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Past Tense Grammar Chart

Most verbs follow the Regular pattern: remove
or
, then add for masculine,
However a few verbs do not have in the masculine and follow the Irregular pattern.
Under stress,

for feminine,

for neuter,

for plural

is replaced with

Note
Underline letters denote the stress

Regular

Irregular
1

Group
Gender

To play

To eat

To be
able

To bake

To lie down/
go to bed

2 3

To carry

To grow

To freeze

Male
Female
Neuter
Plural

Notes
1 Also includes verbs like

2 Intransitives (change of state or location) e.g.

3 But verbs ending with
) and

or

to disappear

stems DO have

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in the masculine past. For example

)

To lock

To climb

To make a mistake