1) What are regular verbs?
Regular verbs are verbs that follow rules to form their past forms and past participle forms.
Example:
I wash my car. ('wash' is a regular verb)
I washed my car. ('washed' is the past form of the verb 'wash')
I have washed my car. ('washed' is the past participle form of the verb 'wash')
2) How to form the past form and past participle form of regular verbs
- We usually add -ed to regular verbs to form their past forms and past participle forms.
Example:
You call your mother. ('call' is a regular verb)
You called your mother. ('called' is the past form of the verb 'call')
You have called your mother. ('called' is the past participle form of the verb 'call')
- If the verb ends in -e, we simply add -d.
Example:
You like chicken. ('like' is a regular verb)
You liked chicken. ('liked' is the past form of the verb 'like')
You have liked chicken. ('liked' is the past participle form of the verb 'like')
- If the verb ends in a consonant + -y, we remove -y and add -ied.
Example:
I study English. ('study' is a regular verb)
I studied English. ('studied' is the past form of the verb 'study')
I have studied English. ('studied' is the past participle form of the verb 'study')
- If a verb of a single syllable ends in a vowel + a consonant, we double the consonant and add -ed.
Example:
I stop the car. ('stop' is a regular verb)
I stopped the car. ('stopped' is the past form of the verb 'stop')
I have stopped the car. ('stopped' is the past participle form of the verb 'stop')