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REGULAR AND IRREGULAR

VERBS

IDIOMA APLICATIVO II
WEEK 5TH
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS:

AN ENGLISH VERB CAN BE REGULAR OR IRREGULAR.


1.- REGULAR VERBS FORM THEIR PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS BY ADDING –
ED.
EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN BELOW.
WALK – WALKED – WALKED
DANCE – DANCED – DANCED
PAINT – PAINTED – PAINTED
WORK – WORKED – WORKED
IF THE VERB ENDS IN A CONSONANT AND -Y, WE CHANGE THE -Y TO -I AND ADDED
-ED. FOR EXAMPLE:
If a verb ends in -e we simply add -d, For example:

                       
There are three ways to pronounce -ed, depending on the last letter of the verb.
SENTENCES:

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF REGULAR VERBS:


• “YESTERDAY JACK STUDIED ALL DAY.”
• “RAUL HAS ACCEPTED THE JOB OFFER.”
• “HAVE YOU FINISHED YET?”
• “WE REALLY LIKED THE FILM WE WATCHED LAST NIGHT.”
2.- IRREGULAR VERBS FORM THEIR PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS IN
DIFFERENT WAYS.
THERE ARE ABOUT 200 IRREGULAR VERBS IN ENGLISH. THERE ARE MAINLY THREE TYPES
OF IRREGULAR VERBS.

VERBS IN WHICH ALL THE THREE FORMS ARE THE SAME (E.G. PUT – PUT – PUT)
VERBS IN WHICH TWO OF THE THREE FORMS ARE THE SAME (E.G. SIT – SAT –
SAT)
VERBS IN WHICH ALL THREE FORMS ARE DIFFERENT (E.G. DRINK – DRANK –
DRUNK)
• A GOOD WAY TO LEARN IRREGULAR VERBS IS TO STUDY THEM IN THESE GROUPS BECAUSE AS
THEY ARE SIMILAR THEY’RE EASIER TO REMEMBER. HERE ARE THE MOST COMMON
IRREGULAR VERBS IN THESE GROUPS.
SOME VERBS CAN BE BOTH REGULAR AND IRREGULAR. EXAMPLES ARE:
• BURN – BURNT – BURNT (IRREGULAR)
BURN – BURNED – BURNED (REGULAR)
• DREAM – DREAMT – DREAMT (IRREGULAR)
DREAM – DREAMED – DREAMED (REGULAR)
• LEAN – LENT – LENT (IRREGULAR)
LEAN – LEANED – LEANED (REGULAR)
• LEARN – LEARNT – LEARNT (IRREGULAR)
LEARN – LEARNED – LEARNED (REGULAR)
• LEAP – LEAPT – LEAPT (IRREGULAR)
• LEAP – LEAPED – LEAPED (REGULAR)
• SMELL – SMELT – SMELT (IRREGULAR)
SMELL – SMELLED – SMELLED (REGULAR)
• SPILL – SPILT – SPILT (IRREGULAR)
SPILL – SPILLED – SPILLED (REGULAR)
• SPOIL – SPOILT – SPOILT (IRREGULAR)
SPOIL – SPOILED – SPOILED (REGULAR)
For example:
“Our car cost a lot of money but it’s always breaking down.”
“Pasha hurt himself in a soccer match last weekend.”
“My parents have let me stay out late tonight.”
“They put on their jackets because it was very cold.”
For example:
“They had lunch at a Thai
restaurant on Monday.”
“Have you heard the news
about the train strike?”
“Tim has sent an email to all
the suppliers.”
“Who won the match?” –
“The Giants.”
For example:
“He came back home at 4 a.m. on Saturday.”
“Suzi has become the Managing Director.”
“The dog ran into the garden after Lee opened the door.”
“Has Mrs. O’Connor come back from lunch yet?”
For example:
“The kids ate a lot of cakes at
the party.”
“They drove to the airport and
left their car there.”
“Has she taken her tickets yet?”
“I’ve written a letter of
application for the manager’s
job.”
LET’S PRACTICE

1. HTTPS://WWW.ENGLISCH-HILFEN.DE/EN/EXERCISES/IRREGULAR_VERBS/FILL_I
N.HTM
2. HTTPS://WWW.ENGLISCH-HILFEN.DE/EN/EXERCISES/IRREGULAR_VERBS/FIND_R
EGULAR.HTM
3. HTTPS://WWW.ENGLISCH-HILFEN.DE/EN/EXERCISES/VERBS1/INDEX.PHP
4. HTTPS://WWW.ENGLISCH-HILFEN.DE/EN/EXERCISES/IRREGULAR_VERBS/CROSS
WORD_PAST_MIX.HTM
5. HTTPS://WWW.ENGLISCH-HILFEN.DE/EN/EXERCISES/IRREGULAR_VERBS/CROSS
WORD_PAST_MIX2.HTM
6. HTTPS://WWW.ENGLISCH-HILFEN.DE/EN/EXERCISES/IRREGULAR_VERBS/CROSS
WORD_PAST_MIX3.HTM

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