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Irregular Verb Worksheet A
Past Simple Form
Write the past simple form of each verb:
1. do -
2. buy -
3. come -
4. hear -
5. feed -
6. hurt -
7. forget -
8. write -
9. think -
10. speak -
Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of the verb in parentheses:
1.A mosquito (bite) me!
2.Grandpa (catch) eight fish on our fishing trip.
3.When Whitney stepped in the gum, her flip-flop (stick) to it.
4.They (wake) up at 4:30 a.m. to catch their 7:00 flight.
5.We (fly) from New York to Atlanta for the conference last month.
6.My stomach (feel) strange for hours after I ate that old bread.
7.Stephanie (give) her sister a CD for her birthday.
8.Ben and Matt (make) a movie about a really smart janitor at Harvard.
9.The dog (dig) a hole in the yard.
10. I stepped in the hole and (break) my ankle.
Past Participle Form
Write the past participle form of each verb:
1. begin -
2. find -
3. tell -
4. steal -
5. swear -
6. mistake -
7. let -
8. keep -
9. freeze -
10. do -
Fill in the blanks with the past participle form of the verb in parentheses:
1. Have you (see) my keys? I can’t find them anywhere.
2. I have never (be) to New Orleans.
3. We hadn’t (grow) tomatoes before last summer.
4. Has she (hold) hands with her new boyfriend yet?
5. Our team hasn’t (lose) a game yet this season.
6. Have you ever (meet) a celebrity?
7. Has he (sell) his car yet?
8. They haven’t (speak) in years.
9. He hadn’t (throw) a baseball in ages, but he still remembered how.
10. Have you (find) your keys yet?
Base, Past Simple and Past Participle Forms
Enter the missing verb in each line in the chart:
Base Past Simple Past Participle
Teach Taught Taught
Shoot Shot
Quit Quit
Ran
Fight
Had
Win Won
Take Took
Shook Shaken
Drive Drove
Bring Brought
See
Throw Thrown
Found
Spoke Spoken
Grew
Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple
A Choose the correct answer.
1. I’m really hungry. I (haven’t eaten / didn’t eat) yet.
2. They (arrived / have arrived) a week ago.
3. We (have worked / worked) here for three years.
4. They (didn’t recognise / haven’t recognised) me at yesterday’s meeting.
5. Our neighbour (was / has been) in hospital since Friday.
6. (Have you travelled / Did you travel) abroad many times?
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect
Simple.
1. John ........................... (not call) me recently.
2. They ........................... (buy) a new car last month.
3. The teacher ........................... (not return) the tests yet.
4. How long ........................... she ........................... (know) about this problem?
5. ........................... you ever ........................... (hear) such an unbelievable story?
6. When I was a child, I ........................... (live) in England for two years.
7. He ........................... (buy) me a beautiful gift for my birthday.
8. I am so excited to have a dog. I ......................................... (always / want) one.
C Correct the error in each of the sentences.
1. Have you ever eat Chinese food? 5. Mr Brown already left the office.
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2. She has moved to another city last year. 6. We haven’t been abroad since a year.
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3. They have sent out the invitations yet. 7. The lesson has started ten minutes ago.
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4. Jack hasn’t seen Jill since she has graduated. 8. Did she just leave?
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D Complete the passage with suitable words.
I 1.............................. always been very fit and healthy, and I have 2.............................. had a serious illness.
However, a couple of weeks 3.............................. , I caught the flu. I must admit that until then, I
4.............................. not realised just how unpleasant the flu could be. I had a high temperature for nearly a
week, and my whole body hurt. I don’t think I have 5.............................. felt so miserable. It’s taking me ages to
get my strength back. It really bothers me that I haven’t had enough energy to play football 6..............................
I got ill. In fact, I have 7.............................. been to the doctor to ask if it’s normal to feel weak for so long. He
says I’ll soon feel better. Apparently I’m lucky. For some people, especially the old and the weak, the flu can be
very serious. Doctors have tried 8.............................. years to find a cure for the flu, but they haven’t found one
9............................... . Fortunately, researchers have developed a vaccine which gives effective protection against
the disease. According to my doctor, most of his elderly patients have 10.............................. received their flu
shots.
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