Irregular verbs in English

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not form the past simple tense and the past participle by adding -ed to the base form. There are three main groups of irregular verbs in English.

In Group A, the base form, the past simple and the past participle are the same:

1. The base form, e.g. put
2. The present simple tense, e.g. puts
3. The past simple tense, e.g. put
4. The present participle, e.g. putting
5. The past participle, e.g. put

Some verbs in Group A include:  bet, burst, cast, cut, hit, hurt, let, put, shut, set, shed, split, spread, thrust, upset.

In Group B, the past simple and the past participle have the same form:

1. The base form, e.g. buy
2. The present simple tense, e.g. buys
3. The past simple tense, e.g. bought
4. The present participle, e.g. buying
5. The past participle, e.g. bought

Some verbs in Group B include:

In Group C, the base form, the past simple, and the past participle all have different forms:

1. The base form, e.g. go
2. The present simple tense, e.g. goes
3. The past simple tense, e.g. went
4. The present participle, e.g. going
5. The past participle, e.g. gone

Some verbs in Group C include:

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