Rise Rose [54]Ris. Smite Smote Smit. Ride Rode [54]Rid. Stride Strode Strid. Slide [54]Slode Slid. Chide [54]Chode Chid. Drive Drove [54]Driv. Thrive Throve Thriv. Write Wrote Writ. Slit [54]Slat Slit. Bite [54]Bat Bit. 2. In the second class, the Anglo-Saxon forms were a in the singular, and u in the plural, as-- _Sing._ | _Plural._ | Band | Bundon (_we bound_). Fand | Fundon (_we found_). Grand | Grundon (_we ground_). Wand | Wundon (_we wound_). This accounts for-- _Present._ _Præt from Sing. form._ _Præt. from Pl. form._ Swim Swam Swum. Begin Began Begun. Spin [55]Span Spun. Win [55]Wan [56]Won. Sing Sang Sung. Swing [55]Swang Swung. Spring Sprang Sprung. Sting [55]Stang Stung. Ring Rang Rung. Wring [55]Wrang Wrung. Fling Flang Flung. [55]Hing Hang Hung. String [55]Strang Strung. Sink Sank Sunk. Drink Drank Drunk. Shrink Shrank Shrunk. Stink [55]Stank Stunk. Melt [55]Molt -- Help [55]Holp -- Delve [55]Dolv -- Stick [55]Stack Stuck. Run Ran Run. Burst Brast Burst. Bind Band Bound. Find [55]Fand Found. § 301. The following double præterites are differently explained. The primary one _often_ (but not _always_) is from the Anglo-Saxon _participle_, the secondary from the Anglo-Saxon _præterite_.