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C2 irregular verbs
These are the 28 irregular verbs at CEFR level C2 (proficient) in the Irregular Verbs app. Learn their three forms: the base form, the past simple and the past participle. Choose a verb for its meaning and an example sentence.
| Base form | Past simple | Past participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| beget | begot | begotten | (Typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction. |
| bid | bid | bid | Offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction. |
| bind | bound | bound | Tie or fasten (something) tightly. |
| cast | cast | cast | Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface. |
| chide | chid | chid or chidden | Scold or rebuke. |
| cleave | cleft or cleaved or clove | cleft or cleaved or cloven | Split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain. |
| cling | clung | clung | Hold on tightly to. |
| creep | crept | crept | Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed. |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken | Abandon (someone or something). |
| leap | leapt | leapt | Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force. |
| plead | pled | pled | Make an emotional appeal. |
| proofread | proofread | proofread | Read (printer's proofs or other written or printed material) and mark any errors. |
| rend | rent | rent | Tear (something) into two or more pieces. |
| rive | rived | riven | Split or tear apart violently. |
| saw | sawed | sawn | Cut (something) using a saw. |
| shear | sheared | shorn | Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal). |
| shoe | shod or shoed | shod or shoed | Fit (a horse) with a shoe or shoes. |
| slay | slew | slain | Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way. |
| sling | slung | slung | Throw (something) carelessly or with force; hang (something) loosely from a strap or between two points. |
| slink | slunk | slunk | Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner. |
| slit | slit | slit | Make a long, narrow cut in (something). |
| sneak | snuck | snuck | Move or go in a furtive or stealthy manner. |
| spit | spat | spat | Eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger. |
| spring | sprang | sprung | Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upward or forward. |
| string | strung | strung | Hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line. |
| strive | strove | striven | Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something. |
| tread | trod | trodden | Walk in a specified way. |
| weep | wept | wept | Shed tears. |