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Regular and Irregular Verbs

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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.

"Regular and Irregular Verbs" in English Grammar

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 of the verb. Here is a table of some of the most common regular verbs:

	Past Tense
Ask	asked
Talk	talked
Call	called
Play	played
Start	started
Watch	watched
Change	changed

Check out some examples:

She played basketball back then.

She changed the house keys.

We talked to him yesterday.

'work' is a regular verb

What Are Irregular Verbs?

Irregular verbs do not follow a fixed rule when forming the past tense. Here are some of the most common irregular verbs:

	Past Tense
Be	was/were
Do	did
Break	broke
Eat	ate
Get	got
Go	went
Make	made

Now, let's see these verbs in action:

She went to the market yesterday.

I made some tea for myself.

He ate all the cookies.

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