Regular Verbs in English Grammar

Regular Verbs

• Formed using the base form of the verb + -ed (except for verbs that end in -e, which only add -d)
• Examples:
  • Base form: walk → Past simple: walked
  • Base form: play → Past simple: played
  • Base form: love → Past simple: loved
• Spelling rules:
  • Verbs that end in -y, change the -y to -i and add -ed (e.g. try → tried)
  • Verbs that end in a consonant + -y, change the -y to -i and add -ed (e.g. hurry → hurried)
  • Verbs that end in a vowel + -e, only add -d (e.g. love → loved)

Irregular Verbs

• Do not follow the regular -ed pattern
• Must be memorized
• Examples:
  • Base form: go → Past simple: went
  • Base form: take → Past simple: took
  • Base form: be → Past simple: was/were

Sentence Structure

• Subject + Verb (in the past simple form) + Object (optional)
• Examples:
  • I wrote a letter.
  • She didn't eat breakfast.
  • They went to the movies.

Time Expressions

• Used to indicate when an action took place in the past
• Examples:
  • Yesterday: I went to the park.
  • Last night: We watched a movie.
  • In 2010: I graduated from college.
  • At 8 o'clock: They arrived.
• Common time expressions:
  • Yesterday
  • Last night
  • This morning/afternoon/evening
  • In [year/month/season]
  • At [time]
  • Ago (e.g. 5 minutes ago, 2 hours ago)

Regular Verbs

• Formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb, except for verbs that end in -e, which only add -d
• Spelling rules for regular verbs:
  • Verbs that end in -y change the -y to -i and add -ed (e.g. try → tried)
  • Verbs that end in a consonant + -y change the -y to -i and add -ed (e.g. hurry → hurried)
  • Verbs that end in a vowel + -e only add -d (e.g. love → loved)
• Examples of regular verbs:
  • walk → walked
  • play → played
  • love → loved

Irregular Verbs

• Do not follow the regular -ed pattern
• Must be memorized, as they have unique past simple forms
• Examples of irregular verbs:
  • go → went
  • take → took
  • be → was/were

Sentence Structure

• Basic sentence structure: Subject + Verb (in the past simple form) + Object (optional)
• Examples of sentences in the past simple:
  • I wrote a letter.
  • She didn't eat breakfast.
  • They went to the movies.

Time Expressions

• Used to indicate when an action took place in the past
• Common time expressions:
  • Yesterday
  • Last night
  • This morning/afternoon/evening
  • In [year/month/season]
  • At [time]
  • Ago (e.g. 5 minutes ago, 2 hours ago)
• Examples of using time expressions:
  • Yesterday: I went to the park.
  • Last night: We watched a movie.
  • In 2010: I graduated from college.
  • At 8 o'clock: They arrived.