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REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
Regular verbs are the ones that form their past tense or their par-
ticiple just by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. Example:
expostulate-expostulated
Irregular verbs do not follow this pattern, they are the ones that do not form their past tense by adding –ed to the base form of the verb. Some don’t change at all, others change completely and others simply change a few letters.
Example:
arise - arose
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS CHART
BASE FORM
Simple Past
Past Participle
Base Form
Simple Past
Past Participle
be
was/were
been
make
made
made
beat
beat
beat/beaten
meet
met
met
become
became
become
outgrow
outgrew
outgrown
begin
began
begun
overcome
overcame
overcome
bleed
bled
bled
overhear
overheard
overheard
blow
blew
blown
pay
paid
paid
break
broke
broken
put
put
put
bring
brought
brought
read
read
read
build
built
built
retell
retold
retold
buy
bought
bought
ring
rang
rung
catch
caught
caught
run
ran
run
choose
chose
chosen
say
said
said
come
came
come
see
saw
seen
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