Download Strong and Weak Verbs

PRESENT
PAST
PAST
PARTICIPLE
GIVE
GAVE
GIVEN
TAKE
TOOK
TAKEN
BREAK
BROKE
BROKEN
SHAKE
SHOOK
SHAKEN
WAKE
WOKE
WOKEN
G
BRING
BROUGHT
BROUGHT
U
BUY
BOUGHT
BOUGHT
L
SEEK
SOUGHT
SOUGHT
A
BURN
BURNT
BURNT
R
BUILD
BUILT
BUILT
MEET
MET
MET
READ
READ
READ
BLEED
BLED
BLED
LEAD
LED
LED
B
CUT
CUT
CUT
S
LET
LET
LET
PUT
PUT
PUT
SET
SET
SET
WALK
WALKED
WALKED
TALK
TALKED
TALKED
I
R
R
U
V
E
R
STRONG VERBS
FORMS OF
MAIN VERBS
WEAK VERBS
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.
GIVE
- GAVE
GIVEN
TAKE
- TOOK
TAKEN
BREAK
- BROKE
BROKEN
What is a weak verb?
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