<Dd> This is a particular case of #Different spellings for different pronunciations . </Dd> <P> In the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, it is more common to end some past tense verbs with a "t" as in learnt or dreamt rather than learned or dreamed . However, such spellings are also found in American English . </P> <P> Several verbs have different past tenses or past participles in American and British English: </P> <Ul> <Li> The past tense of the verb "to dive" is most commonly found as "dived" in British, Australian, and New Zealand English . "Dove" is usually used in its place in American English . Both terms are understood in Canada, and may be found either in minority use or in regional dialect in America . </Li> <Li> The past participle and past tense of the verb "to get" is most commonly found as "got" in British and New Zealand English . "Gotten" is also used in its place in American and Canadian, and occasionally in Australian English, as a past participle, though "got" is widely used as a past tense . The main exception is in the phrase "ill - gotten", which is widely used in British, Australian and New Zealand English . Both terms are understood, and may be found either in minority use or in regional dialect . This does not affect "forget" and "beget", whose past participles are "forgotten" and "begotten" in all varieties . </Li> </Ul>

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