irregular verbs made by claire
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The three most important irregular verbs are BE, HAVE, and DO.
PronounVerb
IWAS
YouWERE
He / she / itWAS
WeWERE
TheyWERE
PronounVerb
IHAD
YouHAD
He / she / itHAD
WeHAD
TheyHAD
PronounVerb
IDID
YouDID
He / she / itDID
WeDID
TheyDID
Irregular verbs
see - saw
eat-ate
fight- foughtdrive-drove
sat sitsing sang
swam swimdrank drink
gavegive begin began
i a
know knew threw throw
grew grow blew blow
flew fly drew
draw
The suffix - ew
speakspoke
breakbroke
stealstole
writewrote
riderode
choosechose
drivedrove
wakebear
wokebore
Long o
thinkthought
buybought
bringbrought
Fight
seek
Fought
sought
The suffix - ought
teachtaught
catchcaught
The suffix - aught
saysaid
paypaid
ay ai
leaveleft
meanmeant
dream
dreamt
sleepslept
keepkept
feelfelt
sweep
swept
The suffix - t
getgot
forgetforgot
shootshot
Short o
buildbuilt
sendsent
spendspent
lendlent
d t
Short 0
Long a
come came
become became
gotget forgotforget
shotshoot
fallfell
holdheld
Short e
teartore
wearwore
ear ore
understand understood
stand stood
a oo
tell told sell sold
ell old
shutshut
letlet
putput
hithit
readread
costcost
cutcut
hurthurt
No change
go went
have had
take took
see saw
hear heard
make made
do did
find found
eat ate
lie lay
lose lost
win won
run ran
Others
INFINITIVEINFINITIVE
HAVEHADHADSAYSAIDSAIDSLEEPSLEPTSLEPT
EATATEEATENGROWGREWGROWNSWIMSWAMSWUM
DRINK DRANKDRUNKGOWENTGONESEND SENTSENT
MAKEMADEMADESEESAWSEEN
TELLTOLDTOLDREADREADREAD
PASTPAST PARTICIPLEPARTICIPLE
PASTPAST SIMPLESIMPLE INFINITIVEINFINITIVE
PASTPAST SIMPLESIMPLE
PASTPAST PARTICIPLEPARTICIPLE INFINITIVEINFINITIVE
PASTPAST SIMPLESIMPLE
PASTPAST PARTICIPLEPARTICIPLE
T E N E R
C O M E R
B E B E R
H A C E R
C O N T A R
D E C I R
C R E C E R
I R
V E R
L E E R
D O R M I R
N A D A R
E N V I A R
INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEHAVEHADHAD
EATATEEATEN
DRINKDRANKDRUNK
MAKEMADEMADE
TELLTOLDTOLD
SAYSAIDSAID
GROWGREWGROWN
GOWENTGONE
SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLEI
YOUHESHE
ITWE
YOU
THEY
HADATE
DRANK
MADE
TOLD
SAID
GREW
WENT
INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEHAVEHADHAD
EATATEEATEN
DRINKDRANKDRUNK
MAKEMADEMADE
TELLTOLDTOLD
SAYSAIDSAID
GROWGREWGROWN
GOWENTGONE
SUBJECT + DIDN´T + INFINITIVEI
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´TDIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
HAVEEAT
DRINK
MAKE
TELLSAY
GROWGO
INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEHAVEHADHAD
EATATEEATEN
DRINKDRANKDRUNK
MAKEMADEMADE
TELLTOLDTOLD
SAYSAIDSAID
GROWGREWGROWN
GOWENTGONE
DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE? DIDDID
DID
DID
DIDDID
DID
DID
I
YOU
HE
SHEIT
WE
YOU
THEY
HAVE
EAT
DRINK
MAKE
TELL
SAY
GROW
GO
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COMMON IRREGULAR COMMON IRREGULAR VERBSVERBS
•blow
PresentPastPast Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR COMMON IRREGULAR VERBSVERBS
•blow
PresentPastPast Participle
blowblewblown
•break
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•break
PresentPastPast Participle
breakbrokebroken
•catch
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•catch
PresentPastPast Participle
catchcaughtcaught
•choose
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•chose
PresentPastPast Participle
chosechosechosen
•come
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•come
PresentPastPast Participle
comecamecome
•do
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•do
PresentPastPast Participle
dodiddone
•draw
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•draw
PresentPastPast Participle
drawdrewdrawn
•drink
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•drink
PresentPastPast Participle
drinkdrankdrunk
•dream
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•dream
PresentPastPast Participle
dreamdreamt/dreamed
dreamt/ dreamed
•drive
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•drive
PresentPastPast Participle
drivedrovedriven
•eat
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•eat
PresentPastPast Participle
eatateeaten
•fall
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•fall
PresentPastPast Participle
fallfellfallen
•forgive
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•forgive
PresentPastPast Participle
forgiveforgaveforgiven
•get
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•get
PresentPastPast Participle
getgotgotten
•go
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•go
PresentPastPast Participle
gowentgone
•grow
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•grow
PresentPastPast Participle
growgrewgrown
•know
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•know
PresentPastPast Participle
knowknewknown
•lay
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•lay
PresentPastPast Participle
laylaidlaid
•lie
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•lie
PresentPastPast Participle
lielaylain
•ride
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•ride
PresentPastPast Participle
rideroderidden
•run
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•run
PresentPastPast Participle
runranrun
•see
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•see
PresentPastPast Participle
seesawseen
•sing
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•sing
PresentPastPast Participle
singsangsung
•sit
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•sit
PresentPastPast Participle
sitsatsat
•speak
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•speak
PresentPastPast Participle
speakspokespoken
•swim
PresentPastPast Participle
swimsswamswum? ? ?Can you list these verb forms?
•swim
PresentPastPast Participle
swimswamswum
•take
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PresentPastPast Participl
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•take
PresentPastPast Participle
taketooktaken
•throw
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•throw
PresentPastPast Participle
throwthrewthrown
•write
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PresentPastPast Participle
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•write
PresentPastPast Participle
writewrotewritten
Put the following Put the following sentences into past sentences into past
simplesimple..
Fred and Mary are at home.
John works in an office.
Laura has got a dog.
Julie and Colin have got two cars.
Bart helps mum every day.
Nick and Dave study Maths.
Jenny plays tennis.
Nellie waters the flowers every morning.
Lisa is happy.
Joan has got a blue umbrella.
Fred and Mary were at home.
John worked in an office.
Laura had a dog.
Julie and Colin had two cars.
Bart helped mum yesterday.
Nick and Dave studied Maths.
Jenny played tennis.
Nellie watered the flowers yesterday morning.
Lisa was happy.
Joan had a blue umbrella.
WAS or WERE?
Mary ________ ill last week.
Jill and Fred _________ married for fifty years.
Lucy and Ben _______ at the cinema last Friday.
Lilly and Stephen _______ in when I phoned them .
You ________ out when I arrived .
I ________ very happy to meet Alice again.
Bob _______ in hospital last month. He ______ very ill.
Our puppies _____ really cute. Now we have one dog .
Mike ________ at home yesterday.
My friends _______ at school last week, but I _____ at home.
was
were
were
were
were
was
was was
were
was
Jane ________ English yesterday.)astudyed)bstudied)cstuded
Lucy ________ her bedroom .)acleand)bcleaned)cclean
Joan ________ Tom to her party.)ainvited
)binviteed)cinvitied
Mike ________ at home yesterday.)abeed)bwas)cwere
studied
cleaned
invited
was
Susan ________ dinner last night.)apreparied)bprepared)cprepare
Lucy ________ her bedroom .)acleand)bcleaned)cclean
Lilly and Ned ________ at school last Tuesday.
)awere
)bwas)cis
Steve ________ the car yesterday.)awash)bwashed)cwashied
prepared
cleaned
were
washed
Sammy ________ up late last night.)astay)bstaied)cstayed
June ________ tennis two days ago.)aplaed)bplayed)cplaied
Jerry ________ the party. It was great!
)aenjoyed
)benjoy)cenjoied
Steve ________ his room.)atidy)btidied)ctidyed
stayed
played
enjoyed
tidied
Complete the following Complete the following sentences with the sentences with the
verbs from brackets in verbs from brackets in past simplepast simple..
Susan ____________ pasta for dinner. (COOK)
Joe ______________ his homework at ten pm. (FINISH)
Gary _____________ to music yesterday. (LISTEN)
I ____________ school at 7.30 this morning. (START)
Jill ____________ with Peter the other day. (DANCE)
You ___________ door ten minutes ago. (CLOSE)
I _____________ the door. (LOCK)
Sam ______________ a letter from Sally. (RECEIVE)
Judy ______________ TV last night. (WATCH)
I______________ the light off. (SWITCH)
COOKED
FINISHED
LISTENED
STARTED
DANCED
CLOSED
LOCKED
RECEIVED
WATCHED
SWITCHED
Linda ____________ the surprise. (RUIN)
Jim ______________ his car. (REPAIR)
Gail __________ biscuits last Saturday morning. (BAKE)
I ____________ school at 1 p.m. yesterday. (FINISH)
Judy ____________ a lot yesterday. (LEARN)
I _______ computer games yesterday afternoon. (PLAY)
We _____________ to the Bahamas last year. (TRAVEL)
There we ______________ in a hotel. (STAY)
Mr. Rogers ____________ that meeting. (CANCEL)
Jack ______________ the radio on. (TURN)
RUINED
REPAIRED
BAKED
FINISHED
LEARNED
PLAYED
TRAVELLED
STAYED
CANCELLED
TURNED
Make the following Make the following sentences negativesentences negative..
Jane travelled to Africa.
Sid booked a ticket to Rio.
They stayed in a hotel.
They were happy.
He was there.
She had a car.
Harry lived in Bristol.
Rob planned a meeting.
Jim had a flu.
Mike liked the present.
Jane didn’t travel to Africa.
He didn’t book a ticket.
They didn’t stay in a hotel.
They weren’t happy.
He wasn’t there.
She didn’t have a car.
He didn’t live in Bristol.
Rob didn’t plan a meeting.
He didn’t have a flu.
Mike didn’t like the present.
Change the following Change the following sentences into sentences into
questionsquestions..
Jane had a red toy car.
Harry was at school.
Roy needed an operation.
Mike washed up.
Vicky polished her nails.
Mandy learned French.
Jake helped Greg.
Spot jumped high.
Jenna ironed the clothes.
Luke walked home.
Did she have a red toy car?
Was Harry at school?
Did Roy need an operation?
Did Mike wash up?
Did Vicky polish her nails?
Did Mandy learn French?
Did Jack help Greg?
Did Spot jump high?
Did Jenna iron the clothes?
Did Luke walk home?
Solve the following Solve the following exercises )which you exercises )which you have already done) have already done) - into your notebooks - into your notebooks
this timethis time..
WAS or WERE?
Mary ________ ill last week.
Jill and Fred _________ married for fifty years.
Lucy and Ben _______ at the cinema last Friday.
Lilly and Stephen _______ in when I phoned them .
You ________ out when I arrived .
I ________ very happy to meet Alice again.
Bob _______ in hospital last month. He ______ very ill.
Our puppies _____ really cute. Now we have one dog .
Mike ________ at home yesterday.
My friends _______ at school last week, but I _____ at home.
Susan ____________ pasta for dinner. (COOK)
Joe ______________ his homework at ten pm. (FINISH)
Gary _____________ to music yesterday. (LISTEN)
I ____________ school at 7.30 this morning. (START)
Jill ____________ with Peter the other day. (DANCE)
You ___________ door ten minutes ago. (CLOSE)
I _____________ the door. (LOCK)
Sam ______________ a letter from Sally. (RECEIVE)
Judy ______________ TV last night. (WATCH)
I______________ the light off. (SWITCH)
Linda ____________ the surprise. (RUIN)
Jim ______________ his car. (REPAIR)
Gail __________ biscuits last Saturday morning. (BAKE)
I ____________ school at 1 p.m. yesterday. (FINISH)
Judy ____________ a lot yesterday. (LEARN)
I _______ computer games yesterday afternoon. (PLAY)
We _____________ to the Bahamas last year. (TRAVEL)
There we ______________ in a hotel. (STAY)
Mr. Rogers ____________ that meeting. (CANCEL)
Jack ______________ the radio on. (TURN)