Regelbundna verb
Regelbundna verb (på engelska regular verbs) böjs i de flesta fall till att få ändelsen -ed. Det finns några undantag. Ord vars grundform slutar med -e får -d vid böjning. Verb som slutar med konsonant plus -ys får ändelsen -ied. När verbet slutar på betonad vokal följt av konsonant, fördubblas konsonanten framför ändelsen -ed (t.ex. drop - dropped).
Gemensamt för de regelbundna verben är att de två böjningsformerna preteritum (imperfekt) och perfekt particip är likadana. Detta skiljer dem från de oregelbundna verben.
De regelbundna verben finns i tre former: grundform (infinitiv), preteritum och perfekt particip.
Infinitiv (på engelska infinitive) uttrycker handling i verbets grundform.
Exempel att gå - to walk
Preteritum eller imperfekt (på engelska past) anger en handling i förfluten tid.
Exempel jag gick - I walked
Perfekt particip (på engelska past participle) anger en utförd handling.
Exempel jag har gått - I have walked
Tabellen nedan innehåller engelska regelbundna verb i grundform och med -ed böjningar. I fjärde kolumnen står ordets grundform på svenska.
| Infinitiv | Preteritum | Perfekt particip | Svenska |
|---|---|---|---|
| add | added | added | lägga till |
| allow | allowed | allowed | tillåta |
| accept | accepted | accepted | acceptera |
| answer | answered | answered | svara |
| ask | asked | asked | fråga |
| believe | believed | believed | tro |
| belong | belonged | belonged | tillhöra |
| borrow | borrowed | borrowed | låna |
| call | called | called | ringa |
| change | changed | changed | ändra |
| cheat | cheated | cheated | fuska |
| close | closed | closed | stänga |
| collect | collected | collected | samla |
| compare | compared | compared | jämföra |
| create | created | created | skapa |
| damage | damaged | damaged | skada |
| delay | delayed | delayed | fördröja |
| describe | described | described | beskriva |
| die | died | died | dö |
| dry | dried | dried | torka |
| exist | existed | existed | existera |
| explaine | explained | explained | förklara |
| follow | followed | followed | följa |
| guard | guarded | guarded | skydda |
| happen | happened | happened | hända |
| help | helped | helped | hjälpa |
| improve | improved | improved | förbättra |
| increase | increased | increased | öka |
| invent | invented | invented | uppfinna |
| join | joined | joined | gå med |
| kill | killed | killed | döda |
| kiss | kissed | kissed | kyssa |
| like | liked | liked | tycka om |
| live | lived | lived | leva |
| look | looked | looked | titta |
| love | loved | loved | älska |
| miss | missed | missed | missa |
| move | moved | moved | flytta |
| need | needed | needed | behöva |
| open | opened | opened | öppna |
| order | ordered | ordered | beställa |
| paint | painted | painted | måla |
| play | played | played | spela |
| promise | promised | promised | lova |
| push | pushed | pushed | knuffa |
| reach | reached | reached | räcka |
| remind | reminded | reminded | påminna |
| repeat | repeated | repeated | upprepa |
| report | reported | reported | rapportera |
| save | saved | saved | spara |
| seem | seemed | seemed | verka |
| show | showed | showed | visa |
| spell | spelled | spelled | stava |
| start | started | started | starta |
| stay | stayed | stayed | stanna |
| stop | stopped | stopped | stoppa |
| suspect | suspected | suspected | misstänka |
| talk | talked | talked | prata |
| taste | tasted | tasted | smaka |
| trust | trusted | trusted | lita på |
| try | tried | tried | försöka |
| turn | turned | turned | vända |
| use | used | used | använda |
| visit | visited | visited | besöka |
| wait | waited | waited | vänta |
| walk | walked | walked | gå |
| want | wanted | wanted | vilja |
| watch | watched | watched | se |
| whisper | whispered | whispered | viska |
| work | worked | worked | arbeta |
| yell | yelled | yelled | ropa |
Den grammatikaliska termen för att böja verb är konjugera, på engelska conjugate.
BE och AE
I vissa fall kan böjningen av verb skilja sig åt i brittisk och amerikansk engelska. Dream (drömma) böjs oftast dreamt i brittiskt språkbruk medan det i amerikanskt oftare böjs dreamed. Två andra sådana verb är learn (learnt/learned) och spell (spelt/spelled).