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Irregular verbs are "not regular verbs." If you listened to your vocabulary teacher when you were a kid, you know that the prefix ir- means not, which would help you remember that these are not regular.
But, before you learn about these not regular verbs, you need to learn about simple verb tenses and regular verbs. Let's get started!
Quick Refresher
A verb is a word that names an action or a state of being.
Present Tense | Past Tense |
kick | kicked |
talk | talked |
move | moved |
push | pushed |
swim | swam |
cost | cost |
sit | sat |
wear | wore |
Present Tense | + -d or -ed | ![]() |
Past Tense |
kick | + -ed | ![]() |
kicked |
talk | + -ed | ![]() |
talked |
move | + -d | ![]() |
moved |
push | + -ed | ![]() |
pushed |
Present Tense | + ? | ![]() |
Past Tense |
swim | + ? | ![]() |
swam |
do | + ? | ![]() |
did |
have | + ? | ![]() |
had |
freeze | + ? | ![]() |
froze |
break | + ? | ![]() |
broke |
steal | + ? | ![]() |
stole |
cost | + ? | ![]() |
cost |
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