Strong Verb and Weak Verb
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Verbs are divided into two classes on the basis of the method by which they form the past tense from the present, namely:
- Strong Verbs.
- Weak Verbs
Strong Verbs
Verbs which form their past tense by simply changing the vowel without adding ‘ed’, ‘d’ or ‘t’ are called strong verbs.
Examples
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| Come | Came |
| Write | Wrote |
| Speak | Spoke |
| Go | Went |
| Give | Gave |
| Arise | Arose |
| See | Saw |
| Being | Began |
| Know | Knew |
| Grow | Grew |
| Drink | Drank |
Weak Verbs
Verbs which form their past tense by adding ‘ed’, ‘d’ or ‘t’ to the present are known as weak verbs.
Examples
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| Walk | Walked |
| Want | Wanted |
| Spend | Spent |
| Bring | Brought |
| Catch | Caught |
| Teach | Taught |
| Laugh | Laughed |
| Believe | Believed |
| Sell | Sold |
| Buy | Bought |
| Seek | Sought |
How to find out weak verb
- A verb which has ‘d’ or ‘t’ in the past is a weak verb.
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| Believe | Believed |
| Burn | Burnt |
| Flee | Fled |
| Sell | Sold |
| Think | Thought |
| Catch | Caught |
- Verb ending with ‘d’ which turn into ‘t’ are weak verbs.
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| Bend | Bent |
| Lend | Lent |
| Spend | Spent |
| Build | Built |
| Send | Sent |
- Verbs ending with ‘d’ or ‘t’ which shorten the vowel in the past are weak verbs.
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| Bleed | Bled |
| Feed | Fed |
| Meet | Met |
| Shoot | Shot |
| Breed | Bred |
| Lead | Led |
| Speed | Sped |
- Verbs having the same form for the present and past tense.
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| Cast | cast |
| Hit | Hit |
| Let | Let |
| Rid | Rid |
| Shed | Shed |
| Split | Split |
| Thrust | Thrust |
| Cut | Cut |
| Hurt | Hurt |
| Put | Put |
| Set | Set |
| Shut | Shut |
| Spread | Spread |
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