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verb that is the same in present and past

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Can you name one or two verbs that stay the same in the present and past tense?
 
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Unregistered said:
Can you name one or two verbs that stay the same in the present and past tense?
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put put put
cut cut cut
let let let
bet bet bet
cost cost cost
hit hit hit
hurt hurt hurt
set set set
shut shut shut
quit quit quit

What's harder to find is an irregular verb whose infinitive and simple past are the same, but whose participle is different.
 
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louhevly said:
What's harder to find is an irregular verb whose infinitive and simple past are the same, but whose participle is different.
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beat beat beaten
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But I'm afraid this was the only one I was able to come up with.
 
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