LECTURE XII.

OF IRREGULAR VERBS.

Irregular verbs are those that do not form their imperfect tense and perfect participle by the addition of d or ed to the present tense; as,

Pres.  Tense.     Imperf.  Tense.     Perf. or Pass.  Part.
I write            I wrote           written
I begin            I began           begun
I go               I went            gone

The following is a list of the irregular verbs.  Those marked with an R are sometimes conjugated regularly.

Pres.  Tense.  Imperf.  Tense.  Perf. or Pass.  Part.
Abide abode abode
Am was been
Arise arose arisen
Awake awoke, R. awaked
Bear, to bring forth bare born
Bear, to carry bore borne
Beat beat beaten, beat
Begin began begun
Bend bent bent
Bereave bereft, R. bereft, R.
Beseech besought besought
Bid bade, bid bidden, bid
Bind bound bound
Bite bit bitten, bit
Bleed bled bled
Blow blew blown
Break broke broken
Breed bred bred
Bring brought brought
Build built built
Burst burst, R. burst, R.
Buy bought bought
Cast cast cast
Catch caught, R. caught, R.
Chide chid chidden, chid
Choose chose chosen
Cleave, to adhere clave, R. cleaved
Cleave, to split cleft cleft,
                         or
                         clove cloven
Cling clung clung
Clothe clothed clad, R.
Come came come
Cost cost cost
Crow crew, R. crowed
Creep crept crept
Cut cut cut
Dare, to venture durst dared
Dare, to challenge REGULAR
Deal dealt, R. dealt, R.
Dig dug, R. dug, R.
Do did done
Draw drew drawn
Drive drove driven
Drink drank drunk, drank[6]
Dwell dwelt, R. dwelt, R.