Regular and Irregular Verbs

How to learn Regular and Irregular Verbs?

What are Regular Verbs?

Regular verbs in English create the past simple and past participle by adding -ed to the base form.

For example:

💙If the verb ends in a consonant and -y, we change the -y to -i and added -ed. For example:

💙If a verb ends in -e we simply add -d, For example:

💬Here are some examples of regular verbs:

-“Yesterday Jack studied all day.”

-“Raul has accepted the job offer.”

-“Have you finished yet?”

-“We really liked the film we watched last night.”

Pronunciation of the Regular Verbs in Past

There are three ways to pronounce -ed, depending on the last letter of the verb.

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What are Irregular Verbs?

There are about 200 irregular verbs in English. We can divide these into four types:

1. Verbs which have the same base form, past simple and past participle
2. Verbs which have the same past simple and past participle
3. Verbs which have the same base form and past participle
4. Verbs which have a different base form, past simple and past participle

A good way to learn irregular verbs is to study them in these groups because as they are similar they’re easier to remember. Here are the most common irregular verbs in these groups.

Learning tips

So, what’s the best way to learn all these irregular verbs?

• ☝Pay attention when you see a new verb in your interactive lesson and then in your digital workbook
• ☝Make your own examples for every new verb you find
• ☝Do the exercises about irregular verbs online or test your English level with this English Test
• ☝Keep a diary in English and write down a few things you did every day
• ☝Read a Learner’s book in English. Books are full of verbs in their past forms, so reading is a really useful way to practice and review. Your Wall Street English Center probably has some books available for you to borrow
• ☝Focus on learning a few irregular verbs at one time   

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