Regular and irregular verbs - Learn advance English

The importance of regular and irregular verbs.

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Rarely, it strikes our mind when we study English grammar. Either our teacher doesn’t emphasize it or we don’t churn out the language keenly. But in the further journey, we found it tough.

Regular verb.

As, In English, there are a variety of rules and conditions. When we need to change the tenses. Then we need to change the form of the verb. Generally, all verbs are in their base form (help, tell, remember, and so on). But to form the past simple and past participle, the verb has to change its form. Thus if a verb changes its form to the past simple or the past participle and after changing, it adds -ed or d at last. So it is a regular verb. Probably, It counts about 80% of the verbs.

For examples,

Base form	Past simple	Past participle
Help	Helped	Helped
Inform	Informed	Informed
Reach	Reached	Reached
Receive	Received	Received

Irregular verb.

As we noticed that the verb after changing its form for the past simple or the past participle. Or, It adds additional words as -ed or -d. Therefore if a verb after changing its form for the past simple or past participle does not add -ed or -d at its end. Then it is known as irregular verbs.

For examples,

Base form	Past simple	Past participle
Come	Came	Come
Go	Went	Gone
Send	Sent	Sent
Build	Built	Built

I short, we experienced that the verb form ending with -ed or -d in its past simple or participle. Hence it is a regular In contrast, others are irregular verbs.

Types of irregular verbs.

Generally, there are about 200 irregular verbs. Concerning, These verb can be divided into for kinds.

Verb with the same base form, in the past simple and past participle

Base form	Past simple	Past participle
Hit	Hit	Hit
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt
Let	Let	Let
Cut	Cut	Cut

2- The Verb which have the same past simple and past participle

Base form	Past simple	Past participle
Feel	Felt	Felt
Have	Had	Had
Make	Made	Made
Sell	Sold	Sold

3- Verbs which have the same base form and past participle.

Base form	Past simple	Past participle
Come	Came	Come
Become	Became	Became
Run	Ran	Run

4-The verbs which have a different base form, past simple and past participle

Base form	Past simple	Past participle
Drink	Drank	Drunk
Eat	Ate	Eaten
Fall	Fell	Fallen
Swim	Swam	Swum

In short, it is now transparent that how import these verbs play the role. So, understanding its attribute help to form the correct sentences. Similarly the other parts of the verb. Certainly it has its value to form a precise sentence.

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