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Unit 4: Parts of Speech: Verb and Adverb

Notes
regular hang, hanged, hanged to kill or die, by dropping with a rope around the
neck
irregular hang, hung, hung to fix something (for example, a picture) at the top so
that the lower part is free
3. The present tense of some regular verbs is the same as the past tense of some irregular
verbs:

regular found, founded, founded
irregular find, found, found

Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs are an important feature of English. We use irregular verbs a lot when speaking,
less when writing. Of course, the most famous English verb of all, the verb “to be”, is irregular.
What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs?

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle

With regular verbs, the rule is simple...
The past simple and past participle finish finished finished
always end in-ed:
stop stopped stopped

work worked worked
But with irregular verbs, there is no rule...

Sometimes the verb changes completely: sing sang sung
Sometimes there is “half” a change: buy bought bought

Sometimes there is no change: cut cut cut

Verb and Tense Usage
Present Tense

Subject + main verb (V1)
Ram plays cricket.
Rita swims.
Negative
Subject + don’t/ doesn’t main verb (V1)

Ram does not play cricket.
They do not swim.

Present Continuous Tense
Subject + (Is/Are) + main verb + ing.

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