Irregular_Verbs_arise-burst-sentences.txt

arose / arisen

We arose early.

We have arisen early every day this week.

awoke / awaken

The baby awoke suddenly.

The baby has awaken her parents every night this week.

was or were / been

He was never late for work.

She has been late twice this week.

bore / born

Our apple trees bore more fruit last year.

Our trees have never born so little fruit before.

bore / borne

The donkey bore several baskets of vegetables.

That poor donkey has borne heavy loads every day of its life.

beat / beaten

She beat her brother in the race.

She has beaten her brother in every race this month.

became / become

I became tired during the long hike.

Hiking has become my least favorite activity.

began / begun

The market began to sell organic food last year.

The market has begun to sell more organic food this year.

bent / bent

She sat on her glasses and bent them.

She has bent her glasses so many times that I think they will soon break.

bet / bet

She bet her brother five dollars that she could win the race.

She has never bet that much money so she must believe that she will win.

bade / bid

The farmer bade his son go and pick some apples.

The farmer has bid his children pick apples every morning.

bid / bidden or bid

Yesterday we bid $1000 dollars for the car on ebay.

We have just bidden another $200 dollars for it.

bound / bound

The doctor bound the boy's bleeding hand with a clean dressing.

Because of the earthquake, the doctor has bound many wounds this morning.

bit / bitten

The puppy bit the little girl but did not hurt her.

She screamed so loudly that the puppy has not bitten her again.

bled / bled

The cut on my hand bled for 10 minutes!

I have never bled so much in my life!

blew / blown

The tornado blew their house away.

Tornados have blown their house away twice in the last two years.

broke / broken

I broke the dish while washing it.

I have broken three dishes this morning!

brought / brought

The children brought the hungry kitten into the house last night.

They have brought another kitten home this morning!

built or builded / built or builded

My father built our home himself.

He has built many homes.

burst / burst

The balloon burst when the little boy touched it.

He has just burst all the other balloons!