Here's a breakdown of verbs and irregular verbs:
* Verbs are words that describe actions or states of being. They are essential components of sentences, indicating what someone or something is doing or experiencing.
* Examples: walk, run, eat, sleep, be, have, seem, know.
* Irregular verbs are a special category of verbs that don't follow the regular pattern of forming their past tense and past participle. Instead, they have unique forms that need to be memorized.
* Examples:
* Present: go - Past: went - Past Participle: gone
* Present: see - Past: saw - Past Participle: seen
In short, you always use a verb in a sentence. Sometimes, that verb might be an irregular verb.
Here's a more helpful way to think about the question:
When do you use the past tense of a verb, and how do you know if it's regular or irregular?
* Past tense is used to talk about actions or states of being that happened in the past.
* Regular verbs form their past tense by adding "-ed" to the base form.
* Example: walk (present) - walked (past)
* Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that need to be learned.
* Example: go (present) - went (past)
Let me know if you'd like more examples or explanations!