Read the following text, and write as many verbs as you can find. Indicate whether any of the verbs that you underline could be classified as irregular verbs.

Learn the lingo - a guide for parents whose children use social media platforms

MXit is the controversial instant messaging application for cellphones. Its main attractionis, that it's much cheaper than a standard SMS and users are able to join chat rooms and interact for hours at litle cost. The downside is the uncontrolled chat rooms that make users vulnerable to predators, While many parents seen even bigger problemever increasing phone bill, in many cases it leads to an even bigger problem - cellphone sexual preda in ma MySpace is a social networking website aimed at high school students and younger. It was launched in 2003 and has since become one of the biggest social networking sites on the Internet with an estimated 70 million active users. While you're able to maintain a certain level of anonymity, many users don't take advantage of the privacy options and are susceptible to online predators.

Facebook is similar to MySpace in its networking functionality, but is aimed at varsity students and older. Users are able to share information, upload photos and create a network of friends online. It has more than 700 million users worldwide and is growing rapidly.

(Adapted from: CLICKS Magazine, April 2008)

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Here are the verbs found in the provided text:

  1. Learn
  2. Use
  3. Is (irregular)
  4. Are (irregular)
  5. Join
  6. Interact
  7. Make
  8. Seen (irregular)
  9. Leads
  10. Aimed
  11. Was (irregular)
  12. Become (irregular)
  13. Are (irregular - repeated)
  14. Take
  15. Are (irregular - repeated)
  16. Share
  17. Upload
  18. Create
  19. Has
  20. Is (irregular - repeated)
  21. Growing

Classified as irregular verbs:

  • Is
  • Are
  • Seen
  • Was
  • Become

(Note: "Is" and "Are" are repeated in the text. The count reflects their occurrences as separate instances.)

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