Irregular Verb Exercises with Answers

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

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

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

Exercise number 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.

Exercise number 2

This exercise presents sentences with an incorrect statement of the form of an irregular verb. Your task is to put the verb in the correct form: Past Simple (2nd form). All verbs are originally indicated 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 the blue curtains.)
3. I ... (draw) a beautiful picture. (I painted 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 hit 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) gray. (The sky turned gray.)

Exercise number 3

In this exercise, sentences with incorrect statement of the form of an irregular verb are also presented. Your task is to put the verb in the correct form: Preset Perfect (3rd form). All verbs are originally indicated 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 told me nothing.)
7. I have ... (lose) my wallet. (I've 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.)

The answers

Exercise number 1:

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

Exercise number 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 man was angry.
8. He did not answer me.
9. I thought about the past.
10. The sky became gray.

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

When training, 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 right option in your head will definitely be postponed. As already mentioned, 50 verbs for the initial level are quite enough, and with proper discipline it will not be difficult to learn them.

But do not adhere to the principle of "temporary - the most permanent." Once you have left the initial level of knowledge, learn new irregular verbs.