Need To Know

Question 1

Irregular verbs

Answer 1

Any verb that does not add -ed or -d to its past tense form is considered an irregular verb. The word “irregular” makes it sound like these verbs are rare, but you see them all the time in writing and conversation. Examples of irregular verbs include: go (went)

Examples of irregular verbs include:

go (went)
is (was)
swim (swam)
drink (drank)
bring (brought)

Question 2

Irregular verbs With different forms in every tense

Answer 2

Present tense. Past tense. Past principle

do. did done
eat ate eaten
go went gone
have has had
see saw seen

Question 3

Irregular Verbs With the Same Past Tense and Past Participle

Answer 3

Present Tens Past Tense Past Participle

buy. bought. bought
find. found. found
make. made. made
say. said. said
win. won. won

Question 4

Irregular Verbs That Only Change in Past Tense

Answer 4

Present Tense. Past Tense. Past Participle

become. became. become
come. came. come
overcome. overcame. overcome

Question 5

Irregular Verbs That Never Change

Answer 5

Present Tense. Past Tense. Past Participle

fit. fit. fit
hurt. hurt. hurt
let. let let
put. put. put
set. set. set

Question 6

Irregular Verb Exceptions

Answer 6

While the majority of irregular verbs fall into these categories, a few don’t quite fit. These verbs are:

beat (becomes beat in past tense and beaten in past participle)
read (still spelled the same, but pronounced “red” in past tense and past participle)

Question 7

Regular verbs

Answer 7

A regular verb is any verb whose conjugation follows the typical pattern, or one of the typical patterns, of the language to which it belongs.

Conjugation for past tense and past participles adds “d” or “ed”

Conjugation for future adds “will” to the base form