Irregular Verbs Patterns

IRREGULAR VERBS AND THEIR PATTERNS

TJ Patty Villacorta- Melendreras2015

IRREGULAR VERBS

drink

drank

drunk

eat

ate

eaten

IRREGULAR VERBS

come

came

come

have

had

had

IRREGULAR VERBS

• There is no other way to learn Irregular Verbs (IV) but to memorize them…

IRREGULAR VERBS

• To help our memory, there are two important things….

PATTERNS

PATTERNS?• Pattern /Definition• Consistent and recurring characteristic or trait

that helps in the identification of a phenomenon or problem, and serves as an indicator or model for predicting its future behavior.

IRREGULAR VERBS PATTERNS

• PATTERN 1:

No change CUT- CUT-CUT


• PATTERN 2.

• Vowel change

sing/ sang/ sung


• PATTERN 3:

Same present/past part

run / ran/ run


• PATTERN 4

Same past/past participle

send-sent-sent


PATTERN 5:

Add n/en/ne to present to form past participle

drive/drove/driven

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PATTERN 6

Add n/en/ne to past to form past participle

freeze-froze-frozen

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• Some irregular verbs do not fit in any pattern.

• They are our “rebels”!

• Example: fly-flew-flown

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Irregular Verbs Patterns