The document discusses irregular verbs in English. It provides examples of 7 common patterns of irregular verbs: (1) no change (put), (2) 3 different sounds (drink), (3) eat, (4) write, (5) lose, (6) make, (7) bring. For each pattern, it gives the base form of the verb, the past form, and the past participle form in example sentences. It encourages practicing forming the correct verb forms in sentences and provides additional practice examples.

1. Presented by Mary LaRue

2. You already know how to use
regular verbs when talking about
something you did in the past.
 To make the past forms of regular verbs, just add –ed.
 Examples:
 I walk to school every day.
 I walked to school yesterday.
 I have walked to school every day this year.

3. Yesterday we talked about how the
verb “to be” works. Let’s review it:
 It is totally irregular and you have to memorize it.
 I am now a student at Truman. You are too.
 Last year I was a student in Istanbul. You were too.
 I have been a student for many years. You have been
a student for many years too.

4. The verb “to go” is very irregular.
You need to memorize it.
 I go to the mall every Saturday.
 Last Saturday I went to the mall.
 I have gone to the mall every Saturday this year.

5. The verb “to do” is also very
irregular. You need to memorize it.
 I do my homework every night.
 Last night I did my homework.
 I have done my homework every night this week.

6. The verb “to see” is also very
irregular. You need to memorize it.
 I see a movie with my friends every weekend.
 Last Saturday I saw Star Wars in 3D.
 I have seen a movie every weekend this year.

7. Patterns of Irregular Verbs
 There are a lot of irregular verbs!
 But they come in only a few basic patterns. We’ll look
at seven basic patterns.
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8. Pattern #1: no change
 The verb “to put” doesn’t change in its past forms.
Because of this, you need to use a “time” word to know
when it happened.
 I put my books in my bookbag every night.
 Yesterday I put my books in my bookbag.
 I have put my books in my bookbag every night this
year.
 (Hit also uses this pattern.)
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9. Pattern #2: 3 different sounds:
drink, drank, have drunk
 The verb “To drink” uses this pattern.
 I drink coffee every morning.
 Yesterday I drank two cups of coffee.
 I have drunk coffee every morning for the last 3 years.
 (Sing, ring and swim also use this pattern.)
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10. Pattern #3: eat, ate, have eaten
 I eat pizza every Saturday night.
 Last Saturday night I ate pizza.
 I have eaten pizza every Saturday night for the last 10
years.
 (Give and many other verbs use this pattern.)
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11. Pattern #4: write, wrote, have
written
 I write English sentences in class.
 Yesterday I wrote English sentences in class.
 I have written English sentences in class every day
this year.
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12. Pattern #5: lose, lost, have lost
 I lose my keys sometimes.
 Yesterday I lost my keys and my mother was angry.
 I have lost my keys five times this year.
(Keep/kept also uses this pattern.)
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13. Pattern #6: make, made, have
made
 I make dinner for my family sometimes.
 Yesterday I made spaghetti for dinner.
 I have made dinner many times this year.
(Say/said and hear/heard also use this pattern.)
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14. Pattern #7: bring, brought, have
brought
 I bring my books to school every day.
 Yesterday I brought my books to school.
 I have brought my books to school every day this
year.
(Think/thought and catch/caught also use this pattern.)
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15. These are the most common
patterns of English irregular verbs.
Use your handouts of this
slideshow and see how well you
can do!

16. More practice pg. 1
Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.
Take your time!
1. I ________________________ (go) to Philadelphia
last weekend.
2. I have________________________ (go) to
Philadelphia three times this year.
3. I ________________________ (do) my homework
early last night.
4. I have _____________________ (do) my homework
every night this year.

17. More practice pg. 2
Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.
Take your time!
5. I ________________________ (drink) tea instead of
coffee this morning.
6. I ________________________ (put) my clothes in the
washing machine last night.
7. You ________________________ (eat) five slices of
pizza last night!
8. I have _____________________ (write) six letters to
my grandparents in Russia this year.

18. More practice pg. 3
Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.
Take your time!
9. My sister ________________________ (lose) her
bookbag yesterday.
10. My brother and I ________________________
(make) chocolate chip cookies last night. Delicious!
11. You ________________________ (bring) the wrong
book to class today!
12. You have not _____________________ (brought)
your homework to school all week.