Irregular Verbs Examples

Irregular Verbs Examples Irregular Verbs You already know that verbs are words that express an action or state of being. You also already know that verbs have five forms: infinitive, simple present, simple past, present participle, and past participle. Examples of Irregular Verbs: For regular verbs, the formation of the five forms follows a pattern. Let's review using the verb "laugh": Infinitive: to + verb = to laugh Simple Present: verb or verb + "s" = laugh or laughs Simple Past: verb + "ed" = laughed Present Participle: verb + "ing" = laughing Past Participle: verb + "ed" = laughed The English language has many irregular verbs. This means that the forms of the verb do not follow this basic pattern. Look at the forms for the irregular verb "break." Infinitive: to + verb = to break Simple Present: verb or verb + "s" = break or breaks Simple Past: irregular = broke Present Participle: verb + "ing" = breaking Past Participle: irregular = broken Most native speakers of English learn these irregular forms through everyday speech. For those trying to learn English, the best way to learn the forms of irregular verbs is to memorize the forms. The chart below includes the forms of some common irregular verbs in English. There are many more. InfinitiveSimple PresentSimple PastPresent ParticiplePast Participle To goGo or goeswentGoing Gone To eatEat or eatsAteEating Eaten To takeTake or takesTookTaking Taken To loseLose or losesLostLosingLost To drinkDrink or drinksDrankDrinkingDrunk To thinkThink or thinksThoughtThinkingThought To feelFeel or feelsfeltFeelingfelt