Definition:
A regular verb is a verb that makes its past and past participle by adding -ed to its base form. In fact, it makes regular verbs easier to conjugate because those do not have any specific pattern when compared to irregular forms.
Forms of Regular Verbs
- Base Form: the immediate form of the verb.
- Examples: walk, play, jump.
- Past Simple: formed with -ed addition to the base form.
- Examples: walked, played, jumped.
- Past Participle: generally it is same as that of past simple forms.
- Examples: walked, played, jumped.
- Conjugation Patterns
1. Add -ed
Most regular verbs simply add -ed.
Example:
- Base: talk → Past Simple: talked → Past Participle: talked.
2. Spelling Rules
- Verbs with an end in -e: Just apply -d.
- Example:
- Base: love → Past Simple: loved → Past Participle: Loved.
Verbs with an end in a consonant + -y: Change -y to -i and add -ed.
- Example:
- Base: carry → Past Simple: carried → Past Participle: carried.
One-syllable verbs with a single vowel followed by a single consonant: Double the final consonant before adding -ed.
- Example:
- Base: stop → Past Simple: stopped → Past Participle: stopped.
Examples of Regular Verbs
To Play
- Base Form: play
- Past Simple: played
- Past Participle: played
To Walk
- Base Form: walk
- Past Simple: walked
- Past Participle: walked
To Visit
- Base Form: visit
- Past Simple: visited
- Past Participle: visited
Example Sentences
- Present Tense: "I walk to school every day."
- Past Tense: "Yesterday, I walked to the store."
- Past Participle: "I have walked this path before."
