Under that verb entry you’ll see “bore / borne also born / bearing.” This is how dictionaries list past forms for irregular verbs: first the simple past tense, then the past participle ...

English, like most Germanic languages, has many regular ("weak") verbs, like work, worked, worked (in standard dictionary format, listing present, past, and past participle), and a bewildering ...

less than 3% of verbs are irregular but they wield a disproportionate power. The ten most commonly used English verbs – be, have, do, go say, can, will, see, take and get – are all irregular.

the ten most common verbs are all irregular (be, have, do, go, say, can, will, see, take, get). The irregular verbs are heavily biased towards high frequencies of occurrence 17,18. Linguists have ...

Now researchers believe more of the irregular verbs that make English such a rich and varied experience are heading for extinction. In future, 'stank' will evolve into 'stinked', 'drove' will ...

This wonderful lesson in irregular verbs is from the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” in the animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” Irregular verbs are ...

Today, less than 3% of verbs are irregular but they wield a disproportionate power. The ten most commonly used English verbs - be, have, do, go say, can, will, see, take and get - are all irregular.