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    Dictionary of English Irregular Verbs

    By Raymond Long

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    This reference book lists English irregular verbs in alphabetic order. Many such lists only give three parts: "ride", "rode", "ridden". Often this isn't enough information. The verb "shrink" has both "shrunk" and "shrunken". The verb "rot" has both "rotted" and "rotten". The verb "pass" has both "passed" and "past". What is the difference?

    Many verbs have a passive participle: "a beaten egg" is an egg that has been beaten (passive). But for some verbs the equivalent participle has an active meaning: "a fallen empire" is an empire that has fallen (active). Some verbs have participles with both passive and active meanings.

    Most verbs form their subject-noun by adding -er: the verb "play" has "player". But some are irregular: "liar", "actor", "glazier", "guarantor", "hangman".

    The English verb isn't nice and neat. You can't just learn three parts and then work out all the rest through regular rules. Instead, this book lists eleven separate verb parts. Not every verb has every part, meaning that some verbs can't be used in certain ways.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaymond Long
    Release dateAug 8, 2011
    ISBN9781466025707
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    Dictionary of English Irregular Verbs
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    Raymond Long

    Raymond Long was born and grew up in England. He has degrees in Biochemistry and Biophysics, both from English universities. During his scientific career he worked in university and research council laboratories, two agencies of the British government, and private industry. He is now a full time author and editor. He has lived in Switzerland and Spain, but has now returned to his native England.

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