Gateway to Grammar: Verb Families Part 7 - The “O_E” Family
It’s grammar o’clock everyone, and we are adding the “OE” Family! The “O_E” Family are a group of irregular verbs that change in a similar way in the past simple and the present perfect (3rd form / past participle).
The “O_E” Verb Family
Infinitive form (or present simple) -> past simple -> past participle (present perfect or 3rd form).
break -> broke - > broken
choose -> chose -> chosen
speak -> spoke -> spoken
steal -> stole -> stolen
wake -> woke -> woken
Why Learn Irregular Verbs in Families?
Verb families are the easiest way to learn and then remember how we change verbs when we put them in the past or future tenses. Family groups help you learn the verb forms in small amounts that sound the same. Many of us learn these sounds like a song, which stays in our long-term memories for longer and is much easier to find in our memories when we need it.
