Different forms of Irregular Verbs
To form the past and perfect tense and to form passive voice, add --ed to a regular verb: Present Past like like d (if verb ends in e , only add d ) carry carr ied (if verb ends in y and is preceded by consonant, drop the y and insert ied ) drop drop ped (c-v-c rule: double final consonant before adding ed) remember remember ed stew stew ed walk walk ed frown frown ed Many verbs are irregular; the past and perfect tenses are not controlled by strict patterns: Irregular Verbs Base Form Simple Past Tense Past Participle Awake awoke awoken Be was, were been Bear bore b