Tests and exercises on irregular verbs in English

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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.

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

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.