Ñóùåñòâóåò òðè ôîðìû: íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ (present tense), ïðîøåäøåå (past tence) è ïðè÷àñòèå (past participle). Îíè íàçûâàþòñÿ îñíîâíûìè ôîðìàìè ãëàãîëà, òàê êàê ñ èõ ïîìîùüþ îáðàçóþòñÿ 6 âðåì¸í ãëàãîëà.

Ãëàãîëû äåëÿòñÿ íà äâå ãðóïïû ïî ñïîñîáó îáðàçîâàíèÿ ïðîøåäøåãî âðåìåíè è ïðè÷àñòèÿ. Íåêîòîðûå íàçûâàþòñÿ ïðàâèëüíûìè (regular), èëè ñëàáûìè (weak) ãëàãîëàìè, à äðóãèå - íåïðàâèëüíûìè (irregular) èëè ñèëüíûìè (strong).

Ïðàâèëüíûå ãëàãîëû òå, êîòîðûå îáðàçóþò ïðîøåäøåå âðåìÿ è ïðè÷àñòèå ïóò¸ì äîáàâëåíèÿ ed èëè d ê ôîðìå íàñòîÿùåãî âðåìåíè. Èíîãäà ed èëè d ìåíÿåòñÿ íà t: build - built - built

Ãëàãîë	Ïðîøåäøåå âðåìÿ	Ïðè÷àñòèå
call	called	called
bake	baked	baked
build	built	built

Íåïðàâèëüíûå ãëàãîëû íå îáðàçóþò ïðîøåäøåå âðåìÿ è ïðè÷àñòèå ïóò¸ì äîáàâëåíèÿ ed èëè d ê ôîðìå íàñòîÿùåãî âðåìåíè. Ýòè ôîðìû îáðàçóþòñÿ ðàçíûìè ñïîñîáàìè.

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