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REGULAR / IRREGULAR VERBS

The English language uses both regular and irregularverbs. 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 regularverb ending with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), add a d tothe 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 tensehad shared !had " share " d# past perfect tense (have is the helping verb)

If the regularverb 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 verbpour ends with the $onsonant r.po%r present tense

po%red !po%r " ed# past tensehave po%red !have " po%r " ed# present perfect tense

(If ou need help understanding tense, please as! a "W" instructor for a handout ondefinition of tense.)

#nli!e regularverbs, irregularverbs 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 tenseI have seen the stars present perfect tense

&elow is a list of irregular verbs and a few tric! regular verbs that students oftenmisuse. "over the columns mar!edpast andpresent/past perfect, leaving thepresentcolumn visible. 'ow read the verbs in thepresent column and see if ou !now theirpastandpresent/past perfect forms. If not, !eep memori%ing

)RESE*+ )AS+)RESE*+/)AS+)ERFE+ !withhas, had, have#

ariseawa!ebearbecome

aroseawa!enedborebecame

arisenawa!enedbornebecome


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begin began begunbend bent bentbid bade biddenbite bit bittenblow blew blownbrea! bro!e bro!en

bring brought broughtburst burst burstbu bought boughtbuild built builtcan could couldcatch caught caughtchoose chose chosencling clung clungcome came comecost cost costcreep crept crept

dig dug dugdo did donedrag dragged draggeddrug drugged druggeddraw drew drawndrin! dran! drun! drive drove driveneat ate eatenfall fell fallenfeel felt feltfight fought foughtfind found foundfit fit fitforget forgot forgottenforgive forgave forgivenforsa!e forsoo! forsa!enfree%e fro%e fro%enget got gotten, gotgive gave givengo went gonegrow grew grownhang (e*ecute) hanged hangedhang (picture) hung hung

have had hadhear heard heardhide hid hiddenhold held heldhurt hurt hurt!eep !ept !ept!now !new !nownla (put or place) laid laid


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lead led ledlearn learned learnedleave left leftlend lent lentlet let letlie (recline) la lain

lose lost lostmean meant meantmeet met metpa paid paidraise (lift) raised raisedread read readride rode riddenring rang rungrise (move upward) rose risenrun ran runsa said said

see saw seensell sold soldset set setsha!e shoo! sha!enshine (give light) shone shoneshine (polish) shined shinedshoot shot shotshow showed shownshrin! shran! shrun! sing sang sungsin! san! sun!

sit sat satsla slew slainsleep slept sleptsnea! snea!ed snea!edspea! spo!e spo!enspend spent spentspin spun spunstand stood stoodsteal stole stolensting stung stungstrew strewed strewed

stri!e struc! struc! strive strove strivenswear swore swornswim swam swumswing swung swungta!e too! ta!enteach taught taughttear tore torntell told told


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Revised May 2005

thin! thought thoughtthrow threw throwntread trod troddenwa!e wa!ed wa!edwear wore wornweave wove woven

win won wonwring wrung wrungwrite wrote written

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