Forms of Verbs

Regular and Irregular Verbs

Verbs take different forms according to the tense. The present tense form of the verb is called the base form.

Regular Verbs : - Verbs in the past tense and past participle form take an - ed or -en or -t. Such verbs, with the suffix -ed, -en or -t are called regular verbs.

For Example : - I advised you to slow down. Here , advised is a regular verb as it ends with ed .

Irregular Verbs : - Verbs that do not have -ed, -en or -t as suffix in their past and past participle form are called irregular or strong verbs. catch and go have their past forms as caught and went and not the usual -ed or -en or -t in their past tense forms.

For Example: You should have seen Akash’s face when she got him surprise. Here , seen is a irregular verb as it has different past participle form . Seen is the third form of main verb see .

Some differences between Regular and Irregular verbs : -

Basis for Comparison	Regular Verbs	Irregular Verbs
Meaning	Regular Verbs are the verbs with usual simple past and past participle forms.	Irregular verbs refers to the verbs which have same or different present and past tense forms.
Conjugation	Standard rules for conjugation	Special rules for conjugation
Example	Look-Looked-Looked	Break-broke-broken

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Question : 1

Fill the blank part with correct from of verb . 1. I ____________ you to slow down . 2. The off-color jokes _____________ the audience. 3. They ____________ out the door.
A. 1. Shall 2. Make 3. Should	B. 1. Shall 2. Would 3. May	C. 1. Advised 2. Offend 3. Bolted	D. 1. Advise 2. Saw 3. Will
Right Option : C
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Explanation

Verbs : - These are words that refer to an action or a state of being. A sentence must have a verb or else it is incomplete. Along with nouns, verbs are the main part of a sentence or phrase, telling a story about what is taking place. In fact, without a verb, full thoughts can’t be properly conveyed, and even the simplest sentences, such as Maria sings, have one. Actually, a verb can be a sentence by itself, with the subject, in most case you, implied, such as, Sing! and Drive!

Example : - She eats chocolate cake on Sundays . Here , eats is a verb as it tells about the action performed by noun or pronoun .

Verbs take different forms according to the tense. The present tense form of the verb is called the base form.

Regular Verbs : - Verbs in the past tense and past participle form take an - ed or -en or -t. Such verbs, with the suffix -ed, -en or -t are called regular verbs.

For Example : - I advised you to slow down. Here , advised is a regular verb as it ends with ed .

In the question

1. I ____________ you to slow down . In this sentence , the correct form of verb that can be placed in the blank part is advised as it is a regular verb because it ends with ed .

2. The off-color jokes _____________ the audience. In this sentence , the correct form of verb that can be placed in the blank part is offend as it is a regular verb which ends with ed . offend is the present participle form .

3. They ____________ out the door. In this sentence , the correct form of verb that can be placed in the blank part is bolted as it is a regular verb and ends with ed . bolted is the past participle from of bolt .

Thus , the Correct Option is C , which is advised , offend , bolted .

Question : 2