Grammar post #10 Irregular verbs

No wonder the English language is so hard for people to learn!
Do you even know the difference between a regular and irregular verb?
The difference between a regular and an irregular verb is the formation of the simple past and past participle. Regular verbs are dependably consistent—the simple past ends in ed as does the past participle.

Infinitive	Simple Present	Simple Past	Past Participle	Present Participle
to laugh	laugh(s)	laughed	laughed	laughing
to start	start(s)	started	started	starting
to wash	wash(es)	washed	washed	washing
to wink	wink(s)	winked	winked	winking

Irregular verbs, on the other hand, can end in a variety of ways, with absolutely no consistent pattern.

Infinitive	Simple Present	Simple Past	Past Participle	Present Participle
to drive	drive(s)	drove	driven	driving
to feel	feel(s)	felt	felt	feeling
to put	put(s)	put	put	putting
to swim	swim(s)	swam	swum	swimming

The two most common errors made when using irregular verbs are to add and incorrect ed to then end of a word or, interchange the simple past and past participle.

Angie feeled like shopping yesterday, so she putted on her favorite shoes and drived to the mall where she buyed so much clothes that they wouldn't fit in her car.

This sentence gives examples that most of us know are obviously wrong but to someone trying to learn the English language how would they know?

This site lists many irregular verbs and how to use them.