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Appendix 3

bare past simple past participle bare past simple past participle
infinitive (-ed form) infinitive (-ed form)
say said said spread spread spread
i see saw- seen spring sprang sprung
seek sought sought stand stood stood
sell sold sold steal stole stolen
send sent sent stick stuck stuck
set set set sting stung stung
sew 2 sewed sewn stink stank stunk
shake shook shaken strike struck struck
shear 2 sheared shorn strive strove striven
shed shed shed swear swore sworn
shine shone shone sweep swept swept
shoot shot shot swell 2 swelled swollen
show showed shown swim swim swum
shrink shrank shrunk swing swung swung
shut shut shut take took taken
sing sang sung teach taught taught
sink sank sunk tear tore torn
sit sat sat tell told told
sleep slept slept think thought thought
slide slid slid throw threw thrown
sling slung slung thrust thrust thrust
smell 1 smelt smelt tread trod trodden
sow 2 sowed sown understand understood understood
speak spoke spoken wake' woke woken
speed 1 sped sped wear wore worn
1 2
spell spelt spelt weave wove woven
spend spent spent weep wept wept
spin spun/span spun wet' wet wet
spill 1 spilt spilt win won won
spit spit/spat spit/spat wind wound wound
split split split wring wrung wrung
1
spoil spoilt spoilt write wrote written
1
These verbs have two past simple and two past participle forms, both the ones given and
regular forms (e.g. burn; burnt/burned; burnt/burned).
2
These verbs have two past participle forms, the one given and a regular form (e.g. mow;
mowed; mown/mowed).
3
'dove' in American English.
4
When lie means 'deliberately to say something untrue' it is regular ('lie/lied/lied'}.
5
Pronounced /red/.

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