Various Forms of Verbs
Various Forms of Verbs :
The following verbs vary between ed and t (d) in the past tense and the past participle. In some of them, this variation is a mere difference of spelling. In writing, the ed forms are preferred in most cases; in speaking, the t forms are very common.
| bless | blessed, blest |
| burn | burned, burnt |
| curse | cursed, curst |
| dare | dared (less commonly, durst) |
| dream | dreamed, dreamt |
| dress | dressed, drest |
| gird | girded, girt |
| kneel | kneeled, knelt |
| knit | knit, knitted |
| learn | learned, learnt |
| pen (shut up) | penned, pent |
| quit | quitted, quit |
| shred | shredded, shred |
| smell | smelled, smelt |
| speed | sped, speeded |
| spell | spelled, spelt |
| spill | spilled, spilt |
| spoil | spoiled, spoilt |
| stay | stayed, staid |
| sweat | sweated, sweat |
| wed | wedded |
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