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Verbs whose past forms do not look like "verb+ed".

The past form of the verb (to read")

NO: She readed the paper yesterday.
YES: She read the paper yesterday.

1. Irregular Verbs A-B

  INFINITIVE (to + verb)
   SIMPLE PAST
  arise
  arose
  awake
  awoke
  be
  was, were
  bet
  bet
  beat
  beat
  become
  became
  begin
  began
  bend
  bent
  bind
  bound
  bite
  bit
  bleed
  bled
  blow
  blew
  break
  broke
  bring
  brought
  build
  built
  burn
  burnt/burned
  buy
  bought

TEST YOURSELF:

Type the correct past verb in the box in the following sentences:

1.    to build
2.    to break
3.    to be
4.    to become
5.    to blow
6.    to bleed
7.    to bite
8.    to bet
9.    to begin
10.  to burn
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      The verbs are:
      1.   built                   -      6.   bled
      2.   broke                 -      7.   bit
      3.   was, were        -      8.   bet
      4.   became             -      9.   began
      5.   blew                  -     10.   burnt





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