Some verbs are irregular in BrE but regular in AmE. First of all, there is a difference between British and American English.
Like any other modern language, English is constantly changing and transforming. Why do some irregular verbs have more than one past form? Should we learn both? Sometimes people study these verbs in groups based on the past simple form - for example, buy, bring and think all have -ought in their past simple form: bought, brought and thought. Les verbes irrguliers en rouge (et en gras) ont une forme rgulire aussi. And misunderstand has the same forms as understand: misunderstand - misunderstood - misunderstood. The past forms for irregular verbs are not regular - you just have to learn them. For example, overhear is the same as hear: overhear - overheard - overheard. REGULAR VERBS LIST accept accepted will accept add added will add admire admired will admire admit admitted will admit advise advised will advise afford afforded will. We left out rarely used words you will hardly hear today like shoe - shod - shod.īesides, if we add a-, be-, for-, in-, inter-, mis-, off-, out-, over-, pre-, re-, un-, under-, up-, with- to the infinitive of an irregular verb, its past forms will stay the same. Are these really all existing irregular verbs?
