A
Verbs in which the regular form is preferred.
| Present Tense | | Past Tense | | Perf. Part. |
| bend | | bended, bent | | bended, bent |
| bereave | | bereaved, bereft | | bereaved, bereft |
| blend | | blended, blent | | blended, blent |
| bless | | blessed, blest | | blessed, blest |
| burn | | burned, burnt | | burned, burnt |
| cleave, stick | | cleaved (clave) | | cleaved |
| clothe | | clothed, clad | | clothed, clad |
| curse | | cursed, curst | | cursed, curst |
| dive | | dived (dove) | | dived (dove) |
| dream | | dreamed, dreamt | | dreamed, dreamt |
| dress | | dressed, drest | | dressed, drest |
| gild | | gilded, gilt | | gilded, gilt |
| heave | | heaved, hove | | heaved, hove |
| hew | | hewed | | hewed, hewn |
| lade | | laded | | laded, laden |
| lean | | leaned, leant | | leaned, leant |
| leap | | leaped, leapt | | leaped, leapt |
| learn | | learned, learnt | | learned, learnt |
| light | | lighted, lit | | lighted, lit |
| mow | | mowed | | mowed, mown |
| pen, shut up | | penned, pent | | penned, pent |
| plead | { | pleaded (plead or
pled) | { | pleaded (plead or
pled) |
| prove | | proved | | proved, proven |
| reave | | reaved, reft | | reaved, reft |
| rive | | rived | | rived, riven |
| saw | | sawed | | sawed, sawn |
| seethe | | seethed (sod) | | seethed, sodden |
| shape | | shaped | | shaped, shapen |
| shave | | shaved | | shaved, shaven |
| shear | | sheared | | sheared, shorn |
| smell | | smelled, smelt | | smelled, smelt |
| sow | | sowed | | sowed, sown |
| spell | | spelled, spelt | | spelled, spelt |
| spill | | spilled, spilt | | spilled, spilt |
| spoil | | spoiled, spoilt | | spoiled, spoilt |
| stave | | staved, stove | | staved, stove |
| stay | | stayed, staid | | stayed, staid |
| swell | | swelled | | swelled, swollen |
| wake | | waked, woke | | waked, woke |
| wax, grow | | waxed | | waxed (waxen) |
| wed | | wedded | | wedded, wed |
| whet | | whetted, whet | | whetted, whet |
| work | | worked, wrought | | worked, wrought |
B
Verbs in which the irregular form is preferred.
| Present Tense | | Past Tense | | Perf. Part. |
| awake | | awoke, awaked | | awaked, awoke |
| belay | | belaid, belayed | | belaid, belayed |
| bet | | bet, betted | | bet, betted |
| crow | | crew, crowed | | crowed |
| dare | | durst, dared | | dared |
| dig | | dug, digged | | dug, digged |
| dwell | | dwelt, dwelled | | dwelt, dwelled |
| gird | | girt, girded | | girt, girded |
| grave | | graved | | graven, graved |
| hang | | hung, hanged[3] | | hung, hanged |
| kneel | | knelt, kneeled | | knelt, kneeled |
| knit | | knit, knitted | | knit, knitted |
| quit | | quit, quitted | | quit, quitted |
| rap | | rapt, rapped | | rapt, rapped |
| rid | | rid, ridded | | rid, ridded |
| shine | | shone (shined) | | shone (shined) |
| show | | showed | | shown, showed |
| shred | | shred, shredded | | shred, shredded |
| shrive | | shrived, shrove | | shriven, shrived |
| slit | | slit, slitted | | slit, slitted |
| speed | | sped, speeded | | sped, speeded |
| strew | | strewed | | strewn, strewed |
| strow | | strowed | | strown, strowed |
| sweat | | sweat, sweated | | sweat, sweated |
| thrive | | throve, thrived | | thrived, thriven |
| wet | | wet (wetted) | | wet (wetted) |
| wind | | wound (winded) | | wound (winded) |
The verbs of the following list also are irregular; but as they lack one or more of the principal parts, they are called defective verbs.
Defective Verbs
| Present | | Past | | Present | | Past |
| can | | could | | ought | | ..... |
| may | | might | | ..... | | quoth |
| must | | ..... | | beware | | ..... |
| shall | | should | | methinks | | methought |
| will | | would |
All the participles are wanting in defective verbs.