原文：流利说Level6 Unit1 part2

listening talking about verbs 1

Now that you studying English at a high level, you need to be able to talk about the language itself.

One of the biggest areas of confusion for students is the difference between the past tense and the present perfect.

The past tense is indicated by use of past tense marker, represented here by V sub d.

Here are some examples of regular verbs and their past tense forms.

So, as you can see, for regular verbs, the past tense form is indicated by addition of an “ed” at the end of the verb.

However, some of the most common verbs in English are irregular, so it’s important to learn them.

Here are some examples.

Altogether, there are over 200 regular verbs in normal use.

Many people think that the past tense form only indicates past time.

However, that is only one of the possible meanings.

The past tense form is also used t