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VERB FORMS- MUST LEARN

LIST OF VERBS
(Stong verbs are verbs verbs that change into past forms by changing their stems. 
Weak verbs are verbs that change into past forms by adding suffixes, e.g. Play-played)

S. No
Present Tense
Past Tense
Past Participle
1.     
Arise
arose
arisen
2.     
Bear(Produce)
bore
born, borne
3.     
Bear (Carry)
bore
borne
4.     
Beget , get
Begot , got
begotten, begot , got
5.     
Bid
bade, bid
bidden, bid
6.     
Bite
bit
bitten, bit
7.     
Bind
bound
Bounden, bound
8.     
Blow
blew
blown
9.     
Break
broke
broken
10.    
Chide ( scold)
chid
chidden, chid
11.    
Choose
chose
chosen
12.    
Draw
drew
drawn
13.    
Drink
drank
drunken, drunk
14.    
Drive
drove
driven
15.    
Eat
ate
eaten
16.    
Fall
fell
fallen
17.    
Fly
flew
flown
18.    
Forbear ( to resist not to do )
forbore
forborne
19.    
Forget
forgot
forgotten
20.    
Forsake ( leave)
forsook
forsaken
21.    
Freeze
froze
frozen
22.    
Get
got
gotten, got
23.    
Give
gave
given
24.    
Go
went
gone
25.    
Grow
grew
grown
26.    
Hide
hid
hidden, hid
27.    
Know
knew
known
28.    
Lie ( lie down flat)
lay
lain
29.    
Lie ( tell lie)
Lied
lied
30.    
Lay (keep something gently)
Laid
laid
31.    
Ride
rode
ridden
32.    
Rise
rose
risen
33.    
See
saw
seen
34.    
Shake
shook
shaken
35.    
Shrink ( to become small)
shrank
shrunken, shrunk
36.    
Sink
sank
sunken, sunk
37.    
Slay  ( kill)
slew
slain
38.    
Smite
smote
smitten,  smit
39.    
Speak
spoke
spoken
40.    
Steal
stole
stolen
41.    
Stride  ( run / walk fast)
strode
stridden
42.    
Strike
struck
stricken, struck
43.    
Strive  ( to try )
strove
striven
44.    
Swear
swore
sworn
45.    
Take
took
taken
46.    
Tear
tore
torn
47.    
Throw
threw
thrown
48.    
Tread  (walk)
trod
trodden, trod
49.    
Wear
wore
worn
50.    
Weave ( to knit)
wove
woven
51.    
Write
wrote
written
52.    
Abide by  ( obey)
 Abided , Abode
Abided , Abode
53.    
Awake
awoke
Awoke
54.    
Become
became
Become
55.    
Begin
began
Begun
56.    
Behold ( see)
beheld
Beheld, beholden
57.    
Cling  ( to hold on to )
clung
Clung
58.    
Come
came
Come
59.    
Dig
dug
Dug
60.    
Fight
fought
Fought
61.    
Find
found
Found
62.    
Fling ( to throw)
flung
Flung
63.    
Grind ( to crush something)
ground
Ground
64.    
Hold
held
Held
65.    
Ring
rang
Rung
66.    
Run
ran
Run
67.    
Shine
shone
Shone
68.    
Sing
sang
Sung
69.    
Sling ( throw or hang carelessly)
slung
Slung
70.    
Slink ( to move slowly and quietly)
slunk
Slunk
71.    
Spin
spun
Spun
72.    
Spring ( jump)
sprang
Sprung
73.    
Stand
stood
Stood
74.    
Stick
stuck
Struck
75.    
Sting (to bite or to inflict pain)
stung
Stung
76.    
Stink (to smell bad)
stank
Stunk
77.    
String ( to tie)
strung
Strung
78.    
Swim
swam
Swum
79.    
Swing
swung
Swung
80.    
Win
won
Won
81.    
Wind ( to wrap or twist around)
wound
Wound
82.    
Wring
wrung
wrung
83.    
Beat
beat
beaten
84.    
Cleave(split)
clove, cleft
cloven, cleft
85.    
Climb
climbed
climbed
86.    
Crow ( sound,to speak very proudly)
crew, crowed
crowed
87.    
Do
did(irregular)
done
88.    
Grave
graved
graven, graved
89.    
Hang ( execute )
Hanged
Hanged
90.    
Hang ( dangle )
hung,
hung,
91.    
Hew ( cut )
hewed
hewn
92.    
Lade ( to load )
laded
laden
93.    
Melt
melted
molten, melted
94.    
Mow ( to cut  grass, scrape )
mowed
mown
95.    
Prove
proved
proved
96.    
Rot
rotted
rotten, rotted
97.    
Saw ( cut with long bladed machine)
sawed
sawn
98.    
Seethe ( be angry without showing)
seethed
sodden, seethed
99.    
Sew ( to stitch)
sewed
sewn
100.  
Shape
shaped
shaped
101.  
Shave
shaved
shaved, shaven
102.  
Shear (cut wool of a sheep)
sheared
shorn, sheared
103.  
Show
showed
shown
104.  
Sow ( to plant or spread seed)
sowed
sown
105.  
Strew(to spread or cover on something)
strewed
strewn
106.  
Swell
sowed
swollen
107.  
Thrive ( be successful at)
Throve, thrived
thriven, thrived
108.  
Wash
washed
washed
109.  
Writhe ( twist in pain)
Writhed
writhed
110.  
Deal
dealt
dealt
111.  
Dream
dreamt, dreamed
dreamt, dreamed
112.  
Dwell ( to reside)
dwelt
dwelt
113.  
Feel
felt
felt
114.  
Keep
kept
kept
115.  
Kneel
knelt
knelt
116.  
Lean
learnt, leaned
learnt, leaned
117.  
Mean
meant
meant
118.  
Sleep
slept
slept
119.  
Smell
smelt
smelt
120.  
Spell
spelt
spelt
121.  
Spill ( fall accidentally and spread)
spilt
spilt
122.  
Spoil
spoilt, spoiled
spoilt, spoiled
123.  
Sweep
swept
Swept
124.  
Weep
wept
wept
125.  
Beseech , seek
besought
besought
126.  
Bring
brought
brought
127.  
Buy
bought
bought
128.  
Catch
caught
caught
129.  
Seek
sought
sought
130.  
Sell
sold
sold
131.  
Teach
taught
taught
132.  
Tell
told
told
133.  
Think
thought
thought
134.  
Work
worked
wrought, worked
135.  
Dare
durst or dared
dared
136.  
Can
could
---
137.  
Shall
should
---
138.  
Will
would
---
139.  
May
might
---
140.  
Bet
bet
bet
141.  
Burst
burst
burst
142.  
Cast ( throw, look, appear)
cast
cast
143.  
Cost
cost
cost
144.  
Cut
cut
cut
145.  
Hit
hit
hit
146.  
Hurt
hurt
hurt
147.  
Let
let
let
148.  
Put
put
put
149.  
Rid ( to be free of something)
rid
rid
150.  
Set
set
set
151.  
Shed
shed
shed
152.  
Shut
shut
shut
153.  
Slit
slit
slit
154.  
Spit
spit or spat
spit
155.  
Split
split
split
156.  
Spread
spread
spread
157.  
Thrust
thrust
thrust
158.  
Quit
quit or quitted
quit or quitted
159.  
Wed
wed or wedded
wed or wedded
160.  
Knit
knit or knitted
knit or knitted
161.  
Bend
bent
bent
162.  
Build
built
built
163.  
Gild ( make something look bright )
gilt, gilded
gilt
164.  
Lend
lent
lent
165.  
Rend (forcefully tear apart something)
rent
rent
166.  
Send
sent
sent
167.  
Spend
spent
spent
168.  
Bleed
bled
bled
169.  
Breed ( produce)
bred
bred
170.  
Feed
fed
fed
171.  
Lead
led
led
172.  
Light
lit, lighted
lit, lighted
173.  
Meet
met
met
174.  
Read
read
read
175.  
Shoot
shot
shot
176.  
Speed
sped
sped


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