Irregular verbs with ee pattern

Irregular Verbs with the ee Pattern

These are verbs with the base form containing ee, but the past simple and past participle often involve consonant changes rather than a vowel shift.

infinitive (ee) → simple past (short vowel) → past participle (same as past)

• feel → felt → felt
• feed → fed → fed
• meet → met → met
• keep → kept → kept
• sleep → slept → slept
• bleed → bled → bled
• breed → bred → bred

Exercise: Exercise of English Irregular Verbs