Verbs starting with B
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
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buy
[baɪ]
|
bought [bɔ:t] |
bought [bɔ:t] |
|
be
[bi:]
|
was [wɒz] were [wɜ:] |
been [bi:n] |
|
beat
[bi:t]
|
beat [bi:t] |
beaten [bi:tn] |
|
break
[breɪk]
|
broke [broʊk] broke [broʊkə] |
broken [broʊkən] |
|
bite
[bʌɪt]
|
bit [bɪt] bit [bɪt] |
bit [bɪtn] bitten [bɪtn] |
|
bring
[brɪŋ]
|
brought [brɔ:t] |
brought [brɔ:t] |
|
burn
[bɜ:n]
|
burnt [bɜ:nt] burned [bɜːnd] |
burnt [bɜ:nt] burned [bɜ:nd] |
|
build
[bɪld]
|
built [bɪlt] |
built [bɪlt] |
|
become
[bɪˈkʌm]
|
became [bɪˈkeɪm] |
become [bɪˈkʌm] |
|
bear
[ber]
|
bore [bɔ:] |
borne [bɔ:n] |
|
blow
[bloʊ]
|
blew [blu:] |
blown [bləʊn] blowed [bləʊd] |
|
burst
[bɜ:st]
|
burst [bɜ:st] |
burst [bɜ:st] |
|
bad
[bæd]
|
badded [ˈbædɪd] |
badded [ˈbædɪd] |
|
bake
[beɪk]
|
baked [beɪkt] |
baked [beɪkt] |
|
begin
[bɪˈgɪn]
|
began [bɪˈgæn] |
begun [bɪˈgʌn] |
|
bend
[bɛnd]
|
bent [bɛnt] |
bent [bɛnt] bended [] |
|
bath
[bæθ]
|
bathed [ˈbeɪðd] |
bathed [ˈbeɪðd] |
|
busy
[ˈbɪzi]
|
busied [ˈbɪzid] |
busied [ˈbɪzid] |
|
bet
[bɛt]
|
bet [bɛt] betted [bɛttɛd] |
bet [bɛt] betted [bɛttɛd] |
|
book
[bʊk]
|
booked [bʊkt] |
booked [bʊkt] |
|
believe
[bɪˈliːv]
|
believed [bɪˈliːvd] |
believed [bɪˈliːvd] |
|
big
[bɪɡ]
|
bigged [bɪɡd] |
bigged [bɪɡd] |
|
borrow
[ˈbɑːroʊ]
|
borrowed [ˈbɒrəʊd] |
borrowed [ˈbɒrəʊd] |
|
broadcast
[ˈbrɔːdkɑːst]
|
broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] |
broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] |
|
bind
[baɪnd]
|
bound [baʊnd] |
bound [baʊnd] |
|
bleed
[bli:d]
|
bled [bled] |
bled [bled] |
|
bid
[bɪd]
|
bad [bɪd] bade [beɪd] bid [bɪd] |
bid [bɪd] bidden [bɪdn] |
|
brush
[brʌʃ]
|
brushed [brʌʃt] |
brushed [brʌʃt] |
|
belong
[bɪˈlɔːŋ]
|
belonged [bɪˈlɔːŋd] |
belonged [bɪˈlɔːŋd] |
|
bark
[bɑːrk]
|
barked [bɑːkt] |
barked [bɑːkt] |
|
best
[best]
|
bested [ˈbestɪd] |
bested [ˈbestɪd] |
|
bury
[ˈberi]
|
buried [ˈberɪd] |
buried [ˈberɪd] |
|
breed
[bri:d]
|
bred [brɛd] |
bred [brɛd] |
|
brake
[breɪk]
|
braked [breɪkt] |
braked [breɪkt] |
|
boil
[bɔɪl]
|
boiled [bɔɪld] |
boiled [bɔɪld] |
|
bore
[bɔːr]
|
bored [bɔːrd] |
bored [bɔːrd] |
|
behave
[bɪˈheɪv]
|
behaved [bɪˈheɪvd] |
behaved [bɪˈheɪvd] |
|
back
[bæk]
|
backed [bækt] |
backed [bækt] |
|
base
[beɪs]
|
based [ˈbeɪst] |
based [ˈbeɪst] |
|
bang
[bæŋ]
|
banged [bæŋd] |
banged [bæŋd] |
|
break down
[breɪk daʊn]
|
broke down [brəʊk daʊn] |
broken down [ˈbrəʊkən daʊn] |
|
beg
[ˈbɛɡ]
|
begged [ˈbɛɡd] |
begged [ˈbɛɡd] |
|
bother
[ˈbɑðɚ]
|
bothered [ˈbɑðɚd] |
bothered [ˈbɑðɚd] |
|
backslide
[ˈbækslaɪd]
|
backslid [bækˈslɪd] |
backslid [bækˈslɪd] |
|
board
[bɔːrd]
|
boarded [bɔːdɪd] |
boarded [bɔːdɪd] |
|
ban
[bæn]
|
banned [bænd] |
banned [bænd] |
|
beget
[bɪˈɡet]
|
begot [bɪˈɡɒt] begat [bɪˈɡæt] |
begotten [bɪˈɡɒtən] begot [bɪˈɡɒt] |
|
bring up
[brɪŋ ʌp]
|
brought up [brɔːt ʌp] |
brought up [brɔːt ʌp] |
|
bare
[beə]
|
bared [ˈberd] |
bared [ˈberd] |
|
bow
[baʊ]
|
bowed [bəʊd] |
bowed [bəʊd] |
|
bound
[baʊnd]
|
bounded [ˈbaʊndɪd] |
bounded [ˈbaʊndɪd] |
|
breakfast
[ˈbrekfəst]
|
breakfasted [ˈbrekfəstɪd] |
breakfasted [ˈbrekfəstɪd] |
|
beseech
[bɪˈsiːtʃ]
|
besought [bɪˈsɔːt] beseeched [bɪˈsiːtʃt] |
besought [bɪˈsɔːt] beseeched [bɪˈsiːtʃt] |
|
bar
[bɑː]
|
barred [bɑːd] |
barred [bɑːd] |
|
backbite
[ˈbækbaɪt]
|
backbit [ˈbækbɪt] |
backbitten [ˈbækbɪtən] |
|
beach
[biːtʃ]
|
beached [ˈbiːtʃt] |
beached [ˈbiːtʃt] |
|
bust
[bʌst]
|
bust [bʌstɪd] busted [bʌst] |
bust [bʌstɪd] busted [bʌst] |
|
bereave
[bɪˈriːv]
|
bereft [bɪˈrɛft] bereaved [bɪˈriːvd] |
bereft [bɪˈrɛft] bereaved [bɪˈriːvd] |
|
break up
[breɪk ʌp]
|
broke up [brəʊk ʌp] |
broken up [ˈbrəʊkən ʌp] |
|
beat up
[biːt ʌp]
|
beat up [biːt ʌp] |
beaten up [biːtn ʌp] |
|
break out
[breɪk aʊt]
|
broke out [brəʊk aʊt] |
broken out [ˈbrəʊkən aʊt] |
|
befall
[bɪˈfɔːl]
|
befell [bɪˈfel] |
befallen [bɪˈfɔːlən] |
|
blame
[ˈbleɪm]
|
blamed [ˈbleɪmd] |
blamed [ˈbleɪmd] |
|
behold
[bɪˈhəʊld]
|
beheld [bɪˈhɛld] |
beheld [bɪˈhɛld] |
|
back up
[bæk ʌp]
|
backed up [bækt ʌp] |
backed up [bækt ʌp] |
|
beset
[bɪˈset]
|
beset [bɪˈset] |
beset [bɪˈset] |
|
bag
[bæɡ]
|
bagged [bæɡd] |
bagged [bæɡd] |
|
blow up
[bləʊ ʌp]
|
blew up [blew ʌp] |
blown up [bləʊn ʌp] |
|
bump
[bʌmp]
|
bumped [bʌmpt] |
bumped [bʌmpt] |
|
baby
[ˈbeɪbi]
|
babied [ˈbeɪbid] |
babied [ˈbeɪbid] |
|
brief
[briːf]
|
briefed [briːft] |
briefed [briːft] |
|
bill
[bɪl]
|
billed [bɪld] |
billed [bɪld] |
|
bestride
[bɪˈstraɪd]
|
bestrode [bɪˈstrəʊd] |
bestridden [bɪˈstrɪdən] |
|
box
[bɒks]
|
boxed [bɒkst] |
boxed [bɒkst] |
|
bless
[bles]
|
blessed [blest] |
blessed [blest] blest [blest] |
|
burn out
[bɜːn aʊt]
|
burned out [bɜːnd aʊt] |
burned out [bɜːnd aʊt] |
|
bespit
[bɪˈspɪt]
|
bespat [bɪˈspæt] |
bespat [bɪˈspæt] |
|
bridge
[brɪdʒ]
|
bridged [brɪdʒd] |
bridged [brɪdʒd] |
|
brush up
[brʌʃ ʌp]
|
brushed up [brʌʃt ʌp] |
brushed up [brʌʃt ʌp] |
|
bring back
[brɪŋ bæk]
|
brought back [brɔːt bæk] |
brought back [brɔːt bæk] |
|
blow out
[bləʊ aʊt]
|
blew out [blew aʊt] |
blown out [bləʊn aʊt] |
|
bank
[bæŋk]
|
banked [bæŋkt] |
banked [bæŋkt] |
|
bespeak
[bɪˈspiːk]
|
bespoke [bɪˈspəʊk] |
bespoke [bɪˈspəʊk] bespoken [bɪˈspəʊkən] |
|
burst out
[bɜːst aʊt]
|
burst out [bɜːst aʊt] |
burst out [bɜːst aʊt] |
|
browbeat
[ˈbraʊbiːt]
|
browbeat [ˈbraʊbiːt] |
browbeaten [ˈbraʊbiːtən] |
|
break in
[breɪk ɪn]
|
broke in [brəʊk ɪn] |
broken in [ˈbrəʊkən ɪn] |
|
bus
[bʌs]
|
bussed [bʌst] |
bussed [bʌst] |
|
butter
[ˈbʌtər]
|
buttered [ˈbʌtəd] |
buttered [ˈbʌtəd] |
|
blow off
[bləʊ ɒf]
|
blew off [blew ɒf] |
blown off [bləʊn ɒf] |
|
beef up
[biːf ʌp]
|
beefed up [biːft ʌp] |
beefed up [biːft ʌp] |
|
break off
[breɪk ɒf]
|
broke off [brəʊk ɒf] |
broken off [ˈbrəʊkən ɒf] |
|
begird
[bɪˈɡɜːd]
|
begirt [bɪˈɡɜːt] |
begirt [bɪˈɡɜːt] |
|
betray
[bɪˈtreɪ]
|
betrayed [bɪˈtreɪd] |
betrayed [bɪˈtreɪd] |
|
bite off
[baɪt ɒf]
|
bit off [bɪt ɒf] |
bitten off [bɪtn ɒf] |
|
bawl
[[bɔ:l]]
|
bawled [[bawled]] |
bawled [[bawled]] |
|
beam
[bi:m]
|
beamed [biːmd] |
beamed [biːmd] |
|
bypass
['baɪpɑ:s]
|
bypassed [ˈbæɪpɑːst] |
bypassed [ˈbæɪpɑːst] |
|
break through
[breɪk θruː]
|
broke through [brəʊk θruː] |
broken through [ˈbrəʊkən θruː] |
|
bring over
[brɪŋ ˈəʊvə]
|
brought over [brɔːt ˈəʊvə] |
brought over [brɔːt ˈəʊvə] |
|
button
[ˈbʌtn]
|
buttoned [ˈbʌt(ə)nd] |
buttoned [ˈbʌt(ə)nd] |
