Irregular verbs do not follow the spelling pattern of regular verbs. Reminder; we add "ed" or "d" to regular verbs to show that an action began and ended in the past. Irregular verbs do not end in "ed" or "d" but have a different spelling then the root word. It is best to memorize the spelling of irregular verbs. To help develop your irregular verb vocabulary read a large variety of material.

Spelling Irregular Verbs: Examples of Common Irregular Verbs
	Present		Past
Verb	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
To be	I am	We are	I was	We were
	You are	You are	You were	You were
	He, she, it is	They are	He, she, it	was
To have	I have	We have	I had	We had
	You have	You have	You had	You had
	He, she, it has	They have	He, she, it, had	They had
To do	I do	We do	I did	We did
	You do	You do	You did	You did
	He, she, it does	They do	He, she, it, did	They did
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Irregular verbs usually change spelling in the past tense. Root Word Past Tense come came think thought make made give gave do did get got leave left speak spoke read read have had go went keep kept hurt hurt know knew lay laid leave left

Many Irregular Verbs' Spelling Does Not Change Present Tense ~ Root Verb Past Tense ~ Root Verb beat beat bet bet burst burst cast cast cost cost cut cut hit hit hurt hurt let let put put quit quit read read set set shed shed shut shut split split spread spread

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