Irregular verbs form their past tense and past participle in unpredictable ways unlike regular verbs which only require adding "ed". There are three types of irregular verbs: type 1 has identical forms, type 2 has the past tense and past participle the same, and type 3 has all three forms being different. Examples of each type are provided.
4. Verbs can be regular or irregular.
Regular verb can form their past tense and
past participle by adding ed.
Base form past tense past participle
Walk walked walked
Laugh laughed laughed
Paint painted painted
5. Irregular verbs form their past tense
and past participle in a different way
from adding ed.
Base form past tense past participle
Sit sat sat
Ring rang rung
Come came come
Cut cut cut
6. We have three types of irregular verbs:
Type 1: All three forms are the same.
Bet bet bet
Cost cost cost
Cut cut cut
Read read read
Put put put
Shut shut shut
7. Type 2: Two of the forms are the same :
Beat beat beaten
Bend bent bent
Bleed bled bled
Bring brought brought
Build built built
8. Type 3: All three forms are different; as,
Be was/ware been
Bite bit beaten
Show showed shown
See saw seen
Take took taken
