Whether you
are dealing with regular or irregular verbs in the English language, they both
have specific simple past and past participle spellings. The difference lies in
how the word is put into past tense. Simple past tense verbs always have just
one part. Past participle tense verbs have multiple parts and usually require
an auxiliary verb, such as had, has or have. With regular verbs, the past tense
simply adds an “ed” to the end of the word, with both simple past and past
particle taking the same form. However, irregular verbs are the oddballs, the
mavericks in the world of verbs; they are the verbs that do not conform to the
traditional rules. With these verbs, adding the “ed” is not only incorrect, but
it often sounds awkward. The patterns for irregular verbs vary, and the simple
past and past participle can end differently. Consider the following examples:
Regular
verb: I learn easily. I learned that material yesterday. (For the verb “learn,”
“learned” is both the simple past and past participle).
Irregular
verb: I hurt my foot today. I hurt my foot yesterday. (For the verb “hurt,”
“hurt” is both the simple past and past participle. You would not write “I
hurted my foot yesterday”).
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