English Irregular Verbs
The verbs in this group are a mixed bag. Some are in transition between regular and irregular, so -ed forms exist side by side with the irregular forms. Either form has the same meaning.
Some of the pairs offer stylistic choices. For example, stricken and struck. Use struck when the sense has to do with hitting something:Has the batter struck the ball? No, he has struck out.The word stricken carries a negative connotation. as of affliction or infamy. Use stricken when the context is negative or tragic. Let the coward’s name be stricken from the roll of valiant soldiers. Lou Gehrig was stricken with a degenerative disease. The unfortunate child has been stricken with measles. As the examples indicate, stricken usually requires a form of the verb to be.
burn burnt [has/have/had] burnt
burn burned [has/have/had] burned
dream dreamt [has/have/had] dreamt
dream dreamed [has/have/had] dreamed
kneel knelt [has/have/had] knelt
kneel kneeled [has/have/had] kneeled
lean leant [has/have/had] leant
lean leaned [has/have/had] leaned
learn learnt [has/have/had] learnt
learn learned [has/have/had] learned
light lit [has/have/had] lit
light lighted [has/have/had] lighted
mow mowed [has/have/had] mown
mow mowed [has/have/had] mowed
sew sewed [has/have/had] sewn
sew sewed [has/have/had] sewed
spell spelt [has/have/had] spelt
spell spelled [has/have/had] spelled
spill spilt [has/have/had] spilt
spill spilled [has/have/had] spilled
spoil spoilt [has/have/had] spoilt
spoil spoiled [has/have/had] spoiled
strike struck [has/have/had] stricken
strike struck [has/have/had] struck
wake woke [has/have/had] woken
wake waked [has/have/had] waked
wed wed [has/have/had] wed
wed wedded [has/have/had] wedded