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Grammar - Irregular verbs

Pronunciation - American

In today’s live class, Teacher Robin is explaining the different kinds of irregular verbs. You can participate by writing in the comments. Enjoy!



Exercise

Fill in the correct form of the irregular verb (base form, past simple, or past participle).


Grammar – Irregular Verbs

In English, there are two types of verbs: regular and irregular. Regular verbs are those that form the past simple and participle by adding…
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Irregular Verbs

  • In English, there are two types of verbs: regular and irregular. Regular verbs are those that form the past simple and participle by adding -ed at the end. IRREGULAR VERBS have many different forms. Sometimes it takes some time to remember them all, so here are some patters that might help you remember them. Note that the following examples follow this order: infinitive-past simple-participle.

  • Group 1: All 3 forms of the verbs are identical. For example:
  • cost – cost – cost
  • let – let – let
  • put – put – put

  • Group 2: The 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb are the same. For example:
  • teach – taught – taught
  • tell – told – told
  • understand – understood – understood
  • have – had – had

  • Group 3: All 3 forms of the verbs are different. For example:
  • drive – drove – driven
  • write – wrote – written
  • break – broke – broken
  • speak – spoke – spoken

  • Finally, here’s a list of the most common verbs in English that you should remember:
  • say – said – said
  • make – made – made
  • go – went – gone
  • take – took – taken
  • come – came – come
  • see – saw – seen
  • know – knew – known
  • give – gave – given
  • think – thought – thought
  • get – got – got (gotten in American English)


Related Course Units  

Unit 67 Irregular Verbs