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Irregular Verb Groups 2 - ANSWER KEY

Irregular English verbs are difficult for students to memorize. By grouping verbs with similar changes together, you can remember them more easily. Here are some groups of irregular verbs that follow the same system of changes. Study the examples below, then write the past and past participle forms of the verbs in each group.
(A) SIMPLE PAST: Ends in ept
   PAST PARTICIPLE: Ends in ept		   (D) SIMPLE PAST: Ends in lt
   PAST PARTICIPLE: Ends in lt
PRESENT
CREEP
1. keep
2. sweep
3. weep		 -
-
-
-
-		 PAST
CREPT
kept
swept
wept		 -
-
-
-
-		 PARTICIPLE CREPT
kept
swept
wept
 
PRESENT DEAL
15. feel
16. build
17. kneel		 -
-
-
-
-		 PAST 
DEALT
felt
built
knelt		 -
-
-
-
-		 PARTICIPLE DEALT
felt
built
knelt
(B) SIMPLE PAST: Vowel changes to u
   PAST PARTICIPLE: Vowel changes to u		   (E) SIMPLE PAST: Ends in ought / *aught
   PAST PARTICIPLE: Ends in ought / *aught
CLING
4. dig
5. hang
6. spin
7. stick
8. sting
9. swing
10. *strike		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 CLUNG
dug
hung
spun
stuck
stung
swung
*struck		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 CLUNG
dug
hung
spun
stuck
stung
swung
*struck
 
BRING
18. buy
19. fight
20. seek
21. think
22. *catch
23. *teach		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-		 BROUGHT
bought
fought
sought
thought
*caught
*taught		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-		 BROUGHT
bought
fought
sought
thought
*caught
*taught
(C) SIMPLE PAST: Ends in nt
   PAST PARTICIPLE: Ends in nt		   (F) SIMPLE PAST: Ends in ound
   PAST PARTICIPLE: Ends in ound
BEND
11. lend
12. mean
13. send
14. spend		 -
-
-
-
-		 BENT
lent
meant
sent
spent		 -
-
-
-
-		 BENT
lent
meant
sent
spent
 
BIND
24. find
25. grind
26. wind		 -
-
-
-		 BOUND
found
ground
wound		 -
-
-
-		 BOUND
found
ground
wound
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