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change, V2=V3
group 1: d ending changes to t,
ent changes to end
Bend
Bent
Bent
Learn
Learnt
Learnt
Build
Built
Built
Burn
Lend
Lent
Lent
Send
Sent
Sent
Spend
Spent
Spent
Learned/lea
rnt
Dwelled/dw
elt
Smelled/sm
elt
Spelled/spel
t
Spilled/spilt
Learned/lea
rnt
Dwelled/dw
elt
Smelled/sm
elt
Spelled/spel
t
Spilled/spilt
Spoiled/spoi
lt
Spoiled/spoi
lt
Dwell
Smell
Spell
Had
Had
Make
Made
Made
Spill
Spoil
Crept
Crept
Feed
Fed
Fed
Feel
Felt
Felt
Keep
Kept
Kept
Kneel
Knelt
Knelt
Meet
Met
Met
Sleep
Slept
Slept
Swee
p
Swep
t
Swep
t
Weep
Wept
Wept
*leav
e
Left
Left
group 6: different
pronunciation of the same
vowel
Deal
Dealt
Dealt
Dream
Leap
Dreamed/
dreamt
Leaned/
Leant
Leapt
Dreamed/
Dreamt
Leaned/
Leant
Leapt
Mean
Meant
Meant
Read
Read
(/red/)
Heard
Read
(/red/)
Heard
Lean
Hear
Sold
Sold
Tell
Told
Told
Brought
Brought
Buy
Bought
Bought
Fight
Fought
Fought
Seek
Sought
Sought
Think
Thought
Thought
*catch
Caught
Caught
*teach
Taught
Taught
Bet
Bet
Bid(to offer)
Bid
Bid
Broadcast
Broadcast
Bbroadcast
Burst
Burst
Burst
Cost
Cost
Cost
Cut
Cut
Cut
Fit
Hit
Hurt
Hurt
Hurt
Let
Let
Let
Put
Put
Put
Set
Set
Set
Shut
Shut
Shut
Spread
Spread
Spread
Quit
Quit
Quit
Break
Broke
Broken
*bite
Bit
*bitten
Choose
Chose
Chosen
*hide
Hid
*hidden
Freeze
Froze
Frozen
Eat
Ate
Eaten
Speak
Spoke
Spoken
Give
Gave
Given
Steal
Stole
Stolen
Forgive
Forgiven
Awake
Awoke
Awoken
Wake
Woke
Woken
Forgav
e
Forbad
(e)
Bade
Weave
Wove
Woven
Forbid
Forbidden
*bid(to
comma
nd,
farewell
)
*forget Forgot
*bidden
Get
Got
*forgotten
Arise
Arose
Arisen
Shake
Shook
*gotten(AmE)/Go
t(BrE)
Shaken
Rise
Rose
Risen
Take
Took
Taken
*ride
Rode
*ridden
See
Saw
Seen
Drive
Drove
Driven
Beat
Beat
Beaten
*write
Wrote
*written
Fall
Fel
Fallen
Lie(dow
n to
rest)
*lie
(tell a
lie)
*lay(th
e tale,
eggs
Lay
Lain
Lied
Lied
Laid
laid
Pay attention!
Do not confuse lie (tell a lie,
regular), lie (down to rest,
irregular), and lay (the table,
irregular).
Bore
Born
Swear
Swore
Sworn
Tear
Tore
Torn
Wear
Wore
Worn
Blow
Blew
Blown
Grow
Grew
Grown
Know
Knew
Known
Throw
Threw
Thrown
Fly
Flew
Flown
Draw
Drew
*drawn
Showed
Showed/shown
Sow
Sowed
Sowed/sown
Mow
Mowed
Mowed/mown
Swell
Swelled
Swelled/swollen
Sew
Sewed
Sewed/sewn
*shine(the
shoes)
Shined
Shined
*shine(brightly
)
Shone
Shone
Dig
Dug
Dug
Bind
Bound
Bound
Stick
Stuck
Stuck
Find
Found
Found
Spin
Spun
Spun
Grind
Ground
Ground
Sting
Stung
Stung
Wind
Wound
Wound
Strike
Struck
Struck
Swing
Swung
Swung
*hang(a
Hanged
Hanged
*hang(a
picture)
Hung
Hung
Slide
Slid
Light
Shoot
man)
Bled
Bled
Feed
Fed
Fed
Slid
Flee
Fled
Fled
Lighted/lit
Lighted/lit
*lead
Led
Led
Shot
shot
*speed
Speeded/sp
ed
Speeded/sp
ed
Began
Begun
Drink
Drank
Drunk
Ring
Rang
Rung
Shrink
Shrank
Shrunk
Sing
Sang
Sung
Sink
Sank
Sunk
Spin
Span/sp
un
Spun
Spring
Sprang
Sprung
Swim
Swam
swum
Came
Come
Becom
e
Becam
e
Becom
e
Run
Ran
Run
Was/were
Been
Go
Went
Gone
*dive(jump
ed head
first)
Dove
Dived
*dive(scuba
-diving)
Dived
Dived
Do
Did
Done
Can
Could
May
Might
Hold
Held
Held
Stand
Stood
Stood
Undestand
Understo
od
Understoo
d
Sit
Sat
Sat
Babysit
Bbabysat
Babysat
Win
Won
Won
Lose
Lost
Lost