Read (irregular verb)

'To read (with the 'long '-i-' '-ee-', IPA /iː/)' is an irregular verb. Its forms are given here:

Base form	past tense	-ed participle	Remarks
read (with the 'long '-i-' '-ee-', IPA /iː/)	read ('-ɛ-', IPA /ɛ/)	read ('-ɛ-', IPA /ɛ/)	also reread, proof-read etc

This is one of the "the 250 or so irregular verbs" listed in Quirk 1985. The list "contains most of the irregular verbs in present-day English ... but is not meant to be exhaustive, particularly with regard to derivative verbs." AWE has copied most of the entries in that list. The verb 'to read (with the 'long '-i-' '-ee-', IPA /iː/)' belongs to Quirk's Class 6 A

You may also want to see Read (homograph) and Read - reed.