Regular and Irregular Verb Examples: What is an Irregular Verb?

Verbs in English can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs form their past and past participle forms by adding –ed (jumped - played - watched). Irregular verbs do not follow this pattern. There are 3 types of irregular verbs. These are: Verbs in which all the three forms are the same (cut – cut – cut). Verbs in which two of the three forms are the same (keep – kept – kept). Verbs in which all three forms are different (drive – drove – driven). In these examples the regular and irregular verbs are in bold. Check out our regular and irregular verbs infographic below.

Regular and Irregular Verbs Sentence Examples

Regular verbs follow simple past and past participle forms. Conversely, irregular verbs have their own set of rules, to create past tense forms. Check out the sentences below and our free regular and irregular verbs poster.

• Regular verb sentences:
• I watched TV last night.
• I played baseball this morning.
• We studied hard for this test.
• I enjoyed the new film.
• My brother climbed the cliff wall.
• The lamb jumped over the fence.
• They cooked an amazing meal.



• Irregular verb sentences:
• We ate the pizza quickly.
• I drank some cola.
• They slept in the treehouse.
• She got a watch for my birthday.
• He swam in the ocean.
• The child dug a hole at the beach.
• The dog hid the bone in the garden.

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