What are the different between regular and irregular verbs in past? Explain and give examples about the rules.

The main difference between regular and irregular verbs is the different endings they have for the past tense.

REGULAR verbs always end in –ed for both past tense and past participle endings.

Examples:

• If the verb ends with a vowel, only ‘d’ is added. For example:

Share    Shared

Scare     Scared

Dare      Dared

• If the verb ends with a consonant, ‘ed’ is added. For example:

Want     Wanted

Shout    Shouted

Kill          Killed

IRREGULAR verbs end in many different ways. Unfortunately, there is no rule to help you remember them. The changed forms of these verbs are often unrecognisably different from the originals. For example:

See                        Saw

Drink                     Drank

Run                        Ran

Sleep                    Slept

Become               Became

Teach                    Taught

Do                          Did