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Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs

Regular Verbs

Definition: Regular verbs are verbs that form their past tense by adding “-ed” to the base form of the verb.

Examples:

  1. Walk – Walked
  2. Jump – Jumped
  3. Play – Played

How to remember: If you can make the past tense by adding “-ed,” it’s a regular verb.

Irregular Verbs

Definition: Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular pattern of adding “-ed” to form their past tense. Instead, they change in different ways.

Examples:

  1. Go – Went
  2. Eat – Ate
  3. Write – Wrote

How to remember: Irregular verbs have unique changes to their past tense forms. They don’t just add “-ed.”

Simple Tips:

  1. Regular Verbs: Think of words like “jump” and “talk.” When you want to say you did these things in the past, just add “-ed” (jumped, talked).
  2. Irregular Verbs: Think of words like “run” and “see.” These words change completely in the past (ran, saw).

Practice:

Regular Verbs Practice:

  1. Talk → Talked
  2. Laugh → Laughed

Irregular Verbs Practice:

  1. Sing → Sang
  2. Buy → Bought

By practicing and remembering these examples, you will get better at recognizing and using regular and irregular verbs!

Regular Verbs (Base Form → Past Tense):

  1. Ask → Asked
  2. Bake → Baked
  3. Call → Called
  4. Clean → Cleaned
  5. Close → Closed
  6. Dance → Danced
  7. Finish → Finished
  8. Help → Helped
  9. Laugh → Laughed
  10. Like → Liked
  11. Look → Looked
  12. Need → Needed
  13. Open → Opened
  14. Paint → Painted
  15. Play → Played
  16. Talk → Talked
  17. Travel → Traveled
  18. Visit → Visited
  19. Wait → Waited
  20. Work → Worked

Irregular Verbs (Base Form → Past Tense):

  1. Be → Was/Were
  2. Begin → Began
  3. Break → Broke
  4. Bring → Brought
  5. Build → Built
  6. Buy → Bought
  7. Catch → Caught
  8. Come → Came
  9. Do → Did
  10. Drink → Drank
  11. Eat → Ate
  12. Find → Found
  13. Go → Went
  14. Know → Knew
  15. Make → Made
  16. Run → Ran
  17. See → Saw
  18. Sing → Sang
  19. Speak → Spoke
  20. Write → Wrote

Class Activity Discussion

  • What is a regular verb?
    • A regular verb forms its past tense by adding “-ed.”
  • Can you give an example of a regular verb?
    • Sure, “talk” becomes “talked” in the past tense.
  • What is an irregular verb?
    • An irregular verb doesn’t follow the regular pattern of adding “-ed” for its past tense.
  • Can you give an example of an irregular verb?
    • Yes, “go” becomes “went” in the past tense.
  • How do regular verbs form their past tense?
    • They add “-ed” to the base form.
  • How do irregular verbs form their past tense?
    • Irregular verbs change in different ways; there’s no single rule.
  • Is “play” a regular verb?
    • Yes, “play” is a regular verb. It becomes “played” in the past tense.
  • Is “eat” an irregular verb?
    • Yes, “eat” is an irregular verb. It becomes “ate” in the past tense.
  • What is the past tense of “clean”?
    • The past tense of “clean” is “cleaned.”
  • What is the past tense of “write”?
    • The past tense of “write” is “wrote.”
  • Do all verbs add “-ed” to make the past tense?
    • No, only regular verbs add “-ed.” Irregular verbs don’t.
  • What is the past tense of “find”?
    • The past tense of “find” is “found.”
  • Can you give another example of a regular verb?
    • Sure, “call” becomes “called” in the past tense.
  • What is the past tense of “laugh”?
    • The past tense of “laugh” is “laughed.”
  • What is the past tense of “bring”?
    • The past tense of “bring” is “brought.”

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions with Options

  1. Regular verbs form their past tense by adding ____. a) -ing b) -ed c) -s d) -es
  2. The past tense of “jump” is ____. a) jumps b) jumping c) jumped d) jump
  3. Irregular verbs ____ follow a specific pattern to form their past tense. a) always b) sometimes c) never d) often
  4. The past tense of “go” is ____. a) goed b) went c) gone d) going
  5. Regular verbs often end in ____. a) -ed b) -ing c) -ly d) -s
  6. The past tense of “play” is ____. a) playing b) played c) plays d) play
  7. The past tense of “eat” is ____. a) eated b) eating c) ate d) eats
  8. The past tense of “clean” is ____. a) cleaning b) cleans c) cleaned d) clean
  9. Irregular verbs ____ their form in the past tense. a) change b) don’t change c) add -ed d) add -ing
  10. The past tense of “write” is ____. a) writing b) writes c) written d) wrote
  11. The past tense of “like” is ____. a) liking b) liked c) likes d) like
  12. The past tense of “find” is ____. a) finds b) founded c) found d) finding
  13. The past tense of “laugh” is ____. a) laughs b) laughing c) laughed d) laugh
  14. The past tense of “bring” is ____. a) bringed b) brought c) bringing d) brings
  15. The past tense of “call” is ____. a) calls b) calling c) called d) call

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