Irregular vs Regular Verbs in English

2. IRREGULARS Irregular verbs are an important feature of English. We use irregular verbs a lot when speaking, less when writing. Of course, the most famous English verb of all, the verb "to be", is irregular. REGULARS English regular verbs change their form very little (unlike irregular verbs). The past tense and past participle of regular verbs end in - ed , for example: work, work ed , work ed

3. VERBS REGULARS VERBS REGULARS The past simple and past participle always end in -ed: Finish Finish Finished Finished Finished Finished Stop Stop Stopped Stopped Stopped Stopped Dance Dance Danced Danced Danced Danced

4. VERBS IRREGULARS VERBS IRREGULARS But with irregular verbs, there is no rule.. Sometimes the verb changes completely : Sometimes the verb changes completely : Sing Sing Sang Sang Sung Sung Sometimes there is "half" a change: Sometimes there is "half" a change: Buy Buy Bought Bought Bought Bought Sometimes there is no change: Sometimes there is no change: Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut

10. shut shut shut cerrar sing sang sung cantar sink sank sunk hundir sit sat sat sentarse sleep slept slept dormir slide slid slid deslizar sow sowed sown/sowed sembrar speak spoke spoken hablar spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled deletrear spend spent spent gastar spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled derramar split split split partir spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled estropear spread spread spread extenderse stand stood stood estar de pie steal stole stolen robar shut shut shut cerrar sing sang sung cantar sink sank sunk hundir sit sat sat sentarse sleep slept slept dormir slide slid slid deslizar sow sowed sown/sowed sembrar speak spoke spoken hablar spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled deletrear spend spent spent gastar spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled derramar split split split partir spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled estropear spread spread spread extenderse stand stood stood estar de pie steal stole stolen robar

12. VERBS IRREGULARS VERBS IRREGULARS