The three most important irregular verbs are
BE, HAVE, and DO.
Pronoun Verb
I WAS
You WERE
He / she /
it
WAS
We WERE
They WERE
Pronoun Verb
I HAD
You HAD
He / she / it HAD
We HAD
They HAD
Pronoun Verb
I DID
You DID
He / she / it DID
We DID
They DID
Irregular verbs
fight- fought
sat
sit
sing sang
swam
swim
drank
drink
gave
give
begin began
i a
know knew
threw
throw
grew
grow
blew
blow
flew
fly
drew
draw
The suffix - ew
spoke
speak
broke
break
stole
steal
wrote
write
rode
ride
chose
choose
drove
drive
woke
bore
wake
bear
Long o
thought
think
bought
buy
brought
bring
Fought
sought
Fight
seek
The suffix - ought
taught
teach
caught
catch
The suffix - aught
said
say
paid
pay
ay ai
left
leave
meant
mean
dreamt
dream
slept
sleep
kept
keep
felt
feel
swept
sweep
The suffix - t
got
get
forgot
forget
shot
shoot
Short o
built
build
sent
send
spent
spend
lent
lend
d
t
Short 0
Long a
come came
become became
got
get
forgot
forget
shot
shoot
fell
fall
held
hold
Short e
tore
tear
wore
wear
ear ore
understand understood
stand stood
a oo
tell told
sell sold
ell old
shut
shut
let
let
put
put
hit
hit
read
read
cost
cost
cut
cut
hurt
hurt
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
INFINITIVE
HAVE HAD HAD SAY SAID SAID SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT
EAT ATE EATEN GROW GREW GROWN SWIM SWAM SWUM
DRINK DRANK DRUNK GO WENT GONE SEND SENT SENT
MAKE MADE MADE SEE SAW SEEN
TELL TOLD TOLD READ READ READ
PAST
PARTICIPLE
PAST
SIMPLE INFINITIVE
PAST
SIMPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE INFINITIVE
PAST
SIMPLE
PAST
PARTICIPLE
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
PAST PARTICIPLE
PAST SIMPLE
INFINITIVE
HAD
HAD
HAVE
EATEN
ATE
EAT
DRUNK
DRANK
DRINK
MADE
MADE
MAKE
TOLD
TOLD
TELL
SAID
SAID
SAY
GROWN
GREW
GROW
GONE
WENT
GO
SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLE
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
HAD
ATE
DRANK
MADE
TOLD
SAID
GREW
WENT
PAST PARTICIPLE
PAST SIMPLE
INFINITIVE
HAD
HAD
HAVE
EATEN
ATE
EAT
DRUNK
DRANK
DRINK
MADE
MADE
MAKE
TOLD
TOLD
TELL
SAID
SAID
SAY
GROWN
GREW
GROW
GONE
WENT
GO
SUBJECT + DIDN´T + INFINITIVE
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
DIDN´T
HAVE
EAT
DRINK
MAKE
TELL
SAY
GROW
GO
PAST PARTICIPLE
PAST SIMPLE
INFINITIVE
HAD
HAD
HAVE
EATEN
ATE
EAT
DRUNK
DRANK
DRINK
MADE
MADE
MAKE
TOLD
TOLD
TELL
SAID
SAID
SAY
GROWN
GREW
GROW
GONE
WENT
GO
DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE ?
DID
DID
DID
DID
DID
DID
DID
DID
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
HAVE
EAT
DRINK
MAKE
TELL
SAY
GROW
GO
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COMMON IRREGULAR
VERBS
•
blow
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
Can you list these verb forms?
COMMON IRREGULAR
VERBS
•
blow
Present Past Past
Participle
blow blew blown
•
break
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
break
Present Past Past
Participle
break broke broken
•
catch
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
catch
Present Past Past
Participle
catch caught caught
•
choose
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
chose
Present Past Past
Participle
chose chose chosen
•
come
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
come
Present Past Past
Participle
come came come
•
do
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
do
Present Past Past Participle
do did done
•
draw
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
draw
Present Past Past Participle
draw drew drawn
•
drink
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
drink
Present Past Past
Participle
drink drank drunk
•
dream
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
dream
Present Past Past Participle
dream dreamt/
dreamed
dreamt/
dreamed
•
drive
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
drive
Present Past Past
Participle
drive drove driven
•
eat
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
eat
Present Past Past
Participle
eat ate eaten
•
fall
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
fall
Present Past Past
Participle
fall fell fallen
•
forgive
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
forgive
Present Past Past
Participle
forgive forgave forgiven
•
get
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
get
Present Past Past
Participle
get got gotten
•
go
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
go
Present Past Past
Participle
go went gone
•
grow
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
grow
Present Past Past
Participle
grow grew grown
•
know
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
know
Present Past Past
Participle
know knew known
•
lay
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
lay
Present Past Past
Participle
lay laid laid
•
lie
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
lie
Present Past Past
Participle
lie lay lain
•
ride
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
ride
Present Past Past
Participle
ride rode ridden
•
run
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
run
Present Past Past
Participle
run ran run
•
see
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
see
Present Past Past
Participle
see saw seen
•
sing
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
sing
Present Past Past
Participle
sing sang sung
•
sit
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
sit
Present Past Past
Participle
sit sat sat
•
speak
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
speak
Present Past Past
Participle
speak spoke spoken
•
swim
Present Past Past
Participle
swims swam swum
? ? ?
Can you list these verb forms?
•
swim
Present Past Past
Participle
swim swam swum
•
take
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participl
e
? ? ?
•
take
Present Past Past
Participle
take took taken
•
throw
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
throw
Present Past Past
Participle
throw threw thrown
•
write
Can you list these verb forms?
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
•
write
Present Past Past
Participle
write wrote written
Put the following
sentences into past
simple.
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.
was
were
were
were
were
was
was was
were
Jane ________ English
yesterday.
(a
studyed
(b
studied
(c
studed
Lucy ________ her bedroom. (a
cleand
(b
cleaned
(c
clean
Joan ________ Tom to her party. (a
invited
(b
inviteed
(c
invitied
Mike ________ at home
yesterday.
(a
beed
(b
was
(c
were
studied
cleaned
invited
was
Susan ________ dinner last
night.
(a
preparied
(b
prepared
(c
prepare
Lucy ________ her bedroom. (a
cleand
(b
cleaned
(c
clean
Lilly and Ned ________ at school
last Tuesday.
(a
were
(b
was
(c
is
Steve ________ the car
yesterday.
(a
wash
(b
washed
(c
washied
prepare
d
cleaned
were
washed
Sammy ________ up late last
night.
(a
stay
(b
staied
(c
stayed
June ________ tennis two days
ago.
(a
plaed
(b
played
(c
plaied
Jerry ________ the party. It was
great!
(a
enjoyed
(b
enjoy
(c
enjoied
Steve ________ his room. (a
tidy
(b
tidied
(c
tidyed
stayed
played
enjoyed
tidied
Complete the following
sentences with the
verbs from brackets in
past 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
sentences 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
sentences into
questions.
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
exercises (which you
have already done)
- into your notebooks
this 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.
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)

Irregular verbs made by claire