Irregular verbs

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Regular verbs

Regular verbs:          walk    walked    walked

Present simple:       I walk

Past simple:              I walked yesterday

Past participle:        I have walked already.

Tegenwoordige tijd

Verleden tijd

Voltooid deelwoord

Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs:        for example: swim   swam   swum

Present simple:       I swim

Past simple:              I swam yesterday

Past participle:        I have swum already.

Tegenwoordige tijd

Verleden tijd

Voltooid deelwoord

Some patterns:

all forms are the same

past simple and participle are the same and end in -ght

past simple and participle are the same , don't end in -ght

past simple -o-     past participle -o-en

past simple -o-     past participle -i-en

past simple -a-     past participle -u-

past simple -ew   past participle -own

past simple     --> past participle -en

cut - cut - cut

buy - bought - bought

build - built - built

break - broke - broken

rise - rose - risen

drink - drank - drunk

fly - flew - flown

beat - beat - beaten / bite - bit - bitten

all forms are the same

past simple and participle are the same and end in -ght

past simple and participle are the same , don't end in -ght

past simple -o- past participle -o-en

past simple -o- past participle -i-en

past simple -a- past participle -u-

past simple -ew past participle -own

past simple --> past participle -en

Wat viel je op?

Zijn er vragen?

I ... (to walk) to school yesterday.

Past simple          vs              Present perfect

       -ed                                     have/has+ed

        2e                                      have/has+ 3e

   

My brother ... (to drive) his car to the mountain three years ago.