Tests and exercises on irregular verbs in English

On this page, you will find practical exercises and tests to help you check and consolidate your knowledge of irregular verbs in English. The exercises are suitable for beginners as well as those who want to refresh their memory and master verb forms automatically.

Contents

• Exercise 1. Choose the correct form of the verb (V2)
• Exercise 2. Insert the verb in the correct form (V2)
• Exercise 3. Find the mistake and correct the verb
• Exercise 4. Choose the correct form of the verb (V3)
• Exercise 5. Match the verbs with their forms

Exercise 1. Choose the correct form of the verb (V2)

Choose the correct second form of the irregular verb that fits the meaning. You have one verb in the infinitive and three answer options.
Example:
He ___ a letter yesterday. (to write)
a) writed b) wrote c) written
✅ Correct answer: b) wrote

Put the verb in brackets into the second form (Past Simple). Write only the correct option — no confusion with V1 or V3!
Example:
He ___ a message. (send)
✅ He sent a message.

1. She ___ a cake for his birthday. (make)
2. We ___ a lot of photos on vacation. (take)
3. He ___ me yesterday. (call)
4. I ___ my leg while playing football. (hurt)
5. They ___ the project on time. (finish)
6. I ___ all the money. (spend)
7. She ___ me her notes. (lend)
8. We ___ a great book last week. (read)
9. He ___ the question twice. (repeat)
10. They ___ very late. (arrive)
11. I ___ you at the party! (see)
12. The cat ___ the bird. (catch)
13. My friend ___ the test easily. (pass)
14. I ___ very tired after work. (feel)
15. He ___ at the joke. (laugh)

✅ The answers to all the tasks can be found at the bottom of the page.

Exercise 2. Insert the verb in the correct form (V2)

Exercise 3. Find the mistake and correct the verb

Each sentence contains a mistake in the form of an incorrect verb. Your task is to find the mistake and replace the verb with the correct second form (Past Simple).
Example:
He buyed a new phone.
✅ He bought a new phone.

1. She goed to the cinema yesterday.
2. I runned five kilometers in the morning.
3. They drinked coffee after dinner.
4. We writed him a letter.
5. He swimmed in the river last summer.
6. I finded my wallet under the sofa.
7. She cuted her finger while cooking.
8. We sleeped in a tent during the trip.
9. He drived too fast on the highway.
10. The kids catched a cold last week.
11. I thinked about it all night.
12. She singed beautifully at the concert.
13. They feeled great after the walk.
14. He throwed the ball too far.
15. I breaked my phone again.

✅ The answers to all the tasks can be found at the bottom of the page.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct form of the verb (V3)

Choose the correct third form of the irregular verb (V3) that fits grammatically and logically into the sentence.
Example:
She has ___ the keys. (lose)
a) lost b) losed c) lose
✅ Correct answer: a) lost

Exercise 5. Match the verbs with their forms

Here is a list of 15 verbs (V1) and a set of forms V2 and V3. Your task is to match each first form with the correct second and third forms. Just write the correct pair next to it.
Example:
begin — began — begun ✅
Verb (V1):

1. give
2. go
3. come
4. take
5. do
6. speak
7. fly
8. write
9. fall
10. drink
11. choose
12. break
13. know
14. buy
15. grow

Forms (V2–V3, disorganized):
a) took — taken
b) came — come
c) gave — given
d) bought — bought
e) did — done
f) went — gone
g) drank — drunk
h) spoke — spoken
i) wrote — written
j) chose — chosen
k) knew — known
l) fell — fallen
m) flew — flown
n) grew — grown
o) broke — broken

✅ The answers to all the tasks can be found at the bottom of the page.

Answers

Exercise 1

1. bought
2. came
3. left
4. broke
5. saw
6. knew
7. told
8. ate
9. sat
10. did
11. gave
12. shut
13. ran
14. met
15. cried

Exercise 2

1. made
2. took
3. called
4. hurt
5. finished
6. spent
7. lent
8. read
9. repeated
10. arrived
11. saw
12. caught
13. passed
14. felt
15. laughed

Exercise 3

1. went
2. ran
3. drank
4. wrote
5. swam
6. found
7. cut
8. slept
9. drove
10. caught
11. thought
12. sang
13. felt
14. threw
15. broke

Exercise 4

1. eaten
2. seen
3. told
4. shut
5. sent
6. found
7. won
8. hit
9. been
10. heard
11. read
12. left
13. thought
14. broken
15. watched

Exercise 5

1. give — gave — given
2. go — went — gone
3. come — came — come
4. take — took — taken
5. do — did — done
6. speak — spoke — spoken
7. fly — flew — flown
8. write — wrote — written
9. fall — fell — fallen
10. drink — drank — drunk
11. choose — chose — chosen
12. break — broke — broken
13. know — knew — known
14. buy — bought — bought
15. grow — grew — grown