| The American verb variants in this table aren't all used by all Americans, or used for all senses of the verb, but are included here to show that they exist | ||
| Present tense (now) | Past tense (past) | Present perfect (up till now) |
| I burn | I burnt (US burned) | I have burnt (US burned) |
| I dive | I dove (US dived) | I have dived |
| I dream | I dreamt (US dreamed) | I have dreamt (US dreamed) |
| I dwell | I dwelt (US dwelled) | I have dwelt (US dwelled) |
| I fit | I fitted (US fit) | I have fitted (US fit) |
| I get | I got | I have gotten (US got) |
| I kneel | I knelt (US kneeled) | I have knelt (US kneeled) |
| I lean | I leant (US leaned) | I have leant (US leaned) |
| I leap | I leapt (US leaped) | I have leapt (US leaped) |
| I learn | I learnt (US learned) | I have learnt (US learned) |
| I light | I lit (US lighted) | I have lit (lighted) |
| I plead | I pleaded (US pled) | I have pleaded (US pled) |
| I prove | I proved | I have proved (US proven) |
| I saw (meaning cut) | I sawed | I have sawn (US sawed) |
| I shrink | I shrank (US shrunk) | I have shrunk (US shrunken) |
| I spell | I spelt | I have spelt (US spelled) |
| I spill | I spilt (US spilled) | I have spilt (US spilled) |
| I spoil | I spoilt (US spoiled) | I have spoilt (US spoiled) |
| I stink | I stank (US stunk) | I have stunk |
| I sneak | I sneaked (US snuck) | I have sneaked (US snuck) |
| I wet | I wetted (US wet) | I have wetted (US wet) |
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