The verbs in roman type are verbs which are not very common in modem English but may be found in literaturę. When a verb has two possible forms and one is less usual than the other, the less usual one will be printed in roman.
Compounds of irregular verbs form their past tenses and past participles in the same way as the original verb:
come
overcome
set
upset came
overcame
set
upset come
overcome
set
upset
Past participle *
abode pn £/> arisen poui
awoken/awaked obu*ckć been
bome/bom * i D>'C ^ p o, J; • O* beaten( , <+Je> j
become
befallen p^fr^^e , *f>o^**i begotten
begUH:. ;.;UC beheld u^n_<.c
fcwrf otf ^f!
bereaved/bereft* besought betted/bef>£xJM^A<ić *4
bidden
bid LcuOte&uJ-C
bound w-^r^
bitten cjp^icĆ
A
Present and infinitive |
Simple past |
abide |
abode |
ańse |
arose |
awake |
awoke/awaked |
be . |
was |
bear |
borę |
beat |
beat |
become |
became |
befall |
befell |
beget |
begot |
begin |
began |
behold |
beheld |
bend |
bent |
bereave |
bereaved |
beseech |
besought |
bet |
betted/bet |
bid (= command) |
bade |
bid (= offer) |
bid |
bind |
bound |
bite |
bit |
*These past participles are not optional |
and should be checked by the student in a reliable dictionary.
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