A Quick Review of Irregular Verbs
Most English verbs form their past tense by adding —ED or —D to the present form. Irregular verbs, however, do not follow that pattern. Make yourself familiar with the common irregular verbs listed in your textbook. Here are the principal parts of a few common irregular verbs.
| Basic Form | Past Tense Form | Past Participle |
|---|
| break | broke | broken |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| give | gave | given |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| lie | lay | lain |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| write | wrote | written |