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Watch this video of Regular and Irregular verbs!

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Watch this video of Regular and Irregular verbs!

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Past Simple Tense - Regular & Irregular Verbs: Life of Miss Johnson (Comical Fun ESL Grammar Video)

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How do irregular verbs differ from regular verbs? * What verbs are irregular? * What is the difference between the simple past tense and the past participle?

All verbs, whether regular or irregular, have five forms [often called principal parts]. These forms are the infinitive, simple present, simple past, past participle, and present participle.

The difference between a regular and an irregular verb is the formation of the simple past and past participle. Regular verbs are dependably consistent-the simple past ends in ed as does the past participle.

Check out this chart:

In contrast, the simple past and past participle of irregular verbs can end in a variety of ways, with absolutely no consistent pattern.

Here are some examples:

Writers make two frequent errors with irregular verbs. They either add an incorrect ed to the end of an irregular verb or accidentally interchange the simple past and past participle.

Read this sentence:

Olivia feeled like exercising yesterday, so she putted on her bathing suit and drived to the YMCA, where she swum so far that only an extra large pepperoni pizza would satisfy her hunger.

What are the problems with this sentence? First, feeled should be felt. Next, putted needs to be put. The correct past tense of drive is drove. And we must change swum to swam.

Know the solution.

To avoid making mistakes with irregular verbs, learn the very long chart below or bookmark this page in your web browser.

Comprehensive List of Irregular Verbs

Know the difference between the simple past tense and the past participle.

In addition to learning the chart above, you must also understand the difference between the simple past tense and the past participle.

Simple Past Tense

A simple past tense verb always has just one part. You need no auxiliary verb to form this tense.

Look at these examples:

Because dinner time was near, my dog Oreo bit the spine of Moby-Dick and pulled the novel off my lap.

Since Denise had ignored bills for so long, she wrote out checks for an hour straight.

Despite the noise, jolts, and jerks, Alex slept so soundly on the city bus that he missed his stop.

Past Participle

Many multipart verbs, however, require the past participle after one or more auxiliary verbs.

Read these sentences:

Raymond had bitten into the muffin before Charise mentioned that it was her infamous chocolate-broccoli variety.

had = auxiliary verb; bitten = past participle

Once Woody has written his essay for Mr. Stover, he plans to reward himself with a packet of Twinkies.

has = auxiliary verb; written = past participle

Cynthia might have slept better if she hadn't watched The Nightmare on Elm Street marathon on HBO.

might, have = auxiliary verbs; slept = past participle

For regular verbs, knowing the distinction between the simple past and past participle is unnecessary because both are identical.

Check out these two sentences:

Diane giggled as her beagle Reliable pushed his cold wet nose into her stomach, searching for cookie crumbs.

giggled = simple past

Until the disapproving Mrs. Whitman elbowed Latoya in the ribs, the young girl had giggled without stop at the toilet paper streamer attached to Principal Clemens's shoe.

had = auxiliary verb; giggled = past participle

When you choose an irregular verb for a sentence, however, the simple past and past participle are often different, so you must know the distinction.

Here are two examples:

Essie drove so cautiously that traffic piled up behind her, causing angry drivers to honk their horns and shout obscenities.

drove = simple past

Essie might have driven faster if she hadn't forgotten her glasses and saw more than big colored blurs through the windshield.

might, have = auxiliary verbs; driven = past participle

Past Participles as Adjectives

In addition, past participles can function as adjectives, describing other words. When you use a past participle in this manner, you must choose the correct form.

Read these sentences:

The calculus exams given by Dr. Ribley are so difficult that his students believe their brains will burst.

Delores discovered the stolen bologna under the sofa, guarded fiercely by Max, her Chihuahua.

The written reprimand so shamed poor Pablo that he promised his boss never again to throw a scoop of ice cream at a customer.

Remember that you can always consult a dictionary when you have a question about the correct form of an irregular verb.

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If you don't know some verbs, no problem! I give you a list of verbs than you can use it!

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Exercises #2               Regular Verbs 

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Exercises #2               Regular Verbs 

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ESL Interactive Fun Games Here we have the games carefully laid out for you. Follow the links to browse the variety of games offered. This is only the directory for interactive games and exercises. Our ESL fun games here include : Snakes and Ladders, Hangman, Spelling games, Wheel of Fortune, TV Games(Betting Game), Mazes, Memory Games, Matching exercises, Sequencing exercises, Picture Quizzes, Catch it and more.