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Irregular Verbs










       In English, many verbs adapt           Regular verbs are consistent and
                                              easier to learn than irregular
       simply to the past tense with          verbs. The main differences
        the attachment of either -d           between regular and irregular
       or -ed, as in brake/braked or          verbs is in the past participle and
       walk/walked. These are called          past simple. For regular verbs, you
             regular verbs.                   just have to add “-ed” for both the
                                              past participle and past simple.















         However, many other verbs
         undergo more significant                  Irregular verbs are more
         alterations to transform from              complicated and often
         references to present-tense                 need to be studied
         actions to those representing             individually because they
         actions performed in the past.              do not follow a single
         Such words are called                            pattern.
         irregular verbs.









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