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Question
Make a table of verb forms for your own reference. Try to arrange the verbs in alphabetical order. Keep adding new verbs to your table from time to time. When you write, check your work to see whether you have used the correct verb form.
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Solution
| Base | s/es/ies | Past tense | Present participle | Past Participle |
| abash | abashes | abashed | abashing | abashed |
| abate | abates | abated | abating | abated |
| accept | accepts | accepted | accepting | accepted |
| arrest | arrests | arrested | arresting | arrested |
| ask | asks | asked | asking | asked |
| assert | asserts | asserted | asserting | asserted |
| awake | awakes | awoke | awaking | awoken |
| bang | bangs | banged | banishing | banged |
| banish | banishes | banished | bashing | banished |
| bash | bashes | bashed | bashing | bashed |
| bat | bats | batted | batting | batted |
| bear | bears | bore | bearing | borne |
| build | builds | built | building | built |
| buzz | buzzes | buzzed | buzzing | buzzed |
| calculate | calculates | calculated | calculating | calculated |
| call | calls | called | calling | called |
| carry | carries | carried | carrying | carried |
| damage | damages | damaged | damaging | damaged |
| damp | damps | damped | damping | damped |
| dare | dares | dared | daring | dared |
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