Strong and Weak Verbs

1. PRESENTPRESENT PASTPAST PASTPAST
PARTICIPLEPARTICIPLE
GIVEGIVE GAVEGAVE GIVENGIVEN
TAKETAKE TOOKTOOK TAKENTAKEN
BREAKBREAK BROKEBROKE BROKENBROKEN
SHAKESHAKE SHOOKSHOOK SHAKENSHAKEN
WAKEWAKE WOKEWOKE WOKENWOKEN
BRINGBRING BROUGHTBROUGHT BROUGHTBROUGHT
BUYBUY 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
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U
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L
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R
V
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B
S

2. 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.
GIVEGIVE - GAVE- GAVE GIVENGIVEN
TAKETAKE - TOOK- TOOK TAKENTAKEN
BREAKBREAK - BROKE- BROKE BROKENBROKEN

3. 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?