Marave Polytechnic Middle Institute

Course: Early Childhood Education

English Assignment 1

Topic: The regular and irregular verbs.

Trainee:
Raquinha André H. Zanda.

Former:
dr. Gift

Chimoio, May 2023

Índice

1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................3

2. Regular and irregular verbs.....................................................................................................4

2.1. Regular verbs.......................................................................................................................4

2.1.1. Different forms of regular verbs.......................................................................................4

2.2. Irregular Verbs.....................................................................................................................6

2.2.1. What Are “Irregular Verbs”?............................................................................................6

2.2.2. Pattern types......................................................................................................................6

2.2.3. Different forms of irregular verbs.....................................................................................6

3. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................9
1. Introduction

This work talks about regular verbs and irregular verbs. A verb is a word that conveys actions
(what to do) and a state of being done (how things are done). Regular verbs and irregular
verbs are the types of verbs. In the English language, as well as in Portuguese, it is very
common to use two types of these verbs. The difference between these types can be seen
when using the past simple and past participle forms of verbs. It is important to study these
types of verbs, as it allows for better communication between individuals.

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2. Regular and irregular verbs

2.1. Regular verbs

These verbs are a form of verbs that follow the normal rules of conjugation, i.e. they follow a
typical pattern for changing verbs into their past, past participle, or future tense forms.
Normally, -ed or -d is added to regular verbs when used in the past tense or in case the word
ends with a 'y', then the 'y' is removed and "-ied" is added.
1. Pooja accepts the prize on your behalf. (Present tense)
2. Pooja accepted the award on his behalf. (Simple past)
3. Pooja will accept the prize on your behalf. (Future)
4. Pooja has already accepted the award on your behalf. (Past participle)

In the example above, you can see the use of the word 'accept' in its present (accepted), past
simple (accepted), future (will accept) and past participle (accepted).

2.1.1. Different forms of regular verbs

Regular verbs are those verbs that have the same fixed ending, i.e. if the verb ending in '-e' is
changed to the past tense by adding '-d' also the verbs ending with 'y' are changed to the past
tense by replacing 'y' with '-ied' also the verb ending in vowel and consonant, then the
consonant is doubled and '-ed' is added to change to past tense. Here we have three different
forms of regular verbs. If verbs ending in -e are changed to the past tense by adding -d. For
example:
• like - liked
• love - beloved
• taste - tasted
• live - live
• decide – decided, etc.
If verbs ending with 'y'. For example:
• marry - married
• Try - tried
• dry - dry
• take - taken
• Apply - applied
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If a single-syllable verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is doubled and -ed is
added to change it to the past tense. For example:
• stop still
• jumped - jumped
• Ban – banned
• Chat - chatted
• Drag - dragged

Examples of “Regular Verbs”

Base Past Tense Past Participle
love loved loved
obey obeyed obeyed
watch watched watched
act acted acted
enjoy enjoyed enjoyed

Present (Infinitive) Past Simple Past Participle

be was/were been
dive dived/dove dived
fall fell fallen
know knew known
hide hid hidden
speak spoke spoken
take took taken
begin began begun
choose chose chosen
do did done
draw drew drawn
lie lay lain
swim swam swum
tear tore torn
wrote wrote written

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2.2. Irregular Verbs

2.2.1. What Are “Irregular Verbs”?

When a verb’s past tense or past participle form doesn’t follow the “–ed” or “–d” pattern, then
it’s an irregular verb.
We will fly from New York to San Francisco. (Base)

We flew from New York to San Francisco. (Simple past)

We had flown from New York to San Francisco.(Past perfect with past participle included)
Irregular verbs are challenging because their conjugation patterns vary and are unpredictable.
For example:
 1. I have a lot of work to do.
 2. Did you complete the job?
 3. The job is done.

In the example above, you can see the use of the word 'do' in its present (do), simple past (did)
and past participle (done).

2.2.2. Pattern types

The most direct type of regular verb conjugation pattern involves a single class of verbs, a
single main part (the stem or a particular conjugated form), and a set of exact rules that
produce, from that main part, each of the forms. remaining in the verb paradigm. This is
generally considered to be the situation with regular English verbs of a principal part, i.e. the
simple form of a regular verb (the simple infinitive such as throw, happen, slide, switch, etc.),
all other inflected forms ( which in English are not numerous; they consist of the third person
singular present tense, the past tense and past participle, and the present participle/gerund
form) can be derived by means of consistent rules. These rules involve the addition of
inflectional endings (-s, -[e]d, -ing), along with certain morphophonological rules about how
these endings are pronounced and certain spelling rules (such as the doubling of certain
consonants).

2.2.3. Different forms of irregular verbs

Irregular forms of verbs are those verbs that do not have the same ending, their endings are
different. Below is the description of different forms of irregular verbs.

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Verbs that have different forms in each tense mean that a verb has totally different present,
past and past participle forms. For example, let's take the example of the verb 'to be'. The verb
'to be' takes on different forms in each tense:
 is/are in the present tense
 was/was in the past
 was in the past participle
 He is skateboarding. ( present tense)
 He was skateboarding. (Past)
 He has been skateboarding. (Past participle)

Verbs that remain the same in Past and Past Participle Forms. Some irregular verbs change
once and are used in past tense and past participle form. For example, let's take the example
of the verb 'bring'.
 I'll bring the rest of the books tomorrow.
 I bought this cycle.
 She had bought it to scare him.

Some irregular verbs only change in the past tense. The present and past participle forms
remain the same. For example, let's take the example of the verb 'to come'.
 I didn't want to come tonight.
 She came to the event last night.
 He came to apologize.

Examples of “Irregular Verbs”

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
awake awoke awoken
be was, were been
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut

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 dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed or dreamt dreamed or dreamt
drive drove driven
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
learn learned or learnt learned or learnt
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
take took taken
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
write wrote written

3. Conclusion
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Once the work was done, it was realized that to use many tenses in English, you need to know
the past forms of verbs. All verbs have a base or 'infinitive' form (eg look, do, play). Most
verbs, called 'regular verbs', follow the same pattern and create the simple past and past
participle using the same word ending, -ed. There are, however, verbs that have different
endings, and these are called ' Irregular Verbs. Regular and irregular verbs are also of
significance in second language acquisition, and in particular in language teaching and formal
learning, where rules such as verb paradigms are defined, and exceptions (such as irregular
verbs) need to be listed and learned explicitly. The importance of irregular verbs is enhanced
by the fact that they often include the most commonly used verbs in the language (including
verbs such as be and have in English.

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