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Irregular verbs... doubt
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Samantha.esl
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Irregular verbs... doubt
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Hi,
A student asked me why the verb show in past simple is showed and in past participle is shown.
I didn �t know what to say. Could you help me please?
The student asked me: �Why do I have to apply the rule for regular verbs in the past simple (+ed) but when it comes to past participle the verbs changes to be an irregular verb?..
I �d be grateful if you help me as I was quite puzzled and I promised her I was going to look for an answer.
Sam
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10 Nov 2009
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Zora
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To me show is an irregular verb - not a regular verb and that �s why it �s on many irregular verb lists.
I am afraid getting into semantics and whys here is too complicated... and I would just explain that "show" is an irregular verb because it doesn �t follow the regular verb pattern in it �s past and past participle forms.
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10 Nov 2009
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natalli
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The fact that the irregular (!) verb "to show" has the same form of the Past Simple as other regular verbs is just a coincidance. It doesn �t mean that this verb jumps from the list of regular verbs to that of irregular ones. It �s simply a case.
Other Irregular Verbs Following a Similar Pattern:
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
Mow Mowed Mown
Saw Sawed Sawn/Sawed
Sew Sewed Sewn/Sewed
Sow Sowed Sown |
10 Nov 2009
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Samantha.esl
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Thank you for the help. I said the same thing, that it isn �t a regular verb that �s why it �s in the irregular verbs list... but the student replied:
´BUT last year when we worked on �past simple � the teacher said that the verb show is regular and so we add ED..
So I thought I needed to have an explanation otherwise the student might think ... this year, the teacher (me..) says the verb is irregular. :S
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10 Nov 2009
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Zora
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Well, you could always just say that it �s past form is like a regular verb and that �s why his other teacher taught them it. Though it is, in essence, an irregular verb because of the participle.
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10 Nov 2009
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manuelanunes3
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Hi
It is an irregular verb, but there are cases like "learn" that can be considered both regular or irregular (learn/learned/learned or learn /learnt/ learnt).
The same happens with some adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms like simple / simpler than / the simplest or simple / more simple than/ the most simple.
Have a great week
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10 Nov 2009
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mjpa
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You would have to go back to Old English to know what the past participle is done in such a way.
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10 Nov 2009
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