regular and irregular verbs. formation, examples and uses

 

How to Learn Regular and Irregular Verbs

In order to make sentences we need verbs in English, you need to know a verb, its all forms: base form, 2^nd form and 3^rd form as well as 4^th form of the verb ( ing form ) .

 All verbs have a base form or ‘infinitive’ (for example, walk, make, stay). The majority of verbs, called ‘Regular verbs’, follow the same pattern and create the past simple and the past participle (second and Third form) using the same word ending, -ed.

 

There are, however, verbs that have different endings, and these are called ‘Irregular verbs.

e.g.  take, go, shake, do, see etc.

What are Regular Verbs?

Regular verbs in English create the past simple and past participle by adding -ed to the base form.

 in simple words when a verb with its 2^nd and 3^rd form ends with (ed) called Regular verbs.

e.g,   

Base form ( 1st form)	Second Form ( past Simple )	Third form  ( Past Participle )
walk	walked	walked
apologize	apologized	apologized
narrate	narrated	narrated

 

If the verb ends in a consonant and -y, we change the -y to -i and added -ed. For example:

Base form ( 1st form)	Second Form ( past Simple )	Third form  ( Past Participle )
marry	married	married
study	studied	studied

 

If a verb ends in -e we simply add -d, For example:

Base form ( 1st form)	Second Form ( past Simple )	Third form  ( Past Participle )
Hate	hated	hated
like	like	liked

 

Here are some examples of regular verbs:

 We talked a lot about the session.

 Tania has accepted his invitation.

Have you finished the work yet?

We really liked the drama we watched yesterday. 

What are Irregular Verbs?

1.   Verbs which have the same base form, past simple and past participle

For instance:

 

Base form ( 1st form)	Second Form ( past Simple )	Third form     ( Past Participle )
Cut	Cut	Cut
Shut	shut	shut
put	put	put

 

2.   Verbs which have the same past simple and past participle

 

 

Base form ( 1st form)	Second Form ( past Simple )	Third form     ( Past Participle )
Win	won	won
catch	caught	caught
find	found	found

 

3.   Verbs which have a different base form, past simple and past participle

 

Base form ( 1st form)	Second Form ( past Simple )	Third form     ( Past Participle )
Do	did	done
Shake	shook	shaken

 

 

4.     Verbs which have the same base form and past participle

 

 

Base form ( 1st form)	Second Form ( past Simple )	Third form     ( Past Participle )
come	came	come
run	ran	run