Let’s look at the following examples:
1. curse (present), cursed (past), cursed (past participle)
2. sell (present), sold, (past), sold (past participle)
3. dream (present), dreamt (past), dreamt (past participle)
In the above examples, we have noticed that the past and past participle forms are made by the addition of –ed, -d or –t to the present.
Weak Verbs are those which form Past Tense by adding –ed, -d or –t to the Present, with or without vowel change in the body of the word.
List of Weak Verbs
Present |
Past |
Past Participle |
|
bend |
bent |
bent |
|
bleed |
bled |
bled |
|
breed |
bred |
bred |
|
bring |
brought |
brought |
|
build |
built |
built |
|
burn |
burnt burned |
burnt |
|
buy |
bought |
bought |
|
catch |
caught |
caught |
|
clothe |
clothed |
clothed |
|
creep |
crept |
crept |
|
curse |
cursed |
cursed |
|
dare |
dared |
dared |
|
deal |
dealt |
dealt |
|
deceive |
deceived |
deceived |
|
die |
died |
died |
|
dream |
dreamt dreamed |
dreamt dreamed |
|
dwell |
dwelt |
dwelt |
|
feed |
fed |
fed |
|
feel |
felt |
felt |
|
flee |
fled |
fled |
|
flow |
flowed |
flowed |
|
hang |
hung hanged |
hung hanged |
|
have |
had |
had |
|
hear |
heard |
heard |
|
keep |
kept |
kept |
|
kneel |
knelt |
knelt |
|
lay |
laid |
laid |
|
lead |
led |
led |
|
lean |
leant leaned |
leant leaned |
|
leap |
leapt leaped |
leapt leaped |
|
learn |
learned learnt |
learned learnt |
|
leave |
left |
Left |
|
lend |
lent |
lent |
|
light |
lighted lit |
lighted lit |
|
lie |
lied |
lied |
|
lose |
lost |
lost |
|
make |
made |
made |
|
mean |
meant |
meant |
|
meet |
met |
met |
|
melt |
melted |
melted |
|
pay |
paid |
paid |
|
prove |
proved |
proved |
|
raise |
raised |
raised |
|
rend |
rent |
rent |
|
say |
said |
said |
|
seek |
sought |
sought |
|
sell |
sold |
sold |
|
send |
sent |
sent |
|
sew |
sewed |
sewn |
|
shave |
shaved |
shaven |
|
shoot |
shot |
shot |
|
show |
showed |
shown |
|
sleep |
slept |
slept |
|
smell |
smelt |
smelt |
|
sow |
sowed |
sown sowed |
|
speed |
sped |
sped |
|
spell |
spelt spelled |
spelt spelled |
|
spend |
spent |
spent |
|
spill |
spilt spilled |
spilt spilled |
|
strew |
strewed |
strewn strewed |
|
sweep |
swept |
swept |
|
swell |
swelled |
swollen swelled |
|
teach |
taught |
taught |
|
tell |
told |
told |
|
think |
thought |
thought |
|
travel |
travelled |
travelled |
|
weep |
wept |
wept |
|
wet |
wetted |
wetted |
|
work |
worked |
worked |
Practice Exercise
|
a. Tia (sweeped / swept) the floor of her room. b. Ravi (cleaned / cleant) his study table. c. The boy (jumped / jumpt) over the fence. d. She (parked / parkt) the car near the café. e. I (feeded / fed) the cat. f. He (dived / dove) into the river. g. Ravi (spelt / speeled) the word correctly. h. I will (telled / told) you about my new assignment. i. We (thinked / thought) it would be a good idea to do rafting. j. I (thought / thinked) we will win the game. k. I (mastered /mastert) in computer science. l. She (arranged / will arranged) her books on the shelf. m. He (revealed / revealt) that he was in the jail for two year. n. I (waiting / waited) for you at the library. o. She (study / studied) well last year. Q2)Circle the past tense for each verb. |
a. He (dived / dive) into the river.
b. Tia (will danced / danced) gracefully.
c. He (sow / sowed) the seeds of sunflowers.
d. Tina’s grandmother (die / died) last year.
e. He (live / lived) in Delhi in 2001.
f. We (crossed / crossen) the river yesterday in 5 minutes.
g. I often (bringed / brought) my lunch to school.
h. I (arrived / will arrive) in India in the yesterday morning.
i. He (finish / finished) his work at six o'clock.
j. He (walk / walked) to the store yesterday.
k. I (sleped / slept) late last Saturday.
l. My mom (planned / plan) the event all by herself.
m. I (visits / visited) a new supplier in Hyderabad yesterday.
n. I (killed / kills) a snake by mistake.
o. They have not (buy / bought) a new car.
· I play badminton. ____________________________________
· He lives in London. ____________________________________
· Jia visits her parents every year. ____________________________
· Tia’s friend looks beautiful. _________________________________
· He feels sorry for his mistake. _______________________________
· A beautiful painting hangs on the wall. _________________________
· Rita lays her notebooks on the table. __________________________
· Naresh lies in order to escape penalty. _________________________
· He walks fast. ____________________________________________
· Marya studies very well. ____________________________________
|
|