PRESENTPRESENT PASTPAST PAST PAST PARTICIPLEPARTICIPLE

GIVE GIVE GAVE GAVE GIVENGIVEN

TAKETAKE TOOK TOOK TAKENTAKEN

BREAK BREAK BROKEBROKE BROKENBROKEN

SHAKESHAKE SHOOKSHOOK SHAKENSHAKEN

WAKE WAKE WOKEWOKE WOKENWOKEN

BRING BRING BROUGHTBROUGHT BROUGHTBROUGHT

BUY BUY BOUGHTBOUGHT BOUGHTBOUGHT

SEEKSEEK SOUGHTSOUGHT SOUGHTSOUGHT

BURNBURN BURNTBURNT BURNTBURNT

BUILDBUILD BUILTBUILT BUILTBUILT

MEETMEET METMET METMET

READREAD READREAD READREAD

BLEEDBLEED BLEDBLED BLEDBLED

LEADLEAD LEDLED LEDLED

CUTCUT CUTCUT CUTCUT

LETLET LETLET LETLET

PUTPUT PUTPUT PUTPUT

SETSET SETSET SETSET

WALKWALK WALKEDWALKED WALKEDWALKED

TALKTALK TALKEDTALKED TALKEDTALKED

WEAK VERBS

STRONG VERBS

FORMS OF MAIN VERBS

I R

R

U

G

U

L

A

R

V

E

R

B

S

STRONG VERB

a main verb that does not need a ‘t’ , ‘d’, ‘ed’ to give its past and past participle forms is called as a strong verb

Examples.Examples.

GIVE GIVE - GAVE - GAVE GIVENGIVEN

TAKETAKE - TOOK - TOOK TAKENTAKEN

BREAK BREAK - BROKE- BROKE BROKENBROKEN

Generally a main verb that needs a ‘t’ or ‘d’ to give its past

and past participle forms is called as a weak verb

• A main verb that loses an ‘e’ from its usual form to give the past and past participle forms is called as a weak verb

e.g. read - read - read , bleed – bled- bled

3. A verb that does not change its usual form in all the three forms is also called as a weak verb

e.g. cut, set, put

4. A main verb that needs an ‘ed’ to form its past and past participle form is called as a weak verb.

e.g. walk-walked-walked, render-rendered-rendered

What is a weak verb?