Any teachers of English on here?

[flymo]

Can you explain the difference between regular and irregular verbs to me?

I've had a little dig around the net and it may as well be written in Spanish for all the sense it makes (no, I dont speak Spanish).

[chris8886]

that's why i gave up a-level english language! couldn't bloody understand it, you never get taught these things as a kid, you just do it and they expect you to know exactly what they're going on about!

PM messie she's a teacher and i think she's an english teacher at that too.

[flymo]

Messssiiiiiiii!!!! Over here please miss!

[Richie]

Regular and Irregular Verbs
To make the past tense or past participle form of most verbs (regular verbs) we simply add “ed” at the end.
Examples using the verb “walk”:
Past Tense: I walked through the maze.
Past Participle: I have walked through the maze.
(The past participle form is used in the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses. The above example is written in the present perfect tense.)
Irregular verbs are not that simple. We sometimes need a dictionary to help us write the different forms of irregular verbs.
Examples using the verb “see”:
Past Tense: We saw the secret maps.
Past Participle: We have seen the secret maps.
Look up the word “see” in the dictionary. Notice that the different forms of the word are given. Look up “walk.” Notice that the dictionary doesn’t bother to give the different forms of regular verbs.
Change the verb that comes after each sentence to its past tense form and write it in the blank. You may refer to a dictionary. The first sentence has been completed for you.

1. I did all my homework in study hall. (do)

2. She ____________ of a better way to do it. (think)

3. Sam ____________ us to lock the doors. (remind)

4. They ____________ their names on the list. (put)

5. Who ____________ my new shoes? (borrow)

6. We never ____________ his real name. (know)

Change the verb that comes after each sentence to its past participle form and write it in the blank. You may refer to a dictionary. The first sentence has been completed for you.

1. I have never driven such a wonderful car! (drive)

2. Frank had ____________ the whole pizza before we arrived. (eat)

3. They’ve ____________ and trusted her for years. (know)

4. Osgood has always ____________ others for his mistakes. (blame)

5. The candidates have ____________ their opinions on our site. (write)

6. He’s ____________ his favorite song for the ceremony. (pick)


I hope this helps a little.
or
I hoped this helped.

[chris8886]

i have absolutely no idea what any of that meant! what's all this past particple etc stuff? it rings a few bells from my attempt at a-level, but still have no idea what it is you're on about there.

Originally Posted by Richie

6. He’s ____________ his favorite song for the ceremony. (pick)

This one had me a bit stumped for a second or two because it doesn't flow, but I'm sure "picked" is correct.

"He’s picked his favorite song for the ceremony." sounds horrible though.

IMO you'd need to drop the abbreviation and change it to it to

"He has picked his favorite song for the ceremony."

or change the verb

"He's chosen his favorite song for the ceremony."

[Richie]

Present

Originally Posted by chris8886

i have absolutely no idea what any of that meant! what's all this past particple etc stuff? it rings a few bells from my attempt at a-level, but still have no idea what it is you're on about there.

past tense

Originally Posted by chris8886

i had absolutely no idea what any of that meant! what was all that past particple etc stuff? it rang a few bells from my attempt at a-level, I had no idea what it is you were on about there.

Originally Posted by Richie

past tence

tense

[Richie]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

This one had me a bit stumped for a second or two because it doesn't flow, but I'm sure "picked" is correct.

"He’s picked his favorite song for the ceremony." sounds horrible though.

IMO you'd need to drop the abbreviation and change it to it to

"He has picked his favorite song for the ceremony."

or change the verb

"He's chosen his favorite song for the ceremony."

.... correct

[Richie]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

tense

Cheers