As we all know, the simple past form of verb “catch” is “caught” and the past participle is “caught“. Now, the simple past form of study is studied and the past participle is studied. Do you know these Verbs are categorized into two types: Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs? So, are there any rules to recognize these? In this article, you will learn about these regular and irregular verb in detail.
What is Regular Verb?
Regular Verbs are past tense verbs and past participle verbs that are formed after adding “ed or d” in the base verb. Sometimes, when the last letter of the base verb is “Y”, so we have to convert it into “i” and thereafter add “ed” to make it simple past and past participle form. . For Instance, if we consider the verb “try,” its past tense and past participle forms – “tried” and “tried.”
For Example:
- I was amazed to see the transformation of a butterfly from a caterpillar.
- She gulped down the tea and hastened to catch the bus.
- My cat spilt the milk on the floor.
- She had already stretched 4 hours to submit this project to the deadline.
List of Regular Verbs
| Base Verb | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| flourish | flourished | flourished |
| scuff | scuffed | scuffed |
| exhaust | exhausted | exhausted |
| slurp | slurped | slurped |
| flutter | fluttered | fluttered |
| impart | imparted | imparted |
| delegate | delegated | delegated |
| rinse | rinsed | rinsed |
| embellish | embellished | embellished |
| dignify | dignified | dignified |
| usher | ushered | ushered |
What is Irregular Verb?
Irregular Verbs are those past tense and past participle verbs that do not follow the certain set of rules of the regular verb. For instance, the base verb “freeze” simple past and past participle verbs are “froze” and “frozen“. So, the “freeze” verb doesn’t add “ed” or “d” while forming past tense and past participle verbs. Therefore, it is an irregular verb.
For Example:
- My brother rode the bicycle hastily to reach the school on time.
- He hit the blunt nail with a hammer.
- While I was humming a song in the garden, a bird perched on my shoulder.
List of Irregular Verbs
| Base Verb | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| take | took | taken |
| weave | wove | woven |
| break | broke | broken |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| tear | tore | torn |
| write | wrote | written |
| know | knew | known |
| get | got | gotten |
| see | saw | seen |
| fly | flew | flown |
- There are a few Irregular verbs that do not change their form in past tense and past participle verbs.
| Base Verb | Simple Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| cut | cut | cut |
| read | read | read |
| set | set | set |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| shut | shut | shut |
| let | let | let |
| bet | bet | bet |
| put | put | put |
| spread | spread | spread |
| hit | hit | hit |
Find out which one is Regular and Irregular Verb:
| 1. boil-boiled-boiled |
| 2. sit-sit-sit |
| 3. do-did-done |
| 4. escape-escaped-escaped |
Correct answers:
- Regular Verb
- Irregular Verb
- Irregular Verb
- Regular Verb
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