Irregular Verbs

Master the most challenging verbs in English! Learn the patterns and exceptions that make these verbs unique.

🔄 Understanding Irregular Verbs

Some verbs do not follow a normal conjugation pattern.

Regular verbs follow a normal conjugation pattern; however, some verbs do not. For example the Be verb is the most irregular verb in English, with nine basic forms.

Regular verbs follow a pattern for past and past participle endings (-d, -ed, or -ied).

Regular Verbs

For example, look at the regular verbs live, work, and try:

  • Jack lived here last year.
  • Jack has lived here for three months.
  • I worked yesterday night.
  • I had worked here for one week when you came.
  • She tried sushi at lunchtime.
  • She has never tried sushi before.
Irregular Verbs

For example, the verbs eat and go are irregular:

  • I ate pasta yesterday.
  • I haven't eaten pasta for a year.
  • I went to the movies last night.
  • I haven't gone to the movies in a month.

📚 Study Tip: Irregular verbs do not follow a normal pattern and must be memorized!

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📋 Complete Irregular Verbs List

All irregular verbs with their past and past participle forms

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