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Can you please list at least 5 pairs of irregular verbs and their correct ussage which are commonly mistaken in use...
For example...

raise vs rise When used as a verb they both have the same general meaning of "to move upwards", the main difference is that rise is an intransitive verb (it does not take an object), while raise is a transitive verb (it requires an object):

rise (v) Something rises by itself

For example:-
The sun rises in the east.
The chairman always rises to the occasion.
I will rise tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. to walk the dog.
Rise is an irregular verb: rise / rose / risen

raise (v) Something else is needed to raise something.

For example:-
Lynne raised her hand.
The government is going to raise taxes.
They can't raise the Titanic.
Raise is a regular verb: raise / raised / raised

2006-11-15 00:56:16 · 4 answers · asked by twowizdom 2 in Education & Reference Primary & Secondary Education

4 answers

Only got the one.

How about "affect" and "effect"

"I was affected by the sun." "The sun had an effect on me."

I have a fair idea how to use them but not how to explain their use.

2006-11-15 01:13:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

these are some examples of irregular verbs;
IN
present past future
1. catch caught caught
2. wear wore worn
3. tear tore torn
4. drive drove driven
5. rise rose risen
irregular verbs are those which the spelling will change depending on the time.
the uses of which will depend on the time, when that particular event happen.
for example;
1. The sun rose at exactly 6:00 am yesterday. that is an example for the past and the key word for this is yesterday.
2. The sun rises at exactly 6:00 am. this is for the present I use rises because of the sun that denotes a singular word so it must agree the subject.
3. Tommorow, the sun will be risen at exactly 6:00 am. This is now the example for the future and the key word for this is tommorow

2006-11-15 10:04:49 · answer #2 · answered by Nemesis 1 · 0 0

these are some examples of irregular verbs;
IN
present past future
1. catch caught caught
2. wear wore worn
3. tear tore torn
4. drive drove driven
5. rise rose risen
irregular verbs are those which the spelling will change depending on the time.
the uses of which will depend on the time, when that particular event happen.
for example;
1. The sun rose at exactly 6:00 am yesterday. that is an example for the past and the key word for this is yesterday.
2. The sun rises at exactly 6:00 am. this is for the present I use rises because of the sun that denotes a singular word so it must agree the subject.
3. Tommorow, the sun will be risen at exactly 6:00 am. This is now the example for the future and the key word for this is tommorow.

2006-11-15 09:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by z_loque2 1 · 0 0

i tried last time and its still to hard,lol.

2006-11-15 08:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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