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.
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.
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.
Click here for a list of all the irregular verbs.