As you can see from the beginning of this alphabetical list, many common verbs in English are irregular and I am afraid it is a matter of learning what is correct in each case as there is no clear ...

Irregular verbs don’t follow the usual pattern in the preterite tense. Some verbs in the preterite tense have irregular spellings when using the third person singular or plural forms.

Irregular verbs are the bane of any effort to learn English, but new research looking at how language evolves suggests frequent use keeps pesky irregular verbs like "take" from evolving into "taked." ...