![]() ![]() The irregular verbs include many of the most common verbs: the dozen most frequently used English verbs are all irregular. There are a few exceptions: the verb be has irregular forms throughout the present tense the verbs have, do and say have irregular-s forms and certain defective verbs (such as the modal auxiliaries) lack most inflection. The other inflected parts of the verb-the third person singular present indicative in-s, and the present participle and gerund form in-ing-are formed regularly in most cases. In most cases, the irregularity concerns the past tense (also called preterite) or the past participle. ![]() The English language has a large number of irregular verbs, approaching 200 in normal use-and significantly more if prefixed forms are counted. ![]()
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