I walked to school yesterday.
- Language
- English
- Level
- A2
- Unit
- Verb tenses and forms
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
Regular and irregular verbs are two groups of verbs in English. They are different in how they form the past tense and the past participle.
When to use it
Use regular and irregular verbs to talk about actions in the past, to form perfect tenses, and in passive sentences.
Key forms
- Regular verbs: base form + -ed (e.g., walk → walked)
- Irregular verbs: special forms (e.g., go → went, eat → ate)
Examples
She played football last week.
He went to the store.
We ate lunch at noon.
Tips
- Not all verbs add -ed in the past. Many common verbs are irregular.
- Check the correct past form of irregular verbs in a list or dictionary.
- Pronunciation of -ed can change: /t/, /d/, or /ɪd/.
Exceptions and edge cases
- Some verbs have the same form for present, past, and past participle (e.g., put – put – put).
- Some verbs have two acceptable past forms (e.g., learned/learnt).