1. Irregular verbs (1)

1. Irregular verbs (1)

A number of verbs can be either regular or irregular in the Past Simple. However, in the US and in GB the forms most commonly used are not the same. Where two forms are given in the following list, the first is the more commonly employed. It will be seen that in American English, the regular form is usually preferred, and in British English the irregular. Click here to see the full text.

AE	BE
burned, burnt	burnt, burned
dived, dove	dived
dreamed, dreamt	dreamt, dreamed
knelt, kneeled	knelt
leaned	leaned, leant
leaped, leapt	leaped, leapt
learned	learned, learnt
smelled, smelt	smelt, smelled
spelled	spelt, spelled
spilled, spilt	spilt, spilled
spoiled, spoilt	spoilt, spoiled
woke, waked	woke