Irregular VerbsPast tense of “beget”: begot, begotten
The verb “beget” is irregular: its past simple is “begot” and its past participle is “begotten”.
Base form (V1)
beget
/bɪˈɡɛt/
Past simple (V2)
begot
/bɪˈɡɒt/
Past participle (V3)
begotten
/bɪˈɡɒtən/
Meaning
to be the reason something exists
Example
Greed begot more greed.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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