A few verbs have different forms in British and American English. The verb get has the past participle gotten in American English, but got in British. Here is a list of verbs with different forms in the two varieties:
American English
burn/burned/burned
dream/dreamed/dreamed
lean/leaned/leaned
learn/learn/learn
smell/smelled/smelled
spell/spelled/spelled
spill/spilled/spilled
spoil/spoiled/spoiled
In British English the same verbs are usually irregular.
burn/burnt/burnt
dream/dreamt/dreamt
lean/leant/leant
learn/learnt/learnt
smell/smelt/smelt
spell/spelt/spelt
spill/spilt/spilt
spoil/spoilt/spoilt
The verbs quit and wet are both irregular in American English. In fact, they are invariable:
quit quit quit
wet wet wet
In British English they are regular:
quit quitted quitted
wet wetted wetted
Most verbs are the same in British and American English. However, a few are different. Many regular verbs in American English are irregular in British. A few regular verbs in British English are irregular in American.
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