Regular and Irregular Verbs for beginners
Based on how we conjugate verbs in the past simple and the past participle, they can be divided into two types: Regular verbs and Irregular verbs.
What Are Regular Verbs?
Regular verbs follow a consistent pattern when used in different tenses. They usually get '-ed' at the end to form the past tense and past participle of the verb. Here is a table of some of the most common regular verbs:
| Past Tense | Past Participle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ask |
ask |
ask |
| Talk |
talk |
talk |
| Call |
call |
call |
| Play |
play |
play |
| Start |
start |
start |
| Watch |
watch |
watch |
| Change |
chang |
chang |
Check out some examples:
She
She has
'work' is a regular verb
We
What Are Irregular Verbs?
Irregular verbs do not follow a rule to form the past tense and the past participle. Here are some of the most common irregular verbs:
| Past Tense | Past Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | was/were | been |
| Do | did | done |
| Break | broke | broken |
| Eat | ate | eaten |
| Get | got | got |
| Go | went | gone |
| Make | made | made |
Now, let's see these verbs in action:
When I
I
I've
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