Regular verb atau kata kerja beraturan, merupakan kata kerja yang berubah secara teratur karena tenses kalimatnya berubah. Kata kerja (verb) dibagi menjadi tiga yaitu:
- Verb 1 (infinitive), tidak terikat bentuk waktu.
Contoh kalimat: I call my wife from the office. - Verb 2 (past), menjelaskan kejadian masa lalu dengan keterangan waktu.
Contoh kalimat: I called my wife from the office at 9 p.m. - Verb 3 (past participle), menjelaskan kejadian masa lalu yang sudah benar-benar selesai.
Contoh kalimat: I have called my wife from the office.
Dalam penulisannya, perubahan regular verb harus diperhatikan. Berikut poin-poin yang harus diperhatikan.
- Pada umumnya hanya menambahkan ed saja pada akhir katanya.
Contoh:
accept → accepted → accepted = menerima - Jika kata berakhiran huruf vokal e, tinggal ditambahkan huruf d saja.
Contoh:
achieve → achieved → achieved = mencapai - Jika kata berakhiran huruf y dan didahului huruf mati, maka huruf y diganti menjadi huruf i.
Contoh:
empty → emptied → emptied = mengosongkan - Jika kata berakhiran huruf y dan didahului huruf vokal, maka huruf y tidak berubah.
Contoh:
employ → employed → employed = mempekerjakan - Jika kata berakhiran huruf konsonan yang didahului huruf vokal, maka huruf tersebut digandakan.
Contoh:
stop → stopped → stopped = berhenti - Jika kata berakhiran huruf konsonan l yang didahului huruf vokal, maka huruf l digandakan dan ditambah ed.
Contoh:
label → labelled → labelled = memberi etiket
Tabel 1
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
accept | accepted | accepted | menerima |
accompany | accompanied | accompanied | menemani |
achieve | achieved | achieved | mencapai |
acknowledge | acknowledged | acknowledged | mengakui |
add | added | added | menambah |
admire | admired | admired | mengagumi |
admit | admitted | admitted | mengaku |
adore | adored | adored | mengagumi |
advise | advised | advised | menasehati |
afford | afforded | afforded | mampu |
affect | affected | affected | mempengaruhi |
agree | agreed | agreed | menyetujui |
aid | aided | aided | membantu |
alert | alerted | alerted | waspada |
allow | allowed | allowed | mengizinkan |
announce | announced | announced | mengumumkan |
answer | answered | answered | menjawab |
apologize | apologized | apologized | minta maaf |
appear | appeared | appeared | muncul |
applaud | applauded | applauded | bertepuk tangan |
appreciate | appreciated | appreciated | menghargai |
approach | approached | approached | mendekati |
arrange | arranged | arranged | mengatur |
arrest | arrested | arrested | menangkap |
arrive | arrived | arrived | tiba |
ask | asked | asked | bertanya |
assist | assisted | assisted | membantu |
Tabel 2
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
attack | attacked | attacked | menyerang |
attend | attended | attended | menghadiri |
avoid | avoided | avoided | menghindari |
back | backed | backed | membantu |
bake | baked | baked | memanggang |
ban | banned | banned | melarang |
bandage | bandaged | bandaged | membalut |
beg | begged | begged | memohon |
believe | believed | believed | percaya |
bestow | bestowed | bestowed | menganugerahi |
block | blocked | blocked | memblokir, menghalangi |
boost | boosted | boosted | mendorong |
borrow | borrowed | borrowed | meminjam |
breathe | breathed | breathed | bernafas |
calculate | calculated | calculated | menghitung |
call | called | called | memanggil |
capture | captured | captured | menangkap |
carry | carried | carried | membawa |
cause | caused | caused | menyebabkan |
celebrate | celebrated | celebrated | merayakan |
challenge | challenged | challenged | menantang |
change | changed | changed | mengubah |
charter | chartered | chartered | mencarter |
chase | chased | chased | mengejar |
cheat | cheated | cheated | mencontek |
chew | chewed | chewed | menyusah |
Tabel 3
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
claim | claimed | claimed | menuntut |
clean | cleaned | cleaned | membersihkan |
climb | climbed | climbed | memanjat |
close | closed | closed | menutup |
collect | collected | collected | mengumpulkan |
command | commanded | commanded | menyuruh |
compare | compared | compared | membandingkan |
concede | conceded | conceded | menyerah |
condone | condoned | condoned | memaafkan |
confess | confessed | confessed | mengakui |
consider | considered | considered | mempertimbangkan |
contain | contained | contained | berisi/mengandung |
continue | continued | continued | melanjutkan |
convince | convinced | convinced | meyakinkan |
cook | cooked | cooked | menggoreng |
count | counted | counted | menghitung |
create | created | created | menciptakan |
cry | cried | cried | menangis |
dare | dared | dared | menantang |
debate | debated | debated | memperdebatkan |
decide | decided | decided | memutuskan |
declare | declared | declared | mengumumkan |
define | defined | defined | menetapkan |
demand | demanded | demanded | meminta/menuntut |
describe | described | described | menggambarkan |
deserve | deserved | deserved | layak |
desire | desired | desired | menginginkan |
Tabel 4
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
determine | determined | determined | menentukan |
develop | developed | developed | mengembangkan |
die | died | died | mati |
discourage | discouraged | discouraged | meremehkan |
dislike | disliked | disliked | tidak menyukai |
drain | drained | drained | menguras |
dry | dried | dried | mengeringkan |
earn | earned | earned | mendapatkan, memperoleh |
edit | edited | edited | mengedit |
eliminate | eliminated | eliminated | menyingkirkan |
employ | employed | employed | mempekerjakan |
empty | emptied | emptied | mengosongkan |
encourage | encouraged | encouraged | mendorong |
enjoy | enjoyed | enjoyed | menikmati |
enter | entered | entered | masuk |
erase | erased | erased | menghapus |
establish | established | established | mendirikan |
excuse | excused | excused | memaafkan |
explain | explained | explained | menjelaskan |
expect | expected | expected | mengharapkan |
export | exported | exported | mengekspor |
face | faced | faced | menghadapi |
fail | failed | failed | menggagalkan/gagal |
finish | finished | finished | menyelesaikan |
fire | fired | fired | memecat |
follow | followed | followed | mengikuti |
force | forced | forced | memaksa |
Tabel 5
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
fry | fried | fried | menggoreng |
gaze | gazed | gazed | memandang |
glow | glowed | glowed | memancarkan cahaya |
graduate | graduated | graduated | lulus |
greet | greeted | greeted | menyapa |
guide | guided | guided | panduan |
handle | handled | handled | menangani |
happen | happened | happened | terjadi |
hate | hated | hated | membenci |
help | helped | helped | menolong |
hire | hired | hired | mendaki |
hope | hoped | hoped | mempertahankan |
hunt | hunted | hunted | berburu |
ignore | ignored | ignored | mengabaikan |
imagine | imagined | imagined | membayangkan |
improve | improved | improved | memperbaiki |
include | included | included | memasukkan |
increase | increased | increased | meningkatkan |
insist | insisted | insisted | menuntut, mendesak |
instruct | instructed | instructed | memerintahkan |
introduce | introduced | introduced | memperkenalkan |
invite | invited | invited | mengundang |
jail | jailed | jailed | penjara |
join | joined | joined | bergabung |
judge | judged | judged | hakim, menilai |
jump | jumped | jumped | melompat |
Tabel 6
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
justify | justified | justified | membenarkan |
kick | kicked | kicked | menendang |
kill | killed | killed | membunuh |
kiss | kissed | kissed | mencium |
knock | knocked | knocked | mengetuk |
label | labeled | labeled | memberi etiket |
land | landed | landed | mendarat |
laugh | laughed | laughed | tertawa |
lease | leased | leased | menghutangkan |
lie | lied | lied | bohong |
lift | lifted | lifted | mengangkat |
like | liked | liked | menyukai |
listen | listened | listened | mendengarkan |
live | lived | lived | tinggal |
loathe | loathed | loathed | membenci |
lock | locked | locked | mengunci |
look | looked | looked | melihat |
love | loved | loved | menyayangi |
maintain | maintained | maintained | mempertahankan |
manage | managed | managed | mengelola/mengatur |
marry | married | married | menikahi |
memorize | memorized | memorized | menghafalkan |
mention | mentioned | mentioned | menyebutkan |
mind | minded | minded | perhatikan |
mislead | misled | misled | menyesatkan |
moisturize | moisturized | moisturized | melembabkan |
mop | mopped | mopped | mengepel |
Tabel 7
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
need | needed | needed | butuh |
notice | noticed | noticed | pemberitahuan |
oblige | obliged | obliged | mewajibkan |
observe | observed | observed | mengamati |
offer | offered | offered | menawarkan |
open | opened | opened | membuka |
order | ordered | ordered | memesan |
paddle | paddled | paddled | mendayung |
paint | painted | painted | mengecat/melukis |
pardon | pardoned | pardoned | memaafkan |
pass | passed | passed | melewati |
pay | paid | paid | membayar |
permit | permitted | permitted | mengizinkan |
persuade | persuaded | persuaded | membujuk |
pick | picked | picked | memetik |
pick up | picked up | picked up | menjemput |
place | placed | placed | menempatkan |
plan | planned | planned | merencanakan |
plant | planted | planted | menanam |
play | played | played | bermain |
pray | prayed | prayed | berdoa |
prepare | prepared | prepared | mempersiapkan |
preserve | preserved | preserved | mengawetkan |
pretend | pretended | pretended | berpura-pura |
prevent | prevented | prevented | mencegah |
produce | produced | produced | menghasilkan |
promise | promised | promised | menjanjikan/berjanji |
Tabel 8
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
propose | proposed | proposed | mengajukan |
protect | protected | protected | melindungi |
publish | published | published | menerbitkan |
pull | pulled | pulled | menarik |
push | pushed | pushed | mendorong |
race | raced | raced | berlomba |
radiate | radiated | radiated | memancarkan |
raise | raised | raised | menaikkan |
reach | reached | reached | menggapai |
realize | realized | realized | menyadari |
receive | received | received | menerima |
recognize | recognized | recognized | mengakui/mengenali |
recommend | recommended | recommended | menyarankan |
reduce | reduced | reduced | mengurangi |
refer | referred | referred | mengacu |
refuse | refused | refused | menolak |
regret | regretted | regretted | menyesal |
remember | remembered | remembered | ingat |
remind | reminded | reminded | mengingatkan |
remove | removed | removed | menghapus |
rent | rented | rented | menyewa |
repair | repaired | repaired | memperbaiki |
repeat | repeated | repeated | mengulangi |
represent | represented | represented | mewakili |
require | required | required | memerlukan, membutuhkan |
request | requested | requested | meminta |
respect | respected | respected | menghormati |
Tabel 9
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
respond | responded | responded | menanggapi |
return | returned | returned | mengembalikan |
review | reviewed | reviewed | mengkaji ulang |
roast | roasted | roasted | memanggang |
rob | robbed | robbed | merampok |
satisfy | satisfied | satisfied | memuaskan |
save | saved | saved | menyimpan |
seem | seemed | seemed | tampaknya |
select | selected | selected | memilih |
serve | served | served | melayani |
sew | sewed | sewed | menjahit |
share | shared | shared | berbagi |
shave | shaved | shaved | mencukur |
sign | signed | signed | menandatangani |
slaughter | slaughtered | slaughtered | menyembelih |
smile | smiled | smiled | senyum |
soak | soaked | soaked | merendam |
splash | splashed | splashed | memercikkan |
spray | sprayed | sprayed | menyemprot |
stare | stared | stared | memandangi |
stay | stayed | stayed | tinggal |
stop | stopped | stopped | berhenti |
study | studied | studied | belajar |
suck | sucked | sucked | mengisap |
suffer | suffered | suffered | menderita |
suggest | suggested | suggested | menyarankan |
Tabel 10
Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Verb 3 | Arti |
support | supported | supported | mendukung |
suspect | suspected | suspected | mencurigai |
talk | talked | talked | membicarakan |
taste | tasted | tasted | mencicipi |
touch | touched | touched | menyentuh |
treat | treated | treated | memperlakukan |
try | tried | tried | mencoba |
underestimate | underestimated | underestimated | meremehkan |
unite | united | united | menyatukan |
urge | urged | urged | meminta, mendesak |
use | used | used | menggunakan |
visit | visited | visited | mengunjungi |
wait | waited | waited | menunggu |
walk | walked | walked | berjalan |
want | wanted | wanted | ingin |
warn | warned | warned | memperingatkan |
wash | washed | washed | mencuci |
waste | wasted | wasted | menghabiskan |
watch | watched | watched | menonton |
wish | wished | wished | berharap |
work | worked | worked | bekerja |
worry | worried | worried | mencemaskan |
wrap | wrapped | wrapped | membungkus |
