden | sent | sent
- to set | zetten | set | set
- to shake | schudden | shook | shaken
- shall-will | zullen | should-would | -
- to shoot | schieten | shot | shot
- to show | tonen | showed | shown
- to shut | sluiten | shut | shut
- to sing | zingen | sang | sung
- to sink | zinken | sank | sunk
- to sit | zitten | sat | sat
- to sleep | slapen | slept | slept
- to speak | spreken | spoke | spoken
- to spell | spellen | spelled*-spelt | spelled*-spelt
- to spend | verbruiken, doorbrengen | spent | spent
- to spread | verspreiden | spread | spread
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