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Regular and irregular verbs:

Regular and irregular verbs:

Verbs have different forms. The three common verb forms are present tense, past tense, and past participle.

Most verbs are called regular verbs. Their past and participle forms are formed by adding -d or -ed to the present tense. The past participle requires the auxiliary verb have, has, or had. Here are some examples:

 

Present

Past

Past Participle

walk

walked

(have, has, had) walked

jump

jumped

(have, has, had) jumped

hike

hiked

(have, has, had) hiked

sip

sipped

(have, has, had) sipped

cry

cried

(have, has, had) cried

 

Some verbs are called irregular verbs. The past tense and past participle of irregular verbs do not end in -d or -ed. They can change the spelling or not at all. Here are some examples:

 

Present

Past

Past Participle

begin

began

(have, has, had) begun

see

saw

(have, has, had) seen

come

came

(have, has, had) come

give

gave

(have, has, had) given

hit

hit

(have, has, had) hit

know

knew

(have, has, had) known

teach

taught

(have, has, had) taught

 

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