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regular verb

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Definition:

A verb that forms its past tense and past participle by adding -d or -ed (or in some cases "t") to the base form. Opposite of irregular verb. See also: Forming the Past Tense of Regular Verbs.

Examples:

  • "If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied."
    (Alfred Nobel)


  • "I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees."
    (Gilbert K. Chesterton)


  • "I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born."
    (Charlie Chaplin)


  • "For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can."
    (Ernest Hemingway)


  • "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."
    (Samuel Beckett)


  • "Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night."
    (Isaac Asimov)


  • "If I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the morass. If I did not talk about Watergate, I was accused of being out of touch with reality."
    (Richard M. Nixon)


  • "All too often, academic departments defend their territory with the passion of cornered animals, though with far less justification."
    (Bruce Jackson)
Also Known As: weak verb

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