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What are the verbs with two past tenses and participles?

You're asking about irregular verbs, which have different forms for the past tense and past participle.

There are many irregular verbs in English, but they don't technically have *two* past tenses and participles. Instead, they have a unique form for each of these:

* Past Tense: The verb form used to describe an action that happened in the past (e.g., "I *ran* to the store").

* Past Participle: The form used in perfect tenses (e.g., "I have *run* five miles") and passive voice (e.g., "The race was *run* by a champion").

Here are some examples of common irregular verbs:

Verb | Past Tense | Past Participle

------- | -------- | --------

be | was/were | been

become | became | become

begin | began | begun

bite | bit | bitten

break | broke | broken

bring | brought | brought

build | built | built

buy | bought | bought

catch | caught | caught

choose | chose | chosen

come | came | come

do | did | done

draw | drew | drawn

drink | drank | drunk

drive | drove | driven

eat | ate | eaten

fall | fell | fallen

find | found | found

fly | flew | flown

forget | forgot | forgotten

get | got | gotten (or got)

give | gave | given

go | went | gone

grow | grew | grown

have | had | had

hear | heard | heard

hide | hid | hidden

hit | hit | hit

hold | held | held

know | knew | known

lead | led | led

leave | left | left

lend | lent | lent

let | let | let

lie | lay | lain

lose | lost | lost

make | made | made

mean | meant | meant

meet | met | met

pay | paid | paid

put | put | put

read | read | read

ride | rode | ridden

ring | rang | rung

rise | rose | risen

run | ran | run

say | said | said

see | saw | seen

sell | sold | sold

send | sent | sent

set | set | set

shake | shook | shaken

shine | shone | shone

shoot | shot | shot

show | showed | shown

shrink | shrank | shrunk

sing | sang | sung

sink | sank | sunk

sit | sat | sat

sleep | slept | slept

speak | spoke | spoken

spend | spent | spent

stand | stood | stood

steal | stole | stolen

stick | stuck | stuck

strike | struck | struck

swim | swam | swum

take | took | taken

teach | taught | taught

tear | tore | torn

tell | told | told

think | thought | thought

throw | threw | thrown

understand | understood | understood

wake | woke | woken

wear | wore | worn

win | won | won

write | wrote | written

This is not an exhaustive list, but it covers many of the most common irregular verbs. Remember that these verbs have a distinct past tense and past participle, not two of each.

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