Business English Part 32

_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_ walk walked walked

Some verbs, however, are very irregular, having a different form for each of the princ.i.p.al parts. A list of such verbs follows:

_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_ arise arose arisen awake awoke or awaked awaked be was been bear (carry) bore borne beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun bid bade bidden bite bit bitten blow blew blown break broke broken choose chose chosen come came come do did done draw drew drawn drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden forsake forsook forsaken freeze froze frozen give gave given go went gone grow grew grown hide hid hidden know knew known lie (to rest) lay lain ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run see saw seen shake shook shaken show showed shown shrink shrank shrunk sing sang sung slay slew slain slide slid slidden sow sowed sown speak spoke spoken spring sprang sprung steal stole stolen strive strove striven swear swore sworn swell swelled swelled, swollen swim swam swum take took taken tear tore torn throw threw thrown wear wore worn weave wove woven write wrote written

=Exercise 109=

Some verbs, though irregularly formed, have the past tense and perfect participle alike. A list of such verbs follows:

_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_ bend bent bent behold beheld beheld beseech besought besought bind bound bound bleed bled bled bless blessed, blest blessed, blest bring brought brought build built built burn burned, burnt burned, burnt buy bought bought catch caught caught cling clung clung clothe clothed, clad clothed, clad creep crept crept deal dealt dealt dig dug dug dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt dwell dwelt dwelt flee fled fled grind ground ground hang hung, hanged hung, hanged have had had hear heard heard hold held held kneel knelt knelt lay laid laid lead led led leap leapt leapt lend lent lent pay paid paid say said said s.h.i.+ne shone shone sit sat sat sleep slept slept sling slung slung speed sped sped spin spun spun stand stood stood sting stung stung strike struck struck string strung strung sweep swept swept swing swung swung teach taught taught think thought thought weep wept wept win won won wind wound wound wring wrung wrung

=Exercise 110=

Some verbs have all three forms alike. A list of such follows:

_Present_ _Past_ _Perfect Participle_ bet bet bet burst burst burst cast cast cast cost cost cost cut cut cut hit hit hit hurt hurt hurt knit knit knit let let let put put put rid rid rid set set set shed shed shed spread spread spread sweat sweat sweat wet wet wet

FOOTNOTE:

[1] If one of the words so joined is plural, the verb should be plural.

=Exercise 111=

Choose the correct form of the italicized words below, and give the reason for your choice.

1. If it _don't_--_doesn't_ fit you, we shall alter it.

2. I _knew_--_knowed_ I was right.

3. _Aren't_--_ain't_ you glad we came?

4. _Ain't_--_isn't_ he well?

5. We _done_--_did_ the right thing.

6. _Let_--_leave_ the book on the table.

7. _Let_--_leave_ me do as I planned.

8. Mary has _broke_--_broken_ her arm.

9. My mother has _gone_--_went_ to Boston.

10. Where _was_--_were_ you yesterday?

11. When the dinner bell _rang_--_rung_, we all _come_--_came_ running in.

12. He _don't_--_doesn't_ know what you said.

13. To what hospital have they _taken_--_took_ him?

14. I _saw_--_seen_ him a few minutes ago.

15. I _saw_--_seen_ him yesterday.

16. I should _have_--_of_ brought my book.

17. My winter coat is _wore_--_worn_ out.

18. Have you ever _rode_--_ridden_ in an aeroplane?

19. I have _shown_--_showed_ you all the styles I have.

20. _Don't_--_doesn't_ it seem odd that he _don't_--_doesn't_ come?

21. She _don't_--_doesn't_ remember you.

22. We _began_--_begun_ the work yesterday.

23. I'm afraid my foot is _froze_--_frozen_.

24. We _ran_--_run_ all the way.

25. I've _shook_--_shaken_ him three times, but he _don't_--_doesn't_ awake.

26. The bell _rang_--_rung_ just before you entered.

27. She _sang_--_sung_ very well.

28. He _swam_--_swum_ all yesterday morning.

29. Why _don't_--_doesn't_ some one tell John that his coat is _tore_--_torn_?

30. _Don't_--_doesn't_ mother know that the vase is _broke_--_broken_?

=Exercise 112--Troublesome Verbs=

=Lie, Lay=

_Lie_ is intransitive; _lay_ is transitive. _Lie_ signifies _to rest_; _lay_, _to place_. Insert the correct form in the following:

1. He told me to ---- the book on the table. It ---- there now.