Verb Forms and Verb Tenses: Verb Forms and Verb Tenses (#7): Past Forms

English verbs have five basic forms: the base form, the - S form,
the - ing form, the past form, and the past participle form.

There are two types of past forms in English: those for regular
verbs and those for irregular verbs.

Regular Verbs

All regular verbs have similar endings: - ed, - d , or - ied.
These endings are added to the base form.

Examples:

___________________________________________________

Irregular Verbs

The irregular verbs do not make the past form by adding- ed,
- d , or - ied. Some have the same base and past form, some
change vowel sounds, and a few have completely different base
and past forms.

Examples (there are many more in each category):