Are modal verbs like will, can, shall irregular verbs?

Yes, 'cut' is an irregular verb, and its base, simple past, and past participle verb forms are the same.

Cut -> Cut -> Cut

Example:

• I cut vegetables everyday. (Present Tense)
• Yesterday, I cut my finger while chopping vegetables. (Past Tense)
• I have cut the paper in half. (Perfect Tense)

Below are some of the most commonly used irregular verbs:

There are around 200 commonly used irregular verbs in English. However, this number may vary depending on the classification. Some of the examples of frequently used irregular verbs in everyday conversation are: Go, Do, Have, Get, Make, See, Come, Take, etc.

No, irregular verbs are usually divided into these groups:

• Group 1: All Three Forms Are Different: Begin -> Began -> Begun
• Group 2: Two Forms Are Same: Bring -> Brought -> Brought
• Group 3: All Three Forms Are Same: Hit -> Hit -> Hit

The verbs that do not follow a specific pattern of forming the past tense and past participle by simply adding the suffixes '-d' and '-ed' to the base verbs are known as irregular verbs. Instead, these verbs either change entirely, stay the same in V2 & V3, or follow some other unique transformations.

Example:

• Go -> Went -> Gone
• Rise -> Rose -> Risen
• Break -> Broke -> Broken