Regular and irregular verbs
Most English verbs are regular verbs. They follow a standard pattern for the infinitive, third person singular, present participle, and past participle.
Examples:
| Infinitive | Third person singular | Present participle | Past participle |
| Stop | Stops | Stopping | Stopped |
| Love | Loves | Loving | Loved |
| Push | Pushes | Pushing | Pushed |
| Govern | Governs | Governing | Governed |
| Help | Helps | Helping | Helped |
| Walk | Walks | Walking | Walked |
Verbs that don’t follow this pattern are irregular verbs.
Irregular verbs often have a different form for the past participle.
Examples:
| Infinitive | Third person singular | Present participle | Past participle |
| Hit | Hits | Hitting | Hit |
| Put | Puts | Putting | Put |
| Burst | Bursts | Bursting | Burst |
| Hurt | Hurts | Hurting | Hurt |
| Sleep | Sleeps | Sleeping | Slept |
| Bring | Brings | Bringing | Brought |
| Think | Thinks | Thinking | Thought |
| Shoot | Shoots | Shooting | Shot |
| Run | Runs | Running | Ran |
| Break | Breaks | Breaking | Broke |
| Blow | Blows | Blowing | Blew |
| Drive | Drives | Driving | Drove |
| Begin | Begins | Beginning | Begun |
| Sing | Sings | Singing | Sung |
| Eat | Eats | Eating | Ate |
