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The distinction between regular verbs and irregular verbs is a very simple one:

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Regular Verbs (http://www.englishleap.com/grammar/list-of-regular-verbs)

Those verbs that form their past participle with d or ed are regular verbs. These verbs do not undergo
substantial changes while changing forms between tenses.

1. If the verb ends with a vowel, only d is added. For example:

PRESENT TENSE

PAST TENSE

Share

Shared

Scare

Scared

Dare

Dared

2. If the verb ends with a consonant, ed is added. For example:

PRESENT TENSE

PAST TENSE

Want

Wanted

Shout

Shouted

Kill

Killed

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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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