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Question 15

Match each base form to its past simple form.

Correct answer

  • burnburnt / burned
  • dreamdreamt / dreamed
  • leanleant / leaned
  • spellspelt / spelled
  • spillspilt / spilled

Explanation

These past-simple matches draw on 5 verbs using a shared past-and-participle pattern with accepted spelling variants. Use the stored irregular class for the past tense: an -ed default or a lookalike from another class cannot establish the match; the dominant class is a shared past-and-participle pattern with accepted spelling variants (5 of 5), with 1 pattern class represented.

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Question 15: Match each base form to its past simple form. · English Irregular Verb Form Matching · Questena