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The distinction between regular verbs and irregular verbs is a very simple one:
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PAST TENSE
Share
Shared
Scare
Scared
Dare
Dared
PAST TENSE
Want
Wanted
Shout
Shouted
Kill
Killed
Those verbs that undergo substantial changes when changing forms between tenses are irregular verbs. The
changed forms of these verbs are often unrecognisably different from the originals. For example:
PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
Go
Went
Run
Ran
Think
Thought
There is no way to tell what form an irregular verb is going to take in a changed tense; the only option for an
English speaker is to commit the changes to memory. With practice, it will become a matter of habit.
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