Exercises for irregular verbs with answers

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Irregular verbs differ from regular verbs in terms of formation. When using the regular verb in the past tense or as a participle, the ending -ed is simply added. For example, smile - smiled.

Another situation with an irregular verb. Under the same conditions, its transformation is carried out more difficult, in a special way. Instead of the ending, you need to know the second and third forms of the irregular verb. For example, fall - felt.

They can only be learned using a special table of irregular verbs. There are about 200 of them, but 50 will do for an entry level. Now let's look at a few exercises that will help you learn the forms of irregular verbs better.

Exercise 1

Here it is proposed to fill in the missing places in the table. Some forms are already indicated, it remains only to write the missing ones.

Infinitive (1st form)	PastSimple (2nd form)	Past Participle (3rd Form)	Translation
choose	chose		choose
catch	caught		catch
cut		cut	cut
do			do
draw		drawn	draw
drive		driven	ride
fly	flew		fly
get	got		receive
hit			hit

Exercise 2

This exercise presents sentences with the wrong form of the irregular verb. Your task is to put the verb in the correct form: Past Simple (2nd form). All verbs are initially listed in the infinitive form.

1. He … (drive) his grandmother to the doctor. (He took his grandmother to the doctor.)
2. She … (choose) the blue curtains. (She chose blue curtains.)
3. I … (draw) a beautiful picture. (I drew a beautiful picture.)
4. They … (see) my friend near the gas station. (They saw my friend near the gas station.)
5. He … (hit) me in the face. (He punched me in the face.)
6. I … (tell) the truth. (I told the truth.)
7. The man … (be) angry. (The man was angry.)
8. He … (do not) answer me. (He did not answer me.)
9. I … (think) about the past. (I was thinking about the past.)
10. The sky … (become) grey. (The sky turned gray.)

Exercise 3

This exercise also presents sentences with the wrong form of the irregular verb. Your task is to put the verb in the correct form: Preset Perfect (3rd form). All verbs are initially listed in the infinitive form.

1. I have … (see) them. (I saw them.)
2. He has … (forget) you. (He forgot you.)
3. I have … (burn) all the papers. (I burned all the papers.)
4. We have … (find) her. (We found her.)
5. My brother has … (fly) to China. (My brother flew to China.)
6. They haven't … (tell) me anything. (They didn't tell me anything.)
7. I have … (lose) my wallet. (I lost my wallet.)
8. We have … (win) the game. (We won the game.)
9. I think they've … (hear) me. (I think they heard me.)
10. I have … (meet) my ex-girlfriend. (I met my ex-girlfriend.)

Answers

Exercise 1:

1. choose - chose - chosen
2. catch - caught - caught
3. cut - cut - cut
4. do - did - done
5. draw - drew - drawn
6. drive - driven - driven
7. fly - flew - flown
8. get - got - got
9. hit - hit - hit

Exercise 2:

1. He drove his grandmother to the doctor.
2. She chose the blue curtains.
3. I drew a beautiful picture.
4. They saw my friend near the gas station.
5. He hit me in the face.
6. I told the truth.
7. The manwas angry.
8. He did not answer me.
9. I thought about the past.
10. The sky became grey.

Exercise 3:

1. I have seen them.
2. He has forgotten you.
3. I have burnt all the papers.
4. We have found her.
5. My brother has flown to China.
6. They haven't told me anything.
7. I have lost my wallet.
8. We have won the game.
9. I think they've heard me.
10. I have met my ex-girlfriend.

Explanation

Thanks to the exercises, irregular English verbs will be remembered pretty quickly. The tasks described above simply show the general direction in which to train. Sample sentences from assignments can also be used in everyday conversation, and therefore you need to be prepared for this and not get lost when irregular verbs appear. The main thing here is training, words and forms will be automatically stored in memory.

When practicing, do not be shy to use various forms of irregular verbs. If you make a mistake, nothing terrible will happen - you can always look at the table, but the correct option in your head will definitely be postponed. As already mentioned, 50 entry-level verbs are enough, and with proper discipline, learning them will not be difficult.

But don't stick to the "temporary is the most permanent" principle. As soon as you have left the initial level of knowledge, learn new irregular verbs.