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Past tense of one verb same as present tense of another
I came across an old thread on this newsgroup. A puzzle question had been set: name 3 verbs - besides "lie" - for which the past tense is the same as the present tense of another verb. Two lists emerged - a "common verbs" list and an "uncommon verbs" list (with literary /archaic verbs or forms).
The following verbs were identified for the common verbs list:
bear bore
bind bound
fall fell
lie lay
rend rent
see saw
To which I would add:
spit spat (to spat= argue)
For the uncommon verbs/forms:
bide bode
bite bit (to bit= furnish a horse with a bit)
spin span
to which I can add the following:
speak spoke (to spoke = furnish with spokes)
crow crew (crew=crowed still common in UK, for cry of cockerel) shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)
Any more additions/corrections?
The following verbs were identified for the common verbs list:
bear bore
bind bound
fall fell
lie lay
rend rent
see saw
To which I would add:
spit spat (to spat= argue)
For the uncommon verbs/forms:
bide bode
bite bit (to bit= furnish a horse with a bit)
spin span
to which I can add the following:
speak spoke (to spoke = furnish with spokes)
crow crew (crew=crowed still common in UK, for cry of cockerel) shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)
Any more additions/corrections?
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[nq:1]I came across an old thread on this newsgroup. A puzzle question had been set: name 3 verbs - besides ... verbs were identified for the common verbs list: bear bore bind bound fall fell lie lay rend rent see saw[/nq] wind wound [nq:1]To which I would add: spit spat (to spat= argue) For the uncommon verbs/forms: bide bode bite bit (to bit= ...
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- A puzzle question had been set: name 3 verbs - besides ...
- verbs were identified for the common verbs list: bear bore bind bound fall fell lie lay rend rent see saw[/nq] wind wound [nq:1]To which I would add: spit spat (to spat= argue) For the uncommon verbs/forms: bide bode bite bit (to bit= ...
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[nq:1]I came across an old thread on this newsgroup. A puzzle question had been set: name 3 verbs - besides ... verbs were identified for the common verbs list: bear bore bind bound fall fell lie lay rend rent see saw[/nq]
wind wound
[nq:1]To which I would add: spit spat (to spat= argue) For the uncommon verbs/forms: bide bode bite bit (to bit= ... still common in UK, for cry of cockerel)
wind wound
[nq:1]To which I would add: spit spat (to spat= argue) For the uncommon verbs/forms: bide bode bite bit (to bit= ... still common in UK, for cry of cockerel)
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[nq:2]I came across an old thread on this newsgroup. A ... bind bound fall fell lie lay rend rent see saw[/nq]
[nq:1]wind wound[/nq]
find found
break broke
grind ground
Is there a case for get/got in AmE?
[nq:2]To which I would add: spit spat (to spat= argue) ... (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere) Any more additions/corrections?[/nq]
[nq:1
[nq:1]wind wound[/nq]
find found
break broke
grind ground
Is there a case for get/got in AmE?
[nq:2]To which I would add: spit spat (to spat= argue) ... (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere) Any more additions/corrections?[/nq]
[nq:1
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[nq:1]find found break broke grind ground[/nq]
Found = to build or establish
Ground = to place on the ground, or to ground electrically Broke = ?
Found = to build or establish
Ground = to place on the ground, or to ground electrically Broke = ?
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[nq:2]find found break broke grind ground[/nq]
[nq:1]Found = to build or establish Ground = to place on the ground, or to ground electrically Broke = ?[/nq]
Broke = to negotiate, or act as a broker. It's fairly rare, but is used occasionally. For example, from
"Five previous attempts by federal negotiators to broke a deal between the unions and the advertising industry have failed
[nq:1]Found = to build or establish Ground = to place on the ground, or to ground electrically Broke = ?[/nq]
Broke = to negotiate, or act as a broker. It's fairly rare, but is used occasionally. For example, from
"Five previous attempts by federal negotiators to broke a deal between the unions and the advertising industry have failed
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[nq:2]wind wound[/nq]
[nq:1]find found break broke grind ground Is there a case for get/got in AmE?[/nq]
You mean like I Got Rhythm?
[nq:1]find found break broke grind ground Is there a case for get/got in AmE?[/nq]
You mean like I Got Rhythm?
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David Picton turpitued:
[nq:1]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.
Peter Moylan peter at ee dot newcastle dot edu dot au
[nq:1]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.
Peter Moylan peter at ee dot newcastle dot edu dot au
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[nq:1]David Picton turpitued:[/nq]
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
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[nq:1]David Picton turpitued:[/nq]
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
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[nq:1]David Picton turpitued:[/nq]
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
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[nq:1]David Picton turpitued:[/nq]
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
[nq:2]shear shore (shore=sheared still favoured in Australia/NZ, archaic elsewhere)[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd call it archaic in Australia, too. What I hear here is "sheared" for the simple past, "shorn" or sometimes "sheared" for the past participle, and invariably "shorn" for the passive participle.[/nq]
I suspect that there are regional differences. A Google
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