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Strong verbs are the very common verbs like be, go, run and take, to name a few, that do not form the past tense by adding -ed to the stem. Instead, strong verbs change at least the vowel and sometimes the entire stem: was/were for be; went for go; ran for run; took for take, etc.

CommentThe key feature of a strong verb is (usually) that the simple past tense and the past participle do not end in -ed (or -t used in place of -ed). Often the stem vowel changes, too.

Examples of strong verbs (British English)

  • sing - sang - sung
  • break - broke - broken
  • run - ran - run
  • hit - hit - hit
  • bite - bit - bitten
  • grow - grew - grown
  • come - came - come
  • write - wrote - written
  • arise-arose-arisen
  • beget-begot-begotten
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