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All irregular verbsIrregular Verbs

give

/ɡɪv/

transfer, donate

Verb forms

Base form

give

Past Simple

gave

Past Participle

given

Example sentences

Base form · give

They give money to charity every Christmas.

Past Simple · gave

She gave me a book for my birthday.

Past Participle · given

He has given up smoking at last.

Conjugation pattern

All three forms are different — this group needs the most practice.

Verbs with the same pattern