A2 · B1

Irregular verbs in past simple

going crazy

Feel like pulling your hair out with English irregular verbs? Well, for God’s sake don’t pull them out with irregular verbs it may be painful! (That was a translation from Spanish.  You should pull them out due to/because of irregular verbs). 

Maybe the best way to deal with them is to learn them by heart (I hate memorizing stuff!),  although there might be another way, I don’t know about.  I would even say that it is better to learn both, the past simple and the past participle together (yes, the ones in the third column at the end of your Student’s book). This may seem a pretty daunting activity, but if you set yourself to learning, for example five of them a week, in two months you will have learnt forty of  the most important ones, which isn’t too bad, is it? 

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A2-B1 Irregular verbs in past simple

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Activity by Serena

They ___ a very funny song about their politicians. (sing)

The police ___  the robbers the day after the robbery. (catch)

Last night I ____ David at the show. (see)

We  ___ to phone Jane. (forget)

They ___ all the water because they were very thirsty. (drink)

A: Did you hear what he said?

B: Yes and I _____ him as well. (understand)

They ____ the pink curtains but I think they are horrible. (choose)

He ___ his girlfriend when he was travelling to Germany. (meet)

When I was little my dad ____ me the most incredible stories he made up. (tell)

They ___ a lovely time with their friends laughing and singing songs. (spend)

He ____ the door with a loud slam. (shut)

My mother always ____  beautiful flowers in her garden. (grow)

What a pity! They ___ all the cakes this morning and I wanted to get some for you. (sell)

She can't go on the cycling tour because she ___  her knee the other day. (cut)

We __ a new car last year. (buy)

He  ___ the shopping to the front door. (bring)

She  ____ the card a bit late this year. (send)

The player  ____ the ball out of the field. (throw)

His uncle  ___ him the money to buy a new car. (lend)

And after the burglar got in through the window, he ___ the safe. (steal)

He has an incredible memory. We were at the meeting and he ___ everybody's name. (know)

The book ___ a lot of money because it is very antique.(cost)

My mother ___  five languages. (speak)

Long ago people ___ their money under the floor boards. (keep)

During the 70's big companies ___ a lot of hotels on the island. (build)

What do you mean you don't have any money? I ___ you some yesterday! (give)

They  ___ a very old Rembrandt in the attic. (find)

The man ____ to call for help when he saw the fire. (run)

Dickens  ____ some of the most popular novels of the 19th century. (write)

At school we had a ridiculous uniform. We  ___bright yellow t-shirts and bright green trousers. (wear)

He has a bad stomach because he ___ too much food at the party. (eat)

I feel really tired because I ____ last night I  badly. (sleep)

The team ___really sad when they lost the game. (feel)

Would you like me to tell you about the news I ___ yesterday? (hear)

The school  ___ the sports competition. (win)

He ____ his leg playing football. (break)

I ____ a lot of money for this but I don't think it is really worth it. (pay)

The whole family ___ to London for the sport event. (fly)

She ___ a famous writer after her third book. (become)

I  ___ that book last year. It's quite boring. (read)

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