GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Irregular Verbs

Definition

There are verbs which do not follow the regular past tense rules. These are irregular verbs.

Example

I exercise every day. (present simple) I exercised yesterday. (past simple -- regular form verb + ed) I buy a newspaper every day. (present simple) I bought a newspaper yesterday. (past simple -- irregular form)

Explanation

Irregular verbs --

• have their own form in the past tense.
• are used in the same way as regular verbs.

Related Sections

Participles
Past Simple