Look at the sentences below:<\/p>\n
I walk to school in the morning. (Present) The boy phones his friend every night. (Present) The man kills snakes any time he sees them. (Present) Brenda jumps over the fence now. (Present) John’s mother calls him for dinner now. (Present) I advise you not to drink too much beer. (Present) You behave badly in class. (Present) I care about your feelings. (Present) If you notice, all the verbs above form their past tense by adding d<\/strong> OR ed<\/strong> to the base form of the verb. These are called regular verbs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n So regular verbs<\/strong> are verbs which form their past tense by added d<\/strong> or ed<\/strong> to the base form. But what are irregular verbs? Irregular verbs are verbs which form their past tense in some other way<\/strong> than adding d or ed. Sometimes, the entire structure of the word is changed. Sometimes one vowel is changed. Sometimes, the word remains the same in both present and past tenses. Here are some examples.<\/p>\n I bring you some gifts now. (Present) I come in peace. (Present) The books cost one thousand dollars now. (Present) You do it now. (Present) The tree falls on the road now. (Present)
\nI walked<\/strong> to school yesterday. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nThe boy phoned<\/strong> his friend last night. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nThe man killed<\/strong> the snake last year. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nBrenda jumped<\/strong> over the fence one hour ago. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nJohn’s mother called<\/strong> him for dinner last night. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nI advised<\/strong> you not to drink too much beer. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nYou behaved<\/strong> badly in class. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nI cared<\/strong> about your feelings in the past. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nI brought you some gifts yesterday. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nI came in peace. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nThe books cost five hundred dollars yesterday. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nYou did it yesterday. (Past)<\/p>\n
\nThe tree fell on the road yesterday. (Past)<\/p>\n