[size=45pt]M[/size] ost of the commonly used English verbs are irregular. If
the past tense and the past participle differ from the
present tense, it is usually not hard to remember them;

for
example, few learners would say “taked” instead of “took” and
“taken”.

However, there is a certain class of verbs that
commonly cause problems: verbs whose past tense is the same
as the present tense.
Take, for example, the verb “cut”. The past tense of “cut” is also
“cut”, so you could say both
I cut vegetables every day in the kitchen.
and
I cut some paper yesterday.
Usually, you must guess the meaning from the context, but if the
verb is in the third person singular, you can tell by looking at its
ending: “he cut” can only mean the past tense because the
present tense would be “he cuts”. For this reason, the entries in
the following list are of the form: to do – he does – he did – he
has done.
The list

to bet – he bets – he bet – he has bet

to broadcast – he broadcasts – he broadcast – he has broadcast

Note: most dictionaries list also “broadcasted” as a possible
form, but this form is not commonly used in practice.

to burst – he bursts – he burst – he has burst

to cut – he cuts – he cut – he has cut


to cost – it costs – it cost – it has cost

to cast – he casts – he cast – he has cast

to fit – it fits – it fit/ted – it has fit/ted

In the US, the past tense and past participle are usually “fit”,
whereas in the UK they are usually “fitted”.

However, as
adjectives, “fit” means healthy or appropriate, and fitted
means designed to fit both in the US and in the UK.

to forecast – he forecasts – he forecast – he has forecast
to hit – he hits – he hit – he has hit
to hurt – it hurts – it hurt – it has hurt
to let – he lets – he let – he has let
to miscast – he miscasts – he miscast – he has miscast

Note: “to miscast” means “to choose an unsuitable actor for a
role”.

to offset – it offsets – it offset – it has offset

Note: “to offset” means “to compensate” in relation to costs.

to put – he puts – he put – he has put
to quit – he quits – he quit – he has quit
to recast – he recasts – he recast – he has recast
to reset – he resets – he reset – he has reset
to retrofit – he retrofits – he retrofit/ted – he has retrofit/ted

Note: “to retrofit” means “to equip something with a part it
didn’t originally have”. The same note as for “fit/ted” applies
also here.

to set – he sets – he set – he has set
to shed – it sheds – it shed – it has shed
to shut – he shuts – he shut – he has shut
to slit – he slits – he slit – he has slit
to spit – he spits – he spit/spat – he has spit/spat[b]

Note: the form “spit” is popular in the US; in the UK the past
tense is “spat”.

[b]to sublet – he sublets – he sublet – he has sublet
to spread – he spreads – he spread – he has spread
to typecast – he typecasts – he typecast – he has typecast

Note: usually used on the passive. For an actor “to be
typecast” means “to be always given the same type of
character to play”.

to typeset – he typesets – he typeset – he has typeset
to undercut – he undercuts – he undercut – he has undercut

Note: “to undercut” means “to sell good below your
competitor’s prices”.

to upset – it upsets – it upset – it has upset
to wed – he weds – he wed/ded – he has wed/ded

Note: “to wed” is an old-fashioned term for “to marry”. Both
“wed” and “wedded” are in use.

to wet – he wets – he wet/ted – he has wet/ted
Note: both “wet” and “wetted” are in use.
In addition to the verbs above, you should remember the verbs

to beat – he beats [beets] – he beat [beet] – he has beaten
to read – he reads [reeds] – he read [red] – he has read [red]

The past tense of “beat” is also “beat” (but not the past
participle).

The past tense and past participle of “read” are
“read” but pronounced as “red”.

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i learnt a thing or two though

Read Read Read but pronounced differently,first one is Rid and the other two are pronounced Red

aaronson: Read Read Read but pronounced differently,first one is Rid and the other two are pronounced Red

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