I. Verbs that have the same form for all three parts.

NOTE 1.-Observe that all these Verbs are words of one syllable, that all end in -d or -t sounds, and that they are the only Verbs in common use in which the past tense is the same in form as the present, except Beat, beat, beaten.

NOTE 2. All these, except burst, are weak verbs, though the weak endings have been dropped. For example, hitte and redde were once forms equivalent to our past tenses hit and read.

NOTE 3.-The present read is pronounced like reed; the past and past participle are pronounced like red.

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II. Verbs that have the past tense and past participle alike.

III. Verbs that have distinct forms for the three parts.