This document discusses irregular verbs and their patterns. It explains that the only way to learn irregular verbs is to memorize them. It then outlines six patterns of irregular verb conjugations, such as changing vowels, keeping the same form for past and past participle, and adding suffixes. Some irregular verbs do not follow any pattern. The document provides examples to illustrate each pattern.

1. IRREGULAR VERBS
AND THEIR
PATTERNS
TJ Patty Villacorta- Melendreras
2015

3. IRREGULAR VERBS
drink
drank
drunk
eat
ate
eaten

4. IRREGULAR VERBS
come
came
come
have
had
had

5. • There is no other way to learn Irregular
Verbs (IV) but to memorize them…

6. • To help our memory, there are two
important things….

7. • Pattern /Definition
• Consistent and recurring characteristic or
trait that helps in the identification of a
phenomenon or problem, and serves as an
indicator or model for predicting its future
behavior.

8. • PATTERN 1:
No change
CUT- CUT-CUT

9. • PATTERN 2.
• Vowel change
sing/ sang/ sung

10. • PATTERN 3:
Same present/past part
run / ran/ run

11. • PATTERN 4
Same past/past participle
send-sent-sent

12. PATTERN 5:
Add n/en/ne to present to form past
participle
drive/drove/driven

13. PATTERN 6
Add n/en/ne to past to form past
participle
freeze-froze-frozen

14. • Some irregular verbs do not fit in any pattern.
• They are our “rebels”!
• Example: fly-flew-flown