Grammar : Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs

What are irregular verbs?

Regular verbs have ed at the end of the simple past and past participle forms:

Base verb + ed

Examples of regular verbs:

Infinitive	Simple past	Past participle
play	played	played
visit	visited	visited
work	worked	worked

In contrast to the above examples of regular verbs, irregular verbs are verbs which the above pattern of conjugation don't apply.

Irregular verbs

Irregular verb forms can not be predicted, that's why you should learn them by heart. The best way to deal with them is as follows:

• Use them in appropriate contexts (in your writing or in your conversation)
• Write down examples in your exercise book.
• Always keep a list of irregular verbs at your disposal. (Note that most language books include a section at the end for irregular verbs.)

A list of irregular verbs