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CONFUSING PAIR

1. Bear bore born To give birth

Bear bore borne To tolerate
2. See saw seen To perceive by the eye
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Saw sawed sawn To cut with the help of a saw which is a
toothed blade used to cut trees etc.
3. Hang hanged hanged to suspend by the neck
Hang hung hung To suspend from peg etc.
4. Fall fell fallen To descent freely
Fell felled felled To bring down
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5. Find found found To come across
Found founded founded To establish
6. Fly flew flown To move in air as a bird does
Flow flowed flowed To move in a stream just as water does
7. Wind wound wound To move so as to encircle somthing
Wound wounded wounded To injure
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8. Rise rose risen To get up, to progress, to ascend
Raise raised raised To uplift, to collect, to set upright
Raze razed razed To demolish
9. Grind ground ground To reduce to powder or small pieces
Ground grounded grounded To bring to ground
10. Lie lied lied To make an untrue statement
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Lie lay lain To move into a horizontal position

Lay laid laid To sacrifice, To keep in a horizontal
position, Hens lay eggs
11. Rend rent rent To tear or break something violently
Rent rented rented To grant possession in exchange of a fixed
amount
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12. Blow blew blown (Of wind) move creating an air current.
Blow blowed blowed (Of wind) cause (something) to move;
propel.
Flow flowed flowed (Of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move
steadily and continuously in a current or
stream.
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13. Strike struck struck Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's
hand or a weapon or other implement.
14. Lose lost lost Be deprived of or cease to have or retain
Loosen loosened loosened Become relaxed or less tight
15. Wake up woke up woken up An instance of a person waking up or
being woken up
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Awake awoke awoked Stop sleeping; wake from sleep.
Awaken awakened awakened Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
16. Bound bounded bounded Walk or run with leaping strides.
Bind bound bound Tie or fasten (something) tightly together.
17. Practice(N) The actual application or use of an idea,
belief, or method, as opposed to theories
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relating to it.
Practise practised practised Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill)
repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire,
improve or maintain proficiency in it.
18. Bid bade bidden Command or order (someone) to do
something.
Bid bid bid An offer to buy the shares of a company in
order to gain control of it.
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19. Forego forewent foregone Precede in place or time

Forgo forwent forgone Go without (something desirable).
20. Affect affected affected Touch the feelings of; move emotionally.
Effect effected effected A change which is a result or consequence
of an action or other cause.
Effect(N)
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