Particular irregular verbs Flashcards
bear/bore/borne
Bear, bore, borne
Bear means to tolerate something, usually something that you dislike. It is most commonly used in the expression can’t bear. The past form is bore and the -ed form is borne:
I can’t bear so much football on television.
She has borne all her problems with great courage.
The verb bear is sometimes used to describe the act of giving birth. It is most commonly used in the past tense and in rather formal situations. Have is more common when talking about giving birth:
She bore twelve children in twenty-two years. (or, more commonly, She had twelve children …)
bend/bent/bent
1) (make curved)
2) (person: lean down)
3) (road/river: curve)
breed/bred/bred
animals/plants
a) procreate
b) raise livestock
The farmer breeds sheep and cows.
c) (mate two animals/make reproduce) far accoppiare⇒
This female horse was bred with a male donkey, and she gave birth to a mule.
cast/cast/cast
to throw forth; to choose a performer or assign the parts of a dramatic production to actors
cling (klin) / clung (klon) /clung
to hold together; to adhere as if glued firmly
stringersi a /attaccarsi a
incollarsi a (also figurative: be faithful)
clothe/clad/clad (kled)
to provide someone with clothes; to put clothes on your body