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Elementary Exercises To The Irregular Verbs
Elementary Exercises To The Irregular Verbs
TASK 1 - Write the past tense form of TASK 2 - Write the past tense form of the
the verbs on the line. verbs in the brackets on the lines.
learn ___________________
bring ___________________ Tim ____________ (break) the window.
feel ___________________ I ____________ (cut) my finger.
catch ___________________ The Smiths ____________ (build) a new house
give ___________________ for their dog.
know ___________________ Mary ____________ (draw) a horse.
be ___________________ He ____________ (bite) me.
leave ___________________ My face ____________ (hurt).
hold ___________________ The school ____________ (begin).
cost ___________________ We ____________ (find) a good film.
drive ___________________ They ____________ (have) dinner.
buy ___________________ Birds ____________ (fly) over the trees.
grow ___________________ She ____________ (get) flowers from him.
keep ___________________ We ____________ (come) to the party.
hear ___________________ He ____________ (hide) his presents.
do ___________________ You ____________ (go) to the cinema.
can ___________________ Peter ____________ (fall) from the tree.
become___________________
lose ___________________
eat ___________________
TASK 3 –
Which verbs can you see in the pictures? Write the two form next to the pictures.
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__________________ the letters
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____________________ a bath
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____________________ the ball
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Sentence construction in the Past Simple with irregular verbs
affirmative sentence
subject + irregular verb form + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. I broke a vase in the living-room yesterday.
negative sentence
subject + did + not (didn’t) + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. I did not (didn’t) break a vase in the living-room yesterday.
interrogative sentence
(Wh-question) + did + subject + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday?
When did you break a vase in the living-room?
short answer
You give short answers to yes-no questions.
Yes, subject +did. Or No, subject + didn’t.
E.g. Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday? Yes I did.
No, I didn’t.
TASK 4 - Rewrite the sentences into the TASK 5 - Rewrite the sentences into the
Past Simple Tense. Then write a negative Past Simple Tense. Then write an
sentence. Look at the example below. interrogative sentence. Look at the example
e.g. He writes a letter. è He wrote a letter. below.
He didn’t write a letter. e.g. They go skiing. They went skiing.
Did they go skiing?
I am a little girl. She keeps the lunch warm.
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He loses his job. You do your homework.
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We learn English. She eats ham and eggs for breakfast.
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The fire burns. I feel tired.
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Matthew drives a car. The boys always fight.
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The dog brings a bone. I give you my book.
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You drink some coke. We hear everything.
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Trees grow in the garden. I learn the new words every day.
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I know your address. They hit the ball.
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Tom leaves school. You hold my camera.
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TASK 6 - Change the following TASK 7 - Rewrite the sentences into
sentences into interrogative then give the Present Simple Tense. There are
short answers according to the sign. regular and irregular verbs in this
Look at the examples. exercise. Look at the example.
e.g.: They ate a lot. e.g.: She danced a lot. She dances a lot.
Did they eat a lot? Yes, they did.
They went to the swimming-pool.
She knew the secret. ______________________________
Did she know the secret? No, she didn’t. Mandy found an umbrella.
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I became a doctor. Jim and Alison travelled to Scotland.
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_______________________________ Terry worked in a bank.
We had dinner at 6 o’clock yesterday. _______________________________
_______________________________ My sister had a shower in the morning.
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Father bought food. They watched television.
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_______________________________ I got up at 8 o’clock.
The teacher gave us a test last week. _______________________________
_______________________________ She ate an orange.
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Sam could see you. My mum cleaned my room.
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_______________________________ I played tennis.
Henry fell asleep in his bed. _______________________________
_______________________________ They enjoyed the party.
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Tom and Mary caught a cold. My father finished work at 5 o’clock.
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_______________________________ We bought a new car.
Paul learnt the irregular verbs. _______________________________
_______________________________ Mrs Bill painted the bathroom.
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It cost 20 p. The children washed the car.
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_______________________________ He started school.
Tim broke the world record. _______________________________
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