Introduction
What is verb?
A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.
As you can see from that definition, there are two main categories of verbs: action verbs and state of being verbs (also known as linking verbs).
Because action verbs and linking verbs are strong enough to be used in sentences all by themselves, they are called main verbs.
I love cheese. I turned the page. (action verbs)
I am a teacher. I turned green. (linking verbs)
THE TYPE OF VERB
What Are Irregular Verbs? (with Examples)
An irregular verb is one that does not conform to the usual rule for forming its simple past tense and its past participle.
In English, the "usual" rule (more on this below) is to add -ed or -d to the base form of the verb to create the past forms.
This is how a regular verb forms its simple past tense and past participle. (Note: There are spelling rules to consider too.)
Read more about the spelling rules with regular verbs.
Irregular Verbs Can Be Strong or Weak Verbs
An irregular verb can be either a weak verb (when its past forms end –d or –t) or a strong verb. Here are some examples of strong and weak irregular verbs:
| Base Form | Simple Past Tense | Past Participle | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| grow | grew | has grown | irregular verb (strong) |
| freeze | froze | has frozen | irregular verb (strong) |
| tell | told | has told | irregular verb (weak) |
| shoot | shot | has shot | irregular verb (weak) |
A number of sources state that the terms irregular verb and strong verb are synonyms (i.e., they mean the same). Likewise, they claim that the terms regular verb and weak verb are synonyms.
It would be easier for us all if this were the only story. Unfortunately, here at Grammar Monster, we don’t get to decide how to classify verbs. Still, here is a Venn diagram which explains the complicated version of how they are classified:

Read more about weak verbs.
Irregular Verbs Are Very Common
It is somewhat ironic that the most regularly used verbs in English are irregular. They are:
| Base Form | Simple Past Tense | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | has been |
| come | came | has come |
| get | got | has got ( )gotten ( ) |
| go | went | has gone |
| know | knew | has known |
| make | made | has made |
| say | said | has said |
| see | saw | has seen |
| take | took | has taken |
| think | thought | has thought |
With an irregular verb, the past form and past participle are often different (but not always). For example:
| Irregular Verb | Simple Past Tense | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| To begin | began | has begun |
| To break | broke | has broken |
| To buy | bought | has bought |
Now, contrast those irregular forms with those of regular verbs, which just add -ed or -d:
| Regular Verb | Past Form | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| To cook | cooked | has cooked |
| To play | played | has played |
| To dance | danced | has danced |
The Most Common Irregular Verbs in English
Listed below are the most common irregular verbs in English:
| Irregular Verb | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen |
| be | was/were | been |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| become | became | become |
| bend | bent | bent |
| begin | began | begun |
| bet | bet | bet |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| blow | blew | blown |
| break | broke | broken |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| cut | cut | cut |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dig | dug | dug |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got ( )gotten ( ) |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grow | grew | grown |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| keep | kept | kept |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| let | let | let |
| lie | lay | lain |
| light | lit | lit |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| pay | paid | paid |
| put | put | put |
| quit | quit | quit |
| read | read | read |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| show | showed | shown |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sing | sang | sung |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slide | slid | slid |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spin | spun | spun |
| spread | spread | spread |
| stand | stood | stood |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| strike | struck | struck |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| swim | swam | swum |
| swing | swung | swung |
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| understand | understood | understood |
| wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| win | won | won |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
| write | wrote | written |
Verbs with Irregular and Regular Forms
The following verbs can be regular or irregular:
| Verb | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| burn | burned OR burnt | burned OR burnt |
| dream | dreamed OR dreamt | dreamed OR dreamt |
| learn | learned OR learnt | learned OR learnt |
| hang | hung also hanged |
hung also hanged |
| smell | smelled OR smelt | smelled OR smelt |
| spell | spelled OR spelt | spelled OR spelt |
The second form (e.g. learnt, dreamt) is more common in British English.
Irregular Verbs That Don't Change
Verbs that have the same form in Present, Past and Past Participle form:
| Verb | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| bet | bet | bet |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| cut | cut | cut |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| let | let | let |
| put | put | put |
| quit | quit | quit |
| read | read | read |
| set | set | set |
| shut | shut | shut |
| spread | spread | spread |
Task
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate (irreguler or reguler verb) form of the verb in brackets!
- Yesterday evening I ________________ (go) to the cinema with a friend.
- From 1995 to 1998 I ________________ (work) in Tokyo.
- Last night the concert ________________ (finish) at midnight.
- I ________________ (arrive) at the office this morning before my colleagues.
- When he was young, Tom ________________ (ride) a bicycle to school.
- The train was at 8 p.m. so I ________________ (leave) home at 7 p.m.
- Last Sunday was my mother's birthday, so I ________________ (make) a cake.
- I ________________ (start) to play golf five years ago.
- The great composer Mozart ________________ (die) at the age of 35.
- Marie ________________ (do) a lot of English exercises last week.
Process
the first the student must read the material then memorieze afte that farther by doing the tusk.after doing it let your self to see our to check out the answer key.
This the answer key:
- went
- worked
- finished
- arrived
- rode
- left
- made
- started
- died
- did
Evaluation
| criteria | value |
| irreguler and irreguler verb | 10/1 question |
Conclusion
Congratulations! You are now have understood reguler and irreguler verb.you were expected can identify the reguler and irreguler verb.
Credits
Teacher Page
this webquest was made by FAHAD which help the student in understanding the lesson.
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