Grammar: Word classes: Verbs: Verb formation

Irregular verbs Back

Same endings for base form, past simple and past participle

Note the following patterns. The past simple and past participle are not different in any way from the base vowel. These look easy, but they still need to be learned.

base form

past simple

past participle
cut
hit
let
shut
cut
hit
let
shut
cut
hit
let
shut

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What are irregular verbs?
Totally irregular verb forms
-en ending for past participle
Same endings for past simple and past participle
Vowel change
Same endings for base form, past simple and past participle

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