Beginner
What are irregular verbs?
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The majority of past-tense verbs in English end in “-ed.”
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asked, walked, danced…
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Some of the verbs we use most frequently are irregular:
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was, ate, took…
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How do we conjugate irregular verbs?
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One type of irregular verb ends in the “ott” sound in the past tense:
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Fight → Fought
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Bring → Brought
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Think → Thought
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One type of irregular verbs changes the last vowel:
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Swim → Swam
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Run → Ran
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Write → Wrote
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The most commonly used verbs change completely and must be memorized:
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To be → Was/Were
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See → Saw
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Go → Went
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Activity
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct irregular verb form in the past tense
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Yesterday we _______ to the movies. (go)
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Mary _____ at the park writing a book. (to be)
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The women ______ faster than the men. (drive)
- They _______ the exam in the morning. (take)