Overregularization errors

Definition

Overregularization errors refer to the grammatical mistakes made by children when they apply a regular rule of verb tense to an irregular verb. For example, saying 'goed' instead of 'went'.

Related terms

Verb Tense:

Verb tense refers to the different forms of verbs that indicate when an action occurred (past, present, future).

Irregular Verbs: Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the typical pattern for forming past tense or past participle.

Regular Verbs: Regular verbs are verbs that follow a predictable pattern for forming past tense or past participle by adding '-ed' at the end.