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Irregular Verbs

December 14, 2013 by Bret Tutor

Irregular Verbs

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Below are some examples of the basic tenses that are used with irregular verbs, such as drink, sing and swim.
These are the forms of the main verb that we use to construct the tenses:

base verb past past participle present participle – ing
swim swam swum swimming

 

past present future
SIMPLE
do + base verb
(except future: will + base verb)
+ She did swim.
She swam.
She does swim.
She swims.
She will swim.
– She didn’t swim. She does not swim. She will not swim.
? Did she swim? Do you swim? Will you swim?
SIMPLE PERFECT
have + past participle
+ I had swum. I have swum. I will have swum.
– She had not swum. She has not swum. She will not have swum.
? Had she swum? Has she swum? Will she have swum?
CONTINUOUS
be + ing
+ She was swimming. She is swimming. She will be swimming.
– She was not swimming. She is not swimming. She will not be swimming.
? Was she swimming? Is she swimming? Will she be swimming?
CONTINUOUS PERFECT
have been + –ing
+ She had been swimming. She has been swimming. She will have been swimming.
– She had not been swimming. She has not been swimming. She will not have been swimming.
? Had she been swimming? Has she been swimming? Will she have been swimming?

The difference between regular and irregular verb tenses is that regular verbs, such as play are always the same.
For example:
play, played, playing

Irregular verbs such as sing use different words all together to refer to tense.
For example:
sing, sang, sung, singing.

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