Find the irregular verb: a) cut b) add c) look d) vote e) watch

Петрова Анна Александровна

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The correct answer is a) cut. Why "cut" is an irregular verb In English, verbs are classified as regular or irregular based on how they form their past tense and past participle.

  • Regular verbs always follow a standard pattern by adding the suffix -ed to the base form.
  • Irregular verbs do not follow this rule. They may change their vowels, change completely, or—as in the case of "cut"—not change at all.

Comparison of the options

Base Form Past SimplePast ParticipleType
cutcutcutIrregular
addaddedaddedRegular
looklookedlookedRegular
votevotedvotedRegular
watchwatchedwatchedRegular

Detailed Breakdown

  1. cut / cut / cut: This is a "zero-change" irregular verb. Because it does not become "cutted," it falls into the irregular category. Other examples of this type include put, set, and hit.
  2. add: Follows the standard rule ( add+ed=addeda d d plus e d equals a d d e d). look: Follows the standard rule ( look+ed=lookedl o o k plus e d equals l o o k e d). vote: Follows the standard rule (since it ends in e, we only add d to get voted). watch: Follows the standard rule ( watch+ed=watchedw a t c h plus e d equals w a t c h e d).

Would you like me to provide a list of other common "zero-change" irregular verbs similar to "cut"?

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