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The '''principal parts''' of an irregular verb<ref> Regular verbs' principal parts can themselves be deduced from just the first (lemma) form.</ref> are those forms from which all other forms can be deduced by the application of certain rules.
The '''principal parts''' of an irregular verb<ref> Regular verbs' principal parts can themselves be deduced from just the first (lemma) form.</ref> are those forms from which all other forms can be deduced by the application of certain rules.
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The principal parts of an irregular verb[1] are those forms from which all other forms can be deduced by the application of certain rules.

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  1. Regular verbs' principal parts can themselves be deduced from just the first (lemma) form.