REGULAR / IRREGULAR VERBS

The English language uses both regular and irregular verbs. When forming the past tense or the present/past perfect tense of these verbs, we use different methods. To form the past tense of a regular verb ending with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), add a d to the word. To form the present/past perfect tense, add a d plus a helping verb (have, had, or has). For example, the verb share ends with the vowel e. share present tense shared !share " d# past tense had shared !had " share " d# past perfect tense (have is the helping verb) If the regular verb ends with a consonant, add ed for the past tense. Add ed plus a helping verb for the present/past perfect tense. For example, the verb pour ends with the $onsonant r. po%r present tense po%red !po%r " ed# past tense have po%red !have " po%r " ed# present perfect tense (If ou need help understanding tense, please as! a "W" instructor for a handout on definition of tense.) #nli!e regular verbs, irregular verbs do not follow a pattern. $ou must memori%e them. For example, the irre&%lar verb see has three prin$ipal parts' see, saw, seen( I see the stars present tense I saw the stars past tense I have seen the stars present perfect tense &elow is a list of irregular verbs and a few tric! regular verbs that students often misuse. "over the columns mar!ed past and present/past perfect, leaving the present column visible. 'ow read the verbs in the present column and see if ou !now their past and present /past perfect forms. If not, !eep memori%ing( )RESE*+ arise awa!e bear become )AS+ arose awa!ened bore became )RESE*+/)AS+ )ERFE,+ !with has, had, have# arisen awa!ened borne become

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fought find) found fit fit

began bent bade bit blew bro!e brought burst bought built could caught chose clung came cost crept dug did dragged drugged drew dran! drove ate fell felt

begun bent bidden bitten blown bro!en brought burst bought built could caught chosen clung come cost crept dug done dragged drugged drawn drun! driven eaten fallen felt fight

forgot forgave forsoo! fro%e got gave went grew hanged hung had heard hid held hurt !ept !new laid

forgotten forgiven forsa!en fro%en gotten, got given gone grown hanged hung had heard hidden held hurt !ept !nown laid

lead learn leave lend let lie (recline) lose mean meet pa raise (lift) read ride ring rise (move upward) run sa see sell set sha!e shine (give light) shine (polish) shoot show shrin! sing sin! sit sla sleep snea! spea! spend spin stand steal sting strew stri!e strive swear swim swing ta!e teach tear tell

led learned left lent let la lost meant met paid raised read rode rang rose ran said saw sold set shoo! shone shined shot showed shran! sang san! sat slew slept snea!ed spo!e spent spun stood stole stung strewed struc! strove swore swam swung too! taught tore told

led learned left lent let lain lost meant met paid raised read ridden rung risen run said seen sold set sha!en shone shined shot shown shrun! sung sun! sat slain slept snea!ed spo!en spent spun stood stolen stung strewed struc! striven sworn swum swung ta!en taught torn told