What Is the Difference Between a Weak and Strong Verb?
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The distinction between a weak verb and a strong verb is based on how the past tense of the verb is formed.Weak verbs (more commonly called ) form the
by adding -ed, -d, or -t to the --or
form--of the
(for example, call, called and walk, walked).Strong verbs (usually called ) form the past tense or the
(or both) in various ways but most often by changing the
of the present tense form (for example, give, gave and stick, stuck).
In Garner's Modern American Usage (2009), Bryan Garner offers this explanation for the terms "strong" and "weak":Irregular verbs are sometimes called "strong" verbs because they seem to form the past tense from their own resources, without calling an
to their assistance. The regular verbs are sometimes called "weak" verbs because they cannot form the past tense without the aid of the ending (most often -ed).
In fact, the term "strong" has been inherited from
grammars, and many of today's irregular forms are descendants of common Old English verbs. Although fewer than 200
verbs are strong, these irregulars (most of which are just one
in length) are among the most common in the language.Examples of Common Strong Verbs (or Irregular Verbs) in Englisharise, be, beat, become, begin, bend, bite, bleed, blow, break, bring, build, burst, buy, cast, catch, choose, cling, come, cost, cut, deal, dig, dive, do, draw, drink, drive, eat, fall, feed, feel, fight, find, fly, forget, freeze, get, give, go, grow, hang, have, hear, hide, hit, hold, hurt, keep, kneel, knit, know, lay, leave, lend, let, lie, light, lose, make, mean, meet, mow, pay, prove, put, read, rid, ride, rise, run, see, say, seek, sell, send, set, sew, shake, shine, shoot, saw, show, shrink, shut, sing, sink, sit, sleep, slide, sling, slit, speak, speed, spin, split, spread, spring, stand, steal, stick, sting, stink, strike, string, swear, sweep, swell, swim, swing, take, teach, tear, tell, think, throw, thrust, wake, wear, weave, weep, win, wind, write.
For more information about strong verbs, see our .Examples of Common Weak Verbs (or Regular Verbs) in Englishadd, admire, admit, advise, afford, agree, allow, amuse, announce, annoy, answer, approve, arrive, ask, attempt, attend, attract, avoid, bake, bathe, battle, beg, behave, belong, bless, blink, blot, blush, boast, boil, bore, borrow, bounce, bow, box, brake, breathe, bruise, brush, bump, burn, bury, buzz, call, care, carry, carve, challenge, change, charge, chase, cheat, check, cheer, chew, chop, claim, clean, clear, close, collect, command, compare, compete, complain, confess, confuse, connect, consider, consist, contain, copy, correct, count, cover, crush, cry, cure, damage, dance, dare, deceive, decide, delay, deliver, describe, deserve, disagree, disappear, disapprove, discover, dislike, divide, double, doubt, dream, dress, drip, drop, drown, earn, employ, encourage, end, enjoy, enter, entertain, escape, examine, excuse, exercise, exist, expect, explain, fail, fasten, fetch, file, fill, fit, fix, float, fold, follow, force, fry, gather, glow, grab, greet, grin, guard, guess, guide, hammer, handle, happen, harm, hate, haunt, heal, heat, help, hop, hope, hug, hum, hunt, hurry, ignore, imagine, impress, improve, increase, influence, inform, interrupt, introduce, invent, invite, irritate, jog, join, joke, judge, jump, kill, kiss, knock, laugh, learn, lie, lighten, like, list, listen, live, load, lock, look, love, mark, marry, match, mate, measure, melt, mend, miss, mix, move, murder, name, need, note, notice, obey, obtain, occur, offend, offer, open, order, owe, own, pack, paint, park, pass, perform, permit, pick, place, plan, play, point, possess, pour, practice, pray, precede, prefer, prepare, preserve, press, prevent, print, produce, promise, protect, provide, pull, punish, push, question, race, rain, reach, receive, record, reduce, refuse, reject, relax, release, rely, remain, remember, remove, repair, repeat, replace, report, rescue, retire, return, rinse, rob, rock, rub, rule, rush, sail, save, scare, scream, search, separate, serve, share, shave, shiver, shop, skip, slap, slip, smell, smile, sneeze, snore, snow, spell, spoil, spray, squeeze, stain, stare, start, stay, stir, stop, store, stretch, succeed, suffer, suggest, supply, support, surprise, surround, talk, taste, tease, test, thank, tickle, tie, tip, touch, trace, trade, trap, travel, treat, trick, trip.
trust, try, turn, twist, unite, unlock, unpack, use, visit, wait, walk, want, warn, wash, waste, watch, wave, whisper, whistle, wink, wipe, wish, wonder, work, worry, wrap, yawn, yell.For more information about weak verbs, see .
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