Regular and Irregular Verbs Luckily for us, most verbs in English are regular verbs. This means that we can be confident with the forms they take because they follow a predictable pattern. Those verbs that don’t follow the basic rules are called irregular...
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Regular and Irregular Verbs Luckily for us, most verbs in English are regular verbs. This means that we can be confident with the forms they take because they follow a predictable pattern. Those verbs that don’t follow the basic rules are called irregular verbs. The past tense and past participle of regular verbs can be formed by adding “ed” to the end of the verb root. If the verb already ends with an “e,” then we simply add a “d.” The present participle of regular verbs is formed by adding “ing” to the end of the root. (A participle is a word formed from a verb and used in a verb phrase or as a noun or adjective.) Here are some examples of regular verbs in their various forms: Present Past Past Participle Present Participle cough coughed coughed coughing dance danced danced dancing On the other hand, the past tense and past particle of irregular verbs vary, so you must memorize the changes. Here is a partial list of irregular verbs with their past and past participle forms. You will
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