(Forms such as "admit">"admitted" and "carry">"carried" also count as regular even though the base form changes slightly before adding -ed.) Irregular past tense verbs (also called “strong”) form the past tense (or past participle) in ways other than that: often by changing the vowel (“sit” becomes “sat”), sometimes in a more dramatic fashion (“seek” becomes “sought”), sometimes by doing nothing at all (“hit” remains “hit” in either tense) and others that don’t seem to follow a pattern. So “walk” becomes “walked,” “lope” becomes “loped,” and so on. Regular (also called “weak”) past tense verbs are formed by adding -ed or -d to the present tense verb. The examples in your question are really helpful, but let’s still take a moment to explain what we’re talking about here. ![]() Thanks, avidrosette! I enjoyed this question quite a lot. ![]() ![]() Avidrosette wants to know: When a verb has both an irregular past tense form and a regular one, such as shone/shined or dove/dived, are the words interchangeable or are there rules that govern when each form should be used? Is contemporary English usage leaning more toward the regular forms?
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