IRREGULAR VERBS

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the standard pattern of adding "-ed" or "-d" to form their simple past tense and past participle forms.

Categories of Irregular Verbs

1. All Three Forms Are Identical

   • Base: Cut | Past: Cut | Past Participle: Cut

   • Base: Hit | Past: Hit | Past Participle: Hit

   • Base: Let | Past: Let | Past Participle: Let

   • Base: Put | Past: Put | Past Participle: Put

   • Base: Set | Past: Set | Past Participle: Set

2. Past Simple and Past Participle Are Identical

   • Base: Bring | Past: Brought | Past Participle: Brought

   • Base: Buy | Past: Bought | Past Participle: Bought

   • Base: Feel | Past: Felt | Past Participle: Felt

   • Base: Find | Past: Found | Past Participle: Found

   • Base: Keep | Past: Kept | Past Participle: Kept

   • Base: Make | Past: Made | Past Participle: Made

   • Base: Teach | Past: Taught | Past Participle: Taught

3. All Three Forms Are Different

   • Base: Be | Past: Was / Were | Past Participle: Been

   • Base: Begin | Past: Began | Past Participle: Begun

   • Base: Break | Past: Broke | Past Participle: Broken

   • Base: Do | Past: Did | Past Participle: Done

   • Base: Drive | Past: Drove | Past Participle: Driven

   • Base: Eat | Past: Ate | Past Participle: Eaten

   • Base: Go | Past: Went | Past Participle: Gone

   • Base: See | Past: Saw | Past Participle: Seen

   • Base: Write | Past: Wrote | Past Participle: Written

4. Base Form and Past Participle Are Identical

   • Base: Become | Past: Became | Past Participle: Become

   • Base: Come | Past: Came | Past Participle: Come

   • Base: Run | Past: Ran | Past Participle: Run