http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusionAboutVerbs/hljj/post.htm#37748Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:17:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:37748Novalee0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusionAboutVerbs/hljj/post.htm#37748http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-37748.xmlAn irregular verb has an "irregular" inflection. Whereas a regular verb just adds -ed or -d to form the past tense and the past participle tense, an irregular verb varies in forming these two tenses. There are some possibilities: 1) The three forms (infinitive-past tense-past participle tense) are the same: cut-cut-cut 2) The past and past participle tenses are different from the infinitive tense, but alike between them: buy-bought-bought 3) The three forms are different: take-took-taken. They can be subdivided in more categories but these are the main ones. Irregular verbs are very old; they come from the Old English period, that's why their inflection is so different. Newly-formed verbs usually fall into the regular verbs...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusionAboutVerbs/hljj/post.htmFri, 24 Apr 2009 06:17:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:37732Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusionAboutVerbs/hljj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-37732.xmlSir, Kindly define irregular verb in detail.