Irregular Strong Verbs Irregular Strong Verbs
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There are a few verbs that show peculiar alternations. Some
of these appear to be strong verb s but the past tense and non-progressive
participle are the same. In others, they are strong in the past tense, and
weak-regular in the non-progressive participle. Do and go
are have strong non-progressive participles; the past tense of go
is suppletive: The non-progressive participle of be is strong; otherwise
it is suppletive.
| shine | shone (shined) | shone (shined) |
| dig | dug | dug |
| dive | dove (dived) | dived |
| arrive | arrove (arrived) | arrived |
| do | did | done |
| go | went | gone |
| be/is/am/are | was/were | been |
| prove | proved | proven (proved) |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| sew | sewed | sewn (sewed) |
| hew | hewed | hewn (hewed) |
| show | showed | shown (showed) |
| shear | sheared | shorn (sheared) |
| swell | swelled (swole) | swolen (swelled) |
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