Question

Identify the regular verb from the following verbs-
a- Grind
b- Ground
c- Grinding
d- Guard

Answer 1

Hint: A verb refers to a word that denotes the action performed by a noun or a pronoun. There are two main types of verbs- Regular and Irregular verbs

Complete answer:
 Let’s look at the functions of the two verbs-
Regular verbs- It refers to those verbs whose simple past tense and past participle are formed by adding ‘ed’ or ‘d’ to the base form of the verb. For example- Jumped is the simple past tense and past participle of the verb ‘jump’.
Irregular verbs- It refers to those verbs whose simple past tense and past participle are not formed by adding ‘ed’ or ‘d’ to the base form of the verb. For example- Began and begun and the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb ‘begin’.
In the given question- ‘Guard’ is a regular verb because its simple past tense and past participle form are formed by adding ‘ed’ to the base form of the verb. i.e. Guarded
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Grind’ is an irregular verb because its simple past tense and past participle is ‘ground’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b- ‘Ground’ is an irregular verb because it is the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb ‘grind’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘Grinding’ is an irregular verb because it is the continuous form of the verb ‘grind’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option d- ‘Guard’ is a regular verb because its simple past tense and past participle form are ‘guarded’. Hence, it is the correct option. The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note:
Keep in mind, most irregular verbs have their own distinct forms of past tense. For example- ‘Caught’ is the past tense form of the verb ‘catch’.