Grammar Series 1 (Distinction in English: Grammar Handbook): Irregular Verb Forms

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For verbs in the Base Form, with 'break' as an example:
a) I break the cup. You break the cup. We break the cup. They break the cup.

b) He breaks the cup. She breaks the cup. It breaks the cup. Abu breaks the
    cup. The cat breaks the cup.


For verbs in the Simple Past Tense, with 'broke' as an example:
a) I broke the cup yesterday. You broke the cup just now. We broke the cup last week. They broke the cup two days ago.

b) He broke the cup just now. She broke the cup last month. It broke the cup last year. Abu broke the cup yesterday. The cat broke the cup a week ago.


For verbs in the Past Participle, with 'broken' as an example:
a) I have broken the cup. You have broken the cup. We have broken the cup. They have broken the cup.

b) He has broken the cup. She has broken the cup. It has broken the cup. Abu has broken the cup. The cat has broken the cup.


For verbs in the Past Participle, with 'broken' as an example:
We also use these verbs to make Passive Sentences.

The Simple Present Tense 
a) The cup is broken by me. The cup is broken by you. The cup is broken by it.
The cups are broken by us. The cups are broken by them.

The Simple Past Tense
b) The cup was broken by me just now. The cup was broken by you last week. The cup was broken by it three days ago. The cups were broken by us last month. The cups were broken by them yesterday.







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