- Chosen by Voters You are completely correct.EDITactually it turns out that British English has more irregular past tense verbs than North American English. This is probably because the language has become more simple over time which could suggest that Americans have dumbed down the language, but I wouldn't go as far as saying something like that because it is based on very vague unreliable evidence that could have had multiple causes. Learnt, burnt, spelt etc. Source(s): I am mostly English but also Welsh, French, Dutch, and Irish. I live in England. Edited 10 months ago 100% 1 Vote